STUDENT SERVICES

The Student Services Office restructured the advising area of the department to provide more oversight and student support, including hiring an additional academic advisor to the Education Division. The team also supported the students with the transition back to on-campus operations. Additionally, the office also partnered with the Office of Student Accessibility, Office of International Student Services, Student Health Center, Counseling Center, Student Care Team, and the RISE program in an expansion of student services.

The GSEP Writing Support team served students with 2,320 appointments last year; it completed 112 writing presentations in classes, relaunched its dissertation boot camp, offered its Virtual Open House to introduce its services to new and returning students, and initiated the “Jumpstart Your Writing” series with monthly webinars.

New Tech Initiatives

Students in the popular clinical psychology programs received an upgrade to their record keeping with the successful integration of Tevera, a platform for tracking student hours in practicum and reporting on their progress,

Psychology students in the doctoral program now enjoy the use of a telehealth system for interacting with clients.

In collaboration with the virtual initiatives team, GSEP implemented audio and visual improvements, enhancing the experience of all virtual event attendees.

Hands-On Counseling

To provide both practical experience to Psychology Division students and serve the community with affordable counseling, GSEP manages counseling clinics in West Los Angeles and Irvine. The clinics offer high-quality, individualized psychological services and support to the Pepperdine and external communities. Master’s- and doctorallevel interns staff the clinics with training and supervision by licensed psychologists. Evaluations and therapy plans are specifically tailored for individual clients, who pay based on a sliding scale according to annual income and number of dependents. The clinics are not revenuegenerating entities and are subsidized by the Dean’s Excellence Fund.