Alumni & Faculty News for September 2024
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Alumni News
Courtney Osterfelt ’11
Courtney was recently awarded the Foundation’s Professional Leadership Award for her work at The Launch Pad, an inclusive nonprofit organization for teens in Yavapai County. Read more here. (Photo from Signals AZ Staff)
Judd Schiffman ’07
Judd recently had an art gallery, collaborating with fellow artists Athena Witscher and Eamon Brown. His gallery was also featured in an article by Michael Rose in Go Local Prov Lifestyle. Read it here.
Suzanne Asha Stone ’06
Suzanne founded the International Wildlife Coexistence Network. See what their efforts are and what they’ve been working on here.
Jessie Emerson ’04
Jessie recently published a new book titled, “Herbal First Aid.” It combines information from her first book, “Medicine From the Kitchen,” with plants easily found in herb stores, natural growers, co-ops, and even your backyard. You can order a copy here.
Karen Murphy ’08
Karen’s historical heritage enactment piece, “A Tale of Two Cousins: A Wild West Parable,” was in the Sharlot Hall Museum’s final Summer Series fundraiser. Read about it here.
Susan Fronckowiak ’00
Susan is approaching her 50th trip around the sun. She has woven her love for the outdoors, community, and art into a local rite of passage, coaching business, and art business. If anyone is ever in the Portland, Oregon, area and wants to ski or connect, Susan would love to hear from you and connect. Contact Susan here. Make sure to check out her Evergreen Holistic Coaching and Art business.
Tracy L. Teuscher ’24
Tracy, the founder and President of The Buzz Maker, was recently selected as a Marquis Who’s Who Listee, recognized for Excellence in Public Relations and Leadership. They wrote, “…Teuscher has established herself as a leader in the profession and the community. Named among Ohio’s top public relations agencies, The Buzz Maker has served hundreds of brands and nonprofits with excellence.” Read more here.
Heather Houk ’01 & ’12
Heather was recently hired as the horticulture and agricultural production specialist for CSU Extenstion-La Plata County. Congratulations. Read more here.
Cody Lundin ’91
Cody was recognized in a Signals article, “5 Interesting, Famous People From Prescott, Arizona,” for founding a survival skills school, writing two books on survival, and hosting Discovery Channel’s reality television shows “Dual Survival” and “Lost in the Wild” while attending Prescott College. Read more here.
Amanda August ’21
Amanda was recently named Delaware Business Times 40 Honoree. Congratulations. Read more here.
Faculty & Staff News
Prescott College Faculty Members in recent Care More Do Better podcasts
Dr. Em Affolter, program director and faculty member in the PhD in Sustainability Education degree program, recently appeared on the Care More Be Better: Social Impact—Sustainability—Regeneration podcast. In her episode, Rehumanizing Higher Education With Emily Alicia Affolter, PhD, she shares how to dismantle the destructive supremacy culture that leads to discrimination and instead incorporate a pedagogy of love into school curriculums to shape knowledgeable, responsible, and well-rounded individuals. Her ultimate goal is to promote equity in leadership roles and bring back the human aspect of higher education. Listen to the episode here.
Dr. Laid Christensen, the founding Director of Online Graduate Programs in Environmental Studies and Resilient and Sustainable Communities, recently appeared on the Care More Be Better: Overcoming Climate Anxiety Through Collaboration podcast. In his episode, Laird Christensen, PhD emphasizes the utmost need for collective action to create massive waves of change nationally and globally. He explains how to focus more on collaborative work among local communities and environmental activists and less on antagonistic conversations that only sow anger and dissent. Laird also stresses the importance of patience and the genuine desire to listen when amplifying personal impact dedicated to sustainability and regeneration. Give it a listen here.
Dr. Scott Ramsey inspires us to create a sustainable and just future through education. He explains how Blue Mind science is incorporated into their doctoral program in Sustainability Education. He talks about his foundation of the Alaska Outdoor Science School, which offers programs centered on social and environmental justice. Corinna Bellizzi, the Care More Do Better host, joined him in his course this past August. Tune into the episode here.
Prescott College Faculty Member Dr. Em Affolter, in a recent Intentional Teaching podcast
Dr. Emily Affolter, program director and faculty member in the Prescott College PhD in Sustainability Education degree program, recently joined Derek Bruff in Intentional Teaching’s podcast, “Culturally Responsive Teaching with Emily Affolter.” In the podcast, they discussed what culturally responsive teaching looks like, how to build trust with one’s students, the unique position an instructor has in fostering equity, how to work toward equity even in extensive lecture courses, and what it means to decolonize marine biology. Listen in here.