In This Issue
Greetings Fielding Alumni!
 Dilys J. Jones, Director of Alumni Relations |
Nature
has been wreaking havoc around the world these past few months. I
hope that the floods, fires, mudslides, and explosions that have made
headline news have not placed you in harm’s way. The schools
of Psychology (PSY) and Human & Organization Development (HOD)
held their first summer session at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas
City, Missouri, and it was a great success. The proximity to a shopping
mall, restaurants, and local transportation delighted all who attended
the sessions. We will return to Kansas City for the next two years,
and we plan to include samplings of the city’s famed barbequed
ribs and jazz clubs in our FAN gatherings. A number of HOD alumni
working in higher education accepted the invitation to attend the
Educational Leadership & Change (ELC) National Session 2007 and
found the experience uplifting and insightful. Connie Shafran (PSY
95), a member of the Board of Trustees, enjoyed getting to know the
ELC community better when she joined us for the 30th Anniversary Campaign
Celebration in Tucson. National Session 2008 will be held in
Atlanta, Georgia.
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Remembering Anne Alonso (PSY 80)
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Anne Kratz, CFRE, Chief Development Officer Beloved Fielding Graduate University alumna, former board trustee, and faculty emerita, Anne Alonso, PhD, has passed away. Anne was considered by her peers to be a master teacher, trainer, clinician, and a prominent researcher and author. Anne was a consummate professional and an iconic figure in the fields of group psychotherapy and clinical psychology training. Anne graduated from Fielding’s School of Clinical Psychology in 1980 and went on to become a faculty member in that school from 1983 through 2001. For many years Anne also held a post as clinical professor of psychology in the department of outpatient psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School.
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| FELIX and
the Fielding Forums This is not the title of a mystery novel, but a quick summary on how to navigate this puzzling process. Many of you are unfamiliar with the abundance of information and resources now available to you via the FELIX forums and the Alumni Relations home pages. Do you know that career opportunities are regularly posted in the forums? Do you know how to update your contact information and personal profile so that friends and colleagues can reach you? Bridging these gaps in this “Knowledge Area” will help you become better informed and engaged with the Fielding community. As alumni, you still have access to your schools’ forums and here are a few more opportunities available to you through FELIX. • Alumni Forum keeps you in touch with your peers; • Fielding Community-Wide Forum connects the entire Fielding community; • Community College/Higher Education is for those working in that field; • Scholarly Swap Meet is where you can buy, sell, and exchange educational materials; • Career Opportunities are regularly posted on a number of sites within the forums; • Frequently Asked Questions provides in-depth explanations on how to utilize FELIX. Remember to point your curser on the FELIX Summit tab, in order to view all your options.You will need a FELIX account to gain access. If your account is no longer active, send an email to helpdesk@fielding.edu; an account will be set up, and the information emailed to you. To learn how to update your email address on your FELIX Business Card/Profile, or change your email, addresses, and phone information via WebAdvisor, go to the FAQs on the Alumni Network home page. Back to top |
Media Psychology Welcomes First Graduates
| Bernie
Luskin (center), executive vice president and director of the Media
Psychology Program was on hand in Kansas City, Missouri, to cap Rachel
Bishar (left) and Jack Schafer (right) at the School of Psychology’s
graduation ceremony. The title of Rachel’s dissertation was
Internet Use, Depression & Hope Among the Older Blind and Visually-impaired.
Jack presented his findings on Grammatical Differences Between
Truthful & Deceptive Narrative. Back to top |
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Candido Trujillo (HOD 97),
Director, Organization Management and Development Master’s Program
| According to Candi, his early career in the
armed forces enabled him to appreciate the complexity and impact of
knowledge sharing and the inestimable value of developing real working
relationships. He entered the field of systems management learning
to understand the subtleties, strengths, and weaknesses of interdependent
human, social, and technical systems. His management experience was
further developed and honed while working as an administrator at a
teaching hospital. Candi also became a licensed medical health counselor
in the state of Washington, specializing in human development, stress
management, and personal and professional development coaching. This combination of skills and experience led him to enroll in Fielding’s Human & Organization Development (HOD) program, receiving his PhD in human development in 1997. “I like to think that I am a living example of a Fielding graduate” he says. “The relationships I developed when I started at Fielding, personal and professional, continue to grow in meaningful ways, and the vast majority of my consulting business is through referrals and connections from my Fielding network of students, alumni, and faculty.”
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HOD Summer Session '07 Graduates
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row left to right: Gerry Johnson, Rick Daniels, Howard Irvin,
and Pate Purvis. Front row: Hamdy Yousseff, Nora Hughes, Jacquelyn Wolf, and Irene Stein. Back to top |
| OMD
Alumni–Join Us at the Fall Session During the week of September 25-30, 2007, faculty and students engaged in the OMD program will meet at the Hotel Mar Monte, Santa Barbara, for the annual face-to-face gathering. You are invited to join your friends and colleagues at 7 p.m. on Friday, September 28 for the “Salute to the New Graduates and Alumni” reception. To assist with the catering order, please RSVP to alumnirelations@fielding.edu. Alumni are also welcome to register for the OMD Executive Seminar Series (ESS) workshop: Establishing Presence: Creating Effective Virtual Teams with Rena M. Palloff (HOD 96) and Keith Pratt (HOD 96), Saturday, September 29, 2007. If you do not have a FELIX account and wish to attend, contact Michael Padden-Rubin, event coordinator, at MPaddenr@fielding.edu, or register online. Back to top |
| Thinking
of a Doctorate?
If you completed the OMD program and are considering
continuing your scholarly experience, a new elective course “Introduction
to Doctoral Research: Action-oriented and Multiple Mixed Methods,”
is scheduled for next year. The course, conducted by
Bryon Noon (ELC 05), will provide additional understanding,
education, and practice in developing a doctoral level research
perspective. Check the OMD Community Hall for updates. Fielding Graduate University is proud to announce its sponsoring partnership with Jossey-Bass and LearningTimes to offer the Online Teaching and Learning Conference. The co-founding faculty of Fielding’s Teaching in the Virtual Classroom Certificate, Drs. Rena Palloff & Keith Pratt, are honorary co-chairs for this year’s conference, and will present on Collaborating Online: Learning Together in Community. In special pre-conference workshops, presentations will also be made by Candido Trujillo, director of Fielding’s master’s program in organization and management development; and Dr. Bernard Luskin, director of Fielding’s doctoral program in media psychology and faculty member in the Media Studies concentration for the doctoral program in Educational Leadership and Change. Available wherever you are…online. Pre-conference workshops: October 16, 2007. Only $129. Online Teaching and Learning Conference: October 17 and 18, 2007. Conference Fee & Special Offer for Fielding Graduate University Attendees. Register Today. As a conference sponsor, we are pleased to be able to extend the Early Bird registration fee to our Fielding colleagues. Save $30 off the regular fee! Friends of Fielding pay only $219! You are also eligible to receive your choice of three books, an $81 value, included in your registration fee. Use Invitation Code fgueb30 when registering to take advantage of this discount. Back to top |
ELC National Session '07 Graduates
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row left to right: Deborah Jones, Mehran Kiai, Leo Maganares,
Al Lewis, Marlon Hall, Nate Williams, and Rhonda Rabbitt. Front row: Nikki Mohs, Susan Stillman, Mike Maddy, Wayne Downey, and Allie Williams. Back to top |
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In Remembrance
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Sister
John Mary Chalermrat Thiranukul (ELC 01) from Thailand passed
away July 1, 2007, due to complications resulting from treatment for
liver cancer. She was in charge of the Catholic schools in Northeastern
Thailand, as well as schools for the blind and lepers. For her dissertation
she developed an instrument to evaluate the schools. Each year, Sister
John Mary donated items from Thailand for ELC’s silent auction
and scholarship fund. Letters of condolence may be sent to: Lovers
of the Cross, St. Theresa’s Convent, Tharae, Sakon Nakhon, 47230
THAILAND. Back to top |
| Fielding
Alumni Presenters In May, 2007, Gloria Cordova (HOD 05) participated as an invited panelist on Latina entrepreneurs at the Mexican American National Association (MANA) conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Several Latina co-researchers in Cordova’s hermeneutic-phenomenology dissertation The Lived Experience of the Nortenas de Nuevo Mejico: Finding Voice and Claiming Identity joined her at the conference. Marion Somers (HOD 88) is about to embark on her second nationwide bus tour in her quest to raise awareness of elder care and care-giving in America. Visit her website for more information www.doctormarion.com. |
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Associate Dean Judy Stevens-Long (center) invited Dennis S. Reina (HOD 95) and Michelle L. Reina (HOD 97) to give the keynote address at summer session in Kansas City. The following day the Reinas presented a companion workshop, Building Sustainable Trust at Work through Courage and Compassion. |
| Finding Your
Voice: Creating Your Path toward Sustainable Authentic Leadership
is the title of Depeeka Nath’s (OMOD 06) scheduled
presentation in San Francisco at the Women in Leadership Summit, November
2007. Tamara Sicard (HOD 00) served as a moderator for the CaliforniaSpeaks: Working Together for Better Health Care program that aired on August 11, 2007. In October 2007, Ilene Wasserman (HOD 04) will co-present three workshops at the 7th Annual Transformative Learning Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is also part of a team of alumni and faculty author/presenters who will present elements from their book on Transformative Learning. They are Anne Davis (HOD 06), Kathy Geller (HOD 05), Beth Fisher-Yoshida (HOD 00), Charlene Green-Fareed (2006), Pamela Meyer (HOD 06), Hameed Williams (HOD 06), Adair Nagata (HOD 02), and Tiffany Von Emmel (HOD 05). Back to top |
PSY Summer Session 07 Graduates
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row left to right: Rachel Bishar, Jack Schafer, Robert Goode,
Stuart Andrews, and Lori Washton. Middle: Sharna Wood, Marsha Kalina, Susan Goldberg, Kim Wisniewski. Front row: Maria Kirchner, June Martin, Razia Siddiqui, Cerise Vablais, and Yvette Anderson. Back to top |
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| Your Opinion
and Participation Matter!
Fan Survey Update The comprehensive Fielding Alumni Survey closed at the beginning of August, and I’m thrilled that so many of you responded. Thank you for your support and for taking the time to share your thoughts and ideas; the outcomes will impact future planning and our overall alumni relations effort. Further details will be posted on www.fielding.edu/alumni and distributed via FANmail. Attention Alumni with Disabilities The Fielding Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Advisory Committee is reviewing the university’s ADA Policy, and is initiating a study of the needs and experiences of alumni with disabilities. If you graduated in 2005 or later and wish to participate in the survey, please see the notices posted in the Fielding and Alumni forums or contact the researcher, Bill Dailey, directly at wdailey@csufresno.edu. Back to top |
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Great Minds at Work and Play Join Us! June 26-29, 2008 Westward Look Resort, |
| Consider
Participating in Research Sessions We constantly seek ways to include alumni in ongoing, educational programming. It’s been suggested that HOD’s Research and Practice (RaP) Session, ELC’s Regional Research Intensive (RRI), and PSY’s Psychology Research Session and Psychological Assessment Laboratories (PALs) might present possibilities for workshops, seminars, and other activities. The Office of Alumni Relations and the associate deans of the three schools are discussing ways to develop opportunities for alumni and students to network, collaborate and share valuable learning experiences. If you want to participate, please describe your interest in an email note and send it to alumnirelations@fielding.edu. Request for SS08 Workshop Proposals We are now accepting workshop proposals for HOD/PSY Summer Session 2008. Please complete and submit this form by Monday, December 3, 2007. Back to top LA Cluster Welcomes HOD Alumni Participation Kim Howell and Linda Andreani, the LA Cluster co-connects for HOD, invite alumni to participate in upcoming cluster events and workshops. They are interested in hearing about your experiences on a variety of topics including: • The overall learning from your doctoral journey; • Applying the scholar-practitioner model in your workplaces, consultancies; • Share your observations on the trends, areas of confusion, and bright spots, in the amorphous OD field; • Upon reflection, how you would have handled your doctoral experience differently. If you are interested in participating or have novel ideas please contact Linda via linda@grantquest.com or at 626.429.0196. |
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Sandy Kewanhaptewa-Dixon (ELC
06) right with, Charlene Teeters, whose keynote speech and
accompanying workshop addressed the racial and social injustices endured
by Native Americans through cultural symbols in sports and in the
media. Back to top |
| Alumni on the Move Congratulations to Jim Webber (HOD 03) on winning the state of New Hampshire Special Election as the Democratic representative for Rockingham District 14. In August, Hameed S. Williams (HOD 06) joined the faculty of the Individualized Study, BA Program at Goddard College. Miranda Haskie (ELC 02) has been elected president of the Navajo Studies Conference Inc. board, and is co-chair of the planning committee for the 17th Navajo Studies Conference scheduled for November 1-3, 2007 at Diné College. She and two colleagues were awarded a Hozho grant to offer a three-week Navajo language immersion project this past summer. Carol Terhune (HOD 05) was selected to be the interim director for the Oregon Master’s in Public Health (MPH) Program, which includes MPH programs at Oregon State University, Portland State University, Oregon Health & Sciences (OHSU) University and OHSU School of Nursing. Berthan DeNero (OMD 02) has been hired as the new personnel director for Gila County, Arizona. Back to top |
From the President—and 30th Anniversary Campaign Chair
 Chief Development Officer Anne Kratz (left) celebrates with President Judy Kuipers. |
Dear Fielding Alumni, This summer we have been celebrating the exciting conclusion of the 30th Anniversary Campaign. Many of you were able to participate in the festivities in Kansas City and Tucson which included all community members at the sessions—alumni, students, faculty, and staff. Thank you for joining us! Photo at left links to 30th Celebration photo album. Now I would like to express my appreciation to all of you who gave so generously to the campaign and helped us reach our final figure of $6,666,655. Thanks to each of you who contributed, alumni gifts to the campaign totaled $340,788, which was more than double our original target of $155,000. You have helped us succeed beyond all expectations. We are so grateful for your contribution to this great achievement. Special gratitude goes to Alumni Division Campaign Chair Dan Distelhorst, who gave so willingly of his time and energy to help us achieve this wonderful result. His involvement has been invaluable and much appreciated. To all who have made Fielding’s first fundraising campaign a resounding success, thank you. Sincerely, |
| You are invited to any and all of these Fielding Community events. Please contact alumnirelations@fielding.edu if you are interested in being a Fielding Ambassador when you attend a conference. |  A small but lively group got together for the Alumni Network Dinner at Pierpont’s in Kansas City, Missouri. |
| September | |
| 4 | Accepting alumni proposals for PSY & HOD Summer Session 2008 |
| 20-22 | National Community College Hispanic Council, Phoenix, Arizona |
| 23-27 | Rural Community College Alliance Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 28-31 | OMD Graduates & Alumni Reception, Hotel Mar Monte, Santa Barbara, California |
| 29 | Anne Alonso memorial service, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| 30-Nov 11 | International Coaching Federation Annual Conference, Long Beach, California |
| October | |
| 3 | Registration for Winter Session 2008 opens |
| 15-19 | Participatory Action Learning Sessions at Highlander Research & Education Center, New Market, Tennessee |
| 22 | Fielding reception at Organization Development Network (ODNet), Baltimore, Maryland |
| 23-25 | Seventh Annual Transformative Learning Conference Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| November | |
| 1-3 | Navajo Studies Conference, Tsaile, Arizona |
| 3 | California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education, Irvine, California |
| 2-14 | Women in Leadership Summit, Hyatt Regency San Francisco, California |
| 5 | Student Registration for Winter Session 2008 closes |
| 8-10 | Fielding Board of Trustees Meeting, Santa Barbara, California |
| 8-11 | Chicano Latino Intersegmental Convocation, Burlingame, California |
| December | |
| 3 | Deadline for submission of workshop proposals for SS08 |
| 7 | Hotel reservation deadline for WS08 |
| 24-31 | Fielding closed for the holidays |
| January | |
| 7-13 | HOD Winter Session 2008, Santa Barbara, California |
| 9 | All day “Sideways” Wine Tour for alumni, Santa Barbara, California |
| 14-20 | PSY Winter Session 2008, Santa Barbara, California |
Dilys
J. Jones, Director of Alumni Relations
djjones@fielding.edu 
805.898.2915 |
Office Of Alumni Relations |
| Anne Kratz, Chief Development Officer
akratz@fielding.edu
805.898.2926 |
FELIX Accounts
helpdesk@fielding.edu
805.898.4040 |