Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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 About to be unveiled is the crystal wave, which is given to donors who contribute $1 million to the campaign. y n aenai view or the biggest protect the campaign has undertaken. Thorn-ion Administration Building. Wave of Excellence Campaign Reaches $45 Million Mark Similar to waves forming on the ocean, the Wave of Excellence has begun to form and break on Pepperdine. In May of 1984, the Wave of Excellence campaign announced its goal of raising $100 million for Pepperdine. The [campaign, headed by Leonard H. Straus, Margaret Martin Brock and John V. Vaughn, has reached $45 million this year. The most visible project of the campaign has been the construction of the $10 million Charles B. Thornton Administration Center. The campaign also began the expansion, renovation and computerization of the Payson Library. The computers are used for acquiring books, controlling periodicals and providing students at the university’s four educational center libraries with computerized access to the Payson Library catalogue. Along with these changes, the campaign will provide a new building to be added to the Fine Arts Center. This new structure will be adjacent to Smothers Theatre and will house studios, classrooms and exhibition areas. The campaign is planning the construction of a $2 million conference center and the expansion of the water treatment center. Funds have also been set aside for the constant upgrading of the library, campus life facilities, intramurals office and religious studies. Two million dollars will be used for scholarships, loans and work-study programs. Wendy Agin Features 25 «» n

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Wave ol Excellence medallions, which are given to campaign donors. President Emeritus Howard White and Margaret Martin Brock, both ir strumentai figures in the Wave of Excellence Campaign m at Payson Library, part of the Wave of Excellence Campaign 24 Features

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Student Center Committee members supported their effort- Kirby Russell. Student Center Committee Chairman, adds the “icing on the cake” a' by handing out buttons to students on their way to President David Davenport's inauguration ceremony convocation. Student Center Committee Shows Dedication to Dream Through the efforts of some dedicated Pepperdine students, our school may soon boast a full-fledged student center. Although we do have Tyler Campus Center, which serves as a mini-student union, many students feel that the Malibu campus needs an expanded, multi-use center where more Pepperdine students can relax and socialize. Yet, a project as large and complex as this doesn't appear overnight; it takes hours of hard work, dedication and running into brick walls. Seaver College is fortunate enough to have a group of committed students drawing up plans for a student center. The nine-member SGA committee has been gathering information about other college student unions. Their goal is to raise enough support among the administration to finalize the plans for Pepperdine's student center. According to Committee Chairman Kirby Russell, the group has finished most of the preliminary research and is ready to complete the blue prints. Developing skills for their future careers in management, they have taken the project very seriously. Working as if the center already existed, the committee has prepared for future programming responsibilites that may occur once the center is opened. The committee’s major promotion of the year was at Dr. David Davenport’s Inaugural Dinner on October 22. 1985. The group introduced the proposed center to many prestigious guests, proving that they are very serious in their commitment to follow this pro- | ject through. Receiving on-campus exposure. the committee gained the student support necessary to finalize the center. The dream that before could only be called a far-fetched idea that would never get off I the ground has slowly moved into reality. Kathy Silveira 26 Features