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COVID-19 and Antioch Seattle: Student Update, 3.5.20
Dear Antioch University Seattle Student: As you know, the situation with the COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) is getting more acute in the Seattle area. I’ve received a number of emails from students and members of our community concerned about our preparations, and most of their concerns are being addressed. I ask that you stay in communication with…
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Provost’s Update to Students Regarding Coronavirus – 3/4/2020
AUNE Students: The University is closely monitoring the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and associated COVID-19 disease. Recent news of people becoming infected demonstrates that the circumstances regarding the virus are changing. AU leadership is developing plans to mitigate those impacts. Further information about the virus and AU’s response(s) will be available at https://www.antioch.edu/resources/students/coronavirus. It is important for all…
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University Monitoring of the Coronavirus Situation | AUSB’s Provost Office
Dear AUSB Students, I want to take this moment to update all of you on where the campus and the University stands with the developments of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 as a follow up to Chancellor’s Groves email of last week. Rest assured, the University is closely monitoring these developments. Recent news of people becoming infected demonstrates that the circumstances regarding…
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The Community of Striking for the Climate
Every Friday, students from Antioch and Keene State College, members of local climate action groups, and concerned citizens gather on the Keene Central Square. The attendees carry hand-made signs, banners for their organizations, and (on one occasion) penguin costumes. These colorful celebrations of activism are the Keene Climate Strikes, an initiative of the Youth Climate…
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GSLC Student Named New Healthcare Leader
PhD in Leadership and Change student Brook McGennis has been promoted to Executive Director of Operations for the state of Illinois for within Hospital Sisters Health Systems (HSHS) Medical Group. Launched in 2008, HSHS Medical Group is a critical component of the HSHS Care Integration strategy, which focuses on bringing physicians, technology and patients together to…
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AUS Update: Coronavirus and the AUS Campus
Dear AUS Community: We continue to watch the Coronavirus situation as it develops in Washington State. You may have seen news reports about the possibility that there are more cases of Coronavirus in the Seattle area than were previously known, and of course, this is concerning. It is clear also that the circumstances are changing…
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Demi Espinoza: Bringing Representation and Environmental Justice to the Table
Demi Espinoza is an advocate who believes in the power of narratives. Her own story starts with her parents, people who she describes as working-class Mexican immigrants. Growing up as the youngest of ten in a Community of Color had an impact on the trajectory of Espinoza’s own life. Despite being on the frontline of…
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Building Community – Twelve Principles for a Healthy Future
“We believe that strong local communities are the foundation – the tap roots – of a healthy participatory and resilient society. Rather than looking to national governments and corporations or hoping for new technologies to solve our environmental and social problems, we should look to strong communities to learn how to make a difference in…
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Dr. Lugo Presents on The Open Streets Model
Dr. Adonia Lugo, MA in Urban Sustainability (USMA) Interim Chair and Teaching Faculty, gave two presentations on the open streets model at Oregon State University (OSU) in Corvallis, Oregon in late February 2020. “OSU has been developing an innovative approach to community-based instruction and research using the ‘ciclovía’ or open streets model,” said Lugo. “I…
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