School of Public Policy Dean's Excellence Fund
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)
School of Public Policy Scholarships
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.
School of Public Policy Student Emergency Fund
As we all learned during the pandemic, emergencies can strike at an instant. It is important as we enter this new era that we prepare our students for anything that may come their way. Your compassion and support helps us as we prepare for the unknown. Please consider joining School of Public Policy in protecting our students by making a gift to our Student Emergency Fund.
Seaver College Career Center
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!
Seaver College Dean's Excellence Fund
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.
Seaver College Student Scholarships
Let's make Waves! Seaver College awards a number of merit and need-based scholarships to students each year. Your help in making these awards possible allows us to continue to pass on our Pepperdine values. The Scholarship Committee awards scholarships based on merit, need, academic, and professional experience, as well as standardized test scores.
Make a gift today and help our students thrive!
Social Entrepreneurship & Change program Fast Pitch
The Social Entrepreneurship & Change program prepares socially conscious individuals to make a lasting impact by analyzing complex social problems, creating sustainable market-based solutions, and improving management and leadership skills. Learning culminates with a two-term capstone project devising a new social enterprise or related project within an existing organization. Students develop a thorough business plan in collaboration with successful mentors and faculty who are scholar-practitioners and nationally recognized experts. Validated ideas are presented to industry leaders in a "Shark Tank" style Fast Pitch Competition with multiple participants receiving funding to launch their venture.
Help support the next generation of social entrepreneurs!