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The Campaign for Pepperdine…Changing Lives
Lights, Camera,
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Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture Steps into the Spotlight By Nate Ethell (’08) You won’t have to look far to find the next generation of storytellers and media executives in Hollywood. They’re already in Malibu at Pepperdine University’s new Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture. Launched in 2009, the center is a $10 million priority for the Campaign for Pepperdine with one big aspiration: to be recognized as one of the top 25 cinema and media arts programs in the world. To achieve this vision, the center seeks to become an independently funded institute that focuses on the power of story and business strategy in the entertainment industry. In the years since the center’s launch, founding director Craig Detweiler, associate professor of communication at Seaver College, has successfully built upon the strengths of Pepperdine’s existing graduate and undergraduate programs, including its master of fine arts degree in screen and television writing, as well as a new master of arts in media production.
The Campaign for Pepperdine
“A gift that empowers storytellers will change a generation.” Brad Cummings (’88) Cofounder and CEO, Windblown Media
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