Transitions Magazine - Fall 2012 - Prescott College
Transitions Magazine - Fall 2012 - Prescott College
Transitions Magazine - Fall 2012 - Prescott College
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<strong>College</strong> News Continued<br />
Two New Endowments<br />
The Endowment for Environmental Education at the <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>College</strong> Kino Bay Center and The<br />
Endowment in Support of a Place-Based Environmental Education Faculty Position, both to be<br />
named for their founder, Douglas F. Hulmes ’74, were established toward the end of the<br />
2013–14 fiscal year and are tied to a planned gift. The Endowment for Environmental<br />
Education at Kino Bay will be used to support place-based environmental education for<br />
the indigenous populations the <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>College</strong> Kino Bay Center serves, such as the Seri<br />
Indians. The Endowment for a Place-Based Environmental Education Faculty Position will<br />
be used toward the employment of a member of the <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>College</strong> Faculty who teaches environmental education,<br />
environmental history, and environmental philosophy. The intent of the position is to continue the work Doug Hulmes has<br />
developed with Miller Valley Elementary School and <strong>Prescott</strong> Creeks.<br />
Annual Report Wins APEX Award<br />
The Advancement Communications team of Miriam Glade ’03 and Ashley Mains M.A.<br />
’11 won an APEX Award for Publication Excellence for the <strong>2012</strong>–2013 <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />
Annual Report. The APEX awards program recognizes excellence in publications work<br />
by professional communicators based on graphic design, editorial content, and the ability<br />
to achieve overall communications excellence. With nearly 2,100 entries, competition was<br />
exceptionally intense. One hundred Grand Awards were presented to honor outstanding<br />
work in 11 major categories, with 832 Awards of Excellence recognizing exceptional<br />
entries in 122 subcategories. Didn’t get a copy of this award-winning publication last year?<br />
Check it out online: http://www.prescott.edu/give/annual-report/index.html.<br />
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<strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>College</strong>, Tucson Hosts XITO Conference<br />
The Xican@ Institute for Teaching & Organizing (XITO), a sponsored program of <strong>Prescott</strong><br />
<strong>College</strong>, hosted its summer institute from July 10 through 12. Over 35 educators, activists and<br />
organizers from around the country participated in this intensive professional development<br />
training on the pedagogy and philosophy of the acclaimed Mexican American Studies<br />
Program, which has been outlawed in Arizona. XITO’s three-day institute included workshops<br />
by former Mexican American Studies teachers Sean Arce, Curtis Acosta, Norma Gonzalez, and Jose<br />
Gonzalez along with <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>College</strong> Tucson Director Anita Fernández and El Paso activist Georgina Perez. An<br />
evening event featured graduates from the Mexican American Studies Program and a performance by the Los<br />
Angeles theater group the Chicano Secret Service. Proceeds from the Institute went to support young urban teachers’ travel to<br />
Tucson, with additional funds held for scholarships for high school students taking XITO’s college-credit-bearing courses. For<br />
more information on XITO visit www.xicanoinstitute.org.<br />
Presidential Search Update<br />
During the summer months 65 applicants submitted letters, resumes, and references<br />
for consideration by the Search Committee. The Committee, with assistance of the<br />
consulting firm Academic Search, reviewed all of these materials and evaluated the<br />
applicants according to criteria that reflect the values of <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>College</strong> and the needed qualities identified for an effective<br />
president. The pool included outstanding and accomplished men and women from both academic and non-academic<br />
backgrounds, and in August the Committee narrowed down the list to nine people to be interviewed at an off-site location.<br />
Additional vetting and reference checking continues. Following the off-site interviews, there will be a selection of three finalists<br />
to visit campus in October. There will be opportunities for both formal and informal communication with each finalist. Keep<br />
your ears and eyes peeled for your chance to meet these finalists!<br />
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