Faculty Services

1. Academic Regalia

The Pepperdine College of Health Science dean's ofﬁce provides services to faculty members who may desire to rent academic regalia to attend commencement and convocation ceremonies. A staff member will reach out to faculty members for their orders in advance of the ceremonies.

2. Athletic Facilities

As an employee benefit, faculty and their immediate families may use the athletic facilities when available and during hours posted at each facility. Employees are required to furnish current University identiﬁcation. Dependents are also required to show University identiﬁcation cards, which will be supplied by Human Resources upon request. Guest passes may be obtained by employees in Suite 210 of the Tyler Campus Center during open hours with a valid Pepperdine ID. For weekend use, guest passes must be obtained during the normal business hours during the week. Faculty are allowed to receive a three-day guest pass valid for up to four guests four times per academic year. For facility hours and policies, visit the Recreational Facilities page on Campus Recreation's website.

3. Business Cards

Business cards will be printed and issued to faculty members upon request. The cards must be ordered by requisition and approved by the College of Health Science dean's ofﬁce. These cards may refer only to functions afﬁliated with Pepperdine University.

4. Campus Store

4.1. The University Campus Store on the Malibu campus offers a variety of trade and reference books, school and ofﬁce supplies, and general merchandise. A 20% discount is extended to all faculty and staff members (excluding select technology products) upon presentation of a valid Pepperdine ID.

Ofﬁce supplies are also available at the Campus Store. A 30% discount is extended when a department uses a purchase order for payment.

4.2. Faculty members must submit their textbook adoptions to the Campus Store in a timely manner with consideration of the Campus Store's adoption deadlines. When faculty members are able to submit adoptions in time, it helps to ensure there will be enough time for students to secure their course materials before classes begin, and it also helps the Campus Store to provide the maximum quantities of used books for our students. Our Campus Store is committed to providing textbooks (new, used, and online) at the most affordable rates possible and will match prices listed on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, when students purchase in-store.

Please note, desk copies or complimentary copies of textbooks must be ordered through school/program ofﬁces and are not available through the Campus Store.

There are four ways faculty members can place their textbook adoptions:

4.2.1. Follett Discover Online - Faculty may access this site through the WaveNet portal; please click on the "Faculty tab" and then click on the "Follett Discover" link.
4.2.2. Email - Faculty may email the Course Materials Market Manager, Danielle Nodine, at d.nodine@follett.com.
4.2.3. Phone - Faculty may call the Campus Store Manager, Seema Sharma, at 310-506-4291.
4.2.4. In-person - Please feel free to walk into the Campus Store and place a textbook adoption with a team member.

4.3. Special supply orders needed for classes should be discussed with the Campus Store manager. The Campus Store will stock all textbooks required or recommended by faculty members including, upon request, faculty publications and special orders of any books currently in print.

5. Center for the Arts

The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts is home to Smothers Theatre, Lindhurst Theatre, Raitt Recital Hall, and the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art. Each year, the Center for the Arts hosts over 250 events including high-quality art exhibitions and performances by students, internationally acclaimed artists, and community groups.

Admission to the Weisman Museum is free. Faculty/staff discounts are available on select tickets when presenting a valid Pepperdine faculty/staff ID at the time of purchase. The Center for the Arts also works with faculty members to develop special museum tours and residency activities for Pepperdine students. For program information, call the Box Ofﬁce at x4522 or visit the Center for the Arts website.

6. Clerical Assistance

Administrative assistant help is provided to all College of Health Science faculty by full-time, regular staff.

7. Faculty Ofﬁces and Classroom Assignments

Faculty ofﬁce assignments are made by the College of Health Science dean's ofﬁce in consultation with the appropriate school dean or program director. Classroom assignments are made by the school dean or program director and approved by the dean of the College of Health Science. Inquiries regarding classroom use for purposes other than scheduled classes should be made to the dean's office.

8. ID Cards and Employee Discounts

The University requires that all faculty and staff members have a University identiﬁcation card in their possession at all times while on campus property. The card is used to obtain access to secure buildings, parking lots, and for library resource access. It acts as a debit card for services such as dining and personal photocopying at printers. The ID card also provides admission to all University events and facilities for which student identiﬁcation cards provide admission, including regular-season home athletic events. Discounts for amusement parks, movie theaters, and local restaurants and services are available through OneStop using a valid Pepperdine ID.

ID cards are available for all faculty and staff and are obtained from Human Resources.

9. Information Technology Support and Services

The Information Technology department provides a full range of technology services for University students and faculty.

9.1 Network, Telephones, and the Internet

9.1.1. All Pepperdine faculty, staff, and students are given a Network ID, network password and a Pepperdine email address. Computers connected to the University's network can access email, the Internet, various servers and applications, the University WaveNet portal, and the digital resources of the University library. Pepperdine University has wireless networking capabilities in all non-residential buildings and in most educational facilities.
9.1.2. To allow for the proper use and management of all University computing and network resources, all computers connecting to Pepperdine's network are subject to the University's Computer and Network Responsible Usage Policy.

9.2. Telephone Services

9.2.1. Ofﬁce Telephone and Voicemail

Your division ofﬁce will arrange for a telephone and service for each faculty ofﬁce. The University voice mail system is integrated with the email system to allow voice mail to be heard through your email inbox.
9.2.2. The University telephone system is intended for business use by the University faculty and staff.
9.2.3. A faculty/staff telephone and email directory is available for reference.

9.3. Pepperdine WaveNet

WaveNet is a web-based information portal that provides members of the Pepperdine University community with access to personal information such as paychecks and beneﬁts. Students use WaveNet to register for classes, check grades, make payments to student accounts, and to access the library catalog and electronic resources. Faculty also use WaveNet to check course rosters, submit grades, access student information and degree audit reports, and enter advising ﬂags. Login to WaveNet requires a University-issued Network ID and password.

9.4. Pepperdine Canvas and Digital Campus

9.4.1. Pepperdine Canvas is Pepperdine's learning management system (LMS). The service offers tools for course management, collaboration, content delivery, and assessment to support teaching and learning. For more information or training, contact Technology & Learning or visit the Pepperdine Canvas guides.

9.4.2. Digital Campus is the LMS for 2U-partnered academic programs. Built on the Canvas LMS platform, it offers tools for course management, collaboration, content delivery, and assessment to support teaching and learning. For more information or training, please coordinate with your academic program or the Center for Digital Learning.

9.5. Technology Training

Both the College of Health Science and Pepperdine Information Technology (IT) offer training opportunities. To view the Pepperdine IT online and instructor-led offerings, please visit the IT Training website. For one-on-one training, please contact the College of Health Science's Instructional Technology Support team.

9.6. Tech Central

Tech Central is Pepperdine University's Information Technology support center, offering total technology support for students, faculty, and staff. Tech Central is located on the basement level of the Thornton Administrative Center on the Malibu campus. Visit Tech Central's website for more information.

Tech Central provides in-person support on the Malibu campus during business hours and full telephone technical support 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, at 310-506-HELP (4357).

9.7. Technology & Learning

The Technology & Learning (TechLearn) team of Information Technology partners with faculty to develop innovative and helpful ways to foster learning using educational technology. They offer professional development options for the University's central teaching and learning tools. Request a one-on-one consultation by sending an email to techlearn@pepperdine.edu or by submitting a TechLearn consultation request.

9.8. Technology Discounts

Information Technology provides speciﬁc technology discounts for University faculty, students and staff. Through established partnerships with select vendors, Information Technology offers special pricing on software and hardware. Visit Information Technology's website for details on available technology discounts.

9.9. Information Technology Questions and Assistance

Additional information is available on the IT website. Assistance for University computing and printing is available by calling Tech Central at 310-506-4357 (HELP). Classroom support is provided by the IT Audio Visual Technologies (AVT) team at 310-506-6953. The College of Health Science's Instructional Technology Support team provides support for College- and School-specific technology and for classroom technology when support from Tech Central or AVT is not available.

10. Instructional and Ofﬁce Supplies

Ofﬁce supplies come under the school or academic program budget and such expenses are authorized by the school dean or director, respectively.

11. Keys / Card Swipe Access

An employee's University identiﬁcation card is used to obtain access to individual ofﬁces, secure buildings, and gated parking lots, as appropriate to their role. Access will be provided on a timely basis. Requests for additional access must be made via the academic division ofﬁce manager. For questions or access issues, please contact Michael Landis via michael.landis@pepperdine.edu or at 310-506-7346.

Requests for University keys must be made via the College of Health Science dean to the Department of Facilities Services (DFS) via Etrieve. Lost keys should be reported immediately to the Department of Public Safety. No key should ever be lent to someone else, nor should a key ever be duplicated.

12. Mail Services

12.1. Mail Services is responsible for all incoming and outgoing mail and material for the University through the following areas:

12.1.1. Mail Services provides internal communication for all campus locations of the University and the metering of outgoing mail for dispatch to the US Postal Service. A retail window is located in Mail Services located on the DFS pad for the mailing of personal US mail and UPS packages. Mail Services must observe US postal regulations and requirements in order to process US mail.
12.1.2. Central Receiving and Shipping handles all incoming and outgoing freight shipments for the University. Incoming UPS and FedEx packages for departments will be delivered to the departments by Mail Services couriers. Arrangements for large truck freight shipments will be made with the departments.

12.2. Mail Services operates under the following policies and procedures:

12.2.1. Hours of operation are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, with the Retail Window hours of operation from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
12.2.2. All personal mail must be properly stamped and sealed.
12.2.3. Only ofﬁcial University mail, which is to be charged to a departmental account, may be submitted for metering. The proper departmental name and mail code should appear on the upper left-hand corner of the mail piece or bundle.
12.2.4. Mail Services will accept personal checks and credit cards.
12.2.5. Certiﬁed mail, insured, and other special service mail to be metered should be clearly marked and separated from other mail.
12.2.6. Campus mail for Malibu or any of the graduate campuses requires no postage; however, campus mail should be separated from outgoing First Class mail.
12.2.7. Visit the Mail Services web page for more information or call Mail Services at x4293 with any questions regarding campus mail.

13. Parking

The University maintains several parking lots for the convenience of faculty members, students, and visitors. Faculty members must register their cars with the Department of Public Safety and receive a parking permit which must be displayed while on campus. This permit entitles faculty members to park in parking spaces in their assigned parking lot(s). Faculty members are expected to observe all campus parking and trafﬁc regulations. For a full explanation of all vehicle regulations, refer to the Department of Public Safety's Parking Information web page.

14. Payson Library & Library Services

Payson Library serves as the main library for Pepperdine University and contains the majority of the University libraries' print collections. A branch of the Payson library is present at the Calabasas campus.

Inspired by the University's mission, Pepperdine Libraries serve the learning community by facilitating exploration, discovery, and creativity. Students, faculty, and staff have access to more than 1.4 million items via the library catalog and 3 billion items via interlibrary loan. Library materials are searchable in the online catalog on the Libraries' website, and circulating items may be requested for pickup at any of the Pepperdine Libraries locations. The community also has access to more than 100 electronic databases featuring 65,000 journals, more than 500,000 e-books, and thousands of papers in Digital Commons, the institutional repository for Pepperdine scholarship.

There are three library locations in Malibu (Drescher Graduate Campus Library, Jerene Appleby Harnish Law Library, and Payson Library) and other libraries across Southern California (West Los Angeles Graduate Campus Library, and Irvine Graduate Campus Library). The Calabasas campus houses a closed stacks environment and provides pick-up services. There are also libraries at Pepperdine's international campuses. Special Collections and University Archives, located in Payson Library, provides access to historic primary source materials. Students doing primary source research can also search more than 40,000 items, including photographs, documents, ﬁlms, and recordings, in the Digital Collections.

Additional information about library resources, including instructions for accessing electronic databases, can be found on the Libraries' website. A brief description of services offered at Payson Library follows:

14.1. Circulation

14.1.1 The Pepperdine ID serves as the library card.

To check out materials from any of the libraries, please present a valid Pepperdine ID card at the circulation desk.
14.1.2. Faculty Borrowing Privileges:

Faculty may check out books for a four-month period and renew up to two times (excluding items with restricted loan periods). For additional information on borrowing privileges please go to the Borrowing Privileges and Responsibilities web page on the Libraries' website.
14.1.3. Faculty Proxy Privileges

Faculty members may designate a research assistant, or other proxy, to perform certain library-related functions on his/her behalf (e.g., checking out library items, requesting ILL items, etc.). To request proxy privileges, email payson.library@pepperdine.edu. Please note that proxy privileges are granted for a period up to a year, and faculty members will be solely responsible for the materials that are charged to their account.

14.2. Reserves and Acquisitions

Pepperdine Libraries will place materials on hard copy or electronic reserve at the initiative of faculty for the non-commercial, educational use of students. For information on reserving materials, or to learn how to request that the library add materials to its general collection that will be supportive of courses and programs taught at Pepperdine, visit the Reserves and Special Requests web page on the Libraries' website.

14.3. Requesting Materials at Other Pepperdine Campuses

Regardless of which Pepperdine campus a book or periodical is located, Pepperdine students, faculty, and staff have access to all physical materials owned by Pepperdine Libraries, except for those located at the international campuses. Through the campus loan service, the Libraries offer delivery of physical materials. Requests are submitted online through the Library Catalog in the following manner:

After ﬁnding the item to request, select the blue "hold" button and click.
When prompted enter one's Pepperdine username and password.
Choose the desired pick-up location from the drop-down menu.
One can check on the status of one's request by selecting "Your record" from the library catalog home page.

14.4. Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary loan facilitates borrowing from and loaning to libraries outside Pepperdine University. It is available to all current students, faculty, and staff free of charge. Most journal articles and book chapters arrive in two to ﬁve working days, and most books arrive within ﬁve business days. Requests may be submitted electronically via the interlibrary loan request form. Interlibrary loan requests can also be submitted directly during an online search in the library's catalog. Additional information can be found on the interlibrary loan website.

14.5. Faculty and Reciprocal Borrowing

14.5.1. Academic Research Libraries in OCLC

Pepperdine Libraries are part of OCLC's Academic Research Libraries group. Pepperdine faculty may borrow materials from these member libraries. If one wishes to visit one of these libraries and check out books, please email the Associate University Librarian for Public Services and Instruction at payson.library@pepperdine.edu.
14.5.2. SCELC - Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium

This consortium provides reciprocal borrowing privileges for member faculty. The Getty Research Institute and the University of Southern California are both member institutions. Please contact the Associate University Librarian for Public Services and Instruction at payson.library@pepperdine.edu to secure a SCELC Reciprocal Borrowing Authorization form.
14.5.3. UCLA

Pepperdine faculty may obtain free library cards for use at UCLA Libraries by taking a valid driver's license (with photo) and a Pepperdine ID card to the circulation desk at one of the following UCLA Libraries: Arts, Biomedical, College, Management, Music, Research, and Science and Engineering. You will be issued a library card that allows you to check out books.

14.6. Instruction

The Payson Library information literacy Program is designed to acquaint students with a wide range of information resources. Payson librarians provide in-class instruction, workshops, and individual consultation in information-seeking skills and in the use of library resources. Instruction goals may include the ability to:

14.6.1. Articulate and focus information needs
14.6.2. Develop information-gathering strategies which save the researcher time
14.6.3. Search electronic and print databases
14.6.4. Use internet resources to research a topic
14.6.5. Evaluate sources of information
14.6.6. Apply information ethics (citing sources and fair use policy)

Class instruction can be scheduled in Payson's Digital Learning Lab, a state-of-the-art space, designed with active learning and collaboration in mind. The Lab contains four mediascape tables that allow students to connect their laptops to a larger screen and work collaboratively on projects. From the wheeled lectern, instructors can connect their laptops wirelessly to both the projector screen and the mediascape tables, enabling librarians to offer more detailed instruction in information literacy and other topics.

To schedule class instruction, please email payson.library@pepperdine.edu. A librarian who is also a subject specialist in the faculty member's area will work with the faculty member and their class. Please schedule a class at least one week in advance.

14.7. Research Consultations with Library Subject Liaisons

Individual and small group consultation is available to Pepperdine University students, faculty, and staff. Librarians are equipped to assist researchers at any phase of the research process, whether just getting started and needing help deciding what to research, having a document ready and looking for a journal in which to publish it, or measuring impact of already published works. The Libraries even offer stipends for faculty seeking to publish their work in open access journals; apply on the Open Access Publishing Support web page. Research appointments with one of the Payson librarian subject liaisons may be made by phone, email, in person, or online. Please refer to the Libraries' staff directory for a list of librarian liaisons.

14.8. Government Documents

Pepperdine University Libraries receive a selection of federal government documents including books, periodicals, pamphlets, microﬁche, and CDs through the Federal Depository Library Program. Since government agencies also provide information via the internet, the government information librarian has developed a web page that provides access to government websites that are particularly relevant to the Pepperdine curriculum. Government resources over the internet include Congress.gov, the ofﬁcial Congressional source of information on bills and pending legislation, as well as websites provided by the Commerce Department, the Census Bureau, the White House, and many other government departments and agencies. For more information on the government documents research guide, please visit the Libraries' government information website.

14.9. Digital and Electronic Resources

Pepperdine Libraries has a multitude of digital resources available for conducting research and sharing work with colleagues and students.

Faculty members have access to more than 100 electronic databases. Many indexed and abstracted journals are available full-text or full-image, including charts, pictures, and graphs. Faculty use their network ID and password to access databases. More library databases are available worldwide. Please refer to the databases website for a complete list of library databases.

Pepperdine Digital Commons is an e-publication and digital archiving platform for the scholarly output of Pepperdine's vibrant academic community, including journals, faculty webpages, conference proceedings, exemplary student research, and more.

WorldCat is a search interface that provides for discovery of and access to the 1.4 million books, journals, and e-resources that the Libraries hold and the 3 billion items worldwide.

Pepperdine Digital Collections facilitate the discovery of and access to a wide variety of digital materials drawn from Pepperdine's unique archival holdings.

14.10. Boone Special Collections and Archives

The Boone Special Collections and Archives consists of rare books, archives, and other historic documents that support research in multiple disciplines. Special Collections is also home to the extraordinary Saint John's Bible, the Malibu Historical Collection, and the Churches of Christ Heritage Collection. For more information, visit the Boone Special Collections and Archives website. To schedule a class or research visit to work with these materials, contact specialcollections@pepperdine.edu.

14.11. Emerging Technologies

The Genesis Lab is Payson Library's makerspace where Pepperdine students and faculty can work, learn, and create in an interdisciplinary setting. Students can work with 3D printers, Virtual Reality rigs, and other emerging technology to create prototypes for business, learn to code to build an app for a service project, explore design with virtual reality tools, and more. In the iLab at Drescher Graduate Campus, users can access technological tools to engage in research tasks such as transforming complex datasets into simple visual graphics using software like Tableau, exploring virtual reality with an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset, creating original video recordings or podcasts in the iLab studio, fabricating three-dimensional objects with a Dremel Digilab 3D45 printer, and accessing Bloomberg ﬁnancial data. Both the Genesis Lab and iLab are collaborative spaces where faculty and students from different ﬁelds of study can use their varying expertise to produce innovative ventures. Visit the Genesis Lab's web page to learn more. To brainstorm ideas with a librarian, email genesis.lab@pepperdine.edu.

14.12. Library Programming

Each year, the Payson Library hosts a wide range of lectures and public events. Previous guest speakers have included authors, singers, activists, entrepreneurs, members of the U.S. Congress, and Emmy award-winning actors, writers, and costume designers. The Libraries also host monthly recitals performed by the guitar students of world-renowned guitar virtuoso Christopher Parkening. Additionally, rotating exhibits are presented in the gallery space on the second ﬂoor of Payson Library and in the Boone Special Collections and Archives center. Please see the Libraries' events calendar for a full list of upcoming programs. Faculty members are encouraged to contact the Libraries at libraries@pepperdine.edu if they are interested in bringing a speaker to campus or wish to speak on their scholarly work.

15. Printing Services

Printing Services utilizes the most up-to-date, efﬁcient equipment and technology to provide a full range of services. Computerized graphic design and image setters, multi-color presses, high-speed color and black and white copiers and ﬁnishers, and automated binding equipment are all standard in the department. For a more detailed list of services please visit the Products and Services page of the Printing Services website.

Orders can be placed by initiating an online request. Printing Services at Calabasas is open from 7 AM - 5 PM Monday through Friday and can be reached at 818-702-1033. Printing Services on the Malibu campus is open from 8 AM - 4 PM and can be reached at 310-506-4196. For further information on services available, please check their website.

16. Repairs and Maintenance

Faculty members should report the need for repairs or maintenance of existing equipment, furniture, or ﬁxtures to their school dean or program director, who will authorize and request the appropriate ofﬁce to schedule repairs or maintenance. The replacement of existing equipment, furniture, or ﬁxtures comes under budgetary allocations for each year and should be discussed with the school dean or program director. Building maintenance issues may be reported directly to the Department of Facilities Services or by phone at x4101.

17. Security and Emergency Services

In case of any emergency at any time, call 911, then contact Public Safety at x4441. The Department of Public Safety Ofﬁce is located in the Center for Communication and Business building. For more details about speciﬁc emergency procedures, please refer to Pepperdine University's Emergency Information website.

18. Travel Agency

Corniche Travel is located at the Facilities, Management, and Planning pad. All University-related and personal travel can be arranged through Corniche Travel. Corniche is a full-service agency which provides travel-related services, including air tickets, car rental, hotel reservations, personal travel, and tour packages. They can be reached via phone at 310-854-6000 or via email at corniche@pepperdine.edu. Additional information can be found on Business Services' Travel Services web page.

19. Vans and Shuttles

The University maintains several vans and shuttles which may be scheduled for ofﬁcial business, ﬁeld trips, excursions by student groups, or other travel by classes or University organizations. A valid California Class B license with passenger endorsement is required of the driver. Contact your school dean or program director to inquire about reserving a van or shuttle. Only designated individuals in each area are authorized to reserve vans or shuttles with the Transit Services Ofﬁce (x4802). The College of Health Science schools and programs will be charged a fee for the use of the vans and shuttles. There is also a fee for drivers provided by the Transit Services Ofﬁce. Vans should be reserved at least two weeks in advance to ensure availability. Additional information can be found on Transit Services' web page on department event requests.