Seattle has been vital to Antioch's success. The university works with local organizations such as schools and human service agencies to provide internships for aspiring teachers and mental health professionals from Antioch's education and psychology programs. Antioch engages in dialogue with the community through events such as the Global Issues and Perspectives lecture series sponsored by the Center for Creative Change on campus. As part of the learning experience, Antioch asks its students to find ways to make a difference in their communities.

Community outreach and engagement is fundamental to Antioch's core values as an institution. Click on the links at left to learn more ways Antioch puts community first, or check out the stories below of new Antioch University Seattle (AUS) efforts in the community.

First Place Partnership Benefits Homeless Families

A shared commitment to making a difference in the education and lives of homeless families has brought together Seattle's First Place and AUS. The new partnership joins AUS psychology students with First Place, a nonprofit service agency that provides quality education and social services to children and families who are homeless.

Students are serving in a variety of clinical, advocacy and research roles that strengthen services provided to children suffering the effects of homelessness. Read more.

Children's Institute for Learning Differences (CHILD) Offers Special Education Students a Valuable Internship Experience

Compelled by the community's urgent need for more special education teachers, AUS this fall launched a newly designed, reality-based program for teachers to obtain special education certification in four quarters. The program includes a new partnership between AUS and CHILD. Read more.

Richard Hugo House and Pratt Fine Arts Center Join Freehold as Education Partners for B.A. Students in Arts & Literature

Being taught by nationally recognized working writers and artists at two of Seattle's premier arts organizations, the Richard Hugo House and Pratt Fine Arts Center, is providing additional heft to coursework for AUS students pursuing a B.A. in Liberal Studies degree. Read more.