Southwestern College Santa Fe, NM
Southwestern College Santa Fe, NM Blog
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When “assessment” is in the title for a retreat
This past Friday, June 29, the SWC leadership, including the members of the Academic Council, the Chief Finance Officer and the Director of Enrollment Services (me!) gathered together for our...
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Deadlines for Admission
Deadlines. What a word. Here at Southwestern, we do have deadlines, but we also have rolling admission. How does that work? If you are considering applying to Southwestern College, I...
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Conscious Entrepreneurship: Let’s Meet Dr. Varghese
Conscious Entrepreneurship: Why You Should Know Dr. Melvin Varghese Melvin Varghese is an incredibly likable guy who created what has blossomed into a huge phenomenon called “Selling the Couch.” He...
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Adjusting to Southwestern College and New Mexico by Jane McConnell
Adjusting to Southwestern College and New Mexico It’s challenging to express what my experience adjusting to Southwestern College and Santa Fe has been like. Finding ways to describe how...
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Male Therapists in Training, Including Native New Mexicans!
There aren't enough male therapists out there, and there are definitely not enough male therapists of color, or Spanish-speaking male therapists, or male therapists born and raised in Northern New...
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Are You An Artist Who Also Wants to Help People? Art Therapy!
Are You an Artist Who Also Wants to Help People? “Art Therapy” is a thing. A real thing. It combines Psychology and Art. And Healing. And Personal Growth. And...
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A Penny Makes Change by Mark Speight
A Penny Makes Change Mark Speight, graduate of Southwestern College's MA Counseling program Written in the Southwestern College weekly writing group facilitated by Dr. Ann Filemyr. A penny makes...
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Wild Heart Gallery Featured Exhibition: Vicissitudes
Wild Heart Gallery May 2, 2017 was the Wild Heart Gallery opening night gala for Vicissitudes, the first solo exhibition for conceptual, multimedia artist and second year Southwestern College...
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Voices In America Featuring SWC
Voices in America chose Southwestern College/New Earth Institute as a unique, unsung, yet storied institution, to feature in television slots between full PBS broadcast shows....
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Opening the Doors to Zion
One of the many blessings of living in the Southwest is the ability to reach amazing geological locations within a day span. Over the holiday break, I had the opportunity...
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Edge Awareness: A Practice of Sensitivity and Nonviolence
In our Yoga class at Southwestern College, my intention and plan as facilitator is for this class to be inclusive as the Nature of Yoga is meant to be and...
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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 SWC President...
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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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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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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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Part 3 of 3 in a Series About Ownership Language
Part 2, if you missed it… Part 3: How Using Ownership Language Changes My Worldview By changing the statement from "we" to "I" in this entire blog series I...