Antioch University New England in the News

Keene Sentinel

April 19, 2010
College leaders to speak at breakfast
Four area college presidents will speak about a variety of topics related to how they're addressing the needs of 21st Century employment and the changing profiles of incoming students.

Earth Times

March 23, 2010
Winona LaDuke to Give Antioch University New England's May Commencement Address
Human rights and advocate for Native American environmental issues to speak May 15. Read more.

Keene Sentinel

March 18, 2010
Antioch names new department head
Antioch University New England has named Dr. Kathi Borden of Chesterfield as chairman of the Department of Clinical Psychology.

Burlington FreePress

March 18, 2010
Joyce Judy becomes president of Community College of Vermont
AUNE Alumna Joyce M. Judy has been named president of Community College of Vermont by Vermont State College trustees.

Sentintel Source

March 17, 2010
Antioch hosting expo on Autism/Asperger’s.
This year’s free expo will include an award given to the Doug Flutie Foundation for its support of Antioch’s Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders Training and support of other autism- and Asperger’s-related services in the region.

The Dallas Morning News

March 4, 2010
The garden is a classroom at Dallas elementary schools
Prof David Sobel promotes place-based education.

Seacoast Online

March 2, 2010
Report on health of estuary issued.
AUNE current RMC student Colin Lawson presents research on threats to the Piscataqua region.

The Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

February 16, 2010
Striking a chord.
School music programs have often held the precarious position of being among the first cut during difficult times, but the Rindge Memorial School community is showing that it marches to the beat of its own drum, or in this case, guitar.

Keene Sentinel

January 26, 2010
Local groups get grants from the N.H. Charitable Foundation
$3,650 to fund a research project gathering data about how pedestrian-friendly Keene is.

Sentinel Source.com

January 11, 2010
Workshop on rain gardens is for teachers.
A workshop for teachers will provide tips for using rain gardens as teaching tools this month at Antioch University New England.

Keene Sentinel

January 7, 2010
Regional food hub making progress.
The warm-weather bounty of local produce has long since vanished from store shelves and farmers markets.

Parent Express of Cheshire and Windham County

January 1, 2010
Local College Students Serve Others
The Support Group for Ethnic and Racial Diversity (SERD) is a student-run organization in the Department of Clinical Psychology at Antioch University New England. SERD, an arm of the Multicultural Center for Research and Practice, encourages social activism and multiculturalism both within the University and in the surrounding community.

Earth Times

December 16, 2009
Antioch University New England Researchers Receive $225K NAMI Contract
Antioch University New England faculty members Dr. George Tremblay and Dr. Jim Fauth to evaluate a new statewide suicide prevention program in New Hampshire. Read more.

The Garden City News

December 4, 2009
Noted Educator Presents Lecture
Noted educator and author Torin Finser, Ph.D. will present a lecture entitled “What Now? Developing Thoughtful Children in a Thoughtless Era.”

Seacoast Online

December 4, 2009
Newmarket around the town
New Hampshire's Carbon Solutions New England (CSNE) has been awarded more than $180,000 to develop and refine a methodology for assessing flood risk associated with land use and climate change in the Lamprey River watershed in coastal New Hampshire.

NEPsy.com

November 2009
Social responsibility: psychologists address global community needs
Social responsibility dictates that businesses, organizations and individuals abide by an ethical standard that contributes to the welfare of society.

Barre, Montpelier Times Argus

November 29, 2009
Groups across Vt. connect to plan for environmental awareness.
This fall members of Vermont's Environmental Literacy Project Steering Committee met for the first time.

Keene Sentinel

November 7, 2009
A 2001 graduate of Antioch University New England was honored by the U.S. Commerce Department last month for his work to save whales.
David Wiley, a Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary scientist and research coordinator, was given a gold medal for his work altering shipping lanes into the port of Boston to minimize collisions with endangered whales.

Keene Sentinel

November 02, 2009
Briefs Environment
Lake Sunapee watershed effort gets a $243,000 boost.

Keene Sentinel

October 31, 2009
College business programs gain
More students looking at MBAs, courses in green building, health.

Keene Sentinel

October 27, 2009
Dance, dance revolution
Proponents say creative arts can help teens look inward positively.

Forests for Maine's Future

October 15, 2009
Fresh from the Woods
Tom Wessels reads complex stories written into the forested landscape.

The Boston Globe

October 1, 2009
Sorrows Unsaddled
Horses help students through dressage, patients through therapy.

Computer World

September 9, 2009
How to get your green IT cred
Sharpen up on these skills, because getting everyone to buy into sustainable initiatives takes work, says Bill Griffith, Ph.D., a professor of management at Antioch University New England in Keene, N.H., which offers a green MBA.

Keene Sentinel

September 4, 2009
College to part ways with University
Antioch University has parted ways with Antioch College of Ohio.

Keene Sentinel

August 3, 2009
AVEO gets a new staffer
Through the AmeriCorps program, AVEO was able to hire a new program director, Kate Yard.

Forest Notes

Summer 2009
Tracking the impacts of climate change on Mount Monadnock
As the last patches of snow melt away, and the spring ephemerals begin to bloom, hikers from New England and beyond flock to the Monadnock region to climb the iconic mountain that has captured our attention for centuries.

Forest Notes

Summer 2009
The meaning of place
How New Hampshire's North Country landscape shapes the ecological identity of the region's residents.

Keene Sentinel

July 31, 2009
A really special baby- Only known nighthawk tot is closely monitored
Each year, babies are born to parents throughout the Elm City. But the winged wee one Antioch University New England student Kenneth Klapper met this month is extra special.

Keene Sentinel

July 27, 2009
Dublin’s Ober honored with award
Dublin resident Richard Ober was recently honored for his environmental work with a “Greenerpalooza Award” earlier this month. Ober received this inaugural award at Greenerpalooza II, a celebration of the state’s environmentally friendly initiatives and technologies, held at the Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion in Gilford.

Associated Press

July 18, 2009
Red foxes moving to downtown Detroit
"As we move out, wildlife moves in," said Matthew Walter, a fox researcher at Antioch University's New England campus in New Hampshire. "Nature heals the cuts that we've made. As long as they can survive there, and as long as they can raise young and if the hunting is good, they will stay there indefinitely.

Keene Sentinel

July 17, 2009
Local schools ante up for vets GI Bill welcome
Franklin Pierce University and Antioch University New England have agreed to help returning veterans — or their children — earn a degree.

O&M Green MBA Student Accepts Position at Velcro Corp.

July 13, 2009
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Marc J. Duquette returns to the Velcro companies in the position of Director - Environmental, Safety, & Product Compliance for Velcro Group Corporation.

Keene Sentinel

July 9, 2009
Beaming over the future Despite economy, new Sophia’s Hearth center to become reality
Last August, she stood with other officials from Sophia’s Hearth Family Center in a 2-acre grassy meadow on Court Street at a groundbreaking celebration for the organization’s new child care and teacher training center in Keene.

The Gleaner

July 5, 2009
Dancing for a cause - Choreographer looks to introduce dance therapy
Belnavis' event is in aid of gaining funding to pursue her at Antioch University in (USA) to become Jamaica's first certified dance therapist.

Keene Sentinel

June 22, 2009
Pisgah in peril? Draft assessment gives area parks, including Pisgah, lowest priority status
Since 2007, a small portion of Pisgah State Park has been harvested for timber, generating revenue for New Hampshire’s state parks and state forests.

Keene Sentinel

June 3, 2009
Gilsum / Time to plant
The garden will be a key component of the school’s federally funded before- and after-school programs for students by providing vegetables for use at the school and at a local food pantry.

Keene Sentinel

May 13, 2009
Taking the childhood obesity fight to the community
Beth Corwin wants to work with community groups who can help with wellness programs, and present ideas and suggestions to committees in each Keene school so that students have more options for living out the healthy lifestyle they're taught in the classroom.

Keene Sentinel

May 4, 2009
Bicycle Benefits
A local effort led by AUNE students brings bicycle benefits to the Keene.

Keene Sentinel

May 4, 2009
AUNE Commencement
Antioch graduates told "world needs you now."

Keene Sentinel

May 1, 2009
Green MBA
New MBA program at Antioch has its first graduating class.

Keene Sentinel

April 18, 2009
Polly Chandler featured
Polly Chandler is the chairperson of AUNE's Organization & Management department and Program Manager for the Green MBA.

The Citizen of Laconia

April 10, 2009
AUNE Alumna Named "School Nurse of 2009"
Gerri Harvey has been named the 2009-2010 N.H. School Nurse of the Year.

Brattleboro Reformer

February 21, 2009
AUNE Alumna Named Exemplary Civics Educator
Jennifer Kramer earns VFW award for teaching civics and citizenship.

National Wildlife Federation

January 27, 2009
Is There Room for Sustainability in Every Classroom?
Abi Abrash Walton, faculty member of the Department of Environmental Studies and Assistant to the President for Sustainability and Social Justice at Antioch University New England, has plenty to say about the deep sense of connection that is intrinsic to successful sustainability in academia.

The Nantucket Independent

January 21, 2009
River Otters on the rise
Luanne Johnson, a doctoral candidate in environmental studies at Antioch University, who lives on Martha's Vineyard, and professional tracker Mark Elbroch, author of "Mammal Tracks & Sign: A Guide to North American Species" and "Peterson Field Guide to Animal Tracks," both confirmed that river otters made these tracks on Nantucket; however, the animals have yet to be spotted on the island.

A Loved Librarian gets her Due

December 21, 2008
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Colleagues at Antioch University New England couldn't say enough good things about their reference librarian Jean Amaral.

Businessgreen.com

November 3, 2008
Green Business School League Table Released
Antioch University New England's Green MBA gets high ranks in Net Impact Guide.

Southside Sentinel

September 29, 2008
AUNE Student Leads Oyster Restoration Project
Will Smiley works with students to build a new oyster reef on the Rappahannock River in Christchurch, VA.

New Hampshire Public Radio

September 26, 2008
Project to Help New Hampshire Coastal Communities Adapt to Climate Change
Professor Michael Simpson was interviewed as part of the story, Project to Help NH Coastal Communities Adapt to Climate Change, which aired on September 26, 2008.

The Boston Globe

September 14, 2008
At local universities, graduate degrees go green
Companies are yearning for people who think green - and not just because it's the color of money.

Politizine

June 25, 2008
NH Citizen Coalition Announces Public Funding of Elections Commission
More about Abigail Abrash Walton's appointment to the state commission on public funding of elections. Abi serves as AUNE's Assistant to the President for Sustainability/Social Justice.

Manchester Union Leader

June 20, 2008
EPA to study Oyster River watershed
Michael Simpson and his EPA grant are featured in this piece. Michael serves as the director of the Resource Management and Conservation Program at AUNE Antioch University New England in Keene.

Aspen Public Radio

May 21, 2008
Lynne Cassidy talks about CoolSchools
Educating For Sustainability student interviewed on Aspen Public Radio

Training Magazine

May 2008
Top Young Trainers 2008
Faith LeGendre, AUNE grad and VP of Training for Flowers.com named one of top trainers.

The Keene Sentinel

May 12, 2008
Core Faculty Jim Gruber Profiled
Monadock Profile highlights this ES prof's wide-ranging interests and activities.

The Rwanda New Times

April 11, 2008
Title: Conservationists seek cooperation in the Albertine Region
Beth Kaplin, the technical advisor for the Conservation Biology Project in the Biology Department of the National University of Rwanda, AUNE prof, and director of AUNE's Centre for Tropical Ecology and Conservation, noted in The Rwanda New Times.

Phi Delta Kappan

April 1, 2008
In praise of reinventing the wheel: if schools want programs that work for them, Ms. Thomas argues, it often makes sense to start from scratch instead of copying someone else's program.
Extensive article followed with Laura's bio.

Tomorrow's Trust: A Review of Catholic Education

March 18, 2008
Leave No Child Inside The remedy for environmental despair is as close as the front door
Education prof David Sobel noted extensively in this article by Richard Louv.

USA Today

February 18, 2008
Fears of climate change spark action in N.H.
Warmer weather's potential effect on economy prompts city to boost efforts at conservation
Keene, AUNE and staff featured in this USA Today piece

St. Petersburg Times

January 11, 2008
Suncoast Waldorf School Teaches the Fine Art of Life Highlight:
This article is a profile and a Q & A of AUNE Waldorf grad Barbara Bedingfield.