Case Study: Pepperdine University achieves cloud-based collaboration and remote work flexibility with Google Workspace for Education

At Pepperdine University, Google Workspace helps faculty, staff, and students work and learn beyond the campus

Pepperdine University turned to Google for Education and Google Workspace for Education when its legacy email, file storage, and conferencing tools were slowing down faculty, staff, and students. The university needed a more modern, flexible way to support its campus community across California and around the world, while reducing the time spent managing email and improving access to communication tools.

Google for Education helped Pepperdine migrate to Google Workspace, including Gmail, Google Meet, Calendar, and Drive, with a careful six-month change-management effort that included training, town halls, and white-glove support for early adopters. The result was a smoother transition and stronger adoption, with users saving 30 minutes of weekly email management time each, gaining remote-work capabilities, and improving disaster recovery through cloud-based access from any device.

Pepperdine University

Jordan Lott

Manager of IT Training