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PROVOST and CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER POSITION PROFILE President Jim Gash began his tenure as the eighth president and chief executive officer of Best National Pepperdine University on August 1, 2019, and # Universities is the first alumnus to lead the University. His U.S. News & World Report appointment has energized the campus and initiated the development of a bold vision that reinforces Pepperdine’s commitment to Christian values, a student-centered education, and academic excellence. The new provost will partner with President Gash in accelerating Pepperdine’s upward ascent and national prominence. Pepperdine University invites nominations, expressions of interest, and applications from accomplished and inspirational academic leaders who are dedicated to promoting high academic standards, embodying the University’s Christian mission, creating an inclusive environment, and preparing students for lives of purpose, service, and leadership. 1 Pepperdine University ABOUT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY Named after its founder, George Pepperdine, Pepperdine University is a Christian university committed to the highest standards of academic excellence and Christian values, where students are strengthened for lives of purpose, service, and leadership. Pepperdine professors develop and deliver cutting-edge, original scholarship and highly effective classroom teaching within a framework of Christian beliefs and values. Religiously affiliated with Churches of Christ, the University’s ideals derive from both its religious Pepperdine University is committed to providing students heritage and its deep commitment to nurturing and growing with an outstanding education. As such, Pepperdine is Christian values. Pepperdine welcomes students, faculty, accredited by the WASC Senior College and University and staff from many faiths and backgrounds who value this Commission (985 Atlantic Avenue, #100, Alameda, California commitment and advance the University’s standing as a 94501, 510.748.9001), one of six official academic bodies in premier, global, Christian educational institution. the United States. In addition to this regional accreditation, Pepperdine University boasts top-ranked graduate Pepperdine has received specialized accreditation through and undergraduate programs and is ranked number 49 the American Bar Association (as well as membership in among national universities by U.S. News & World Report. the Order of the Coif), the American Chemical Society, the Pepperdine’s five schools include: Seaver College, the Caruso American Dietetic Association, the American Psychological School of Law, the Graziadio Business School, the Graduate Association, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools School of Education and Psychology, and the School of of Business, the California Commission on Teacher Public Policy. Seaver College, Caruso Law, and the School of Credentialing, and the National Association of Music. Public Policy are located on the University’s main campus Pepperdine also has National Collegiate Athletic Association in Malibu. The Graziadio Business School and the Graduate Division I certification. School of Education and Psychology are headquartered Nestled in the rolling foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, at Pepperdine’s West Los Angeles Graduate Campus and Pepperdine’s main campus in Malibu commands a majestic also hold classes on the Malibu campus and at three view of the Pacific Ocean. The winding seashore, the rugged additional graduate campuses located throughout Southern beauty of Malibu Canyon, and the clean ocean air enhance California. In addition, the University maintains campuses in the towering campus location. The moderate seaside climate Washington, DC, and in six countries around the world. permits year-round outdoor activities, and along with the recreation facilities on campus, students have access to nearby beaches with opportunities for surfing, fishing, and boating. Pepperdine’s graduate campuses in Calabasas, Encino, Irvine, and West Los Angeles provide convenient access for graduate students in business, education, and psychology and serve to connect the University to the greater Los Angeles area, a cultural and global hub. For more information about Pepperdine, please visit: pepperdine.edu/about To view the Pepperdine 2020 Year in Review, visit: youtu.be/IwJJlCwPmPI Most Beautiful Campus # The Princeton Review pepperdine.edu 2 ACADEMICS Recognized nationally for maintaining the highest standards of excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, Pepperdine is home to top-ranked programs that foster students’ intellectual, personal, and spiritual growth. Pepperdine’s more than 750 distinguished faculty members are renowned leaders in their fields who are passionate about their work and their students. Pepperdine’s student-faculty ratio of 13:1 allows professors to truly get to know each student and serve as academic mentors as well. Pepperdine has one primarily undergraduate school and four graduate schools that offer 82 programs, ranging from 45 undergraduate majors to master’s, doctoral, and joint-degree programs. ▶ Seaver College ▶ Caruso School of Law Seaver College is the flagship college of Pepperdine’s five The Caruso School of Law provides a superior legal education schools. Home to its residential undergraduate program in with an emphasis on societal responsibility. In addition to Malibu, the college enrolls about 3,500 total students coming its degree programs, the school offers experiential learning, from all 50 states and nearly 60 foreign countries. The college mentorship, and continuing education to prepare practitioners offers 45 majors, 41 minors, and 6 graduate degrees in a liberal to bring their best to their work and to the world. Caruso Law arts curriculum that integrates academic excellence and strives to be the nation’s premier faith-based law school, Christian values. Seaver emphasizes the holistic development combining academic excellence and Christian values in a of each and every student by faculty who serve as mentors, unique, close-knit community that is welcoming to all. research partners, and graduate school and career advisors. U.S. News & World Report ranked Pepperdine Caruso The college’s eight academic divisions provide educational School of Law number 47 in its 2021 Best Law Schools enrichment and career preparation in business administration, rankings, reflecting a significant increase for Pepperdine, communication, fine arts, humanities and teacher education, which advanced 25 spots in just three years. The Caruso international studies and languages, natural science, religion School of Law was also recognized for excellence in and philosophy, and social sciences. Roughly 94 percent of several specialty programs in rankings voted on by Seaver students get hands-on experience through student faculty in those fields, including rankings of number 3 in employment, student teaching, and internships. In addition, dispute resolution, number 37 in tax law, and number approximately 80 percent of Seaver College students study 39 in clinical training. The school offers traditional and abroad, taking up residence in one of Pepperdine’s six accelerated JD programs, master’s degree programs, JD international campuses in Europe, South America, and Asia, specialization certificates, and joint-degree programs. or in other programs worldwide. Extending its educational The school is also home to the Straus Institute for Dispute offerings beyond the classroom, Seaver College challenges its Resolution, a leader in the field of alternative dispute students to become global citizens who value lives of purpose, resolution, which was been ranked the number one service, and leadership. dispute resolution program for 13 of the last 16 years. 3 Pepperdine University ▶ Graziadio Business School ▶ Graduate School of Education Founded in 1969, the Graziadio Business School is and Psychology (GSEP) anchored in the core values of integrity and innovation From the University’s beginning, the discipline of education has and is dedicated to shaping Best for the World leaders played a prominent role in the academic program of Pepperdine. that drive meaningful, positive change in their global With the growing emphasis on improving educational organizations and communities. The school offers a wide techniques in the public- and private-school systems statewide, continuum of full-time and part-time MBA programs, as Pepperdine University met increasing demands for leadership well as executive doctorate, master’s, bachelor’s, and and transformed its existing department of education into a joint-degree programs online and across five California professional School of Education in 1971. In 1981 the Psychology campuses, including Malibu and Silicon Beach. Pepperdine Division from the Los Angeles Campus was merged into the and the Graziadio Business School spent 2019 celebrating School of Education, and in 1982 the school was renamed the 50 years of values-centered, entrepreneurial learning. Graduate School of Education and Psychology. The Graziadio Business School is accredited by the prestigious GSEP students prepare to make a difference through Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB practicums, internships, and state-of-the-art on-campus International). In addition to ensuring quality standards, clinics—experiential learning at a higher degree. The school AACSB accreditation also compels the Graziadio Business offers 11 master’s programs, three doctoral programs, and School to actively