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For the future. Why don't you take a close personal look at what Pepperdine University's Sever College has to offer you within this picturesque setting. Sever college offers a unique curriculum designed for the university student who wants to develop as a whole person since needs and interests

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require varied approaches. Instruction at sever college is adapted to students' abilities and to the nature of course content. Faculty members utilize a variety of learning experiences such as informal seminars, integrated lectures, fieldwork, internships and laboratories, as well as a sophisticated computer center available to both staff

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and students for individual investigation and research. A student faculty ratio of 20 to 1 allows for more personal attention in the classroom, particularly in the upper division courses required for the 36 specified majors within the divisions, business administration, communication, humanities and fine arts, natural science, religion,

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social science, and teacher education. Within these broadly defined divisions. Students may choose areas of specialization to suit their particular interests such as equestrian education, sports medicine, child psychology, nutrition, and home economics. Students may take advantage of the trimester system offering the equivalent of three semesters per

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calendar year or may choose the traditional four years by taking a lighter trimester load. In addition, he or she may spend a year in Heidelberg, Germany as a participant in the college's year in Europe program, the large lecture classes designed to accommodate 300 students comprise the

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core of the interdisciplinary curriculum. Complementing the lecture segment, biological and physical sciences come alive in the sophisticated Stoffer laboratories in the Murkison Science Complex. The flexibility of the Malibu setting, however, allows the small seminars to move outside, taking full advantage of the ocean and sunshine, complementing

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the research and classroom work of both faculty and students. The Payson library houses more than 110,000 volumes. In addition to expert librarians, study aides and cassette tapes of large class lectures. In addition to the formal classroom laboratory and research experiences, students at Sever College are also

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exposed to practical training and pre professional labs both on and off campus. For instance, social science students travel to nearby juvenile detention facilities to work in tutoring teenagers. There many participate in chorus, a cappella and orchestra through the fine arts program, drama productions, draw alumni and

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friends back to the campus and are a popular academic as well as extracurricular activity for drama and theater arts students budding print and electronic journalists enjoy an offset lab for the production of their award winning publications, as well as professionally equipped radio and television studios for

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the broadcast sequence. Senior internships also give student journalists, professional experience on local stations and publications such as the Los Angeles Times, campus politicians and other concerned students direct campus life through their involvement in the student government and the Student Alumni Association, primarily a residential campus sever

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college offers all the amenities of any community located in the Tyler Campus center. Counseling services are available not only for troubled times but for helping with career development and maturation during this transitional period in life. A fully staffed bookstore, answers, student and faculty shopping needs. Also

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in Tyler Center, a mail room cafeteria, snack bar and medical center offer additional services to complement the residential plan of the college. The largest complex on the 650 acre campus is the 21 homes designed to house 1100 students. These in addition to auxiliary housing for 450

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more nearby enable 75% of the sever college student body to be resident adjacent to the dorms is one of the finest recreational facilities anywhere including the 17 lighted courts that comprise the Strauss Ralph's tennis complex. The beautiful Olympic size Raleigh Runnells memorial pool is also a

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great spot for getting acquainted, exercise and sand free sun. This splendid facility is the site of vigorous workouts for the water sports teams. Among them swimming and diving and water polo, the water polo team. Though new to the slate of competitive sports at the university has

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already been consistently ranked in national competition. Other major NCAA and A IAW. Sports include men and women's volleyball, men and women's tennis, men and women's basketball, baseball, cross country and golf. An extensive intramural program includes such popular games as field soccer, softball, bad mid and other

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general participation sports for campus and league competition adjacent to the playing fields. Eddie D field, baseball stadium and pool is the impressive Firestone fieldhouse dedicated in 1975 by President Gerald R. Ford. It is best known as the home of the Pepperdine University Waves basketball team, complete

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with crowds, cheerleaders, pep band, and enthusiastically loyal fans. A Friday night game is made of nostalgia, school spirit and community involvement. But the 3500 seat fieldhouse takes on yet another tone during the regular sever college school week having the largest seating capacity of any facility within

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the university. The field house has been used for ballet, song fest, opera, rock concerts and graduations. Each week, students come together here for a general assembly period. Convocation. It is during this hour that faculty staff and students share a period of informational and spiritual communion. One

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important occasion each fall trimester is the annual Founder's Day celebration on this day. Faculty don their academic regalia joined the students, staff administration and friends in honoring the founders of the university participating in the 1977 ceremonies were chairman of the board of Regents, Dr D Lloyd

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Nelson and university board member, Dr Richard C sever I as well as members of the administration, faculty, friends and founders. The deus even included yours truly as guest speaker. We each applauded the accomplishments of this institution paying special tribute to those who made it all happen.

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George and Helen Pepperdine and Frank and Blanche Sever in honor of her late husband, Mrs Frank Roger Seaver is the founder and major benefactor to sever college, the beautiful undergraduate, liberal arts College of Pepperdine University.