Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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were eliminated, and a liiring freeze was instituted. In later testimony, Young attributed Pepperdines deteriorating financial condition as a factor which led him to drink heavily the night before the fatal accident. The financial crisis also led to one of the largest faculty-administration conflicts witnessed by Seaver College, as well as spirited protest from Pepperdine ' s urban campus over plans to consolidate many under-graduate, liberal arts majors with existing programs at Seaver College, in effect, eliminating many of the programs completely and seriously limiting others. In January, Pepperdine ' s Board of Trustees officially announced that the university was placing a freeze on allocation of tenure, as well as all faculty, staff and administrative salaries. In addition, Pepperdine President William S. Banowsky announced the formation of a new Board of Regents to help supplant the Trustees which, according to university by-laws, must be members of the Church of Christ. Instead, the new Regents were a secular body, with no requisite religious affiliations. These combined actions raised a storm of protest from the Seaver College faculty. A one-day, symbolic work stoppage was held February 12 to demonstrate faculty unity and to protest what many considered the callous attitude on the part of the administration to academic needs at Seaver College, as well as a deviation from the school ' s unique Christian commitment. At this point. Chancellor Young was sentenced for his earlier conviction of felony manslaughter. He was given six-months to develop a special project to discuss the effects of stress on Type A people. However, transcripts of conversations between Judge Pierce Young, Dr. Banowsky and Young raised further questions regarding Pepperdine ' s Christian committment. As winter turned to spring, much of the tension and atmosphere of conflict mellowed as the Board of Regents overturned many of the controversial decisions of the Trustees. The tenure freeze was lifted following disclosure that a professor on the Los Angeles campus had received tenure in soite of the freeze. Four Seaver College faculty members were awarded the c oveted academic guarantee of freedom. Also, the improving financial condition allowed the Regents to lift the salary freeze and guarantee a 3 8 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY Justice Harry Blachnnri addresses graduating Pep law students.

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Reflections appears on the NBC television taping of Brain Works (left). The WCAC champion Waves met UCLA ' s Bruins in Western Regional playoff action.

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' nodel of proposed law school. Dr. Richard Miller accepts Tyler Ecology Award for Dr. Charles Elton. The snack shack vending machine pla::a opened its doors for student services in the winter trimester.