Student Life

Our student body is actively involved in a number of student clubs, organizations, and activities outside the classroom. Below is a list of current student clubs and organizations that serve to enhance the quality of Graziadio student life and strengthen and build community across academic programs.

For more information about leadership opportunities or to learn how to join a student club or organization, please review the information for each club or organization listed below.

If you have any questions please contact Student Engagement and Success at pgbs.ses@pepperdine.edu or call Jessica Rubalcava, Assistant Director of Student Engagement at 310-506-6541.

Student Clubs

Student clubs are student-initiated and student-led groups that have completed the annual registration process and have been officially recognized by the Office of Student Engagement and Success. Each student club maintains its own constitution and retains a president, vice president, treasurer, and faculty/staff advisor throughout the academic year. Membership is open to all current Graziadio students. To view and join all of the current student clubs and organizations, please visit the Graziadio Student Hub.

Student Club Handbook

For more information about student club requirements and policies, please visit the Graziadio Student Club Handbook.

Graziadio Christian Business Society

Purpose

The Graziadio Christian Business Society ("GCBS") is a faith-based organization with the goal of cultivating a Christ-centered community that supports and equips leaders to follow Jesus in the business world. The GCBS is inclusive to anyone interested and consists of current students, alumni, faculty of the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School. The GCBS is led by its student officers, and Dr. Robert Woodcock, the Spiritual Life Officer.

Connect With Us

Visit our page on the Graziadio Student Hub.

Officers

President, Cristina Iraheta

Vice President, Open Position

Treasurer, Maria Navea

Staff Advisor

Dr. Robert Woodcock, Spiritual Life Officer

Graziadio Women's Business Association

Purpose

The Graziadio Women's Business Association (GWBA) is a Pepperdine Graziadio Business School professional club that actively cultivates Best for the World Leaders by supporting, challenging, and empowering women to thrive in the business world. By engaging the community through innovative initiatives and thoughtful programming, the Women's Business Association promotes meaningful connections, diversity, and gender equity.

Connect With Us

Visit our page on the Graziadio Student Hub.

Officers

Co-President, Dianne Gutierrez

Co-President, Lauren Elsner

Vice President, Open Position

Treasurer, Open Position

Staff Advisor

Diane Singel, Executive Director, Career and Professional Development

Pepperdine Real Estate Association

Purpose

We are a dynamic and diverse association, passionate about developing our real estate expertise through academic achievement and impactful relationships within the Pepperdine & Global Real Estate communities. Our goal is to establish a solid foundation for the MS in Real Estate program through communication, respect and support. We are the voice of our program, for our program.

Connect With Us

Visit our page on the Graziadio Student Hub.

Officers

President, Open Position

Vice President, Open Position

Treasurer, Open Position

Faculty Advisor

Dr. Donn Dongshim Kim, Assistant Professor of Finance and Real Estate

Net Impact

Purpose

Net Impact is a global leadership organization committed to nurturing an extensive and influential network of current and future business visionaries who believe in making a profit while affecting a positive social and environmental change. Pepperdine Net Impact Chapter aims to create an added competitive advantage for the students by providing practical tools and knowledge on how to maximize positive business impact. It is a platform for business innovation and unique networking opportunities. Pepperdine Net Impact Chapter hosts renowned speakers, hands-on workshops, networking events, company tours and provides an opportunity to attend the annual National Net Impact Conference. Chapter members closely collaborate with Pepperdine's Certificate in Socially, Environmentally, and Ethically Responsible (SEER) Business Strategy, a nationally renowned program for its robust curriculum and the annual SEER Symposium featuring industry leaders and other executive level speakers.

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Our goals are to engage students, alumni, and businesses to discuss the use of emerging technologies in Business, Law, Science, Politics, and our everyday life. With a better understanding of how to utilize these technologies, we will be able to make an exponentially greater impact on the lives of others, furthering Pepperdine's mission of Purpose, Services, and Leadership.

Connect With Us

Visit our page on the Graziadio Student Hub.

Officers

President, Gabriella Dominic

Vice President, Priyanka Grover

Treasurer, Xiaoyue Wang

Staff Advisor

Basil Cunningham Professor

Student Organizations

Student organizations are department-sponsored student groups, boards, or councils that serve a specific purpose or function for Graziadio programs and initiatives. Membership is considered through a recommendation and application process facilitated by the sponsoring department, and membership requirements vary by organization. For more information or to apply for membership to a student organization, please review the information listed for each organization below.

Graziadio Student Advisory Board

Purpose

Facilitated by the Office of Student Engagement and Success, the Graziadio Student Advisory Board (GSAB) is an advisory body that provides a representative student voice on matters involving the student experience outside the classroom, including allocation of the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School (PGBS) Full-Time Student Activity Fee and the development and implementation of student-focused programs, initiatives, and services.

As stakeholders in their Graziadio student experience, GSAB members develop a significant level of expertise and insight into the administration of PGBS extra-curricular programs, processes, and services, and advise PGBS staff and administrators on matters that directly impact the current and future student experience.

Objectives

The GSAB is charged with the following objectives:

To advise PGBS staff and administrators on matters pertaining to the current and future student experience as the need arises.
To serve as Graziadio Business School ambassadors who foster a culture of engagement and community building within the student body.
To assist in the planning, promotion, and implementation of Student Engagement and Success initiatives such as the annual Student Involvement Fair, End-of-Term Celebration, and New Student Orientation.
To participate as student representatives at school-wide events, initiatives, and committees as the need arises.
To regularly convene a Student Activity Fee Budget Committee (SAFBC), composed of all full-time student GSAB members, to allocate PGBS Student Activity funds through a fair, equitable, and timely process.

GSAB members are selected by Student Engagement and Success staff based on an application and interview process.

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For more information visit us on the Graziadio Student Hub.

Board Members

Full-Time Program Representatives

Julie Awopetu, Full-Time MBA, Second Year

Michael P. Mardirossian, Full-Time MBA, Second Year

Alexus McLeod, MS in Business

Open Position, Full-Time MBA, First Year

Open Position, Full-Time MS Program

Open Position, Inbound Exchange Program

Part-Time Program Representatives

Emeline Neau, Part-Time MBA

Neel Parikh, Part-Time MBA

Anise Potjes, Part-Time MBA

Online Program Representatives

Lauryn Nimis, Online MBA

Anthony Gamboa, Online MBA

Staff Advisors

Genesis DeLong, Director, Student Engagement and Success

Jessica Rubalcava, Assistant Director, Student Engagement

How to Apply

Student Engagement and Success accepts Graziadio Student Advisory Board (GSAB) applications on a rolling basis as space is available.

Apply here.

Questions?

Contact Student Engagement and Success at pgbs.ses@pepperdine.edu

Graziadio Student Ambassadors

Purpose

The Graziadio Student Ambassadors (GSA) is an association that provides a student voice on matters involving any prospective student activity or experience. As participants in the graduate student body experience, members develop a significant level of expertise and insight into the administration of Pepperdine Graziadio Business School (PGBS) co-curricular programs, processes, and services, and advise PGBS staff and administrators on matters that directly impact the student recruitment process.

GSA members are selected by Recruitment staff based on a recommendation and application process.

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For more information, visit us on the Graziadio Student Hub.

How to Apply

The Recruitment office accepts Graziadio Student Ambassador applications on a rolling basis as space is available.

Apply here.

Questions?

Please contact Kandace Phyall, Director of Recruitment Operations and Partnerships.

Graziadio Scholars

Purpose

This networking organization is intended to enhance Graziadio Scholar Full-time MBA students and alumni’s connectivity w/ co-scholars, faculty, and staff throughout their educational journey and beyond. Students must be nominated, vetted, and interviewed in order to be part of this student organization.

Connect With Us

For more information, connect with us on the Graziadio Student Hub.

Questions?

Please contact Kandace Phyall, Director of Recruitment Operations and Partnerships.

MSML Champions

Purpose

The purpose of the Master of Science in Management and Leadership (MSML) Champions Group is to foster a stronger MSML community, encourage greater alumni engagement, career development opportunities, and assist in the recruitment of new MSML students through collaborative efforts.

The Graziadio MSML Champions consists of current students and alums representing this Master’s degree program. The board members are appointed to a two-year term. Candidates are selected by the current President and advisors based upon the candidate’s willingness to serve the MSML community.

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For more information please contact Desiree Williams, Employer Engagement Specialist, Professional Programs & Alumni Career Services.