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Core Curriculum https://www.plu.edu/faculty-governance/the-faculty-committee-system/core-curriculum/

Core Curriculum Committee (CCC) Membership: Three faculty members elected from the faculty for three-year overlapping terms with the provision that the committee be comprised of one member chosen from the College of Liberal Studies; one member chosen from the College of Natural Sciences, and one member chosen from either the College of Health Professions or the College of Professional Studies. Advisory Membership: Director of first year experience program; director of international honors

Laurie Murphy https://www.plu.edu/innovation-studies/staff/laurie-murphy/

“Scaffolding active programming instruction with theoretically grounded screencasts and annotated worked examples,” with David Wolff, 2008-2009 PLU Regency Advancement Award to fund “An Investigation of Novice Pair Debugging,” 2008-2009 NSF funding to attend STEM Workshop on Active Learning, UC San Diego, July 2008 Professional Memberships/Organizations Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group for Computer Science Education (ACM-SIGCSE) Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges

Contact Information

253-535-8729

lmurphy@plu.edu

Area of Emphasis/Expertise

Computer Science Education

Recursion & Recursive Data Structures

Novice Debugging

Diversity in CS

Active and Cooperative Learning

Protecting Freedom https://www.plu.edu/lutheran-studies/core-elements/protecting-freedom/

depths of the human experience. The social sciences inquire into the forces of society and culture. Music and art are practiced, composed, and crafted. All students take critically-sophisticated classes in philosophy and religion. One of the best and largest Departments of Religion in the West conducts inquiry across a broad range of sub-disciplines. Indeed, Pacific Lutheran rests within this robust intellectual tradition and its insistence on freedom of inquiry.

The PLU Wind Ensemble tours Tennessee this month https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2015/01/12/the-plu-wind-ensemble-tours-tennessee-this-month/

talents of our students at Pacific Lutheran will be a treat.” The Wind Ensemble tours both domestically and internationally, representing a dynamic Department of Music comprised of 200 music majors and 400-500 music program participants each academic year. Most recently the ensemble toured in Australia and China.ConcertsFriday, January 23, 7:00 p.m. First Lutheran Church, Nashville, TN Sunday, January 25, 7:00 p.m. Shared concert with Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Creed Bates Auditorium

DataFest https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/datafest/

Computer Science Jeff Caley, and Natural Sciences Administrative & Communications Assistant Christine Nicolai.Register for DataFestLooking for a team? We can help!Join our Discord!

Measuring PLU’s environmental footprint https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/08/11/measuring-plu-s-environmental-footprint/

pursuing a minor in environmental sciences. In May, she was one of three students awarded 2008-09 Sustainability Fellowships. The Office of the Provost funds two of the fellows annually, and is supporting the projects of Lauren Buchholz and Eric Pfaff. Meanwhile, Krzmarzick’s project is supported by Mithun, a Seattle design firm that renovated the University Center last summer. This marks the first year Mithun has funded a student fellowship, and it did come with a catch: Krzmarzick’s project has to

DMC grants appear in classrooms https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/09/22/dmc-grants-appear-in-classrooms/

and audience-response clickers. Joanne Lisosky, Associate Professor of Communication: To accelerate expansion of The Mast’s online presence, the staff will receive training and consultation by Mark Briggs, a national expert on integrated news media and digital literacy. The $1,000 grant will pay for three sessions by Briggs with selected students, faculty, and staff. Wendelyn Shore, Associate Professor of Psychology, Division of Social Sciences: Shore will use $980 for four “Inquisit” licenses to

‘Follow your bliss’ https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/09/29/follow-your-bliss/

September 29, 2012 Alumni Kevin Anderson ’80, Holly Foster ’96, Andrea Sander ’05, and Stephen Alexander shares their thoughts on vocation during the Meant to Live conference’s alumni panel. (Photo by John Froschauer) ‘Follow your bliss’ By Chris Albert The resounding advice from a panel of social sciences alumni during the Meant to Live conference was: “Follow your passion.” “I have always been interested in a lot of things,” said Holly Foster ’96, who majored in psychology and theater

The connection between the Sun and the Northern Lights https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/11/02/the-connection-between-the-sun-and-the-northern-lights/

November 2, 2012 Pål Brekke giving a lecture at the Smithsonian Institution earlier this year. He will lecture at PLU on Thursday at noon about the connection between the Sun and the Northern Lights. Photo: Hanna Pincus Gjertsen Our Explosive Sun — A scientist’s look at the source of the northern lights The Division of Natural Sciences cordially invites you to a unique presentation in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center on November 8, beginning at noon to hear a lecture by by Pål Brekke, PhD

PLU Seniors Present Research at World’s Largest Math Conference https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/02/23/studentmathresearch/

Van Alstine both plan to pursue master’s degrees after graduating from PLU in May. Thanks to funds from PLU’s Division of Natural Sciences, both students received awards to travel to present their research in a poster session in San Antonio. This year, 276 posters were presented from students across the country. Each poster team is composed of two to four students. The Joint Mathematics Meetings is a conference of nearly 10,000 attendees. Every year the meetings take place at a different location