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YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio – November 16, 2010 – Antioch College this week released its 2011-2012 Curriculum Catalog outlining a program of study that mixes full-time work with rigorous liberal arts study. Modeled after the nearly century-old academic program that put the College on the leading edge of undergraduate education prior to its 2008 closure, the new curriculum emphasizes language and culture study, as well as in-depth analysis of global issues of concern.

Originally founded in 1850, the College will require all students to complete periods of full-time work as part of their coursework. New elements of the Antioch College curriculum include a comprehensive Language & Culture program and the Global Seminars, a series that focuses on the examination of particular critical material resources of energy, food, governance, health and water.

Students will plan their study with their advisors, and they will earn the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science upon successful completion of degree requirements in four divisions: Arts, Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences.

The Antioch College education will culminate with the presentation of a senior thesis or project that students devise with their advisors. The senior thesis or project can take the form of a research paper, documentary video, narrative film, theater, music or dance performance, art exhibition, or other form of public presentation that summarizes a particular endeavor of study.

The first commencement ceremony is planned for the spring of 2015. Antioch College is undergoing a multiphased accreditation process and has submitted an application to the Ohio Board of Regents for the authority to grant degrees.

Interim President Matthew A. Derr hired a team of former Antioch College professors to develop the curriculum. These include Susan Eklund-Leen, the director of work (cooperative education and on-campus work), Beverly Rodgers, chair of the Morgan Fellows until her November appointment as vice president for academic and student affairs at Leech Lake Tribal College, and Morgan Fellows Jean Gregorek, Scott Warren and Anne Bohlen. This team worked closely with Len Clark, the Emeritus Provost & Academic Dean and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Earlham College.

A number of advisors and consultants also worked with the College to develop the catalog. Among them were former professors of Antioch College and alumni. Many consultants were paid while advisors were volunteers to the process. Their credentials are published in the catalog.

Antioch College recently began a search for faculty to teach in the program. The first tenure-track positions are in Spanish; organic chemistry; cultural anthropology; philosophy; 3-D art; and literature. Visiting distinguished teaching posts will be available in history, psychology, mathematics and biology. The College will also conduct searches for adjunct faculty in mathematics and the arts.

The College welcomes and invites all qualified candidates – including former professors of Antioch College at Antioch University – to apply for teaching positions as they become available.

MEDIA CONTACT: ?
Gariot P. Louima ?
Director of Communications ?
glouima@antiochcollege.org
937-581-8201

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio – November 15, 2010 – Schoolchildren throughout the Miami Valley will have new opportunities to learn in Glen Helen, thanks to a partnership announced today between Vectren and Antioch College.

Vectren will provide Antioch College’s Glen Helen Ecology Institute with $25,000 to strengthen its residential environmental learning programs. The funds will be used to create a student field journal that children complete as they explore Glen Helen. The field journal will guide their discoveries as they learn about the ecology of the region, and accompany them back to the classroom when they return to their school.

“Both Glen Helen and Vectren work to be deeply engaged in the communities we serve,” Glen Helen Director Nick Boutis said. “We recognize the role of education in strengthening individuals, families, and the region. We also share a dedication to conservation of natural resources, and a belief in the importance of managing lands and preserving natural habitats.”

The Glen Helen Outdoor Education Center is the oldest residential environmental learning facility in the Midwest. Each year, 3,000 children attend its Outdoor School program. Over 150,000 children have participated in this overnight program since its inception. Students come from Dayton, Springfield, Columbus, Cincinnati, and the surrounding areas. Over 12% of the students are economically disadvantaged children who attend thanks to scholarship assistance.

“As a corporation with a long history of conservation leadership, Vectren is
particularly aware of the value that Glen Helen offers to Southwest Ohio,” Vectren community affairs manager Lynda Hoffman said. “Glen Helen’s environmental education programs have a well-deserved reputation for shaping the lives of the students who participate in them.”

About Antioch College

Originally founded in 1850, Antioch College redefined liberal arts education in the 20th century by initiating an entrepreneurial and experiential curriculum through the development of its hallmark cooperative work program. Many of the now-common elements of today’s liberal arts education – self-designed majors, study abroad, interdisciplinary study, and portfolio evaluation – had an early start at Antioch College. Ownership of Antioch College was transferred from Antioch University to the Antioch College Continuation Corporation in September 2009. The newly independent College will admit its first class in the fall of 2011.

About Vectren

Vectren Corporation (NYSE: VVC) is an energy holding company headquartered in Evansville, Ind. Vectren’s energy delivery subsidiaries provide gas and/or electricity to more than one million customers in adjoining service territories that cover nearly two-thirds of Indiana and west central Ohio. Vectren’s nonutility subsidiaries and affiliates currently offer energy-related products and services to customers throughout the Midwest and Southeast. These include gas marketing and related services; coal production and sales; and energy infrastructure services. To learn more about Vectren, visit www.vectren.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: ?
Gariot P. Louima ?
Director of Communications ?
glouima@antiochcollege.org
937-581-8201

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio – November 15, 2010 – Antioch College’s Arthur E. Morgan Fellows invite the public to the following events:

Thursday, November 18, 7:00–9:00 p.m., The Little Art Theater, Yellow Springs.

Film Series: “Outing the Past: Witnessing the Struggle for GLBT Rights.” Stonewall Uprising, Kate David and David Heilbroner, 2010. 82 min. This new critically acclaimed documentary recounts the turning point of the gay rights movement in the U.S.—the 1969 police raid on the Stonewall Inn in New York City—which sparked a new direction in civil rights activism.

Saturday, November 20, 3:00–5:00 p.m., Herndon Gallery, South Hall
Julia Heyward, internationally known multimedia and performance artist, will present work made over the last decade, including her interactive new media project “Miracles in Reverse” and her multimedia series “Points of View,” both of which explore the contradictory cycles of our postmodern culture. Heyward’s wide-ranging career spans creative work in music, installation, film, video and digital media.

Thursday, December 2, 7:00–9:00 p.m., Herndon Gallery, South Hall

Film Series: “Outing the Past: Witnessing the Struggle for GLBT Rights.” Outrage, Kirby Dick, 2009. 89 min. Outrage is a controversial examination of the hidden lives of some of the most powerful anti-gay policymakers in the U.S. The filmmaker probes deeply into the psychology of these secret lives, the complicity of the media in keeping these secrets, and the ethics of “outing” and public exposure.

Saturday, December 4, 7:00–9:00 p.m., Herndon Gallery, South Hall

Brian Harnetty, internationally known multimedia artist and musician, will present his new sound and media work. Harnetty’s work transforms sound material––including field recordings, historic recordings, old radio shows, oral histories––into personal sound worlds. His recent audio collage projects delve into the Appalachian Sound Archives at Berea College, Kentucky, and the archives of the innovative jazz composer and bandleader Sun Ra.

Thursday, December 9, 7:00–9:00 p.m., Herndon Gallery, South Hall

Film Series: “Outing the Past: Witnessing the Struggle for GLBT Rights.” Out in the Silence, Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson, 2009. 56 min. This timely film documents the homophobic bullying of a teenager in a small Pennsylvania town and also demonstrates the ways that change becomes possible when courageous people break the silence and search for common ground.

Saturday, December 11, 2:00–4:00 p.m., The Coretta Scott King Center

Panel Discussion, “A Family Reunion at the Tent of Abraham: An Interfaith Dialogue in a New Key.”
This dialogue examines the theophany to Moses in the Bible and its parallel in the Qur’an. Panelists include: Wa’el Azmeh, M.D., board member of The Islamic Center of Dayton and National Board Member of the Muslim Public Affairs Council; Ramzieh Azmeh, M.D., ex-president of the Dayton Interfaith Trialogue and board member of the International Peace Museum; Eric L. Friedland, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Judaic Studies, Wright State University, the University of Dayton, Antioch College and United Theological Seminary; and Stephen Potthoff, Ph.D., associate professor of religion and philosophy, Wilmington College. Contact Morgan Fellow Scott Warren at 937-286-
8984 or swarren@antiochcollege.org.

MEDIA CONTACT  
Gariot P. Louima
Director of Communications
937-581-8201
glouima@antiochcollege.org