The Impact for Good Fund was established to assist Pepperdine’s students in their efforts to serve the neediest of people around the world, in accordance with Pepperdine University's mission to strengthen students’ lives for purpose, service and leadership.

This fund is used to assist students engage in life-changing and transformative service initiatives locally and internationally. Some of the service opportunities include our work with Made in the Streets in Kenya, the village of El Negrito in the northern province of Santiago del Estero in Argentina, and Kinderreich children's program in Heidelberg, Germany.

The Impact for Good Fund helps to make these meaningful experiences more accessible to our students.

On May 11th, 2024, Nicole Jane Macbeth Hill passed away due to the impact of an unexpected and sudden cardiac arrest. Nicole was a treasure to those who knew her, and her sweet voice, kind heart, and generous spirit will be missed by many.

Nicole was a Seaver College alumnus (’04) and earned her B.A. in Liberal Arts. She utilized her degree to provide enriching learning experiences and positively shape the lives of many young children. Nicole taught kindergarten and volunteered in several local church preschool programs, but her greatest joy was extending her love of learning to her own two children.

A highlight of Nicole’s life and college experience was her participation in Pepperdine’s study abroad program in Heidelberg, Germany, during the 2001–2002 academic year. Through this program, she developed many lifelong friendships; it was even mutual friends from Heidelberg who eventually introduced her to her future husband, Brent. Nicole loved her abroad experience and made it a point to attend both her 10- and 20-year Heidelberg reunions, relishing the ability to reconnect with friends and relive the memories from a time and place in her life that were so special to her.

To help honor and remember Nicole, Pepperdine has created the Nicole Jane Macbeth Hill Memorial Fund to provide financial assistance to other Seaver College undergraduate students who wish to study abroad in Heidelberg.

Nicole is survived by her husband Brent Hill and their two children, David and Catherine, her parents, Charles and Anita Macbeth, and her brothers Chad (’08), Cameron, and John (’14).

The purpose of this scholarship is to help cover the International Program fees, expenses for the educational field trip, and/or other study abroad-related expenses for students in financial need and good academic standing who attend the Heidelberg program.

It is the intent of the organizers of this fund to establish an endowed scholarship that will exist in perpetuity. Once the minimum level of $100,000 is reached, the fund will be endowed. If this minimum level is not reached, the funds will be used to award IP Heidelberg scholarships as noted, until they are spent or replenished.

On October 17, 2023, the Pepperdine community suffered the tragic loss of Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir, and Deslyn Williams, four Seaver College students.

These students were bright lights in the Pepperdine community and each one of these students had a special impact on everyone they met. Their absence will long be felt. In an effort to honor their memory, Pepperdine is establishing the "Our Four Angels Endowed Scholarship,"  which will help continue the legacies of Niamh, Peyton, Asha, and Deslyn. 

Pepperdine students will be empowered with wellness skills to promote life-long resilience.

The Pepperdine Resilience-Informed Skills Education (RISE) Program is our invitation to students to develop their resilience skills, care for themselves and their peers in times of need, and reinforce their ability to bounce back from life's challenges no matter how great or small.

Gifts to the Dean's Excellence Fund allow us to provide support to the following:

Events: Like our Trinity Forum' Moral Sense in Politics & Policy Lecture Series', and various speakers like Stephen Goldsmith, Margarita Mooney, Dr. Patrick Deneen and others.

P4 Program Support: Dean's Excellence Funds support our growing' Pepperdine Policy Partners Program' (or' P4'), and provides funding so we can welcome groups of prospective students on to campus from organizations like PPIA, ISI, and others.

Student/Faculty Support: Dean's Excellence Funds are also used to support students and faculty needing funds to attend conferences and research symposia. 

Large Gift Opportunity: Named/Endowed SPP Dean's Excellence Fund Gift (Inquire with Dean Peterson: Pete.N.Peterson@Pepperdine.edu)

The Pepperdine University School of Public Policy awards a number of public policy scholarships to students each year. These awards are made available through endowed funds, gifts from supporters and alumni, and allocation of university general funds. The Scholarship Committee awards scholarships based on merit, need, academic and professional experience, as well as standardized test scores.

Scholarship funds allow us to support students, but they can also be a way you can help us target students from specific backgrounds. 

Seaver College is committed to tracking the successes of our graduates. Our data collection is guided by the procedures outlined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers and is collected six months after graduation. This data is often called graduation outcomes or career outcomes. Students who are employed full or part-time, volunteering full-time, in graduate school, or serving in the military are considered to have a recognized professional outcome. We have information on 96% of the graduating class, also known as a 96% knowledge rate. Help us continue our success today!

The Dean's Excellence Fund is a collection of gifts from dedicated alumni and friends of Pepperdine University like you. Gifts to this fund allow Interim Dean, Lee Kats to proactively direct funds to strategic initiatives at Seaver College. These gifts are among the most important and valuable forms of support, as they are distributed where the unmet need is greatest, at the dean’s discretion, to enhance our student’s experience.

Every gift counts, even a small gift can make a big difference for our students.