Special Publications

SAMANTHA BLONSStaff Writer The Pepperdine Natural Science Division has a language all its own – one with which its students are quite familiar. Homework does not mean a quick worksheet, like in a communication course, but rather a 14-page calculus assignment that will take several hours. A paper does not mean an essay on a political issue or a Shakespearean play, but instead … [Read more...] about The Natural Science Division

JESSICA ROTTERStaff Writer Dr. Donna Nofziger Plank, associate professor of biology, has quite an unusual combination of passions: family, community in God, teaching and science. She has been a professor since 1998 after receiving her Ph. D. from UCLA and her B.A. in biology from Baylor.  Since she was a child, she always knew that science was her thing. “When I was a little … [Read more...] about Natural Science Division: Professor Plank

TAYLOR OLANDTStaff Writer If mathematics is the poetry of logical ideas, and great teachers teach from the heart, not the book, then Don Hancock must be one heck of a poet. This year marks Don Hancock’s 27th year teaching mathematics at Pepperdine University. He is a native Southern Californian, and has two sons who both attend Pepperdine. Among the many reasons for choosing to … [Read more...] about Natural Science Division: Professor Hancock

TIMOTHY MAKIStaff Writer Ever heard of supersymmetry? Well don’t worry, because neither have most Pepperdine students. So who should you turn to when you’re troubled with the enigmas of subatomic particle physics or the most perplexing issues of mathematical science? Professor Kevin Iga. This ever-smiling and popular Pepperdine mathematics professor has one of the biggest … [Read more...] about Natural Science Division: Professor Iga

NAOMI BYRDStaff Writer “I want people to see me as an actual person before I mention that I am a Math teacher. I will purposefully mention my occupation at the very end of a conversation because I don’t want to be judged.” Those are the words of Pepperdine professor Carol Adjemian, but it is hard to imagine judgment being placed on a math teacher who has such a challenging and … [Read more...] about Natural Science Division: Professor Adjemian