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WHAT TO DO SEAVER AT A GLANCE BACKGROUND IN THE 'BU George Pepperdine founded to foster an Malibu, affectionately institution dedicated to promoting the highest standards of academic excellence and Christian values. Our founder was never one to play nicknamed "the 'Bu" by locals, it safe. With an investment of only $5 in postage, George Pepperdine started the Western Auto Supply Company in 1909. Twenty-eight years is a beachside community that later, despite the scope of the Great Depression, he founded George Pepperdine College at its original campus in South . attracts surfers, students, and In 1971 Pepperdine was reorganized as a university a er the School of Law was established and the departments of Business and Education Hollywood celebrities alike. Take 45 were labeled as separate schools. A year later, Pepperdine moved to the famous Pacific Coast Highway MAJORS its present 830-acre Malibu campus, which is consistently recognized as one of the most beautiful in the nation. While a close drive to all that Los Angeles has to o er, the Malibu campus provides students with a up the coastline and explore OUR CAMPUS safe, small-town atmosphere where they can thrive academically and Pepperdine’s Malibu setting o ers unparalleled natural intellectually. We hope this walking tour will inform you of the many the 21 miles of scenic beauty beauty from every location and facility. Our Mediterranean ways our students are strengthened for lives of purpose, service, and revival architecture, designed with subtlety in mind, aims leadership, as well as how they use and enjoy our Malibu campus. lined with dining destinations, to keep the focus on the surrounding ocean and mountains. Enjoy the view; we hope you brought a camera. contemporary shopping centers, 40 and endless opportunities for MINORS outdoor recreation.

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Cafe Habana Duke's John's Garden STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO HELPFUL INFORMATION Malibu Farm FOR EMERGENCIES, CALL 911 FIRST Malibu Yogurt & Ice Cream THEN CALL PUBLIC SAFETY: 310.506.4441 Ollo MALIBU CAMPUS MAIN NUMBER: 310.506.4000 CAMPUS TOUR SunLife Organics OFFICE OF ADMISSION: 310.506.4392 Taverna Tony # SMOTHERS THEATRE BOX OFFICE: 310.506.4522 ATHLETICS TICKET OFFICE: 310.506.4935 RECREATION STUDENT ACCESSIBILITY OFFICE: 310.506.6500 1 IN THE NATION FOR SENDING State Park STUDENTS ABROAD PARKING FOR VISITORS Malibu Pier Visitors with valid passes may park in any legal parking area on campus, State Beach including all streets and gated parking lots with token access, except for Solstice Canyon areas reserved for University vehicles. Visitor passes and parking tokens are available from booth o icers upon entering campus. 4-YR GRADUATION RATE ACCESSIBILITY SHOPPING Maps specifying accessible routes and accommodations are available upon request from the Student Accessibility O ice 310.506.6500. Malibu Colony Plaza Point Dume Village

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h 14. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS OFFICE 3. HOWARD A. WHITE CENTER (HAWC) o 8 3 J Over two-thirds of Pepperdine students participate in one of the school's The HAWC is a 24-hour student complex with study areas, big-screen highly regarded study abroad programs. The most popular choices are the TVs, ping-pong and pool tables, and a recently renovated dining residential programs in which students live with classmates in Pepperdine- center, including a convenience store and cafe open until 2 . The 5 owned facilities in Florence, Heidelberg, Lausanne, London, Shanghai, and Student Activities o ice, Intercultural A airs o ice, Pepperdine Student Washington, DC. As a home stay, the Buenos Aires program o ers Programming Board, and Student Government Association are also located a cultural-immersion experience. inside the HAWC. 15. ROCKWELL DINING CENTER 4. RESIDENCE HALLS 7 2 Housing the Waves Cafe, the Rockwell Dining Center also consists of The Pepperdine residence halls are a home away from home on campus, 6 our Oasis made-to-order pizza restaurant, Thai noodle bar, Nature’s Edge

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e Our outdoor Amphitheatre boasts a beautiful view of Stau er Chapel and The Cultural Arts Center houses the Seaver College Humanities and Fine 9 S beyond that, the Pacific Ocean. Celebration Chapel is led by students here Arts Divisions. Some of our unique liberal arts o erings include the Great 10 Friday mornings, a great way to wrap up the week on an upli ing note. Books Colloquium, Social Action and Justice Colloquium, Women’s The Amphitheatre is the venue for many events throughout the year. Studies, African American Studies, and Film Studies programs. 11 17. STAUFFER CHAPEL 6. APPLEBY CENTER 13 12 Stau er Chapel is a place of worship, prayer, meeting, and quiet, and a The Appleby Center is home to the Social Science and Religion Divisions. 14 visible reminder of the relationship between the life of faith and the life As part of the general education curriculum, students are required to enroll 1 of the mind that Pepperdine encourages through its commitment to the in three religion classes. The first two classes delve into the Old and New Christian heritage of the Churches of Christ. OFFICE OF Testaments, while the third is a Christianity and culture course. ADMISSION 18. CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION 7. KECK SCIENCE CENTER Shuttle Stop 16 * AND BUSINESS (CCB) The Keck Science Center holds classes for the popular Natural Science 15 The Center for Communication and Business opened in 2002. Along with Division. Most of the rooms inside this building are small labs used for ATM lecture halls and o ices, the facility is home to Pepperdine’s own TV classes and research. The one-on-one guidance and mentorship science station, NewsWaves, which is broadcast to over 13,000 people in the Malibu professors provide students are assets not available at a larger university. Public Parking 17 and Calabasas area. The facility also houses our radio station, KWVS, and Emergency Phone the newsroom for our award-winning student newspaper, the Graphic. 8. RUNNELS SPORTS AND RECREATION VILLAGE Please utilize the campus shuttles,S which o er convenient transportation The Pepperdine tennis pavilion, baseballhn T ystadiumler D, and track and field to the CCB. ea Jo rive Blue Light Phone v boast spectacular views, helping our 17 NCAA Division I athletic programs e r on their way to an impressive 13 national team championships and 12 Accessible Parking ard D national individual championships. Our facilities have been the venues of lev WANT MORE? ou Visit our interactive digital mapr online, click the Seaver College Tour B i historic sporting events. The Olympic-size swimming pool hosted the water v Defibrillator (AED) ky button, and let our student tour guides take you on a tour of the place

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