The Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) celebrated the 2007 education graduation on Saturday, June 23, at Alumni Park on the Malibu campus. Lawyer and civil rights activist Antonia Hern¨˘ndez, president and CEO of the California Community Foundation (CCF), received an honorary doctorate. Dr. Graciela Italiano-Thomas, president and CEO of Thrive by Five Washington, was honored as the Distinguished Alumnus.*1

About Graciela Italiano-Thomas

Graciela Italiano-Thomas is the president and CEO of Thrive by Five Washington, a public-private partnership located in Seattle, Washington. The company enhances parent education and support, prenatal services, child care, preschool, and other early learning environments throughout the state of Washington.

Prior to joining Thrive by Five in December of 2006, Italiano-Thomas served from 2004 to 2006 as CEO of Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP), a public benefit corporation dedicated to providing universal preschool access for all four-year-olds in Los Angeles County. Before joining LAUP she was appointed as CEO of Centro de la Familia de Utah, a nonprofit organization based in Salt Lake City, Utah, which works to strengthen the Hispanic family by promoting self-sufficiency. She has also served as senior consultant to the National Head Start Bureau.

Among the many honors Italiano-Thomas has received are the National Education AssociationˇŻs George I. Sanchez Human and Civil Rights Award for contributions made to the education of Latinos in the United States (2000), and the YWCA of Salt Lake CityˇŻs Award for Community Activism and Leadership (2004).

Italiano-Thomas has served on numerous boards of community organizations and is a member of several professional associations, including the National Education Association and the National Head Start Association. She was named to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio VillaraigosaˇŻs Council of Education Advisors, sits on the Advisory Board of Pre-K Now, and was recently named to the Pew Charitable TrustˇŻs Partnership for AmericaˇŻs Economic Success Advisory Board.

Italiano-Thomas earned her bachelorˇŻs and masterˇŻs degrees from Albion College in Albion, Michigan, and completed her doctor of education from Pepperdine University in 1997. She has served with distinction on the faculties of California Polytechnic University, Pomona, and at Weber State University in Utah.

Italiano-Thomas resides in Seattle, Washington, with her husband Mr. McKinley Thomas.

About Antonia Hern¨˘ndez

Antonia Hern¨˘ndez, lawyer and civil rights activist, is the president and CEO of the California Community Foundation (CCF). Headquartered in Los Angeles, CCF is one of Southern CaliforniaˇŻs oldest, most active, and largest philanthropic organizations. CCF represents an endowment with more than 1,400 individual, family, and corporate partners, making grants to a broad spectrum of nonprofits as well as awarding scholarships to individuals. During her tenure as president, Hern¨˘ndez has bolstered the foundationˇŻs $800 million endowment by $250 million in new donations.

Prior to her appointment at CCF, Hern¨˘ndez was the president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), a national litigation and advocacy organization whose mission is to protect the civil rights of the nationˇŻs 35 million Latinos through the legal system, community education, and research and policy initiatives. Hern¨˘ndez began her legal career as a staff attorney with the Los Angeles Center and worked as counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary before joining MALDEF in 1981.

Hern¨˘ndez is a member of the State Bar of California and the District of Columbia Bar. She is also a member of the American Bar Association, the Mexican American Bar Association of Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Ms. Hern¨˘ndez regularly dedicates herself to the broader community, serving as trustee to the Rockefeller Foundation and director on the boards of the Automobile Club of Southern California and Golden West Financial Corporation. She also holds leadership positions on several commissions, advisory boards, and committees, including the Pacific Council for International Policy.

Hern¨˘ndez earned her bachelorˇŻs degree from UCLA in 1970 and her law degree from UCLA School of Law in 1974.

Hern¨˘ndez resides in Pasadena with her husband, the Honorable Michael L. Stern.*2

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References

*1. GSEP of Pepperdine University. 'Graduate School of Education and Psychology Celebrated 2007 Education Graduation,' "A search of 'Pepperdine University - Graduate School of Education and Psychology' on the Google.com," (June 30, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.
*2. Ibid.

At the Holiday Season,
Our thoughts turn graduatefully to those
Who have made our vision possible.*2

It is in this spirit we say ...

THANK YO AND BEST WISHES
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

May God bless you richly.*3

Margaret and Joe Weber
Graduate School of Education and Psychology

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References

*1. About Dean Margaret Weber (by the Editor of this flier). Dr. Margaret J. Weber is Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Psychology of Pepperdine University. For several years, she served as associate dean of research and graduate studies at Oklahoma State University's College of Human and Environmental Sciences. Selected in 2001 to direct the Graduate School, Dean Weber has had a career in research, teaching, and university administration. She is an expert on the socialization of graduate students, and faculty development – just two of many topics that Dean Weber has covered in published articles. She is an administrator and strong advocate of the scholar-practitioner model of learning which educates students in theory as well as practical application. She has effectively led GSEP as dean for several years.
*2. Weber, Margaret J. 'Happy Holidays!' "A mail from Dean Dr. Margaret J. Weber to President Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei of WBTI," (December 21, 2006), Malibu, California: GSEP of Pepperdine University.
*3. Ibid.

Current students in the Organizational Leadership Doctoral Program at the Graduate School of Education and Psychology will contribute various chapters to a new publication titled Contemporary Leadership and Intercultural Competence: Understanding and Utilizing Cultural Diversity to Build Successful Organizations. Published by Sage Publications and due out in 2008, the book is intended for MBA and leadership studies programs.

Third-year doctoral student, Mike Moodian, will serve as the book’s editor and a chapter author. Other chapter authors from Pepperdine include current students Charles Fischer and MD Haque, recent graduate Dr. Leo Mallette, interim associate dean of Education Dr. June Schmieder-Ramirez, and faculty member the Honorable Judge John Tobin.

A distinguished assembly of world-renowned scholars including Dr. Fons Trompenaars, co-author of “Riding the Waves of Culture,” and Dr. Soon Ang, co-author of “CQ: Developing Cultural Intelligence at Work,” will also contribute to the text.

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References

*1. Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Pepperdine University. 'Ed.D. Faculty and Students to Contribute to Forthcoming Book on Contemporary Leadership and Intercultural Competence,' "A search of 'Pepperdine Univeristy - Graduate School of Education and Psychology' on the Yahoo.cn," (November 2, 2006), U. S. A: Yahoo.cn.
*2. Ibid.

The Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) will host the North American Council for Online Learning’s Southern California Regional Symposium on Wednesday, October 11 at the West Los Angeles Graduate Campus.*1

Southern California’s school districts and the surrounding region’s e-learning innovators across K-12, higher education, and the private sector are gathering to share experiences, discuss best practices, develop new innovations, and learning from the current research on online learning.

GSEP professor and program director of the Educational Technology Doctoral program, Linda G. Polin, Ph.D., will be presenting on Preparing Teachers and Administrators for Teaching in an Online Environment, in the morning breakout session.*2

For more information or to register visit: http://www.nacol.org/events/symposium/socal.php

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References

*1. Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Pepperdine University. 'Alumna Returns to Training Roots,' "A search of 'Pepperdine Univeristy - Graduate School of Education and Psychology' on the Google.com," (October 7, 2006), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*2. Ibid.

Pepperdine Alumni, Parents and Friends are cordially invited to join Pepperdine University in our

20th Anniversary of the Psy.D. Program
Saturday, October 28, 2006

The previous date for this event sent out in the Alumni newsletter was incorrect. We apologize for any inconvenience.

The Graduate School of Education and Psychology will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Psy.D. program on October 28, 2006. This event will be for faculty, staff, alumni and students in this program. Please look for more information on this event in next month’s Alumni E-Newsletter, or contact Cheryl Saunders at (310) 568-5607.

Pepperdine University Alumni Association
Leading Lives of Purpose, Service, and Leadership
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263
Phone: (310) 506-6190
E-mail: alumni@pepperdine.edu
Web: http://www.pepperdine.edu/alumni

It is our pleasure to post the following information from the Graduate School of Education and Psychology of Pepperdine University:

Current News Releases
August 2006

The Pepperdine University motto – Freely ye received, freely give, resonates with Shannon Hanrahan (M ’95 GSEP). As an alumna of the Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP), Hanrahan’s life as a psychologist was off to a great start. GSEP had placed her in an internship at the Hollywood Wilshire YMCA. Once there, Hanrahan obtained her necessary 3,000 hours of counseling to receive licensing and passed the state licensing exam on the first try. "GSEP prepared me not only in the classroom, but through the hands-on training opportunities I was afforded," comments Hanrahan. "I was more than prepared to become a psychologist." *1

Knowing that her therapy focus would be children, Hanrahan worked at an HIV Testing and Counseling facility in LA County, and at a residential boy’s home. She then began a private practice. "My private practice was thriving, I did not need another job," says Hanrahan. "But when the YMCA I worked with during my days at Pepperdine came calling, I felt a need to give back to the community."

Hanrahan now serves the Hollywood Wilshire YMCA Counseling Center as the Clinical Director. Returning to the YMCA was like coming home for Hanrahan. She had grown tremendously during her training days there as a GSEP student intern, and now had the chance to mentor other interns in the same manner.

In her role as Clinical Director, Hanrahan designs and maintains the training programs, supervises all interns and trainees and counsels low economic clients. The Hollywood Wilshire YMCA serves the Hollywood community with an emphasis on children. In addition to serving clients in the YMCA clinics, Hanrahan and her staff counsel students at local elementary schools.

Since rejoining the YMCA as Clinical Director in May 2006, Hanrahan finds her group supervision the most rewarding aspect of her job. "While my private practice keeps me busy, the opportunity to work at the YMCA, mentoring interns and receiving good feedback from them on how I assist their learning process, in turn helps me to be a better clinician. It truly is a give and take situation, where everyone benefits," she says passionately. Hanrahan has also grown through supporting interns in not just learning about psychological methods, but understanding the boundaries one needs as a clinician and human being.

Balancing a private practice and a fulltime position at the YMCA is not an easy task, but if you ask Hanrahan, both opportunities are adventures of a lifetime.*2

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References

*1. Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Pepperdine University. 'Alumna Returns to Training Roots,' "A search of 'Pepperdine Univeristy - Graduate School of Education and Psychology' on the Google.com," (August 29, 2006), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*2. Ibid.

June 2006

Superintendent in Residence Honored with the R.O.S. E. Award

Dr. John Fitzpatrick, Superintendent in Resident, at the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology was recently awarded the "R.O.S.E. Award" from the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education. Presented at the Univeristy?s doctoral hooding ceremony Dr. Fitzpatrick was acknowledged for advancing knowledge and practice in the field of education, and for his leadership and dedication to educational excellence throughout his career.

Former recipients include President and Mrs. Clinton, the Annenberg Foundation, Harry Handler (former Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent), and the Ahmanson Foundation.

Once again The Los Angeles Festival of Books is hosting a rousing and fun filled weekend, at the UCLA Campus, on Saturday, April 29th and Sunday April 30th, 2006. The annual book festival brings together authors, exhibitors and book lovers from nearly everywhere!

Come join us at Pepperdine University's booth number 620 in Zone F - Dickson Court North. Here you'll connect with GSEP faculty and fellow alumni and see their published works displayed. Don't miss out on these two festive days to let everyone you know you're on board for getting out the written word!

Access UCLA's Campus map at www.directory.ucla.edu to navigate your way around the festival grounds. Should you have any further questions please feel free to contact me at (310) 568-5664.

Once again The Los Angeles Festival of Books is hosting a rousing and fun filled weekend, at the UCLA Campus, on Saturday, April 29th and Sunday April 30th, 2006. The annual book festival brings together authors, exhibitors and book lovers from nearly everywhere!

Come join us at Pepperdine University's booth number 620 in Zone F - Dickson Court North. Here you'll connect with GSEP faculty and fellow alumni and see their published works displayed. Don't miss out on these two festive days to let everyone you know you're on board for getting out the written word!

Access UCLA's Campus map at www.directory.ucla.edu to navigate your way around the festival grounds. Should you have any further questions please feel free to contact me at (310) 568-5664.

Once again The Los Angeles Festival of Books is hosting a rousing and fun filled weekend, at the UCLA Campus, on Saturday, April 29th and Sunday April 30th, 2006. The annual book festival brings together authors, exhibitors and book lovers from nearly everywhere!

Come join us at Pepperdine University's booth number 620 in Zone F - Dickson Court North. Here you'll connect with GSEP faculty and fellow alumni and see their published works displayed. Don't miss out on these two festive days to let everyone you know you're on board for getting out the written word!

Access UCLA's Campus map at www.directory.ucla.edu to navigate your way around the festival grounds. Should you have any further questions please feel free to contact me at (310) 568-5664.

Google.cn and Google.com published this section (Pepperdine University - Graduate School of Education and Psychology) at 9:11 a.m. in the morning on March 31, 2006. It covers about the 25 fliers from January 18, 2006 to March 21, 2006.

Just type your name, the title of a report or an article, your concerned, the name of an organization, an event, or a reporter;{like "Chairperson Elaine Chao", "ć⏬—–", "‹LŽŇä——˝‰Ă", and among others) on the searching box of Google.cn and Google.com please, and what can you find the good things that Google and WBTI have for you?*2

Many people have a good perspective on Google. Google.cn and Google.com will put more effort and wisdom to contribute to English and Chinese readers being an efficient visitor on the searching of fluent and useful information. Washington Business and Technology Institute's (WBTI's) website has been continuously published by Google.com and Google.cn about every 11 days. We wish advanced performance may be extended from Google.cn to WBTI.*3

You're on Google.cn and Google.com, if you're on Washington Business and Technology Institute's website at http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti

[[[A compliment or encouragement is verbal sunshine! We are pleased to quote the following three short but meaningful ones:
***** No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make other person feel important. ---Mary Kay Ash
***** There is no more noble occupation in the world than to assit another human being---to help someone succeed. ---Alan Loy McGinnis
***** There are two things people want more than sex and money ...recognition and praise. ---Mary Kay Ash
All art, permanent or temporary, has a life in the immediate experience, but then has a life in the imagination. ---Anish Kapoor 1954- :in "Sunday Times" 11 July 1999
"Accomplishment will prove to be a journey, not a destination." ---Dwight D. Eisenhower]]]

[[[Dear Dr. & Mrs. Lei:
I am writing this letter to invite you to my next Senior Advisory Committee meeting at 9:30 am on Thursday, February 23, 2006, at the Lieburn Senior Center, 6230 Garwood Avenue (map is enclosed). ..... Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei has been U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley's Senior Advisor since January 2000.]]]*4

[[["It's really my pleasure and honor to be named as an Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration of WBTI. WBTI has a good reputation with its Advisory Board and faculty members. The Board has Governor Kenny Guinn as its Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign as Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman as Executive Directors. With the excellent and informative publications of 'Google.cn', 'Google.com', 'Communitylink of Reviewjournal.com', 'Next Weekly' and among others, high-ranking officials of Nevada with the spiritual leadership of Chairperson Elaine Chao of WBTI have been inspired to help realize the creed for professional righteousness, community service, and humane spirit of WBTI," expressed Justice Michael Douglas of Nevada Supreme Court at the Event and Dinner Party in the Emperor's Garden Restaurant on February 4, 2005 in Las Vegas. It was held by the Committee to implement the ART EXHIBIT of Mr. QIN QUAN XIONG.]]]*5

[[[Some of the significant idea from the letters to Dr. Tony Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI):
"It's my great pleasure and honor to be named by you as a Senior Advisor and Honorary Chairman of CCDAPCC of WBTI. Please know that I irrevocably stand by my personal commitment to diversity issues in this state and that my sense of patriotism and faith in America stems from its embrace of that diversity." --A. William Maupin, Chief Justice of Nevada Supreme Court
"As Mayor, I will continue to devote my energies into the preservation and improvement of the standard of living enjoyed here in the City of Las Vegas." --Oscar B. Goodman
"It is only with the dedication and commitment of good people like yourself that I will achieve my goal of becoming Governor of this great state. Dema and I can't thank you enough for your assistance and your positive activivities in the community." --Kenny C. Guinn]]]*6

[[["As the Hononary Chairperson of International Cities Business Council of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI), I'll have more venues to work for international tourism with Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn who is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of WBTI. We're putting all our effort and wisdom to work for our people, land, and country under the spiritual leadership of Chairperson Elaine Chao of WBTI," said Lorraine Hunt, Lt. Governor of Nevada, on November 11, 2005.
The above message was signed by Lt. Governor of Nevada Lorraine Hunt:.....]]]*7

[[["It's my great pleasure to extend my warm greetings of 'Happy Lunar New Year!' to every American and Chinese here in Las Vegas and North America through the Communitylink (at http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti) of the largest newspaper in Nevada, Las Vegas Review-Journal," said James Gibbons, U. S. Congressman and Senior Director of Washington Business and Technology Institute, in the Event and Dinner Party held by Nevada Republican Party and ARCC on January 29, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event and dinner party were sponsored by Asian Republicans of Clark County for a reunion of the lunar new year to the Chinese, Asian, and American people in Las Vegas:.....]]]*8

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References

*1. Michael Douglas is a distinguished Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court. Valerie Weber is a famous and achieved Assemblywoman of Nevada and the Minority
Whip of the Assembly. Cheryl Moss is an outstanding District Court Judge of Nevada serving in Las Vegas, Clark County.
*2. PAI of WBTI. 'U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao's on Google!' "A search of 'U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao' on the Google.com," Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*3. Ibid.
*4. Berkley, Shelley. 'I am writing this letter to invite you to,' "A letter from U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley to Dr. and Mrs. Tony Tung-tien Lei," (February 8, 2006), Las Vegas, Nevada: Congresswoman Shelley Berkley's Office.
*5. Denton, Mark; Vega, Valorie; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Michael Douglas has been appointed Associate Professor of GSBPA by WBTI,' "A search of 'Justice Michael Douglas wbti' on the Google.com," (March 25, 2006), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*6. Guinn, Kenny C. 'Nevada Proud of Our Troops in the Middle East,' "Section of 'Business & Administration' of the WBTI website," (March 23, 2006), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*7. Hunt, Lorraine. 'As the Hononary Chairperson of International Cities Business Council,' "A search of 'Chairperson Lorraine Hunt' on the Google.com," (March 26, 2006), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*8. Gibbons, James. 'It's my great pleasure to extend my warm greetings of,' "A search of 'James Gibbons, U. S. Congressman' on the Google.com," (March 27, 2006), Mountain View, California: Google.com.

Calling all Alumni Authors!

GSEP is once again participating the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, held at UCLA (http://www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/) on Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30.

If you have recently published a book, GSEP would like to display and sell the book at our Festival booth. If you would like your book included in our booth display please reply to this email with the title of the book, along with a short synopsis by Friday, March 31.

In addition, we have the opportunity to have you as authors sign books in the booth and receive free promotion from the Los Angeles Times (the Festival's main sponsor) about the scheduled book signings. Would you be interested in coming to the Festival and signing your books for one hour? If so, please email which date and time you prefer. The Festival operates from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, April 29 and from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday, April 30.

Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence

Pepperdine University is pleased to announce that it is now accepting nominations for the Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence. Named in honor of the University’s fifth president, the award recognizes members of the full-time faculty who have distinguished themselves as exceptional teachers.

The Committee for Teaching Excellence is soliciting nominations through March 31, 2006. After the nomination period, the committee will make recommendations to the Provost for ten honorees representing each of Pepperdine’s five schools. The winners will be announced in the fall of 2006.

An on-line nomination form, as well as detailed information about the award, can be found at http://www.pepperdine.edu/provost/awards/

Please take a few moments to consider that one very special teacher from your Pepperdine days and submit your nomination.

New for Alumni

Homecoming 2006
February 17-19, 2006
Reunions, free food, and activities for kids - don't miss your opportunity to "Meet Me in Malibu!"*2

more information .....

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References

*1. Pepperdine University Alumni Association. 'Homecoming 2006,' "A search of 'Pepperdine University Alumni Association,' on the Google.com," (February 11, 2006), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*2. Ibid.

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY

NEWS

The Graduate School of Education and Psychology's 35th Anniversary Celebration

This year marks the Graduate School of Education and Psychology's 35th Anniversary. To honor the accomplishments made, and those to come, a celebration will be held on March 11, 2006, at Casa Del Mar, with keynote speaker, Dr. Miraslov Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale Divinity School, and Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. To attend or receive an invitation, please e-mail: vanessa.jahn@pepperdine.edu

UPCOMING EVENTS

West Los Angeles Education Career Fair Spring 2006
Location: West Los Angeles Graduate Campus
Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Time: 10:30 AMto 3:30 PM
Room Numbers: 333 and 343
Cost: Free of charge
Address: 6100 Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045

The Graduate School of Education and Psychology would like to invite you to our first annual career fair. We are expecting approximately 30 education employers to attend this exciting event. You will have the opportunity to network and to meet with a variety of employers. Remember to bring extra copies of your resume!

RSVP at: edplacemen@pepperdine.edu or call 310-568-5666.

Irvine Education and Psychology Career Fair Spring 2006
Location: Irvine Graduate Campus
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Time: 11:30 AM to 4 PM
Room Numbers: 324 and 326
Cost: Free of charge
Address: 18111 Von Karman, Ave Irvine, CA 92612

The Graduate School of Education and Psychology would like to invite you to our first annual career fair. We are expecting approximately 20 education and psychology employers to attend this exciting event. You will have the opportunity to network and to meet with a variety of employers. Remember to bring extra copies of your resume!

RSVP Education Alumni: edplacement@pepperdine.edu or at 310-568-5666.
RSVP Psychology Alumni: psycareer@pepperdine.edu or at 310-568-5780.

West Los Angeles Psychology Career Fair Spring 2006
Location: West Los Angeles Graduate Campus
Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Time: 10:30 AMto 3:30 PM
Room Numbers: 333 and 334
Cost: Free of charge
Address: 6100 Center Drive Los Angeles, CA 90045

The Graduate School of Education and Psychology would like to invite you to our first annual career fair. We are expecting approximately 30 psychology employers to attend this exciting event. You will have the opportunity to network and to meet with a variety of employers. Remember to bring extra copies of your resume!

RSVP: psycareer@pepperdine.edu or at 310-568- 5780.

This issue of the "Colleague" highlights alumni and students who are undertaking the important job of building international connections and working abroad. I think this shows not only the incredible value that our scholar-practioner programs have for our individual students and local populations, but the way that this value is amplified when our alumni reach beyond the borders of this country to collaborate as part of a global community.*2

(Signiture)
Margaret J. Weber*3, Ph.D.
Dean

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References

*1. Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei received Ed. D. degree in Institutional Management from the Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) of Pepperdine University in 1990.
*2. Weber, Margaret J. 'The Winter 2005 Volume 23, No. 2 of Colleague,' "A periodical--'Colleague' sent by the GSEP of Pepperdine University to Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei," (December 12, 2005), Malibu, California: Pepperdine University.
*3. Ibid.

Thank you for your interest in Pepperdine University and the Graduate School of Education and Psychology. At Pepperdine, you will find an academic community that is committed to providing a practical education and imparting a sense of value and purpose. Students who choose to pursue a master’s or doctoral degree at Pepperdine University find that ours is a place “where students are strengthened for lives of purpose, service, and leadership.”*1

Our goal is to help you realize your highest potential both academically and personally. Classes are structured to facilitate a high level of faculty-student interaction, thus assuring students receive the kind of attention that encourages personal development. Pepperdine’s internationally recognized faculty are committed to a scholar-practitioner emphasis in the curriculum and promote the exchange of ideas and the application of those ideas in real-life situations. In addition to their dedication to academics, Pepperdine professors demonstrate a sincere interest in each student’s progress, providing one-on-one attention and support.

Students share the common bond of a sincere desire to serve others; whether it be in a classroom, a boardroom, or a clinic. Pepperdine’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology offers an array of opportunities for students to cultivate their ability to serve as effective leaders, educators, psychologists, and agents of change in their communities.

Our curriculum, while analytically rigorous, emphasizes the human side of leadership and change. Our students come from a variety of backgrounds including public and private sectors, business, industry, education, nonprofit, and healthcare. The diverse backgrounds of our students, along with our caring faculty of scholar-practitioners, will enhance your learning and prepare you to lead and effect change in dynamic environments.

With campuses and courses offered in West Los Angeles, Irvine, Encino, Westlake Village, Malibu, and online; Pepperdine’s graduate programs are accessible and can accommodate a busy professional’s work schedule. In addition, a variety of financial assistance is available, including grants, scholarships, federal and private loans, graduate assistant positions, and part-time employment.

Pepperdine’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology offers an exceptional curriculum and a helpful staff ready to answer any questions that you may have. We look forward to meeting you soon.*2

Sincerely,

Margaret J. Weber
Dean, Pepperdine University
Graduate School of Education and Psychology

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References

*1. Weber,Margaret J. 'A profile of Margaret J. Weber,' "A search of 'dr Margaret J. Weber' on the Google.com," (November 19, 2005), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*2. Ibid.

The following information was received from the search of 'Pepperdine University - Graduate School of Education and Psychology' on the Google.com:

October 2005

Recipient of the Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence

The Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence, named in honor of Pepperdine’s fifth president who served the University as a teacher and administrator for almost 30 years, recognizes up to ten full-time faculty members each year who have distinguished themselves as exceptional teachers.

This year GSEP’s own Dr. Farzin Madjidi, professor of leadership and program director of the Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership program was one of the recipients from the full-time faculty who have served at Pepperdine for more than six years or who are tenured category. Madjidi has been with Pepperdine University since 1995. Congratulations!

The Graduate School of Education and Psychology has formed a Diversity Council in order to promote discourse in an attempt to value individual backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives that will help to recruit, retain, and advance diverse students, faculty, and staff. In addition to the Diversity Council, a Diversity Speaker Series was developed to invite individuals versed in diversity topics to speak to the council and guests. More information

EVENTS

3rd Diversity Speaker Series Presents:
Struggle, Juggle, and Plunge: Journeying with Spirit at the Margins
Dr. Jennifer Abe-Kim, Associate Professor of Psychology, Loyola Marymount University
October 26,2005.

Dr. Abe-Kim will speak to students, faculty, staff, and guests about the role faith plays in influencing life choices and commitments, and how her profession is tied to serving the wider community, which is filled with individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. For more information and to RSVP, contact Vanessa Jahn by October 21 at vanessa.jahn@pepperdine.edu.

“Detection and Treatment of Substance Abuse”
Laurie Schoellkopf, Psy.D.
Friday, October 21, 2005
Saturday, October 22, 2005

Join Laurie Schoellkopf, Psy.D. (GSEP MA '89, Psy.D. '93) for this informative workshop! More information is available at http://gsep.pepperdine.edu/careerservices/workshops. To RSVP please call (310) 568-2343.

Child Abuse Assessment and Reporting Workshop
Pamela Harmell, Ph.D.
Jana Martin, Ph.D.
November 4, 2005

Please join us for this workshop opportunity where seven hours of continuing education credit for BOP and BBS are available. For more information please visit http://gsep.pepperdine.edu/careerservices/workshops. To RSVP please call (310) 568-2343.

The following letter and invitation card were sent by the Graduate School of Education and Psychology of Pepperdine University to President Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei of Washington Business and Technology Institute:

Thank you for partnering with the Graduate School of Education and Psychology to support students of diverse cultures and perspectives in their efforts to attain academic excellence, social purpose, meaningful service, and personal fulfillment.*1

Your commitment to helping GSEP students reach their goals extends beyond their academic accomplishments and into the communities where they will be creating positive change.

Please continue to encourag GSEP students by recognixing their achievements with your presence at the 4th Annual Scholarship Recognition Dinner, and by sponsoring a table.

You are cordially invited to a reception and dinner honoring the 2005-2006 student scholarship recipients at the 4TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP RECOGNITION DINNER on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at the Raisson Hotel - Los Angeles Westside.*2

On September 17, 2005, Dr. Tony Lei received the Fall issue of 2005 of "Pepperdine People" from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California:

"Though I am deeply involved in the University on a daily basis, I nevertheless am dazzled at the diversity of people and accomplishments assembled in each issue of our magazine. Taken together, the stories paint an exquisite picture of a dynamic and dedicated University that we cannot take for granted. Many of us see the hand of Providence on Pepperdine University, and we thank you for your continued interest and involvement in this distinctive institution,"
wrote Andrew K. Benton, Preident of Pepperdine University.*3

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References

*1. GSEP of Pepperdine University. 'You are cordially invited to a reception and dinner,' "A letter to President Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei of Washington Business and Technology Institute from Pepperdine University," (September 15, 2005), West Los Angeles, California: GSEP, Pepperdine University.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Benton, Andrew. 'Message from the President,' "Pepperdine People," (Fall, 2005), Malibu, California: Pepperdine University.