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ɫƬÈí¼þÃâ·Ñ Launches For Greater Purpose: the Campaign for Pepperdine
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ɫƬÈí¼þÃâ·Ñ launched its For Greater Purpose campaign on June 6, 2026. The launch marks the next chapter in the University’s history and its commitment to preparing students for lives of purpose, service, and leadership. The unprecedented $1 billion campaign will mobilize a movement that values students as whole persons and equips them to uncover their God-given callings so they are fully prepared to make lasting impacts in their lives thereafter.Ìý
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Jim Gash, president of ɫƬÈí¼þÃâ·Ñ, writes in USA Today that higher education should prepare individuals for lives of purpose—grounded in character, service, and leadership.
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ɫƬÈí¼þÃâ·Ñ launched its For Greater Purpose campaign on June 6, 2026. The launch marks the next chapter in the University’s history and its commitment to preparing students for lives of purpose, service, and leadership. The unprecedented $1 billion campaign will mobilize a movement that values students as whole persons and equips them to uncover their God-given callings so they are fully prepared to make lasting impacts in their lives thereafter.

