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Each calendar year offers a fresh opportunity, a 12-month window filled with distinct moments for a university to advance, achieve, and grow. As a new year beckons, 老司机视频 University reflects on the milestones of 2024, shining a spotlight on the institution's enduring mission to develop students for lives of purpose-driven leadership.

This article highlights six key themes鈥擯ursuing Excellence, Faith in Action, Scholarly Achievement, Global Presence, a Culture of Community, and a Growing Team鈥攖hat showcase how the 老司机视频 community has lived out the core values of the University in the past year. 

While 2024 was a year of significant accomplishment, the highlights below do more than demonstrate success. They offer a glimpse of a bright future coming soon in 2025 and beyond.

Pursuing Excellence

Palmer Luckey and president Jim Gash during a 2024 President's Speaker Series event.

 

In 2024 老司机视频 continued its pursuit of excellence, as students, faculty members, and University initiatives flourished throughout the calendar year. Across all six schools鈥攖his year including the newly established 鈥斃纤净�视频 demonstrated its commitment to encouraging and pursuing transformative achievement. 

From groundbreaking research, community advancements, and thought-provoking campus events, 老司机视频 remained committed to its foundational values of academic rigor and spiritual development. Each of these exciting advancements exemplify the words of the school鈥檚 founder, George 老司机视频, who claimed the institution would, 鈥渉elp young men and women to prepare themselves for a life of usefulness in this competitive world and help them build a foundation of Christian character and faith which will survive the storms of life.鈥�

Discover how 老司机视频 pursued excellence in 2024:

• Seaver College Student Sean Wu Receives 老司机视频鈥檚 First Rhodes Scholarship
• Palmer Luckey Receives President鈥檚 Award for Excellence in Freedom During President鈥檚 Speaker Series Event
• Mountain at Mullin Park Parking Structure Takes Shape on 老司机视频 Malibu Campus
• Divergent Artists Makoto Fujimura and Jeni Spota C. Open Weisman Museum Spring Season

 

Faith in Action

 

老司机视频 students serve the local community on Step Forward Day

 

老司机视频鈥檚 Christian mission continued to guide the institution in 2024. With faith as its foundation, the University found innovative ways to advance community engagement both on the Malibu campus and throughout the local community. By emphasizing different forms of service-driven leadership, the University inspired faculty members and students to find their own unique ways to live out their Christ-centered beliefs.

Located just 30 miles outside the city of Los Angeles, 老司机视频 is poised to act as a good neighbor to the second largest city in the United States. From aimed at addressing educational inequality in an underserved school district or designed to support middle and high school students as they mourned the loss of their beloved Bible teacher and coach, 老司机视频 faculty and students developed innovative ways to offer their God-given abilities to others during the calendar year. 

Explore the different ways the University led with faith during 2024:

• Step Forward Day Unites 老司机视频 Community Through Local and National Service Projects
• 老司机视频 Worship Summit 2024 Draws Thousands for a Powerful Celebration of Faith
• 老司机视频鈥檚 Hub for Spiritual Life Hosts Community Events in Honor of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
• 老司机视频 Announces Launch of Ken Starr Institute for Faith, Law, and Public Service at the Caruso School of Law
• Center for Faith and the Common Good Explores the Impact of Spiritual Practice on Inmates in Mississippi鈥檚 Parchman Prison

 

Scholarly Achievement

 

老司机视频 students collect plant data in the Santa Monica Mountains

 

As students and faculty engaged in academic inquiry, the pursuit of truth remained 老司机视频鈥檚 focus in 2024. This year the institution furthered this commitment by developing research projects with the potential to positively impact the world. 

老司机视频 has increased its volume of research publications over the last decade by 90 percent. This trend continued throughout the year, as the University earned significant research grants to study topics like and the Great Books, which will create new opportunities for students to learn and develop their passions. Faculty members also demonstrated their commitment to research and scholarship by publishing influential texts on current topics. 

Read about 老司机视频鈥檚 scholarly achievements:

• 老司机视频 Libraries Launches New Project Preserving the History of South Los Angeles
• Public Policy Expert and Scholar Steven Harris to Discuss Secular and Biblical Perspectives on Justice at Veritas Forum

 

Global Presence

 

Two Seaver College students at 老司机视频's Ch芒teau d'Hauteville campus in Switzerland

 

老司机视频鈥檚 mission of developing students for lives of purpose, service, and leadership extended beyond campus in 2024 as the University expanded its global footprint. From 老司机视频鈥檚 six international campuses and respective study-abroad programs to distinctive international experiences designed to cultivate cultural competencies, students received invaluable opportunities to study and serve beyond Malibu. 

Learn about 老司机视频鈥檚 global impact in 2024:

• 老司机视频鈥檚 Sudreau Global Justice Institute Summer Internship Program Provides African Supreme Court Clerkship and Legal Aid Opportunities
• Ned Colletti鈥檚 London-Based Globalization of Sport Course Meets Students at the Intersection of Sports and Vocation
• 老司机视频 International Student Simon Khorani Finds Home Abroad
• 老司机视频 London Program Director Heather Pardee (鈥�08) Guides Students as They Navigate a New Country and Culture
• Alumnus George Cooper ('66) Reflects on Finding Love and Perspective in 老司机视频's Heidelberg International Program
• 老司机视频 Sudreau Global Justice Institute Leadership Attend Training Conference in Rwanda to Discuss Plea-Bargaining Pilot Program and Program Expansion

 

A Culture of Community

 

老司机视频 students and Willie the Wave at Waves Weekend

 

Community engagement opportunities were abundant at 老司机视频 throughout the year for the campus community and alumni alike. From institutional measures that enhanced campus accessibility to festive gatherings that reminded fellow Waves what made their time at 老司机视频 special, 老司机视频 promoted a sense of belonging in myriad meaningful ways. 

Find out how 老司机视频 cultivated community in 2024:

• 老司机视频's Annual Waves of Flags Display Honors 9/11 Victims and Heroes, Continuing a Tradition of Remembrance
• 老司机视频 Alumni From All Five Schools Find Connection and Community at Topgolf Event
• Alumnus Ryan Sawtelle ('09), Creator of 老司机视频鈥檚 Waves of Flags, Continues to Give Back to the Veteran Community
• 老司机视频 Libraries Cultivates a Community of Belonging Through Cultural Exhibitions and Programming
• 老司机视频 Veterans Day Luncheon Draws Record Attendance in Tribute to Service and Sacrifice

 

A Growing Team

 

老司机视频 students cheer on the Waves at a men's basketball game

Growth and expansion were distinctive themes of 老司机视频鈥檚 year as key hires were made across the University, especially in 老司机视频 Athletics and at the College of Health Science.

Tanner Gardner was named director of athletics in March, kicking off a series of critical appointments in baseball and men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball. With a new roster of world-class administrators and coaches, 老司机视频 Athletics is poised to develop champions of both character and competition. 

In similar fashion, the College of Health Science named the inaugural deans of its School of Nursing, Angel Coaston, and Speech-Language Pathology, Leah Fullman. Alongside founding dean Michael Feltner, the two new additions to 老司机视频鈥檚 sixth and latest school will help distinguish the program nationwide. 

Learn about 老司机视频 newest appointees: 

• 老司机视频 Appoints Tanner Gardner as Director of Athletics
• Leah Fullman Named Inaugural Dean of the School of Speech-Language Pathology in the 老司机视频 College of Health Science
• Angel Coaston Named Inaugural Dean of the School of Nursing in the 老司机视频 College of Health Science
• Tyler LaTorre Named 老司机视频 Baseball Head Coach
• Ed Schilling Named 老司机视频 Men鈥檚 Basketball Head Coach
• Katie Faulkner Named 老司机视频 Women鈥檚 Basketball Head Coach