PUC's Mathematics and Physics Department has seen many changes in the past five years. Some of our longest-serving faculty retired, with a few others accepting calls to other institutions. Fortunately, we have two emeritus professors, Lloyd Best and Richard Rockwell, teaching in the area. The newest face in the department, Dr. Timothy Robertson (no known relation to me), hit the ground running when he arrived in January 2023. A recent graduate of The University of Tennessee – Knoxville, he continues to grow and develop the Data Science (B.S) program and is attracting new majors in the B.A. mathematics program. 

With increased interest in our department, we restarted the Engineering A.S. degree again. Temporarily suspended due to low enrollment and limited resources during the pandemic, academy students have been inquiring about the availability of engineering. I am happy Introduction to Engineering will be back again in the Fall of 2025. 

The department has a longstanding history of producing high-performing engineering majors. I remember having 17 freshmen in that course when I began teaching it in 2003. I look forward to building our program back up to those levels soon. Additionally, we are working closely with the engineering schools at our sister Adventist institutions. So, once again, we will send our highly-prepared graduates on to their engineering bachelor programs.