在提摩太后书1:7中，神的能力的希腊语是δ αμις或Dunamis。 Guided by
love for all members of the Pepperdine community, discernment of the Holy Spirit,
and receptiveness to Dunamis, the 社区归属感办事处 (OCB) facilitates
the creation of fertile ground in which all Pepperdine community members know they
belong and can reach the levels of spiritual, intellectual, and professional development
that God has planned for them.
我们的使命
Pepperdine’s 社区归属感办事处 connects, supports, and equips our faculty,
staff, and students as they create and sustain a unified Pepperdine community.
我们的愿景
Pepperdine’s 社区归属感办事处 connects local and global stakeholders
as it invokes and embraces Dunamis (the power of God) to serve the world as leading thinkers and practitioners unifying
God’s diverse humanity through the integration of faith, leadership, and organizational
development.
我们的方法
我们的干预哲学是欣赏式询问。 We engage all University
stakeholders and leverage Pepperdine’s myriad strengths and resources to unify our
community in its varied pursuits of excellence. Our operating definition of belonging
is the 华体会体育 of being one experiences when Ubuntic Inclusion is put into practice.
We aim to infuse care, communication, connection, mentoring and coaching, fairness,
trust, visibility and reward, and positive experiences of belonging into every interaction,
strategy, process, practice, structure, and space in each of our locations for every
faculty, staff, contractor, guest, and student at Pepperdine.
认识团队
J.古斯比·史密斯
社区归属副总裁兼首席多元化官
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J.古斯比·史密斯
J.古斯比·史密斯 serves as the University’s inaugural vice president for community
belonging and chief diversity officer. Guided by God's call to unite God's people,
Smith approaches her specialty areas of human diversity, inclusion, and belonging
with intellectual rigor, methodological soundness, patience, a healing spirit, a love
for humanity, and a good-natured sense of humor.
Before rejoining Pepperdine, where she had previously served as a faculty member in
西维尔大学’s Business Administration Division, as a member of the 西维尔大学
Diversity Council, and as inaugural faculty co-chair of the university diversity council
with Edna Powell, and as an adjunct member of the Graziadio faculty, Smith served
as a faculty member, assistant provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion, and director
of the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Center at The Citadel, The Military
College of South Carolina. She also taught at California State University, Channel
Islands and Butler University.
A nationally sought-after public speaker, educator, and consultant, Smith has worked
with a wide range of organizations. At Greater St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal
Church in Charleston, South Carolina, she served as a Women’s Missionary Society Worship
Leader, Steward, Young People's Division Director, and as an online Bible study teacher.
She is a member of Mensa America, Jack and Jill of America, and Alpha Kappa Alpha
sorority, having previously served as inaugural faculty advisor and later graduate
advisor for Pepperdine’s Tau Lambda chapter.
Smith earned a BS in computer science from Spelman College and an MBA and PhD in organizational
behavior from Case Western Reserve University. In 2022, she completed her MDiv from
the Interdenominational Theological Center’s Turner Seminary and was ordained an Itinerant
Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
April Harris Akinloye（2000届，05届硕士）
负责社区归属的助理副总裁
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April Harris Akinloye（2000届，05届硕士）
A native of Los Angeles, April Harris Akinloye (’00, MA ’05) works as the assistant
vice president for community belonging. In this position, she assists with developing
the strategic vision, rolling out programs, evaluating outcomes, fostering partnerships,
and managing initiatives.
Harris Akinloye is a double alumna of Pepperdine, holding a BA in speech communication
from 西维尔大学 and an MA in education from the Graduate School of Education and
Psychology. She earned her PhD in education from the University of California, Santa
Barbara.
华体会体育