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Who is the face of Prescott College? You are. You represent Prescott
College in the way you live your life and your work in the world.
Please join us at us at one of the exciting alumni events we’ve planned for spring 2012.
Our goal in the Alumni Office is to enable you to remain connected with Prescott College, a place that, for many of you, represents a pivotal and transformative time in your life. We would like to provide all alumni the intellectual, spiritual, cultural, and social benefits of the college community while also offering a myriad of opportunities in which to participate. Please enjoy this month's edition of the
Prescott College alumni and friends online newsletter.
Marie Smith, Director of Alumni Relations
You are invited to join Prescott College President Kristin Woolever, Board of Trustees member Betsy Bolding, and alumnus Mark Bahti '99, for an alumni, parent, and friends gathering at Bahti Indian Arts.
Enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres and refreshments while engaging in a conversation about experiential education at Prescott College.
RSVP at: http://Bahti.kintera.org
Please RSVP by March 1, 2012
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Home of Prescott College Board of Trustee Michael Rooney
2011 E. La Vieve Lane
Tempe, Ariz.
You are invited to join Prescott College President Kristin Woolever for an alumni, parent, and friends gathering at the home of Board of Trustees member Michael Rooney.
Enjoy a complimentary brunch while engaging in a conversation about experiential education at Prescott College.
RSVP at: http://tempe.kintera.org
Please RSVP by March 1, 2012
Since graduating in the Winter of 2010 with a degree in Integrative Arts with an Emphasis in Dance and being thoroughly inspired by the experience of her senior dance project, "Broken Teeth, Corsets and the Specticle of Love" Tara has continued to dance. She is currently working on a dance film project, which also includes Prescott College student Elizabeth Frambach '10 as a dancer. Tara is fundraising through the site Indiegogo at http://www.indiegogo.com/keepmestrong?a=342763.
Come to see the play, The Starter House , a play by Catfish Baruni ‘08 / Directed by Esther Blue Almazán ‘03.
Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 1:30 p.m.
Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 S. 6th Avenue, Downtown
Tickets available online at http://www.tucsonfringe.org/
Sara Campbell '04
Sara married Jeannine Gamble on November 11, 2011, as NY has recognized marriage equality. Jeannine also gave birth to their 6 pound, 6 ounce, and 20.5" son, Steven Delmar Campbell on June 20, 2011.
Erin Elder '01
In 2009, Erin founded a multi-disciplinary organization called PLAND: Practice Liberating Art through
Necessary Dislocation that supports experimental and research-driven projects in the context of its offthe-grid location near Taos, NM. Through residency awards, educational programs, and alternative building workshops, PLAND is a hands-on, collaborative approach to living differently. PLAND is soon accepting applications for its 2012 season of projects and residents at www.itspland.org
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Erin's essay "How to Build a Commune: Drop City's Influence on the Southwestern Commune
Movement" was recently published by University of Minnesota Press in "West of Center: Art and the
Counterculture Experiment in America, 1965-1977." The book was published in conjunction with an exhibition by the same title, organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver.
This is Erin's first update since graduating from Prescott, so a lot has happened! Erin now splits time between Albuquerque and Tres Piedras,
NM. She writes, teaches, curates and also works as Gallery Director at UNM's Tamarind Institute. Learn more or say hello at www.erinelder.com
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Susanne Nelson '93
Susanne is married with 3 children (Sierra 18, Zoe 11, and Thomas 6). She is a sixth grade math teacher living in a Dallas suburb. Her email is susannenelson@verizon.net
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Dennis Roberts '06
Dennis completed his dissertation this past year and graduated with a doctorate in clinical psychology from Antioch University in Seattle. He is now an instructor in the Health Sciences Department at DePaul University in Chicago and also teaching online classes for the psychology department at Baker College in Flint, Michigan.
Arieh Scharnberg '07
Arieh is finishing his masters from the American University of Paris in Cross-Cultural and Sustainable Business Management. He is currently living in Israel working on his final internship with a corporate social responsibility consulting company and working with Israel's leading companies to find and assist them in social and environmental engagements. He has recenly become an Israeli citizen.
Diane Schmidt '74
Diane's story "The Warrior Returns" was recently published in the Navajo Times . You can read it at http://www.navajotimes.com/news/2012/0112/012612baldwin.php
. Additional video can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=NvK__6n2Je0 .
Catlin Smith '03
Catlin Smith married Adam Gaensler in Thailand this past January. Adam is a music teacher and musician from Australia. The couple met in
Shanghai, China where Catline was living and working for the past 4 years at a small international school. They are planning to move to
Thailand.
Shane Snipes , Cohort 7 of the Ph.D. program, founded an eco road trip interviewing 1,000 people across America about the word sustainability. His discoveries are at www.ecoroadtrip.com
as an on-going web series.
Leah Titcomb '06
Leah is living in Brunswick, Maine and teaching at Coastal Studies For Girls, a science and leadership semester school. She invites you to come visit if you find yourself in the northeast.
As much as artist and educator Suzannah Libby loves children, play, art, and nature, it was a book that inspired her degree plan in the Limited-Residency Undergraduate Program. “I chanced upon my first of David Sobel’s books, Beyond Echophobia: Reclaiming the Heart in Nature Education , while perusing the Prescott College bookstore during my limited residency orientation,” says Suzannah.
“Up to that point, I simplistically thought children still generally played outdoors.”
Suzannahs not kidding when she describes her new pre-school, Gartendale, designed and built as part of her mentored studies in Integrated Art, as “magically tucked into the heart of Flagstaff” offering “a unique garden and art-rich program designed to nurture the development of the inspired, creative and happy child in nature.” In its first year, Gartendale was voted “Flagstaff's Most
Delightful Garden for Children" by the local chapter of the Arizona Native Plant Society. Flagstaff writer Dana Smith visited Gartendale in full summer and described it this way in his blog The High
Country Gardener.
. . . a series of isles, not just plots, but raised islands floating in a sea of green grass amongst stream beds of smooth pebbles. Looming above, the canopy is a venerable maple and toward the back of the garden is an immense willow along with fruit trees…near the front is a bed, called the fairie garden, surrounded by a mud and wattle fence…like some kind of primitive dwelling with walls slightly askew and out of kilter, the bed is filled with berries, herbs, and flowers, a potpourri of tastes, sights, and aromas of lavender, mint, and lemon balm.
In any season, this is just the child-sized environment Suzannah intended for free play, gentle crafts, story time, naps in the tea house, raking leaves, fresh fruit sandwiches, or a soothing cup of taco soup.
That nature and art are now considered "therapy" for children is a concern for Suzannah. Meanwhile, state officials contemplate literacy standards and definitions of academic "rigor" for three-year-olds. Suzannah, as a mother and long-time early childhood educator, sees things differently. “Nature, play and art offer a fruitful combination of essential ingredients in the life of the young child, fostering emotional health and laying the foundation for intellectual development,” she points out. “Functioning synergistically, they develop capacities of intelligence and creativity that form the basis for collective optimism and healthy cultural evolution. Art, play and nature have been central to the collective experience of human life. They have the ability to touch the soul, developing compassion and connection.”
When she’s not making hats with her pre-schoolers in the pixie garden, Suzannah is completing work on an illustrated book, Plum: Juicy
Sweet Ideas for Life with the Little Child , which she wrote for her senior project.
Application Deadline for Fall 2012 is
April 15th, 2012!
For new students beginning their graduate studies in the Limited-Residency Master of
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Environmental Studies, Adventure Education, Education, Counseling Psychology, and
Cultural & Regional Studies. Please find more information on these web pages:
How the GTAP Works
Eligibility Requirements
Selection Process
GTAP Model and Roles
Questions? Please contact Kerstin Alicki at (928) 350-2111 or kalicki@prescott.edu
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April 19, 2012, 5-7:30 p.m.
Location: Prescott College Sam Hill Gallery
232 N Granite St., Prescott, AZ
Seating is limited. R.S.V.P. required at http://saadinner.kintera.org.
The Student Alumni Association (SAA) or Student Initiative Counsel (SIC) is a student-run organization that resides within the Prescott College Alumni Association and fosters school spirit, tradition, and pride throughout the college. The mission of
SAA is to create and foster positive relationships between all students, past, present, and future.
The Prescott College Visual Arts Program has been nominated for the Arizona
Governor’s Arts Award in the Arts in Education-Organization category. More than 80 nominations were submitted from 18 Arizona communities in six categories for the
31st annual Governor’s Arts Awards. The awards will be presented to individuals and businesses that have made substantial and outstanding contributions to arts and culture statewide on Tuesday, March 27. The Governor’s Arts Awards are presented by
Arizona Citizens for the Arts in partnership with the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Office of the Governor. Since 1981, 144 artists, individuals, arts and cultural organizations, educators, and businesses have received Governor’s Arts Awards.
To Apply
Send cover letter, resume, and three reference contacts to Cynthia Ocel, Acadia National Park,
P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, ME. 04609 or email
Cynthia_Ocel@nps.gov
Phone: (207) 288-8812
For more information go to: nps.gov/acad/supportyourpark/volunteerandintern opportunities.htm
Education interns work with park staff in preparing and presenting curriculum-based programs for third through eighth grade students in their classrooms and at the park.
Programs have established themes and objectives that focus on natural science or history.
Spring positions run from April into early June.
Fall positions take place September through October.
Qualified applicants must enjoy children, have a sense of curiosity, and be able to meet the physical and mental demands of teaching outdoors.
Responsibilities
• Work 32 hours per week.
• Participate in ongoing staff training and serve as a member of the education team.
• Lead field-based programs on varying terrain and in all kinds of weather.
• Contribute to the various aspects of district operations as assigned.
• Represent the National Park Service and wear the NPS volunteer uniform.
Benefits
• Hands-on training and job experience
• A biweekly stipend of $200
• $65.00 uniform allowance (Receipts must be provided.)
• Uniform shirts, jackets, and hat provided
• Fully furnished shared apartment with utilities provided
• Free laundry facilities available
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David Smith-Ferri will make a presentation at the Prescott College Chapel (220 Grove
Ave.), Tuesday, March 6, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m. based on three weeks spent in
Afghanistan with Kathy Kelly, as well as poetry from the book With Children Like
Your Own . In addition to reporting back on conditions in Afghanistan, the workshop will provide some history of interventions in Afghanistan over the last 30 years, as well as addressing the issue of U.S. withdrawal and what could be done constructively to support the Afghan people.
The presentation will introduce the audience to members of the Afghan Youth Peace
Volunteers, a remarkable group of young Afghans who are calling for nonviolence and reconciliation in response to the conflicts in their country and who are walking their talk, organizing and participating in actions in which they take real risks. The presentation will also include an analysis of the US role in the region, and what can be done to promote peace.
Event Contact: Randall Amster at (928) 350-2238 or ramster@prescott.edu
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We hope all alumni will register for the newly available Prescott College email for life. Stay connected to your alma mater through our recently upgraded Google Apps for Education email service. This service is similar to regular Gmail and can easily be forwarded to your current email address, so you’ll never miss out on Prescott College news again! Once registered, you can keep in touch with former classmates by searching for their names in the system. As a bonus, retail discounts are associated with having an ".edu" email address. For more information or to register for your
Prescott College email for life, visit http://www.prescott.edu/alumni/pcmail-forlife.html today!
Prescott College's events calendar allows you to submit, filter, and subscribe to all of our different categories of events. To submit an event, go to the calendar at http://calendar.prescott.edu/ and click on the “Submit an Event” button on the left. A link to the calendar can also be found in the header of each page of the Prescott
College Website.
To subscribe to a specific category and receive alerts in your e-mail or RSS feed, you can choose from the subscribe box in the left sidebar. You can also choose to put an event directly on your calendar.
The Prescott College Alumni Association (PCAA) is issuing this “Call for
Candidates” from among its Active Members for consideration for nomination to four seats on the PCAA Board of Directors . Each seat will be for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2015. As stated in the PCAA bylaws all
Directors must be (a) former students of Prescott College, (b) over the age of 21, and
(c) of good moral character. Every individual that has ever graduated from or attended classes at Prescott College is considered an alumni and is eligible for active membership status in the Prescott College Alumni Association (PCAA).
Deadline to submit names for nomination is May 15, 2012 . Names need to be submitted in writing or via email. Please include a personal background and a brief statement as to why you or your nominee would like to be on the board. The final ballot will be compiled by the end of May, and the election will be held in June.
Prescott College Office of Alumni Relations
220 Grove Ave.
Prescott, AZ 86301 alumni@prescott.edu
Please consider serving on the PCAA Board and helping us to continue the
connection among Prescott College alumni!
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Ecos, The Prescott College eNewsletter for Alumni and Friends Page 6 of 7 artist Tamara Albaitis. Albaitis’ interactive sound installations reflect her interest in the natural, constructed, and simulated environments that exist in a technologysaturated world. This exhibition is on view February 24 to March 24,
2012. A collaborative dance performance with Tamara Albaitis and Delisa Myles will be held on Friday, February 24, 2012, at 8 p.m. in conjunction with the Prescott 4th
Friday Art Walk.
Regular gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information please contact the gallery at (928) 350-2341 or visit www.prescott.edu/gallery . This exhibit is made possible in part by funding from the
Prescott Area Arts and Humanities Council and the City of Prescott.
Prescott College faculty Tom Fleischner is featured in a video celebrating 25 years of the North Cascades Institute. Watch it at http://ncascades.org/discover/multimedia/high-ridge .
Prescott College faculty Wayne F. Regina , Psy.D., Professor of Peace Studies and
Psychology/Human Development through the Resident Degree Program, was a featured speaker and panel member at the annual state conference for the Arizona
Association for Family and Conciliation Courts in Sedona, Arizona. His February 5 workshop was entitled "Mediation Ethics", and it highlighted work from his recent book Applying Family Systems Theory to Mediation: A Practitioner's Guide.
Are you ready to learn a new language, become certified, or enjoy growing your mind, body, and spirit. The place to begin is with the Lifelong Learning Center's spring catalog for 2012 which can be found at www.prescott.edu/lifelonglearning/index.html
. See you soon!
Alumni can benefit from working with a Prescott College Alumni Career Mentor!
The Prescott College Alumni Sharing Knowledge Career Mentor Program matches
Prescott College alumni with Prescott College alumni mentors who can assist with career-related decisions.
Review Alumni Sharing Knowledge mentor biographies at http://ASKPCMentors.kintera.org/ .
Academics
Library Resources
Instructional Expenses
Student Services
Scholarships
Parent Relations
Alumni Programs
Instructional Expenses
The Prescott College On-Campus Undergraduate Program has 77 full faculty members and an average student-faculty ratio of 7:1. The limited residency programs offer an even higher “touch” model of delivery, allowing students to work one-on-one with mentors and advisors in their fields of study.
Library Resources
In recent years, the library has significantly expanded access to electronic resources.
The library now offers access to 86,000-plus e-books and 25,000-plus full-text journals. The library faculty has integrated instruction for how to access and effectively use these resources into the first-year curriculum for all low-residency undergraduate students.
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Scholarships
Institutional aid for on-campus students has expanded from less than $300,000 in 2003 to nearly $5 million in 2011. Our capacity for offering Federal Student Aid has risen commensurately from under $10 million to nearly $16 million within the same period.
Please Add Your Support with a Gift to the Annual Fund.
Gift Levels
Gold & Turquoise Circle - $10,000 and up
President’s Circle - $5,000 - $9,999
Humphrey's Peak Society - $2,500 - $4,999
Thumb Butte Society - $1,000 - $2,499
Founder's Club - $500 - $999
Bradshaw Mountains Club - $250 - $499
Ponderosa Pine Club - $100 - $249
Granite Club - $25 - $99
Give Today at:
Send to:
Prescott College
Advancement Office
220 Grove Avenue
Prescott, AZ 86301 development@prescott.edu
(928) 350-4505 or (877) 350-2100, ext.4505
Additional giving options can be found at: www.prescott.edu/give
We can’t stay in touch with you unless we have your current info – mailing address, email, and phone number. You can update your info online at http://pcalumupdate.kintera.org/ , by calling the Alumni Office at (928) 350-4502, or by returning the SAS postcard included in your alumni graduation packet.
Online alumni social networks help you stay connected to your classmates and network with fellow alumni around the world.
CollectiveX – http://www.pcalum.collectivex.com
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