RISE Roundtable

RISE With Sam & Daniela: Resilience in Goal-Setting

Daniela Lopez and Samantha Rosser, RISE Marketing Student Employees, take a seat at the RISE Roundtable and reflect on a challenge they took upon themselves over the summer dedicated to enhancing their resilience skills: The RISE Up Challenge. This 75-day challenge encouraged students to set 6 goals for themselves based on the dimensions of resilience: social, physical, cognitive, life skills, service, and spiritual. We also hear from three Pepperdine community members, who each share about a goal they have set to strengthen their resilience. Connect with us: * Email: Resilience@pepperdine.edu [Resilience@pepperdine.edu] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/pepperdinerise/?hl=en]: @pepperdinerise * YouTube: https://youtube.com/@PepperdineRISE-fb2vz?si=qtjB7yWoqwsJhte9 [https://youtube.com/@PepperdineRISE-fb2vz?si=qtjB7yWoqwsJhte9] * Website [https://www.pepperdine.edu/rise/]: www.pepperdine.edu/rise/ [https://www.pepperdine.edu/rise/] * Share Your Thoughts!: [https://forms.gle/feim7mvcNDFWngpz6] https://forms.gle/HztkVNgrW85bvvd1A [https://forms.gle/HztkVNgrW85bvvd1A] In this episode, we discuss the following: * 1:28 Introducing Sam, Daniela, and the "RISE Up" Summer Challenge * 3:04 Sam and Daniela's SMART Goals based on the dimensions of resilience * 6:13 Week 1 of the RISE Up Challenge, adjusting goals as needed * 8:10 Working through unhelpful thoughts and other roadblocks * 10:30 Their Life Skills goal: Limiting screen time * 13:20 Reflecting on their physical dimension goal and how it changed their mindset * 16:01 Reflecting on their cognitive dimension goal, increasing mindfulness * 18:15 Reflecting on their social dimension goal * 22:02 Tips for success

RISE With Myers Mentzer: Resilient Leadership

Myers Mentzer, Seaver College Class of 2025 student and Student Government Association President, joined RISE Podcast Producer Owen Mirka at the RISE Roundtable. Myers shares her resilience journey as a student leader. We also hear from three Pepperdine community members, who each share a person in their life whom they look up to as a leader who exhibits profound resilience. Connect with us: * Email: Resilience@pepperdine.edu [Resilience@pepperdine.edu] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/pepperdinerise/?hl=en]: @pepperdinerise * YouTube: https://youtube.com/@PepperdineRISE-fb2vz?si=qtjB7yWoqwsJhte9 [https://youtube.com/@PepperdineRISE-fb2vz?si=qtjB7yWoqwsJhte9] * Website [https://www.pepperdine.edu/rise/]: www.pepperdine.edu/rise/ [https://www.pepperdine.edu/rise/] * Share Your Thoughts!: [https://forms.gle/feim7mvcNDFWngpz6] https://forms.gle/HztkVNgrW85bvvd1A [https://forms.gle/HztkVNgrW85bvvd1A] In this episode, we discuss the following: * 0:00 Pepperdine community members share a leader they look up to * 2:03 Introducing Myers Mentzer * 7:03 What it means to Myers to be a leader—service * 8:55 The importance of faith in Myers's approach to leadership * 11:09 Resilience in advocacy work * 17:20 The life skills dimension of resilience, an approach to technology * 19:44 Growing in the social dimension at International Programs * 27:40 How faith plays a role in Myers's life * 30:33 Navigating grief as a peer and as a leader

RISE With Dr. Terra Hall: Resilience Through Change

Dr. Terra Hall, Associate Dean of Student Affairs at Pepperdine, joined RISE Podcast Producer Bo Jaden James at the RISE Roundtable. Dr. Hall shares her inspiring faith-driven journey of resilience and her work in cultivating community for all students. We also hear from three Pepperdine community members, who each how they have found a sense of belonging at Pepperdine to enhance their social and cognitive resilience: Molleigh Pompilio, Greek Life Coordinator; Kōlea Suehiro, Student Resident Advisor; and Harold Aguayo-Raya, Assistant Director of Intercultural Affairs. Connect with us: * Email: Resilience@pepperdine.edu [Resilience@pepperdine.edu] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/pepperdinerise/?hl=en]: @pepperdinerise * YouTube: https://youtube.com/@PepperdineRISE-fb2vz?si=qtjB7yWoqwsJhte9 [https://youtube.com/@PepperdineRISE-fb2vz?si=qtjB7yWoqwsJhte9] * Website [https://www.pepperdine.edu/rise/]: www.pepperdine.edu/rise/ [https://www.pepperdine.edu/rise/] * Share Your Thoughts!: [https://forms.gle/feim7mvcNDFWngpz6] https://forms.gle/HztkVNgrW85bvvd1A [https://forms.gle/HztkVNgrW85bvvd1A] In this episode, we discuss the following: * 0:33 Pepperdine community members share how they have found a sense of belonging * 4:50 Dr. Hall's role and impact at Pepperdine University * 8:35 Dr. Hall's journey to Pepperdine * 9:45 How Dr. Hall got into the work of community belonging * 12:14 Dr. Hall defines resilience as a commitment and a recognition of the resilience of others * 16:20 How Dr. Hall leans on faith and scripture to navigate challenging and difficult situations in her life * 20:20 Dr. Hall's spiritual dimension of resilience practice of early prayer and meditation * 23:42 The significance of a spiritual community for resilience * 24:49 Intentional resilience habits that Dr. Hall is practicing * 29:17 The power of cultivating community amid changing circumstances * 32:40 Students who showed Dr. Hall what resilience can look like * 37:15 Dr. Hall's message for students * 40:09 Confronting imposter syndrome and increasing belonging

RISE With Alumni: Kenneth Vargas & Emily Shaw

Pepperdine alumni Kenneth Vargas, RISE Podcast Producer, and Emily Shaw, RISE Program Specialist, sit around the RISE Roundtable to reflect on their resilience journeys at Pepperdine and post-grade and share some tips and insights they learned along the way. We also hear from three more Pepperdine alumni, who each share what has supported their resilience throughout their college career and postgraduate experience: R.J. Wicks, Allie McMullen, and Devin Cooke. Links: * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PepperdineRISE-fb2vz [https://www.youtube.com/@PepperdineRISE-fb2vz] * Website: www.pepperdine.edu/rise/ [https://www.pepperdine.edu/rise/] * Instagram: @pepperdinerise * Recommend a guest: https://forms.gle/HztkVNgrW85bvvd1A [https://forms.gle/HztkVNgrW85bvvd1A] In this episode, we discuss the following: * 5:46 Kenny shares how he optimized his limited time as a student at Pepperdine * 9:42 Emily talks about how she thought about the time management building block of the life skills dimension while she was a student * 11:12 Having a growth mindset and learning mentality when taking on new opportunities as students * 12:17 Trying to operate from a mindset of gratitude rather than perfectionism * 14:43 Reflecting on our relationships with our parents and loved ones * 20:49 Being curious about and having empathy toward our parents and people we've known for a long time * 23:06 Research that shows just how important relationships are for one's well-being and resilience * 27:30 Prioritizing our physical resilience and why that's important * 28:45 How to overcome mood changes when it comes to taking care of our physical resilience * 30:56 The importance of time management as a life skill * 33:49 Embracing creativity and nature as a resilience practice * 39:12 Pepperdine's motto "Freely ye received, freely give"

RISE With Nicole Fashaw: Resilience Through Music

Nicole Fashaw, rising senior, joins RISE Podcast Producer Bo Jaden James at the RISE Roundtable. The two discuss the power of music and songwriting to strengthen one's resilience, and Nicole does a special performance of an original song. We also hear from three Pepperdine community members, who each share a song that reminds them about resilience: Seaver alumni (Class of 2024) Alyssa Medina, Lidia Qaladh, and Madilyn Henshaw. Links: * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PepperdineRISE-fb2vz [https://www.youtube.com/@PepperdineRISE-fb2vz] * Website: www.pepperdine.edu/rise/ [https://www.pepperdine.edu/rise/] * Instagram: @pepperdinerise * Recommend a guest: https://forms.gle/HztkVNgrW85bvvd1A [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkZHUFlGY0pJSUpDTHQ0NHVoRVZpUnFRMzRQUXxBQ3Jtc0ttaU9zYldZV0dlaE1DSGhGNkc2NEdVUEZoekNwclVFdl9FYVkxWXBrTjk0aW9SaHF2Vzl6bndEUy1oSUVPSFp0ZUlPekVjUEdBa0NTbERUUjJYd3FuZzBIMjNGTi0tNklCazBPeW93SnV6MzNHeVpiUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FHztkVNgrW85bvvd1A&v=biO2xOaeoBQ] In this episode, we discuss the following: * 0:30 Nicole Fashaw and all her commitments and leadership positions * 2:48 Being a part of the RISE Interest Community * 4:46 Managing different leadership roles and commitments * 7:15 What gets Nicole out of bed * 8:44 Music as a positive coping mechanism * 11:02 The first song Nicole has ever written * 12:58 Music-making and resilience * 15:21 Navigating imposter syndrome and feelings of not being enough * 18:22 Nicole's relationship with God * 23:39 The spiritual dimension of resilience * 24:21 Nicole provides context for her song "Finally Seen" * 25:32 Nicole performs her song "Finally Seen"