Alumni Park (Pepperdine)

Alumni Park
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TypeUrban park
LocationMalibu, California
Coordinates34°02′19.26″N 118°42′27.29″W / 34.0386833°N 118.7075806°W / 34.0386833; -118.7075806
Area30 acres (0.12 km2)
Owned byPepperdine University
Operated byPepperdine University

Alumni Park, is a private park owned by Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. The park is a 30 acre expanse of trails, lawns, hills, ponds and coral trees. The 40,000 square feet ponds are considered open reservoirs of reclaimed water.[1] The park hosts an annual Waves of Flags display. Nearly 3,000 flags are displayed each September to commemorate each of the lives lost in the September 11 attacks.[2][3]

Alumni Park is the home course for the Pepperdine Waves men's and women's cross country teams.[4][5] It hosted the 2013 West Coast Conference cross country championship.[6]

The park is used for university graduation ceremonies[7] and is also used for music events.[8][9]

  1. ^ "Alumni Park". pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  2. ^ "Pepperdine Waves of Flags on display". malibutimes.com. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  3. ^ "Pepperdine's 'Waves of Flags' Display Commemorates Lives Lost on 9/11". nbclosangeles.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  4. ^ "Pepperdine Invitational Alumni Park - Malibu, Calif". ucirvinesports.com. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  5. ^ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: All-Time Meet History Pepperdine Invitational". ustfccca.org. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  6. ^ "Alumni Park". ca.milesplit.com. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  7. ^ "Graduation Schedule". seaver.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  8. ^ "Jimmy Eat World Setlist at Alumni Park, Malibu, CA, USA". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  9. ^ "COIN Setlist at Alumni Park, Malibu, CA, USA". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-06-24.