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You can be part of bringing this exciting new phase to Pepperdine’s athletics and student life!
The Mountain at Mullin Park is an extraordinary new campus initiative that will transform our Waves community and the experience of every student on the Malibu campus. It will cultivate a spirit of community and belonging…and serve as the new central hub for student fitness and wellness, Waves athletics, campus gatherings and more. The complex will include a three-story indoor sports arena concert hall with an adjacent three-story student fitness and engagement center. We expect to break ground on the project in early 2024 and wrap up in 2026.
The quality of our athletics programs will benefit tremendously, and the student life experience will soar to new heights.
The first building, a student fitness building called “The Mountain’s Fitness, Wellness & Recreation Center,” will help actualize the Pepperdine Resilience-Informed Skills Education (RISE) program launched in fall 2019. The goal is to help students develop resilience skills, care for themselves and their peers in times of need, and reinforce their ability to bounce back from life’s challenges.
The first floor of the building will feature a 10,000 square-foot fitness center with top-of-the-line cardio and weight equipment. The second floor will offer group exercise classes, personal training spaces, locker rooms, and a fitness terrace. The third floor will have ocean view terraces, a student recreation lounge with room for study and “amenities for play” (like pool tables), administrative offices, and meeting rooms.
A multi-level parking garage for the new complex will hold 831 vehicles — replacing the parking spaces lost by constructing two buildings and various outdoor areas on top of the Rho parking lot.
The second building, the athletics and event complex, will be adjacent to the first building and roughly three stories high. It will include a multi-activity indoor court (MAC) designed for athletic practice and student recreation. A state-of-the-art arena court will be the new home of Waves Division 1 men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams, with locker rooms, a green room, an official’s room, and two VIP suites. The indoor arena will replace the Firestone Fieldhouse as Pepperdine’s primary athletic facility.
Up to 3,600 attendees will fit in the stands, and a 360-degree LED screen will allow fans to see the action up close.
The arena can be converted into a venue for other events like concerts and speaker series and can hold up to 4,000 attendees.
The outdoor areas between the buildings will include multi-level ocean-view terraces with seating and an infinity pool, a café, the Arena Club, and Mullin Park.
Double Your Impact
During this 24 hour period, your gifts to make The Mountain a reality will be DOUBLED (Up to $7,500) thanks to the generosity of the Pepperdine Board of Regents who will double every dollar that comes in.