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Where Do Southwestern College Grads Work? Caitlin Harper
I have been honored to serve the Nambé Pueblo community since October 2013. The reasons for my arrival to the little reservation nestled in a corner of the Sangre de...
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Wild Heart Gallery Featured Exhibition: Vicissitudes
Wild Heart Gallery May 2nd was the Wild Heart Gallery opening night gala for Vicissitudes, the first solo exhibition for conceptual, multimedia artist and second year Southwestern College Art...
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Being a Graduate Assistant and Yogi at Southwestern College
The time has come where I am going to be in facilitator role again. Very well. I accept that with gratitude and responsibility because there is a lot of energy...
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Values & Understandings of Southwestern College Art Therapy/Counseling Program
A bold and beautiful articulation of the Values and Understandings of the Southwestern College Art Therapy/Counseling Program faculty members. ...
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Southwestern College Students Are So Lucky…
Dear Southwestern College Students, Tonight 22 faculty members came to our monthly meeting. I wish you could have been there, seen and heard it. We talked about “Transformational...
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“We cannot heal the earth until we heal ourselves. We cannot heal ourselves until we heal the earth.” by Ann Filemyr
"We cannot heal the earth until we heal ourselves. We cannot heal ourselves until we heal the earth." Kari-Oca Declaration of the 1992 Parliament of Indigenous Peoples In 1992 I...
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Why Southwestern College for a Master’s in Counseling?
Reasons why you want to get your Master's in Counseling at Southwestern College in Santa Fe, New Mexico......
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Worried About Licensing Exams? Or Starting Your First Job As a Therapist?
Students often worry about whether they are learning what they need to know to pass exams and succeed on their first jobs. Some words of wisdom about that......
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A Boy & His Sketchbook by William C. Jenkins, Jr.
Poem in Third person about your wildest love A Boy & His Sketchbook There once was a introverted boy, most people associated him with being shy, living in the projects....
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Seen by the Essene
A submission and transmission came today during the Creative Writing group, led by Dr. Ann Filemyr, as a response to the prompt which was to use either 'hello' or 'goodbye'...
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Panel Discussion on Private Practice in Santa Fe
On November 15, 2016, Southwestern College began its Entrepreneurship Series with a panel discussion composed of a variety of helping professionals in Santa Fe. The presenters were former President Jim...
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What Cause Will YOU Stand Up For?
Student debt, the death of Fidel, Standing Rock, a shifting and historically unrecognizable economy, the Trump presidency, the Obama presidency, the avalanche of higher ed regulatory requirements, the exponential increase...
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MA in Counseling or PhD in Psychology?
So You Want to Be a Therapist? Counselor or Psychologist? Let’s start with the fact that becoming a licensed psychologist will take you a good 6-8 years or more to...
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Council of All Beings
Council of All Beings The Ecotherapy Certificate Program under the leadership of Dr. Ann Filemyr, Director of the Ecotherapy certificate program and President of Southwestern College, hosted a ceremonial...
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Now What? Dr. Ann Filemyr, Ph.D
Now What? Dr. Ann Filemyr, Ph.D November 14, 2016 In the aftermath of Tuesday’s election, I summon my courage. Already in the past five days there are multiple accounts...
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Something Big Happened Today at Southwestern College…
Today we held our Second Annual Faculty Retreat, an exercise in Appreciative Inquiry, and a look into the potential futures of Southwestern College/New Earth Institute. Before we actually began, I...
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First Year Student Living in New Mexico for the First Time
Being a first year student and new resident to New Mexico, orientation and the thought of the first day of classes was very intimidating. However, orientation was a great time....
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Ecotherapy Interview: Post 1
The Ecotherapy certificate program at Southwestern College offers a Wilderness Fast each year to interested individuals. In September 2016, Wilderness Fast members took a 9-day trip to Canyon De Chelly...
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The Hogwarts Express
I am nearing the end of the first quarter of graduate school, and I can barely believe I am here- a sentiment it appears I share with many of my...
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Sex in Full Spectrum by Ginna Clark, PsyD., LPCC, ATR
Check this out in the Santa Fe Reporter!!! http://www.sfreporter.com/santafe/article-9132-sex-in-full-spectrum.html ...
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Food and Consciousness by Dianne Deloren
Food and Consciousness Ah, October, one of my favorite seasons in Santa Fe, time to make my first apple pie of the season, and look forward to homemade muffins and...
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Ten Tips for New Southwestern College Students
Ten Tips for New Students, from former SWC President Jim Nolan 1. You are on the verge of an experience that will change your life. Allow it, lean into it,...
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Wild Heart Gallery Featured Artist : Crystal Norberto
Honoring the Spectrum of Self On May 20, 2016 the Wild Heart Gallery hosted the opening night of "Honoring the Spectrum of Self," an exhibition where Southwestern College staff, faculty, and...
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Wild Heart Gallery Featured Artist: Brittnee Page
Honoring the Spectrum of Self On May 20, 2016 the Wild Heart Gallery hosted the opening night of "Honoring the Spectrum of Self," an exhibition where Southwestern College staff, faculty, and...