Antioch University McGregor embarked on a strategic planning process in 2009 which led to a host of initiatives being developed and executed in 2010 and beyond. Among these initiatives is a keen focus on the University’s identity. Recognizing the global nature of the Antioch University brand and seeking to better unify its five adult-focused campuses in four states across the U.S., Antioch University has developed a new logo and brand guidelines to best reflect this unity.

Integral to this branding initiative is to better align Antioch University McGregor’s name with the other campuses – which are all geography based: Antioch University Los Angeles, New England, Santa Barbara, Seattle and, now, Midwest. More significant though is the opportunity to accurately claim AU Midewest’s service to the needs of students in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and even across the nation thanks to their low-residency programs.

Secondly, but just as important, is the role that each campus plays within the University structure. While all of Antioch University is structured around rigorous liberal arts education, each campus brings its own unique strengths to the University. The University’s Midwest campus has several outstanding programs including degrees and certificates in Education, world-class Conflict Analysis & Engagement programs, and undergraduate degree completion and masters programs.
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Antioch University Santa Barbara welcomes the Santa Barbara Community to our first student art show.  A selection of sculpture, drawings, paintings, and prints will be showcased throughout Antioch’s lovely building and beautiful outdoor patios.  Please join us to celebrate the talent of Antioch’s student body this Thursday, June 3, 5-8pm.  Refreshments will be served.

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has developed a new award in honor of Marianne D’Emidio-Caston, Interim Chair of our Education Programs. The award is, coincidentally, The Marianne D’Emidio-Caston Award for “New and Emerging Scholars.”  It is a Special Interest Group-sponsored award for the quality of research in areas significant to the Confluent Education Special Interest. We congratulate Marianne on receiving this award and thank her for her dedicate work with AUSB, her students, and the profession.

Be on the lookout for one of the new Antioch University Santa Barbara ads on MTD buses now running in SB. Take a photo and post it on our Facebook page!

In support of Earth Day, AUSB will be at Santa Barbara’s Farmer’s Market this Saturday, April 17, to provide the community with free reusable shopping bags. These bright green and blue shopping bags are made from recycled material and manufactured with responsible labor. Stop by and pick up your own Antioch University Santa Barbara reusable shopping bag.

One of our clinical psychology doctoral candidates, Betsy Bates, a 4th year student, will be speaking at the upcoming 11th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine (ICBM), August 4-7, 2010, in Washington, DC. She is presenting a section of a symposium on Male Norms and the Concept of Prostate Cancer Support.

The conference is organized by: International Society of Behavioral Medicine (ISBM) and Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM).

Marianne D’Emidio-Caston, MA Education Faculty & Acting Chair, received this note from one of her students and AUSB graduate, Nikki Heeren:

My job at Art From Scrap (AFS) Green Schools has really inspired me to learn more about non-profits and to think about some of the ideas I learned from your class.  Paradigm Found: Leading and Managing for Positive Change is written by Anne Murray who reflects on her experience as founder of the Global Fund for Women, which gives money to grassroots women’s organizations all over the world.  She emphasizes a similar leadership style that you described in your class that is not about superiority or dominance but about sharing power, supporting, and listening, all within a web-like structure.

She uses a garden metaphor (which I think you would appreciate) to describe a healthy organization: water (commitment and passion), open space (freedom), and fertilizer (money).  She reflects, “We saw that by learning from the most marginalized people we could gain insights necessary to change the systems that distorted the lives of men and women worldwide…that progressive, communal leadership is a key ingredient to positive social change”  (p. 187).  This book inspired me in ways I cannot even describe!! In terms of the bigger picture, I feel empowered just knowing that there are others who feel this way and that positive change can happen.  In the smaller picture, I am trying to incorporate this leadership style into my new job responsibilities at AFS, which includes helping two UCSB interns build a bridge between their student community and the AFS’s Watershed Resource Center.  I try to facilitate these meetings by beginning with a check-in, then an open dialog of ideas, and then the delegation of different tasks (strategies I learned from your class which were also mentioned in the book!)  Anyway, sorry for the long-winded response, but as you can probably tell, I am feeling especially passionate about this subject lately.  I can’t thank you enough for helping me to understand these ideas and for pointing me towards AFS with the opportunity to put these ideas into practice!!

Cheers,

Nikki

Antioch University Santa Barbara’s first-ever alumni symposium on March 8 was a huge success, presenting a distinguished panel of speakers that included three members of the AUSB Board of Trustees delivering remarks to around 130 alumni, faculty, staff and guests. With introductions and welcome from Board of Trustees Chair, Victoria Riskin, the Board of Trustees Forum: The Future of California: Walking Back from the Brink, presented important topics from a panel that included: The Honorable Congresswoman Lois Capps:  Representative to the U.S. Congress, District 23, Lou Cannon – Historian; Journalist; White House Correspondent and L.A. Bureau Chief of The Washington Post; and Trustee, Jerry Roberts:  Former Managing Editor, The San Francisco Chronicle; former Executive Editor, The Santa Barbara News-Press, Founder, Calbuzz.com; and Trustee, and  Susan Rose – Former Supervisor, Santa Barbara County, and Trustee.

The second quarterly meeting of the MFT Consortium of the Central Coast Region will take place on Monday, March 22nd from 10:00am until 2:00pm at Antioch University Santa Barbara, 801 Garden Street, Room 203, in Santa Barbara.

This second meeting will be less formal and will focus on community building and our developing collaborative relationships as a regional consortium.  To that end, in the morning we’ll have a general discussion about the format and structure of our quarterly meetings.  We’ll participate in break-out sessions where we’ll discuss how the schools and training sites can work together to provide training and services in our communities.  Late in the morning, we’ll speak with the BBS about the changes to the MFT Educational Requirements.  We’ll then break for a networking lunch and spend the remainder of our time receiving updates from our colleagues at the MFT Consortium of Greater Los Angeles and CAMFT and AAMFT.  At this time, we also invite our members and attendees to give brief announcements and updates on news from their sites.

The Central Coast Region Consortium has now formed and is joining the MFT Consortium of California and its five regional MFT Consortia.  The Consortium boasts more than 100 member universities and clinical training sites statewide.  We held our inaugural meeting this past December 7th.  The event was a great success and was attended by about thirty representatives from universities, clinical training sites, county mental health offices and professional organizations in Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Kern counties.

As a reminder, the MFT Consortium, unites MFT academic programs and community clinical training sites throughout California with the mission of enhancing the quality of clinical training to MFT students.  The Consortium meets quarterly and provides its members with professional benefits such as networking, collegiality, training opportunities, and profession updates.  The MFT Consortium has partnered with CAMFT, AAMFT-CA and Phillips Graduate Institute to implement the California Department of Mental Health’s educational stipend program for MFTs throughout the state.  The State’s stipend program is funded through the Mental Health Services Act and students are eligible only if their degree is from a graduate program that is a member of a regional MFT Consortium.

Please RSVP at your earliest convenience to Chrystie Lewis, student coordinator for the MFT Central Coast Region Consortium at mftconsortium.ausb@antioch.edu or  805.962.8179 ext. 619.  Our representation in the statewide MFT Consortium is crucial and we need your input and support to make it work.  Please feel free to call or e-mail me with any questions at 805-962-8179 ext. 171 or kschwarz@antioch.edu.  We look forward to seeing you all there!