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Inspired by Those Who Have Come Before: Paulo Freire and Transformational Education
Inspired by Those Who Have Come Before: Paulo Freire and Transformational Education, by Bonnie Stack, M.Ed. At Southwestern College, the phrase “transformational education or transforming consciousness through education” is used...
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Awakening the Soul of Education: Journey through our MA in Transformational Teaching, Learning, & Leadership
Awakening the Soul of Education: A Journey through Southwestern College’s MA in Transformational Teaching, Learning, & Leadership by Virginia Padilla Vigil, Program Director “When we allow challenges...
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Austin Art Hive Pop Up sponsored by SWC Art Therapy students
A team of four dedicated students - Katrina Robles, Emma Shahin, Danielle McDaniel, and Lori Lockhart - came together with a mission to inform the public about the powerful benefits...
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Doctoral Community as an Aspen Grove by Genell Howell, PhD student
When asked what makes my experience in Southwestern College’s PhD in Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership program, tenderly known as VPRL (VEE-Pearl), different from my other graduate school experiences, I...
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Video One: Experience in PhD Visionary and Practice and Regenerative Leadership
Denise Moore, PhD student and Tierra Nueva Counseling Center Clinical Director is interviewed by PhD student Zahra RØnlov https://vimeo.com/1054243358/239f7be735?share=copy...
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Video Two: Experience in PhD Visionary and Practice and Regenerative Leadership
Michael Novotny, PhD student and veteran, is interviewed by PhD student Zahra RØnlov https://vimeo.com/1054245646/923429a2f4?ts=0&share=copy...
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Pilgrimage to the Thunderbirds
Photo Essay by Vlad Rebek Vlad Rebek is a doctoral student in Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership with an interest in language systems from ancient petroglyphs to the future...
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Comparing Graduate Programs and what is unique about SWC, by Ali Simmel
My name is Ali, pronounced like "alley"—as in "alley cat." I'm 29, a mother of two girls (ages nine and seven), and a partner of eleven years. As I type,...
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Bringing Human Development Course into Life Events, by Ali Simmel
On Tuesday, November 5th, I sat in front of my TV in Texas, watching states in my country turn blue or red in unison with much of the nation and...
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Networking: A Key Part of Marketing a Private Practice by Kam Monroe, MA, LPCC
Networking: A Key Part of Marketing While a strong online presence is crucial, some of the most valuable client referrals came from networking with other professionals. In private practice, building...
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The Importance of Marketing in Private Practice: Lessons from My Journey, By Kam Monroe, MA, LPCC
Marketing often feels like a daunting word for many in the helping professions. When I started my private practice, I was focused on creating a safe, welcoming space for my...
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Home for the Holidays by Southwestern College Art Therapy student, Ali Simmel
Over winter break, I had a moment to pause and reflect on my journey as an online master’s student at Southwestern College (SWC) while talking to my family about how...
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Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership interview with Dr. Enid LaGesse
Dr. Enid LaGesse, founding faculty member in the Visionary Practice & Regenerative Leadership (VPRL) PhD program at Southwestern College (SWC), sits down with VPRL Founder and Director, Dr. Ann Filemyr,...
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Into Becoming: My First Term as a Doctoral Student at Southwestern College, Zahra Indigo Rønlov, VPRL PhD Student
Sometimes an opportunity appears and without even knowing all the details a big YES from the heart arises. This is what happened when I first became aware of the Visionary...
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The Joy of Mentoring Doctoral Students by Dawn Wink, PhD
As a Faculty Mentor in the transdisciplinary Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership (VPRL) PhD program at Southwestern College, I bring the experience of 20 years in higher education in mostly...
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Learning with Nature, by Nena Martinez Anaya, Doctoral Student
In the Visionary Practice & Regenerative Leadership PhD Program at Southwestern College, we understand the natural world and more-than-human beings are partners in our learning. Of course, nature is not...
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The Gift by Jamie Moon, PhD student
Doctoral student and artist Jamie Moon shares her journey and what influenced her to collect and make sand-painted stones and gift them to the Visionary Practice & Regenerative Leadership doctoral...
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New Frameworks for Learning, PhD student testimonials
The Visionary Practice & Regenerative Leadership PhD Program at Southwestern College in Santa Fe begins with an initial on-ground residency, Residency I: Seeking. The purpose is to provide an orientation...
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Capstone B: Summer ’24 Presentations & Art Gallery by Jennifer Albright Knash
Image by Ben Noel, Creature of the Week This year we had nineteen students presenting their Capstone B projects and their art pieces that demonstrate the culmination of their learning...
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Summer Capstone A – 2024 by Jennifer Albright Knash
The Capstone Story This year’s summer Capstone A was an entirely virtual experience since all of our students were distance learners for this term. The idea “germinated” very quickly as...
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Finding My People and Coming Home
In the following quotes from their self-reflections, doctoral students entering in Fall 2024 share their experiences of finding community with each other and the faculty of the Visionary Practice and...
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PhD First Residency: Encounters of the VPRL kind by Vlad Rebek
A small passenger van's tires slowly bite into the dusty desert road, leading into a ranch off of the main scenic road, appropriately called Ghost Ranch. We are about...
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“Follow the Path – A Doctoral Student Begins her Journey”
In September 2024 the Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership PhD Program held its annual Fall Residency welcoming its third cohort. A hallmark of the program and all graduate programs...
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Videos of PhD Students and Faculty
President Ann Filemyr participated in The Heart of Nature Summit on April 19, 2024. This video is her interview and covers the values of Southwestern College, the purpose of the...