2025年上升峰会重点关注复原力的认知层面； that is, how accepting challenges, developing a growth mindset, and changing irrational thoughts can support our ability to move through expected and unexpected challenges. There was a special emphasis on seeing failure as an opportunity for growth. This two-part event featured a lunch keynote session and a dinner panel session.

The 2025 增加峰会 featured Dr. Shauna Shapiro as the keynote speaker during the lunch session. Dr. Shauna Shapiro is a mother, best-selling author, clinical psychologist and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and self-compassion. She is a professor at Santa Clara University and has published over 150 papers and three critically acclaimed books, translated into 23 languages. Dr. Shapiro has presented her research to the King of Thailand, the Danish Government, Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Summit, and the World Council for Psychotherapy, as well as to Fortune 100 Companies including Google, Cisco Systems and LinkedIn. Her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Oprah, NPR, and the American Psychologist. Dr. Shapiro is a summa cum laude graduate of Duke University and her TEDx Talk, The Power of Mindfulness, has been viewed over 3.5 million times.

In partnership with Pepperdine’s 信仰与学习中心 and their Callings program, the dinner session featured Pepperdine Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Dr. Tomas Martinez. Dr. Martinez was born in Baldwin Park, California, in the San Gabriel Valley. He earned his PhD in 1979, in the field of 社区/Clinical Psychology, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Since then, Dr. Martinez had served for the past forty-five years and is now Professor Emeritus of Psychology with the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, and 西维尔大学 at 佩珀代因大学 in Malibu. Dr. Martinez is responsible for developing the first mental health crisis services program in the San Fernando Valley in 1982 targeted to the Latino community, Manos De Esperanza, as part of the San Fernando 社区 Mental Health Centers Inc. Dr. Martinez was also the founder, as a consulting psychologist, to El Centro de Amistad Inc., a non-profit, community-based organization currently servicing 10,000 low-income community members in the Northern Los Angeles area. Currently he serves as a member of the Board and one of the founders of the Luminarias Institute, a treatment and training center for Latino mental health therapists.

The dinner session also featured a panel of Pepperdine undergraduate and graduate student speakers who shared their own compelling stories of cognitive resilience. 讲完故事后，托马斯·马丁内斯博士主持了问答环节。

2024年上升峰会关注的是复原力的精神层面； that is, how adopting a faith perspective, engaging in spiritual practices, and belonging to a faith community can support our ability to move through expected and unexpected challenges. 这次活动分为两部分，包括午餐主题会议和晚餐小组会议。

In partnership with Pepperdine faculty Dr. John Peterson and the NetVUE Grant, the 2024 增加峰会 featured Dr. Deanna A. Thompson as the keynote speaker during the lunch session. Dr. Deanna A. Thompson is Director of the Lutheran Center for Faith, Values and 社区 and Martin E. Marty Regents Chair in Religion and the Academy, and she is the author of five books, including The Virtual Body of Christ in a Suffering World on how digital tools can help us better care for those who suffer and Glimpsing Resurrection: Trauma, Cancer, and Ministry about where the Christian story meets those undone by serious illness. In addition, Thompson’s writings have appeared in the Huffington Post, Christian Century, Gather, and beyond.

The dinner session featured a panel of Pepperdine undergraduate and graduate student speakers who shared their own compelling stories of spiritual resilience. Following the time of storytelling, a Q&A session was moderated by Dr. Deanna A. Thompson.

2023年上升峰会侧重于复原力的物理层面； that is, how taking care of our bodies by engaging in movement, practicing healthy eating, and prioritizing sleep is key for our ability to bounce back from expected and unexpected adversity.

This two-day event featured a keynote speaker, sharing about the science behind taking care of our bodies, a panel formed by Pepperdine students, faculty, and staff, sharing their inspiring stories of physical resilience, followed by a Q&A session. While day one of the Summit was geared toward the graduate student population and day two to the undergraduate population, all students, faculty, and staff were welcome to attend either of the sessions.

2023年上升峰会邀请了Donna Nofziger博士作为主讲嘉宾。 Dr. Donna Nofziger is a Professor of Biology at 西维尔大学 (佩珀代因大学) and teaches classes in cellular, molecular, and developmental biology. She is a Los Angeles native who earned her undergraduate degree in biology at Baylor University and her PhD from UCLA as part of the Molecular Biology Institute. She has loved every moment of her 25 years teaching at Pepperdine and in particular enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for learning about the natural world with her students.

首届2022年上升峰会聚焦于韧性的认知维度； that is, how expecting challenges, adopting a growth mindset, and changing irrational/unhelpful thoughts can support our capacity to make it through expected and unexpected adversities. "Metamorphosis" was the theme of the Summit, rooted in the idea that we are able to be renewed by the transforming of our minds (罗马书12:2) and build healthier practices to help us be more resilient.

This inaugural event featured a keynote speaker presentation, dinner, and 上升’s brain bingo. Head coach emeritus and olympian 此人名叫Marv丹菲 and associate vice president/university registrar 挂勒 served as the dual keynote speakers for the Summit and shared their stories of transformation and resilience.