Fielding Alum Wins an Emmy Award for Ruth Weiss Beat Goddess Documentary

2023-06-20T12:57:15-07:00

Fielding alum Dr. Elisabeth Montgomery and Melody C. Miller won an Emmy Award for their documentary, Ruth Weiss, the beat goddess. by Dr. Elisabeth Montgomery Dr. Elisabeth Montgomery and Melody C. Miller We accepted the Emmy Award last Saturday in San Francisco for our film ruth weiss: The Beat Goddess. It’s an honor and dream to achieve this level of recognition from all the Northern California judges. I started my film training in 1985 at the Chicago Community Film Workshop, a boot camp set up to help accelerate more women and minorities into the once-exclusive field of [...]

Fielding Alum Wins an Emmy Award for Ruth Weiss Beat Goddess Documentary2023-06-20T12:57:15-07:00

Alum & Public Trustee John L. Bennett, Ph.D., Named Noble Fellow at Queens University of Charlotte

2023-05-11T12:01:19-07:00

Fielding alum and Public Trustee John L. Bennet, Ph.D. (HOD’2006) was recently named a Noble Fellow at Queens University of Charlotte.  The Noble Fellowship is an endowed fellowship at Queens University of Charlotte, sponsored by Drs. Jerry Greenhoot and Kathryn Greenhoot, in honor of their teacher, Professor Noble Hines, whose life and values expressed the concept of “paying forward” long before it was defined elsewhere. His contributions were multiplied by the lives he influenced well beyond those people he knew or intended to assist. It is in this spirit that the Noble Fellowship was founded.  The goal of the Noble [...]

Alum & Public Trustee John L. Bennett, Ph.D., Named Noble Fellow at Queens University of Charlotte2023-05-11T12:01:19-07:00

What Offshore Sailing Captains Teach Us about Leadership

2023-05-11T14:17:23-07:00

Fielding alum Dr. Lee Ann Avery recently published the chapter What Offshore Sailing Captains Teach Us about Leadership in the book Leadership - Advancing Great Leaders and Leadership. The chapter and book are available for download from IntechOpen as part of the peer-reviewed open access volume collection. Lee Ann Avery, Ph.D. Dr. Avery's chapter What Offshore Sailing Captains Teach Us about Leadership is a qualitative and exploratory study that examines how leadership is demonstrated in the context of offshore sailing through the sea stories of sailing captains’ experiences where there was potential for massive physical, psychological, or material consequences to the [...]

What Offshore Sailing Captains Teach Us about Leadership2023-05-11T14:17:23-07:00

Fielding Alum Dr. Mike Sessions Appointed Associate Dean at BYU-Idaho

2023-04-18T13:51:01-07:00

Mike Sessions, Ph.D. Fielding alum Dr. Mike Sessions was appointed Associate Dean of Curriculum at Brigham Young University - Idaho (BYU-Idaho). Before assuming this role, Dr. Sessions served as the department chair of design and construction management at BYU-Idaho, where he was instrumental in redesigning the construction management degree and leading the development of the virtual design and construction degree. In his capacity as Associate Dean of Curriculum, he collaborates closely with the departments within the College of Physical Sciences and Engineering to enhance their programs, improve student outcomes, and refine assessment practices. His overarching goal is to [...]

Fielding Alum Dr. Mike Sessions Appointed Associate Dean at BYU-Idaho2023-04-18T13:51:01-07:00

Fielding’s Director of Development and Community Relations Elena Nicklasson Will Present at CASE 2023

2023-03-17T14:51:06-07:00

Director of Development and Community Relations, Elena Nicklasson, will present on the topic of JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion) at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) conference. This special session in the Conference takes place on March 20 at 10:45 am. Elena Nicklasson, M.A. Today, educational institutions must take on the complicated task of implementing JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion) principles in their organization and creating learning opportunities for their community. Success through synergy is when university departments are strategic and purposeful about leveraging resources to meet the emergent needs of society, the [...]

Fielding’s Director of Development and Community Relations Elena Nicklasson Will Present at CASE 20232023-03-17T14:51:06-07:00

Fielding Alum Dr. Tahlia Bragg Joins the New Affiliate Cohort of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research

2023-03-17T10:59:39-07:00

Tahlia Bragg, Ph.D. On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, Fielding alum Dr. Tahlia Bragg received an appointment to the new Affiliate cohort of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. "I am ecstatic and deeply honored to have been accepted to the Center for Antiracist Research. As a postdoctoral fellow committed to decolonizing research and practice, I am eager to elevate my commitment at the esteemed center founded by Dr. Ibrahim X. Kendi," shared Dr. Bragg. "My current research focuses on deconstructing race as a variable. Aside from becoming a subject-matter expert in researching racial disparities in Alzheimer's Disease [...]

Fielding Alum Dr. Tahlia Bragg Joins the New Affiliate Cohort of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research2023-03-17T10:59:39-07:00

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

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

Alum Dr. Beth Fisher-Yoshida to Keynote New York City Negotiation Conference 2022

2022-11-10T13:03:15-08:00

Alum Beth Fisher-Yoshida, Ph.D. (Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems, ’00, and Certificate of Specialization in Professional Sociological Practice, ’98) is a keynote speaker at the New York City Negotiation Conference 2022 on Nov. 11. The Schranner Negotiation Institute’s Negotiation Conference brings together world-renowned negotiation experts from multiple sectors, including business, politics, law enforcement, sports, and media. The Schranner Negotiation Institute’s mission is to bring the global negotiation community together. It is the leading organization supporting difficult negotiations. Dr. Beth Fisher-Yoshida Dr. Fisher-Yoshida currently serves as Vice Chair of Faculty and Program Director, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, at [...]

Alum Dr. Beth Fisher-Yoshida to Keynote New York City Negotiation Conference 20222022-11-10T13:03:15-08:00

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