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Contact: Jan Fiderio 603.283.2107 jfidero@antioch.edu

April 8, 2011 for Immediate Release

Green MBA Graduation Candidates Present their Work

Antioch University New England students share their practica research

(Keene, NH) - Adding Value to Your Neighborhood School, Financing a Sustainable Future, and From Chaos to Zen: Creating Memorable Presentations are just some of the topics to be presented by candidates for the MBA in Sustainability (Green MBA) at Antioch University New England (AUNE) on Friday, April 15.

The presentations will start at 8:30 a.m. and continue to 5 p.m. in E101 at the AUNE campus. Family, friends, colleagues and the public are invited to attend.

Polly Chandler, chair of the Organization and Management (O& M) department, will introduce the students and their topics:

Illuminating the Tension in the Story - Frank Rizzo
Creating Leadership Opportunities in Unexpected Places - Sarah Sullivan
The Business Case for Sustainability - Chad Braden
Small Town Politics: Maximizing the Effectiveness of Volunteer Boards - Heather Billings
Reawakening my Filipino Roots - Myra Rebillard
Evolving Environmental Consciousness through Sustainability Literacy - Maureen Aylward
Dig It Local: A Product of my Antioch Experience - Sasha Purpura
Community Capital: Financing a Sustainable Future - Joel Moyer
Introducing the New Employee Advocate - Teresa Elliott
What is a Community Supported Business? - Dave Boynton
A Blueprint for Creating a Sustainable, Affordable, Intentional Community - Steve Lajoie
Civic Food Connections in Vermont’ s Northeast Kingdom - Eric Merberg
A Slice of Corporate Social Responsibility - Margaret Linehan
The Playing Field of the Cafeteria: Adding Value to Your Neighborhood School - Becky Elias
The Ideal Employee for an Employee-Owned Business - Garett Kopczynski
Leveraging an MBA for Art Education and Social Change - John Costa
Appreciating the Complexity in Social Impact Measurements - David Siegfried
Opening Minds: A Resilience Process for Sustainability - Torie Beedle
From Chaos to Zen: Creating Memorable Presentations - Zachary Luby

The practicum presentations are part of an alumni weekend in which O& M alumni return to campus for visits and networking with current students.

For more information, contact Polly Chandler at pchandler@antioch.edu.

About Antioch University New England (AUNE)
This is Antioch University New England's forty-seventh 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. 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 sitewww.antiochne.edu.

About Antioch University
Antioch University is a five-campus university located in four states. 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 about Antioch University's campuses, its university-wide PhD program, or the Antioch Education Abroad program, www.antioch.edu.

Last Updated: 4/20/11