“AUNE is like no other university on the planet—a pre-eminent university for educating visionary, pragmatic leaders for a changing world. It’s an institution embedded in the venerable Antioch University system—one powerfully integrated university. And it’s a university that melds theory and practice, emphasizing our individual and collective obligation to seek a better tomorrow through social, economic, and environmental justice,”said Dr. Jones. “AUNE’s core programs address critical issues affecting today and tomorrow. Importantly, I have devoted my professional and personal research, education, and passion to sustainability and environmental science. What better place to ply my trade than AUNE? I am deeply grateful to the Antioch University chancellor, the AUNE Board of Trustees and the search committee for this honor.”

Prior to his presidency at Urbana University, Dr. Jones served as chancellor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks from 2004 to 2008. He was vice chancellor for extension and engagement at North Carolina State University from 2001 to 2004 and director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Auburn University from 1997 to 2001. During his academic career, he also served as director of the Northeast Petroleum-Forest Resources Cooperative at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, was an associate professor at Pennsylvania State University and later the assistant director of their School of Forest Resources. Dr. Jones has written extensively on forestry and sustainability for various publications and has direct applied experience in the field through more than a decade of work in the paper manufacturing industry.

“On behalf of the search team, we are absolutely thrilled that Stephen Jones will be the next president at Antioch University New England. As a current president who led an effort to turn around a small university and enhance its vitality and entrepreneurial, he brings decades of experience in institutional and academic leadership, financial management, and community engagement to AUNE. His passion for seeing education positively impact individuals and society is completely in line with Antioch University’s mission and we’re very happy that he will now be part of Antioch University’s community,” said Felice Nudelman, chancellor of Antioch University.

Dr. Jones earned an AS in Forestry at Allegany Community College (now Allegany College of Maryland); a BS in Forestry and a PhD in Resources Management at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York Syracuse.

About Antioch University

Antioch University New England (AUNE) is a dynamic, innovative institution offering scholarly, practice-oriented graduate study. Now in its forty-seventh year, AUNE serves 1,000 students and is closely linked to the region, with national and global connections through its students, alumni, and institutional concerns.

AUNE is one of the five institutions that comprise Antioch University. Inspired by the work of pioneering educator Horace Mann, Antioch University provides learner-centered education to empower students with the knowledge and skills to lead meaningful lives and to advance social, economic, and environmental justice. With campuses in Keene New Hampshire, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Seattle, and Yellow Springs, Ohio, Antioch University is a bold and enduring source of innovation in higher education. The University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.

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“I’m thrilled we’ve advanced to the regional finals,” said AUS President Dr. Cassandra Manuelito-Kerkvliet. “Solving problems that affect people locally or on a global scale is where our Antioch University students excel.”

The Hult Prize is the world’s largest student competition and crowdsourcing platform for social good, recently named one of the top five ideas changing the world by President Bill Clinton and TIME Magazine. In partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative, the innovative crowdsourcing platform identifies and launches disruptive and catalytic social ventures that aim to solve the planets most pressing challenges. Student teams compete in five cities around the world (San Francisco, Boston, London, Dubai and Shanghai) for a chance to secure $1 million in start-up funding to launch a sustainable social venture.

AUS team members competing in San Francisco include team captain Wendy Maguire, Seattle, WA; Ron Paul Baum, Woodinville, WA; Valerie Segrest, Seattle, WA; Todd Shwayder, Seattle, WA; and Romajean Thomas, Tacoma, WA.

“The Hult Prize is thrilled that Antioch University Seattle has joined the initiative,” said Dr. Stephen Hodges, President of the Hult International Business School. “This year’s competition has received a record number of entries, bringing together some of the most talented students to help solve global food security which can benefit nearly a billion people.”

Each team selected was chosen from more than 10,000 applications received, totaling over 350 colleges and universities, representing over 150 countries. The Hult Prize regional competitions will take place on March 1 and 2, 2013 on Hult International Business School’s five campuses in Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai and Shanghai. Antioch University Seattle will compete in San Francisco.

Following the regional finals, one winning team from each host city will move into a summer business incubator, where participants will receive mentorship, advisory and strategic planning as they create prototypes and set-up to launch their new social business.  A final round of competition will be hosted by the Clinton Global Initiative at its annual meeting in September, where CGI delegates will select a winning team, who will be awarded the $1,000,000 Prize by President Bill Clinton.

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Inspired by the work of pioneering educator Horace Mann, Antioch University provides learner-centered education to empower students with the knowledge and skills to lead meaningful lives and to advance social, economic, and environmental justice. With campuses in Seattle; Keene, New Hampshire; Los Angeles; Santa Barbara; and Yellow Springs, Ohio, Antioch University is a bold and enduring source of innovation in higher education. The University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. For more information, visit www.AntiochSeattle.edu or follow us on Twitter @AntiochSeattle and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AntiochUniversitySeattle

About the Hult Prize
Founded in 2009 by Hult International Business School Alumnus Ahmad Ashkar, and responding to a challenge made by President Bill Clinton in 2010, the Hult Prize is committed to launching a new wave of social entrepreneurs through identifying and launching disruptive social ventures that are poised to change the world.  Its annual challenge is the world’s largest student competition and one of the world’s leading crowdsourcing platforms for social good. The Hult Prize was recently named one of the top five ideas changing the world by President Bill Clinton and TIME Magazine. The Hult Prize Global Finals is held inside of the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting. For more information, visit www.hultprize.org or follow on Twitter @hultprize or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hultglobalcasechallenge.

About the Clinton Global Initiative
Established in 2005 by President Bill Clinton, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) convenes global leaders to create and implement innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. CGI Annual Meetings have brought together more than 150 heads of state, 20 Nobel Prize laureates, and hundreds of leading CEOs, heads of foundations and NGOs, major philanthropists, and members of the media. To date CGI members have made more than 2,100 commitments, which are already improving the lives of nearly 400 million people in more than 180 countries. When fully funded and implemented, these commitments will be valued at $69.2 billion. For more information, visit clintonglobalinitiative.org.

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Aaron Stroud, John Iglesias, Scott Taylor and June Moore
at work preparing fruit for drying.

Weekday mornings you will likely find Center for Creative Change (C3) graduates John Iglesias (Management and Leadership ’11) and Aaron Stroud (Organizational Development ’11) in St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church’s commercial kitchen, slicing, dehydrating, and packaging all sorts of fruit, from bananas and oranges, to kiwis and apples.

For the past year, John and Aaron have been bringing to life an idea conceived in Antioch Professor Dee Edelman’s coaching class in the summer of 2011.

“John brought in some dried fruit,” recalls Aaron. “He found the fruit at the University Food Bank and dried it himself.”

“They were going to throw it out,” explains John. “There’s nothing wrong with it, but people don’t take it because it doesn’t look like what we expect food to look like.”

It turns out that groceries, farmer’s markets, and even food banks discard millions of tons of good food each year. At the same time, approximately 16 million American children live with food insecurity.

“This was an opportunity to intervene in a system where there is a lot of waste and really attempt to make a difference and feed kids,” says Aaron. “Most food banks only distribute twice a week, and much produce goes bad in the time between distribution days. We saw that if we took the food immediately from our sources and dehydrated it, we would be able to extend its life, creating a net increase of food available.”

Pro Use Produce (PUP) was born. Over the next six months, John and Aaron prototyped processes for drying fruit, secured the support of St. Andrew’s, developed a pilot program with Rainier Valley Eats, and received a $10,000 grant from United Way of King County. They also developed relationships with a variety of local markets, including Madison Market and the Phinney Farmer’s Market, which donate surplus produce that has not been purchased.

In a year, Aaron and John have been able to dry and donate 2500 pounds of high quality food to the Rainier Valley Food Bank, food that would otherwise have never been eaten.

This fall they started collaborating with the Hunger Intervention Program (HIP), supplying dried fruit for their Healthy HIP Packs, which “offer nutritious and kid-friendly foods sufficient for 6 meals and 2 snacks per child.” They have also begun selling their products online and at eight locations around Seattle.

“We are hoping to get sales to where we can be sure we can be sustainable,” explains Aaron. “By and large, people have been very supportive. We are just getting the logistical pieces in place to create the capacity we need to do that.”

Two more C3 alums, June Moore and Scott Taylor, have joined the team to help with marketing, communications, and strategic planning.

Together, the four are applying what they learned in C3 classrooms to the real world challenges of building a socially innovative business.

“For Scott and I,” says June, “this has been a great opportunity to participate and explore. It’s been like an innovation and creation lab.”

But innovation and creativity aren’t always easy. One of their biggest challenges has been staying inspired despite the fact that they don’t know what will work, no matter how much research and planning they do.

“You have to make decisions,” says John. “You have to say, ‘As far as what we know, this is what we should do.’ And that’s what we find ourselves doing all the time. Sometimes we learn that we did something really poorly. Sometimes we were exactly where we needed to be. And that’s pretty validating, because a lot of the time it just feels like a shot in the dark.”

Their experiences at Antioch, they say, gave them the tools to take action and persevere in the face of such uncertainty.

“To move to something that isn’t certain is tough,” says Aaron. “In the beginning it was very much a battle to stick with it every day, to keep going forward not knowing what was going to happen. But what I learned in class, particular from Jean Singer and Dee Edelman, coalesced, allowing me to be creative. It was the platform that helped me to take this project on.”

As he speaks, Aaron places a last piece of kiwi on a tray full of fruit, then slides the tray into a commercial dehydrator. At another counter, John spreads strawberry glaze over a tray of bananas.

“Strawberries don’t dry very well,” he explains, “but strawberry-glazed bananas have become our most popular product.”

In Aaron’s truck three more boxes of fruit wait for processing. Tomorrow they pick up a newly donated commercial refrigerator, then to renegotiate their agreement with Rainier Valley Eats. In the next few months, five new retailers will begin carrying Pro Use Produce.  Over the long term, Aaron and John imagine expanding their product lines to include cider, pectin, rehydrate-able meals, and compost.

Both men are smiling.

Despite the uncertainties, they have built something that creates value where so many see waste. They have built something that feeds children. They have built something that makes a difference.

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“I want to thank Cassandra for her years of dedication and service to the Antioch University Seattle community and am grateful for her commitment to our Seattle campus, our institution, and our mission. She has made a tangible difference and impression on our Seattle campus and her successor will inherit a great institution well-positioned to further the Antioch mission,” said Antioch University Chancellor Felice Nudelman.

During her time with Antioch University, Dr. Manuelito-Kerkvliet made a significant impact on the institution, the students who have studied and grown at the campus, and the faculty and staff who have worked with her and respected the calm and collaborative leadership style that resonates from her deep connection to her Navajo roots and culture.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to advance the mission of Antioch University and for the support, skills, and encouragement of the AUS faculty, staff, students, and alumni, and AUS’s dedicated Board of Trustees,” Dr. Manuelito-Kerkvliet commented. “Initially, I will take some time to be with family and friends, and dote on my three grandchildren. In the longer term, I will remain professionally active and continue my life’s work promoting success in higher education for Native Americans and minority women leaders.”

Accomplishments under Dr. Manuelito-Kerkvliet’s leadership are many. Foremost are the partnerships with Native communities of Puget Sound. Other partnerships also have been formed, including the First Place School, the Belltown Business Association, and strengthened connections with the Seattle arts community through Freehold Theater, Richard Hugo House and Pratt Fine Arts Center. In her tenure, new scholarships were established, including the Richard Norris Native American Scholarship and the AUS Board of Trustees Scholarship. Innovative programs include the Institute of War Stress Injuries and Social Justice, Drama Therapy, and Center for Teaching and Learning.

In alignment with Antioch’s commitment and leadership in sustainability, Dr. Manuelito-Kerkvliet signed the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment in 2008 and committed all construction and building renovations to be LEED Silver. AUS also placed second in RecycleMania, a national competition with 676 participating higher education schools.

“Cassandra has committed herself wholeheartedly to Antioch University Seattle for six years. Her accomplishments are many and she has made a deep and lasting impact on our institution, our students and our community,” said Chuck Heinrich, chair of the Antioch University Seattle Board of Trustees. “Her successor will have a lot to build upon and we are confident that this position will attract a highly skilled pool of candidates,” he added.

Antioch University has engaged RH Perry to coordinate the search for Dr. Manuelito-Kerkvliet’s successor. In partnership with the campus community, RH Perry will expedite the search to have a smooth transition to new leadership effective July 1, 2013.

Inspired by the work of pioneering educator Horace Mann, Antioch University provides learner-centered education to empower students with the knowledge and skills to lead meaningful lives and to advance social, economic, and environmental justice. With campuses in Seattle, Keene, New Hampshire, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Yellow Springs, Ohio, Antioch University is a bold and enduring source of innovation in higher education. The University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.

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Saaduuts, Center for Wooden Boats Artist in Residence, works on the initial shaping of the canoe.
(Photo credit: Shannon Kringen, AUS BA student)

Project offers opportunities for community engagement in native canoe culture in Lake Union Park.

Antioch University Seattle is collaborating with The United Indians of All Tribes Foundation (UIATF), and The Center for Wooden Boats (CWB) to support the carving of native canoes at Seattle’s Lake Union Park. The Canoe Project will be overseen by Hydaberg, Alaska native Saaduuts, who for 10 years has served as CWB’s artist in residence. During that time, with the help of numerous Seattle school children and CWB volunteers, Saaduuts has carved 5 canoes. For Saaduuts, “the project is weaving the web of life.”

New canoes are being carved at the future site for the Northwest Native Canoe Center at Lake Union Park.

Carving the new canoes will take approximately 12 months, and be conducted in the open area west of the Lake Union Park footbridge at the future site for the Northwest Native Canoe Center.

This winter and continuing on throughout the year students from AUS, from local public schools, and other volunteers will assist native carver Saaduuts and his crew in fashioning the new canoes.

Once the carving is complete, a steaming ceremony will be conducted at the location to form the canoes into final shape before launching. Carving started with roughing out the canoes from cedar logs donated by the nuns at Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace in Bellevue. The trees needed to be removed from their property, and when told of the difficulty in finding cedar logs for The Canoe Project, they offered theirs.

“A canoe is sacred, and a canoe is what is most needed by many of the regional canoe families in order to participate in the annual journey”, said Cindy Updegrave, faculty in  environmental studies, BA Completion Program, at Antioch University Seattle. “It is an honor to be a part of this project with Saaduuts, UIATF and CWB, and incorporate his teaching into our curriculum. We support the importance of our local Native traditions. As a community we serve at the annual Tribal Canoe Journeys, and have been overwhelmed with the warmth and generosity with which we have been received. We returned in 2011 reflecting on the power of the gift, and wanted to give back.”

While these canoes are carved, United Indians of All Tribes Foundation will continue the planning process for the new Northwest Native Canoe Center at Lake Union Park. When constructed, the Northwest Native Canoe Center will be the single most visible and accessible native facility in Seattle. According to Steve Paul, Vice Chairman of United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, “Having it here will show that Canoe Culture is still alive and thriving and just how much the native population in the region contributes to the overall fabric of Seattle’s culturally diverse community

“We are so happy to work with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation and Antioch University Seattle to continue to fulfill the vision for Lake Union Park, to ensure Native American carving continues to be a prominent part of the story being told here,” said Betsy Davis, CWB’s Executive Director. “Our partnership honors the many volunteers and visitors who have supported native canoe carving at CWB over the years and helps fulfills our mission to preserve and pass along this region’s small craft heritage…which for millennia has been defined by these kinds of craft.”

Antioch University Seattle honors the whole person: body, mind, and spirit, and feels The Canoe Project embodies wholeness. AUS has a long-standing history of working with tribal communities on behalf of Native student education. Current President, Dr. Cassandra Manuelito-Kerkvliet is the first Native American woman to become president of an accredited university outside the tribal college system. Dr. Manuelito-Kerkvliet has a deep commitment to education and Native peoples.

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Photo by Shannon Kringen

by: Rosette Royale, Assistant Editor, REAL CHANGE

Two cedar logs receive a blessing as part of the Canoe Project, a joint effort by the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, Antioch University and Center for Wooden Boats. Saaduuts (pronounced “suh-DOOTS”), with hand drum, will lead volunteers in the carving.

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WYSO operates at 50,000 watts in the Charles Kettering Building at 150 E. South College Street. Ownership of the station and the building remained with Antioch University when an alumni-led group purchased the College and most of its assets in September 2009, more than a year after closure.

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Dr. Tullos will come to Antioch University from the University of North Texas in Dallas, where she is completing her term as the interim Associate Provost for Student Success and Dean of Students through the Registry for College and University Presidents.  In her current role, Tullos is responsible for strategic enrollment management, enrollment management systems, student retention research, student activities, and orientation.

Dr. Tullos has a long and notable record in higher education student and enrollment services spanning over three decades.  Prior to working for the Registry, She served as Vice President for Student Success and Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA.  Dr. Tullos also served in the roles of: Associate Professor of Counseling/Consultant, School of Education, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Secretary for the University Foundation, and Vice President for Student Services at Henderson State University; Vice President for Student Development at Louisiana College; and Director of Career Planning and Placement, and Director of Student Orientation and Retention at the University of Southern Mississippi.  She holds a BS, a MEd, and an EdD from the University of Southern Mississippi.

“The reason I am excited about Antioch is because I have seen first-hand the transformation of an Antioch University student – my own daughter – who has been given a new look on life through her experience at the University’s Seattle campus, from which she recently graduated. This attracted me to the University, and I look forward to being part of the team,” Dr. Tullos said.

The Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Marketing at Antioch University will be a key member of the Chancellor’s Executive Team and take a leadership role, working with personnel at all five campuses to enhance the current systems used to gauge student recruitment, enrollment and retention patterns. Dr. Tullos will also lead efforts to craft and implement student enrollment strategies that will help attract and retain more students typically interested in the unique academic programs Antioch University offers. This will include the development of marketing strategies to be implemented system-wide and on each campus.

“Charlotte is an enrollment management pro who understands the life-cycle of student engagement, and system implementation. She has a track record of developing structured recruitment programs that play to an institution’s strengths and lead to attracting additional students. We greatly look forward to seeing her take a leadership role in assisting our campus staff with recruitment and marketing strategies that successfully connect our offerings with potential students,” said Antioch University Chancellor Felice Nudelman.

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He attracts talented faculty and nurtures them to become highly successful instructors, by helping them develop skills and encouraging their innovation in offering new courses and developing existing courses in a manner that suits their clinical orientation and instructional styles.

His relationship with faculty is highly collaborative in a way that fosters open communication regarding program development and the resolution of problems that arise in the program’s functioning.

He consistently takes leadership in modifying the program, leading to a student centered competency based curriculum. His willingness to incorporate feedback from students, faculty and alumni in modifying the program can serve as an inspiration for educators, clinicians and supervisors.

As an adviser, Paul is caring and employs his vast knowledge to effectively support advisees in all areas related to successful clinical training and professional success.

Students who are fortunate to take Paul’s classes benefit from his commitment to academic and clinical excellence, ongoing research, effective teaching and deep caring for their personal well-being and professional development.

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Institute will work to end the cycle of military mental health crises

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Antioch University Seattle (AUS) hosted the opening ceremony for the Institute of War Stress Injuries and Social Justice as well as its first advisory board meeting on Saturday, November 17.

Each year, hundreds of thousands of young men and women serve in the military and swear to “protect and defend” our nation. In return, the United States vows to ensure access to the highest quality physical and mental health care.

However, Dr. Mark C. Russell, AUS Psychology professor and founder of the Institute, believes we haven’t lived up to our vow to effectively support our returning veterans and their families with war stress injuries. It’s difficult to disagree with his statement when the following is only a small sampling of the issues we are now facing:

• in 2012, suicides outpaced combat deaths among US troops for the first time
• 11-20% of Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are diagnosed with PTSD (Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom) (This number is from the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and may well be low.)
• there has been a 64% increase in violent sexual crimes in the military since 2006 (95% of those being women, who comprise 14% of the military population.)

According to Russell, we have the knowledge to help. The problem is that “we have repeatedly ignored and failed to implement the well-documented psychiatric lessons of war.” This strategy has resulted in costly military mental health crises which continually prevent our warrior class from receiving the best possible care.

Russell believes this is preventable, and that’s where the Institute comes into play.

Its role will be to investigate, identify and eliminate the root causes affecting the cyclical crises in military mental health care, and ultimately to transform the military’s mental healthcare policy and practice to better support our warrior class in the treatment of war stress injuries.

The Institute is the only known domestic or international academic entity dedicated to the principle of social justice with the overarching goal of ending cyclic failures in meeting the mental health needs of the warrior class. As expressed by philosopher George Santayana in 1905, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

To support the work of the Institute, Dr. Russell has brought together a world-class advisory board to provide counsel to the Institutes’ leadership team. In this role, the board offers insight and input, based on the considerable experience of its members, on the Institutes’ strategic objectives and help assess the impact of the Institute programs.

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