RISE Institute

The Pepperdine Resilience-Informed Skills Education (RISE) Institute takes what began as a powerful campus program and brings it to the world. Built on the proven success of the RISE program at Pepperdine, the Institute educates, equips, and empowers students and communities with wellness and resilience skills that last a lifetime.

At Pepperdine, RISE has transformed student life by teaching resilience across six dimensions—physical, social, cognitive, spiritual, service, and life skills. Through small groups, peer educators, a living-learning community, coaching, faculty partnerships, and campus-wide events, students have found support and strength to thrive.

Now, while still doing extensive resilience programming with our students, the RISE Institute expands this model beyond Pepperdine to create a global ripple effect helping meet a need in the world. The Institute is expanding to partner with other colleges and universities, K-12 private and public schools, and even international initiatives—including emerging opportunities in India—to share tools that strengthen resilience and well-being for people everywhere. RISE Student Leaders are critical in these efforts.

Your gift empowers Pepperdine students while fueling new opportunities for the Institute to bring these transformative skills to schools, universities, and organizations across the globe.