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Dealing in historical coins is rare gift Todd Imhof ’86 wasn’t planning a career in rare coin dealing when he left PLU with a degree in political science. In fact, he was leaving for New York to work in the banking business at Chase. Then…
collectors,” Imhof said. In 1993, at the age of only 25, Imhof became one of the youngest dealers ever accepted as a member of the Professional Numismatists Guild. In 2005, Imhof made headlines when he purchased, on behalf of a collector, a 1927 $20 gold piece for $1.9 million. It still remains the world-record price for a single-issue coin in a public auction. Since then, Imhof has sold items of greater value, including a large collection for over $15 million. Currently, Imhof is vice president of
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The Jazz Education Network Conference hosts thousands or people from around the globe every year, connecting jazz beginners, professionals, scholars and educators, and industry experts. In 2022, following safety guidelines, the conference was held in Dallas, Texas in early January. Dr. Cassio Vianna was invited…
PLU Represented at Jazz Education Network Conference Posted by: Reesa Nelson / January 18, 2022 January 18, 2022 The Jazz Education Network Conference hosts thousands or people from around the globe every year, connecting jazz beginners, professionals, scholars and educators, and industry experts. In 2022, following safety guidelines, the conference was held in Dallas, Texas in early January. Dr. Cassio Vianna was invited to participate in the conference in two ways: a performance and a clinic
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Nominate distinguished staff and administrators We’re approaching the time of year when the university gives special recognition to several staff and administrators who have made outstanding performance contributions. Please nominate these “outstanding performers” for the annual Distinguished Staff/Administrator Award. Complete program guidelines and nomination forms…
November 5, 2012 Nominate distinguished staff and administrators We’re approaching the time of year when the university gives special recognition to several staff and administrators who have made outstanding performance contributions. Please nominate these “outstanding performers” for the annual Distinguished Staff/Administrator Award. Complete program guidelines and nomination forms are available on the Human Resources website at https://www.plu.edu/human-resources or by calling Human
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In our new series, “Office Hours,” faculty open their doors and give you a look into their creative spaces. Join these faculty for their own office hours at PLU. Come in, sit down, have a conversation, you might just learn something new! Associate Professor Jp…
. It’s nice because it's similar to being at home doing work around the dining room table. I always remember what a book looks like, but not always the name. Color coordinating them is much easier for me to navigate. I tried to align them with a Pantone swatch, but that was just too much. Even I have my limits. These large, black and white prints are from Wayzgoose a couple of years ago. They auction them off at a Banned Book Fundraiser here in Tacoma. This one is from Beautiful Angle, and I have
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The French-American Foundation has announced that PLU Professor of French Rebecca Wilkin is one of the winners of the 2024 Translation Prize. Wilkin and her co-editor and translator Angela Hunter, an English professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, received the nonfiction prize…
, we had to locate manuscripts that had been broken up and sold at auction to various archives in the 1950s, then we had to decipher and transcribe them, then we had to figure out Dupin’s intentions for the shape of her work, because she never actually finished it– her Work on Women was a work in progress! And once we had the text established and translated, it took us an incredibly miserable year to track down Dupin’s references to over 200 sources. And my brain still hasn’t recovered from
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The PLU Wind Ensemble performed the world premiere of Ingrid Stolzel’s “Musica Ignota” on October 9, 2021. Stolzel traveled to PLU to attend the premiere and work with the PLU wind ensemble and Professor of Music Edwin Powell in advance. A composition almost 1,000 years…
. Hildegard is the first of very few female composers widely studied in music history, composer Ingrid Stolzel is from the same region in Germany, and consortium of 50+ schools was assembled to contribute to this project. The commission was a collaboration between PLU music and Pierce College professor/director Kaitlin Bove. Please Note: The students, musicians, and campus guest in this video are following PLU safety protocols and State of Washington guidelines COVID safety guidelines. Read Previous Q&A
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The PLU Wind Ensemble performed the world premiere of Ingrid Stolzel’s “Musica Ignota” on October 9, 2021. Stolzel traveled to PLU to attended the premiere and work with the PLU wind ensemble and Professor of Music Edwin Powell in advance. A composition almost 1,000 years…
protocols and State of Washington guidelines COVID safety guidelines. Read Previous Simulating for Success Read Next Matthew Conover ’19 explains how PLU helped prepare him for a career in software engineering COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and
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Clarissa Gines was one of the first students to graduate with PLU’s art history undergraduate degree in 2012. It wasn’t easy—she had a child during her senior year, and juggled parenthood with schoolwork and an internship at a Seattle-based art gallery. She then worked as…
guidelines, builds out application processes, communicates with organizations, and helps distribute funding. Gines treasures being part of the arts and culture sector while advancing equity and access with a practical, problem-solving approach. “As we’re updating our application and updating our funding guidelines, we’re trying to figure out ways to expand that access to cultural organizations who haven’t had access to funding before,” she says. “How do we create that pathway for smaller organizations or
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Spencer Foundation invites proposals for education research projects Deadline: February 1, 2018 Award: up to $50,000 The Small Research Grants program is intended to support education research projects with budgets of $50,000 or less. In keeping with the Spencer Foundation’s mission, this program aims to…
. To be eligible, principal investigators and co-PIs must have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field, or appropriate experience in an education research-related profession. See the Spencer Foundation website for complete program guidelines, an FAQ, and application instructions.Complete RFPView the complete request for proposal (RFP) online. View Online *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Intersections goes digital Read Next Tacoma Immersion Experience
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The UW SHPEP (Summer Health Professions Education Program) will run this summer, 2019! The UW SHPEP program dates are June 24 th to August 2 nd , 2019. The application is open now (Dec 1). The deadline to apply is Feburary 15 th , 2019 .…
Travel expenses if needed (and within guidelines) $600 stipend Please visit shpep.org to apply. More information about the Seattle site: http://cedi-web01.s.uw.edu/pre-health-programs/shpep/ Read Previous Nuclear Engineering Science Laboratory Synthesis (NESLS) Program at ORNL Read Next TECBio REU at University of Pittsburgh LATEST POSTS Mississippi State University Now Accepting 2025 Summer REU Environmental Science Applications November 15, 2024 Dept of Energy Computational Science Graduate
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