<strong>Transitions</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> Wins!The <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>College</strong> Advancement Communications team (Miriam Glade ’03, AshleyMains M.A. ’11, and Marj Sente) won Bronze in the first annual 2012 CollegiateAdvertising Awards for <strong>Magazine</strong> Publication—single, with a 1,001 to 2,000 studentbody. From logos to social media to entire marketing campaigns, the 2012 CollegiateAdvertising Awards program boasted some of the best advertising in the nation. Allentries were judged by industry experts and were scored on multiple criteria, with apossible total of 100 points. <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>College</strong>’s Fall 2012 issue of <strong>Transitions</strong> scored 89points and ranked in the top 16 percent of the more than 700 entries from the UnitedStates and Canada. For more information or to see a complete list of winners, visitwww.collegiateadawards.com.<strong>College</strong> Credit Offered for Banned Chicano Studies Course<strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>College</strong> faculty member Anita Fernández developed a credit-bearing course withCurtis Acosta, former Tucson Unified School District Teacher of Mexican American Studies,for students who want to take the literature course that was recently banned by Arizona statelaw HR 2281. The course, Chican@ Literature, was designed toreplace the banned Mexican American Literature course andwill count for two college-level credit hours for any highschool students who complete it through <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>College</strong>’sEarly High School Experience. “This is an excellent way for<strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>College</strong> to reach out to prospective students inthe Tucson area and to make a strong statement for critical,multicultural educationwhile supporting our mission for socialjustice,” says Fernández.Students withauthor LuisAlberto Urrea,<strong>2013</strong>A Nearly Fatal IllusionNew photographic works by faculty member Deborah <strong>Spring</strong>stead Ford were on view at the<strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>College</strong> Art Gallery at Sam Hill Warehouse March 22 through April 20, <strong>2013</strong>, in an exhibittitled A Nearly Fatal Illusion. This show represents three interconnected bodies of work andis Ford’s attempt to explore the interaction of art, science and nature, chaos and climate, whiletrying to understand the tenuous balance that core elements play within the ecosystem,for reclamation and restoration of a planet in peril. Special guest and former facultymember Alan Weisman led a discussion, “Where Do We Go From Here,” in connectionwith the exhibit at Sam Hill on Friday, April 12.Sustainability Symposium May 16-19, <strong>2013</strong>With internationally known keynote speakers and renownedsustainability experts, each May the <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>College</strong> Ph.D. programin Sustainability Education hosts a symposium centered on the theme of sustainability and its connection witheducation throughout our society. <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>College</strong> is pleased to announce the Fifth Annual Sustainability EducationSymposium, to be held May 16-19, <strong>2013</strong>, at the <strong>College</strong>’s <strong>Prescott</strong> campus. With a theme of Celebration andRegneration, this year’s symposium features Dr. Craig Chalquist as keynote and Owen and Moley Ó Súilleabháin as live musicalperformers throughout the conference. For more information about the Symposium, and to register for Friday’s keynote lectureand Saturday’s workshops, please visit www.prescottsymposium.org. Open to the public!Congratulations Dean Herring!Dean for Campus-based Delivery, Planning and Research Jack Herring was offered and has accepted aprestigious position at Western Washington University. Starting July 1, he will serve as Dean of Fairhaven<strong>College</strong> a small 500 student, innovative unit within a comprehensive public liberal arts university of15,000 students. “Pedagogically, it shares much in common with <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>College</strong>,” Jack explains, includingthe use of narrative evaluations, seminar style courses, student designed degrees, and capstone projectsto demonstrate competence. Jack’s main goal will be advocating for experiential, integrative, student centerededucation to be woven more deeply into mainstream higher education. “It has truly been an honorto serve as dean and faculty member here for the past 15 years. I’ve learned more during this time than Iever could have imagined. It is with a sense of gratitude and respect that I step into the next phase of myprofessional life, carrying with me these gifts that you have given me.”<strong>Transitions</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2013</strong> 5