Transitions Magazine - Fall 2012 - Prescott College

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College News Continued Two New Endowments The Endowment for Environmental Education at the Prescott College Kino Bay Center and The Endowment in Support of a Place-Based Environmental Education Faculty Position, both to be named for their founder, Douglas F. Hulmes ’74, were established toward the end of the 2013–14 fiscal year and are tied to a planned gift. The Endowment for Environmental Education at Kino Bay will be used to support place-based environmental education for the indigenous populations the Prescott College Kino Bay Center serves, such as the Seri Indians. The Endowment for a Place-Based Environmental Education Faculty Position will be used toward the employment of a member of the Prescott College Faculty who teaches environmental education, environmental history, and environmental philosophy. The intent of the position is to continue the work Doug Hulmes has developed with Miller Valley Elementary School and Prescott Creeks. Annual Report Wins APEX Award The Advancement Communications team of Miriam Glade ’03 and Ashley Mains M.A. ’11 won an APEX Award for Publication Excellence for the 2012–2013 Prescott College Annual Report. The APEX awards program recognizes excellence in publications work by professional communicators based on graphic design, editorial content, and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence. With nearly 2,100 entries, competition was exceptionally intense. One hundred Grand Awards were presented to honor outstanding work in 11 major categories, with 832 Awards of Excellence recognizing exceptional entries in 122 subcategories. Didn’t get a copy of this award-winning publication last year? Check it out online: http://www.prescott.edu/give/annual-report/index.html. You Shop. Amazon Gives. Amazon has started a charitable giving option for anyone shopping on its site, called AmazonSmile. Choose to support Prescott College with this totally painless philanthropy! Go to www.smile.amazon.com, select Prescott College as your charity of choice, and start all your online shopping at www.smile.amazon.com in order to have 0.5% of select purchases donated. Prescott College, Tucson Hosts XITO Conference The Xican@ Institute for Teaching & Organizing (XITO), a sponsored program of Prescott College, hosted its summer institute from July 10 through 12. Over 35 educators, activists and organizers from around the country participated in this intensive professional development training on the pedagogy and philosophy of the acclaimed Mexican American Studies Program, which has been outlawed in Arizona. XITO’s three-day institute included workshops by former Mexican American Studies teachers Sean Arce, Curtis Acosta, Norma Gonzalez, and Jose Gonzalez along with Prescott College Tucson Director Anita Fernández and El Paso activist Georgina Perez. An evening event featured graduates from the Mexican American Studies Program and a performance by the Los Angeles theater group the Chicano Secret Service. Proceeds from the Institute went to support young urban teachers’ travel to Tucson, with additional funds held for scholarships for high school students taking XITO’s college-credit-bearing courses. For more information on XITO visit www.xicanoinstitute.org. Presidential Search Update During the summer months 65 applicants submitted letters, resumes, and references for consideration by the Search Committee. The Committee, with assistance of the consulting firm Academic Search, reviewed all of these materials and evaluated the applicants according to criteria that reflect the values of Prescott College and the needed qualities identified for an effective president. The pool included outstanding and accomplished men and women from both academic and non-academic backgrounds, and in August the Committee narrowed down the list to nine people to be interviewed at an off-site location. Additional vetting and reference checking continues. Following the off-site interviews, there will be a selection of three finalists to visit campus in October. There will be opportunities for both formal and informal communication with each finalist. Keep your ears and eyes peeled for your chance to meet these finalists! 6 Transitions Fall 2014
Sommer Fellowship Winner 2014–15 The Frederick & Frances Sommer Foundation and Prescott College are proud to announce Amber “Cricket” Harrington has been awarded the 2014–2015 fellowship. According to the Foundation Trustees, “Her application package was well written and showed a remarkably diverse and evolved set of artistic skills and interests. She is truly an interdisciplinary artist.” Cricket is primarily a writer, but will be using the cabin to complete her Senior Project “Flying and other Memories: Telling Stories Through Performance Art” using multiple media. She is looking for motivated local community members to participate in her project this fall. Specifically, she’s looking for people with interesting life stories that they would like to share as well as artists of any kind (dancers, actors, musicians, film-makers, etc.) willing to participate. Cricket can be reached at aharrington@prescott.edu. The Foundation is considering opening the fellowship to students in other program areas/disciplines within the Liberal Arts in the future. SHIFT: Ten Years of Work from Matthew Moore Prescott College Art Gallery at Sam Hill Warehouse was pleased to present SHIFT: Ten Years of Work from Matthew Moore on view August 30 through October 18, 2014. Matthew Moore is a fourth-generation family farmer, a working artist, and a food activist. Moore farms outside of Phoenix and exhibits his video and installation artwork internationally. Through his artistic practices he addresses issues of ecological, cultural, and economical sustainability and the potential loss of small independent farms. “The Gallery is extremely proud to be exhibiting such a relevant and up-and-coming artist,” said Sam Hill Gallery Coordinator Jen Chandler ’00. Moore’s work has been exhibited at the Phoenix Art Museum, the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, the Walker Art Center, MassMoCA, and the Confederation Centre and Nuit Blanche in Canada. Moore lectures on art and agriculture at conferences and universities across the country; he has been published in Metropolis Magazine, Dwell, and Architecture Magazine, as well as Mark Magazine and Dazed and Confused of Europe; and he is featured in Phoenix: 21st Century City, a book by Booth-Clibborn Editions. “Having this show is a big deal, not just for the College,” Chandler explained, “but for the entire Prescott area.” Save the Date Alumni Gatherings 2015 Tucson - March • Boulder - April • Portland - June Watch your mailbox and inbox for more details! www.prescott.edu Do We Have Your Latest Contact Info? We’d love to send you Ecos monthly newsletter Update your info at PCAlumUpdate.kintera.org or call (928) 350-4502 Let’s stay in touch! ALUMNI SHARING KNOWLEDGE CAREER NETWORK ASK Network The Prescott College “ASK” program matches alumni with other alumni mentors who can assist with career-related decisions. Show Your PC Pride Alumni: Give $50 and get an alumni license plate frame mightybuck.kintera.org See Mentor List at prescott.edu/alumni/ask-career-network GIVE $50 NOW Transitions Fall 2014 7
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