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Institute for Social Innovation Fellows Virtual Seminar

2023-03-27T10:44:43-07:00

Institute for Social Innovation ISI Fellows Virtual Seminar Friday, February 17, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. PST | 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. EST. About the Presenters Kerul Kassel, PhD (Human and Organizational Development 2011) First Nature Foundation – Exploring Self- and Shared-Leadership Skill Enhancement Kerul Kassel, PhD This work explores how a learning environment that partners with nature and animals can enhance self- and shared-leadership skills in a variety of audiences, including veterans, at-risk teens, and corporate leadership teams. The focus is on using communication, emotional intelligence, and [...]

Institute for Social Innovation Fellows Virtual Seminar2023-03-27T10:44:43-07:00

Fielding Alum Dr. Zabrina Epps Selected as Association of Professional Futurists’ 2023 Emerging Fellow

2023-02-13T11:17:20-08:00

Zabrina Epps, Ph.D. Zabrina Epps, Ph.D., was selected as one of six fellows to participate in the 2023 Emerging Fellows Program with the Association of Professional Futurists (APF). The two-year program is an opportunity to network with and be mentored by prominent and up-and-coming futures and strategic foresight practitioners around the globe. “This is an exciting opportunity that was made possible by Fielding's self-directed curricula, which enabled me to integrate Futures Studies into my research,” said Dr. Epps. APF sets the standard of excellence for foresight professionals. Members include futurists from businesses, governments, non-profits, consulting futurists, educators, [...]

Fielding Alum Dr. Zabrina Epps Selected as Association of Professional Futurists’ 2023 Emerging Fellow2023-02-13T11:17:20-08:00

Alonso Center Welcomes New Director and Invites Community to First Lecture of the Year

2023-03-02T16:25:06-08:00

Clinical Psychology faculty member Amy Taylor, Ph.D., is the new director of the Alonso Center for Psychodynamic Studies.   Dr. Taylor looks forward to engaging with the Center’s community and creating opportunities for learning and dialogue about psychodynamic psychotherapy.  She shared: “Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a living, evolving, creative practice responsive to its time and place. I am delighted to be part of this initiative that invites us to learn together and from one another as we continue to grow as psychodynamic thinkers and practitioners, and which serves as a place from which we may communicate psychodynamic ways of seeing [...]

Alonso Center Welcomes New Director and Invites Community to First Lecture of the Year2023-03-02T16:25:06-08:00

In Honor of Black History Month: The Work is Not Yet Done

2023-02-08T12:17:14-08:00

This year marks 404 years since the first enslaved person disembarked onto American soil, 158 years since the abolishment of slavery, 156 years since Independence Day for enslaved people, and 57 years since the ending of Jim Crow. Although many of these historical events are well over a century old, we are reminded daily that the work is not yet done. Throughout history, African Americans and other members of the Diaspora have fought relentlessly for equity, social justice, and inclusion. In February, we highlight our ancestors’ astounding accomplishments, who paved the way for generations of African Americans and other members [...]

In Honor of Black History Month: The Work is Not Yet Done2023-02-08T12:17:14-08:00

Fielding Alum Cliff Hurst Accepts Tenure-track Faculty Position at Ohio Wesleyan University

2023-05-16T11:06:27-07:00

Fielding alum Clifford Hurst accepted a tenure-track faculty position at Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU), which begins in August 2023. Dr. Hurst will be working to expand and refine the entrepreneurship curriculum at OWU. According to OWU.edu, Forbes magazine ranks Ohio Wesleyan as the No. 1 entrepreneurial college in Ohio, and 17th in the nation. Cliff Hurst, Ph.D. Clifford G. Hurst, Ph.D., is a professor, consultant, author, and editor of The Revolution Against War, Five Lectures on Formal Axiology, and other future volumes in the Axiology Studies Series to be published by the Hartman Institute. Cliff holds a Ph.D. [...]

Fielding Alum Cliff Hurst Accepts Tenure-track Faculty Position at Ohio Wesleyan University2023-05-16T11:06:27-07:00

Black Excellence at Fielding: Student Donica Harper and Faculty Anthony “AGee” Greene Receive the Inaugural Clinical Psychology Award for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

2023-02-06T06:58:34-08:00

As the Fielding Community joins in to honor Black History Month, we are thrilled to celebrate Black Leaders at our university. The Clinical Psychology Program’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Award recognizes the contributions students and faculty make to advance DEI work. Clinical Psychology student Donica Harper and core faculty AGee Greene, Ph.D., are the award’s inaugural recipients. Donica Harper “Donica and Dr. Greene were clear candidates for the inaugural award,” said Clinical Psychology DEI Committee Outgoing Chair and core faculty Lauren Mizock, Ph.D. “They have gone above and beyond to contribute to the program, including program [...]

Black Excellence at Fielding: Student Donica Harper and Faculty Anthony “AGee” Greene Receive the Inaugural Clinical Psychology Award for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion2023-02-06T06:58:34-08:00

CASL Hosts Fellows from 17 Affiliate Institutions for a 4-day Residency in Atlanta

2023-02-10T07:27:31-08:00

The Center for the Advancement of STEM Leadership (CASL) Hosts 4-Day Program (January 26-29, 2023) in Atlanta, Georgia: Leadership that Addresses Increasing Diversity Equity & Inclusion Among STEM Faculty and Students on the HBCU Campus This residency focused on leadership strategies designed to advance leadership capacity to achieve diversity, equity, and inclusion in the STEM fields associated with issues of race, ethnicity, and gender – and the interactions among these demographic categories. Our nation cannot achieve its goal of remaining a global leader in STEM unless it accelerates its capacity to recruit, retain, graduate, and advance students of color [...]

CASL Hosts Fellows from 17 Affiliate Institutions for a 4-day Residency in Atlanta2023-02-10T07:27:31-08:00

Ed.D. alum has a unique way of sending students to Space Camp

2023-01-18T10:40:38-08:00

Salsa and margarita mixes designed for astronaut consumption are helping teenagers get to Huntsville, Alabama By Megan K. Olsen Herald Staff Writer [originally published in the Durango Herald Friday, Dec 30, 2022. Select portions reprinted by permission of the Herald] Danny Jaques is a space nerd. It’s a character trait he has embraced since childhood. He’s been fascinated, some would say obsessed, with astronomy and all things space-related since he watched the Mercury-Atlas 9 launch into space on the television with his father, the last of the Mercury crewed space missions. Dr. Danny Jacques [Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file] [...]

Ed.D. alum has a unique way of sending students to Space Camp2023-01-18T10:40:38-08:00

Fielding’s Trustee Patricia Zell, J.D., Inducted in the National Native American Hall of Fame

2022-11-07T09:36:41-08:00

The National Native American Hall of Fame inducted Patricia Zell, J.D., secretary of Fielding’s Board of Trustees, into this year’s slate of nine honorees, on Nov. 5 at the First American Museum in Oklahoma City. Patricia Zell, J.D. Zell, who is of Arapaho/Navajo descent, is a partner in Zell & Cox Law, P.C., where she specializes in law affecting American Indians, Alaskan Natives and Native Hawaiians. Prior to entering private practice, Zell served for more than two decades as chief counsel and staff director of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.  "We are thrilled that Trustee Patricia [...]

Fielding’s Trustee Patricia Zell, J.D., Inducted in the National Native American Hall of Fame2022-11-07T09:36:41-08:00

Coaching Supervision: Voices from the Americas

2022-11-03T13:42:17-07:00

Coaching in Context Webinar DATE: January 18, 2023 TIME: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PST Coaching Supervision: Voices from the Americas Presentation Overview Coaching supervision is gaining traction in the Americas, supporting the growth and development of internal coaches, independent coaches, coaches within consulting groups, and coaches in professional coach education settings. Much of the literature in the field has been generated by practitioners in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Europe. The forthcoming book- Coaching Supervision: Voices from the Americas- offers a fresh set of perspectives and experiences from a variety of authors in North, Central, and South America. In this interactive [...]

Coaching Supervision: Voices from the Americas2022-11-03T13:42:17-07:00
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