Tres Heffron, 2009

In his studies, he discovered a truth about his Center for Creative Change learning experience he hadn't anticipated: it isn't simply a matter of succeeding in an academic or intellectual environment. It's an experience that involves academic and intellectual success within a community. Click here to read more.

Vivian Phillips Husband, 2008

The learning approach of the Center for Creative Change stood apart from that of other graduate programs and resonated with her heart. The integration of the learning experience with the community helped her understand the impact that organizations can have on communities as well as on the personal lives and performance of their employees.
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Tom Everill, 2007, president and CEO, Northwest Center

He chose Antioch because it focuses on the skills that he thinks are the most critical for animating change in the community: group dynamics, interpersonal relationships, the psyche. "These are the hard parts in organizations, in my experience," he says, "and I learned so many useful concepts and principles at Antioch."
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Gail Cheney, 2005
Current student, Antioch Ph.D. in Leadership and Change program

She already knew her passion and pathway to integrating Native values of sustainability and community into organizations. She has found it especially helpful to be working full time while a student so she always has a structure where she can experiment with new thinking. Click here to read more.

Mary Chin Barrett, 2003

She chose a personal excellence project while in the program to explore the question of strategic outsourcing in China. She was then able to reconnect with the exciting development of her native country. Click here to read more.

Jane Thilo, 2002

After graduating, she established a consulting group called Encompass Health. She credits inspiration from her Antioch experience for the vision and much of the theory and content that informs her work today. Click here to read more.

Kimberly Bowen, 1996

She was thrilled to find a holistic curriculum that recognized personal growth as essential to being a leader. She visited a class and knew this was an exciting place to learn. Click here to read more.