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Contact: Jan Fiderio at 603.283.2107

January 14, 2010 for Immediate Release

Antioch University New England Receives Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation Grant

$17,172 to support new Applied Behavior Analysis certificate program

Antioch University New England has received a $17,172 grant from the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc. to support its new Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) certificate program.

The foundation closed 2009 by distributing $378,766 to twenty-nine nonprofit organizations in New England, New York, New Jersey, California, and Canada. The Antioch University New England grant will be used for ABA program development and for scholarships to students who have a financial need and who are dedicated to providing behavioral services to underserved populations or regions. About Antioch University New England’s Applied Behavior Analysis certificate program.

Antioch University New England’s ABA certificate program is a new offering of the Department of Applied Psychology’s Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders. ABA is the primary, evidence-based, treatment for autism. AUNE's new training program, which starts in July, is designed to meet the educational requirements to become a Behavior Analyst or Assistant Behavior Analyst. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis, although early application is encouraged due to small class size. For more information, please contact Shelley Viles at 603-283-2145, or via email: sviles@antioch.edu.

About the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism
The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc. was established in 1998 by former Patriots and Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie and his wife Laurie in honor of their son, Doug, Jr. who was diagnosed with autism at the age of three. The Flutie Foundation supports families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder and is committed to increasing awareness of the challenges of living with autism. The foundation also helps families find resources to help address those challenges.

About Antioch University New England (AUNE)
This is Antioch University New England's forty-sixth year as an institution of higher education. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, AUNE offers rigorous, practice-oriented, values-based master's, doctoral, and certificate programs to more than one thousand students. Degrees in education, leadership and management, environmental studies, and psychology reflect a dedication to activism, social justice, community service, and sustainability. Antioch University New England is the oldest and largest of Antioch University’s graduate campuses. For more information about Antioch University New England visit our web site at: www.antiochne.edu.

About Antioch University
Antioch University, a visionary academic community composed of five campuses in four states, is uniquely capable of bringing its students' brightest ideals and highest ambitions to life. Each campus has its own distinct academic programs, community life, and regional or national identity. Antioch University is founded on principles of rigorous liberal arts education, innovative experiential learning and socially engaged citizenship. The multiple campuses of the University nurture in their students the knowledge, skills and habits of reflection to excel as lifelong learners, democratic leaders, and global citizens who live lives of meaning and purpose. For more information visit: www.antioch.edu.

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