Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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Computer Centers to Receive 50 Percent Facility Expansion The Academic Computing Centers at Seaver College, although quite unknown to many students, offer an opportunity to use the school's computer terminals to type papers or make programs for computer science classes. Les Jones is director of the ) five centers, which are • located at Seaver College, Pepperdine Plaza, Sherman Oaks. Orange County and the LAX Business Center. Seaver has two centers, in Murchison Science Center and Pendelton Learning Center. As soon as the Thornton Administration Building is completed, the center will relocate to Huntsinger Academic Complex. Dr. Jones said, “We are making an effort right now to expand the facilities by 50 percent. Once the centers move to the new building, expansion will be much easier. In order to accommodate some classes, the centers post student-use hours. There is a sign-up sheet to reserve an hour space. A lab assistant is always available to answer questions and guide first-time computer users. The MSC Center, which has 19 terminals, is more frequented by people working on computer science homework assignments while PLC, with 22 terminals, is mainly a wordprocessing center.Brands and models include IBM, Victor, Franklin. Apple, and Macintosh. With Seaver College's new computer literacy requirement and the growing importance of computers in our society, many more students will be using Pepperdine's Academic Computing Centers. Kathy Silveira Director ot Academic Computing. Dr. Les Jones Paula Frank contemplates an answer to a computer program CoHPihtfij o -y Lor«n

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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

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