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February 21, 2008 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 a friend from high school pulled him aside and told him about a business idea to sell rare coins. Imhof jumped in, begging off Wall Street and opening Hertzberg Rare Coins in Tacoma. “I found myself intrigued by both the coins and the
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October 28, 2009 PLU alum works to close state’s achievement gap Growing up, Erin Jones ’01, had no desire to become a teacher. In fact, she planned to become an international lawyer. But after visiting an economically disadvantaged, inner-city school in Philadelphia, Pa., Jones’ life plans changed dramatically. “I had been given so much (growing up) and these kids had nothing,” Jones said. “Forty percent had no running water.” Jones charted a new professional direction, and for her students
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Communities In Schools of Key Peninsula Led by Lutes Posted by: Zach Powers / February 23, 2015 Image: Laurel Shultz (left) & Colleen Speer [Photo: Zach Powers/PLU] February 23, 2015 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsLAKEBAY, WASH. (Feb. 23, 2015)—Communities In Schools is a national chapter organization working in 27 states to help create solutions for K-12 school districts.In partnership with public schools facing the greatest dropout challenges, CIS chapters work to generate and
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PLU’s Dr. Dean Waldow recognized with prestigious Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / November 9, 2019 November 9, 2019 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 8, 2019) — In recognition of his impactful work as an academic researcher and mentor, Pacific Lutheran University’s Dr. Dean Waldow has been awarded the Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award by the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust.The purpose of the award, which is
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million grant from the National Science Foundation.The grant, which provides funding over the next three years, will help extend existing collaborations between the university’s Division of Natural Sciences, Education Department and partner districts Clover Park and Franklin Pierce to improve K-12 STEM teacher preparation and induction. “The grant is a big deal for us,” said Ksenija Simic-Muller, PLU’s Chair of Mathematics and a leading force behind the university’s proposal. “It will allow us to
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About the conferenceEighth Annual Lutheran Studies Conference at PLU – Thursday, September 27, 2018 The Eighth Annual Lutheran Studies Conference will take place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., concluding with a keynote lecture in the evening at 7 p.m. in the Chris Knutzen Hall, Anderson University Center. This conference focuses on “Black Bodies and the Justice of God” in the Lutheran tradition, in art, theology, ethics and literature. The conference also draws connection to the book Between the World
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MissionThe PLU School of Business is a community of engaged faculty, staff & administrators who provide an excellent business education in a student-centered learning environment grounded in the liberal arts that inspires students to: LEARN for Life, LIVE Purposefully, LEAD Responsibly, & CARE for Others. Affiliations Both the BBA and the MBA programs are accredited by AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Student organizations include Beta Gamma Sigma
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David E. McNabb, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, in Memoriam Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Marketing Term of Service: 1979-1997 Biography David E. McNabb is Professor Emeritus and continuing adjunct professor at the Pacific Lutheran University School of Business. He received his Ph.D. from Oregon State University, an MA at the University of Washington and his BA at California State University-Fullerton. He has taught undergraduate and graduate management and administration courses
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ACS Graduate School Readiness & Professional Development Boot Camp Posted by: nicolacs / June 17, 2022 June 17, 2022 The ACS Bridge Project (ACS-BP) is partnering with the Genentech Foundation and the ACS Leadership Institute (ACS-LI) to launch the Graduate School Readiness and Professional Development (GSRPD) Boot Camp for 25 selected undergraduate students from underrepresented racial and ethnic (UR) groups who are currently enrolled in a US-based institution. Traditionally, UR groups refer
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SCRI Summer Scholars Program (SSSP) Posted by: nicolacs / December 7, 2022 December 7, 2022 In partnership with the Center for Diversity and Health Equity, the Office for Teaching, Education and Research is excited to offer our SCRI Summer Scholars Program (SSSP). The goal of the program is to provide undergraduate students with a background that is historically underrepresented in the biomedical and health sciences an opportunity to engage in basic, clinical and/or translational research
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