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Montecito Bank & Trust Scholarships Awarded

Wednesday, August 15th, 2012

The academic careers of six Fielding scholars have been uplifted through the scholarship support granted to Fielding Graduate University from the Community Dividends project of Montecito Bank &Trust. Fielding is proud to be the recipient of the $10,000 grant from Montecito Bank & Trust to help deserving students reach their goals. The students are talented, [...]

Ernestine Magagna Baker Endowed Scholarship Exceeds Goal

Wednesday, August 15th, 2012

The fund for the Ernestine Magagna Baker Endowed Scholarship has reached over $225,000 with a gift of $160,000 from the estate of C. Edwin Baker Trust, the late brother of School of Psychology faculty Nancy Baker. The Baker family has generously established this fund in the name of their mother to assist clinical psychology students. [...]

Board of Trustees Scholarship Fund Established

Wednesday, August 15th, 2012

Fielding’s Board of Trustees approved the creation of an endowed scholarship fund in its name at their spring 2012 meeting held in Santa Barbara. The Board of Trustees Endowed Scholarship will help make a quality graduate education more accessible by providing financial assistance for deserving students. “The new fund reflects our commitment as a Board [...]

Endowed scholarship created in memory of Patricia M. Hodges

Friday, February 17th, 2012

Family, friends, and colleagues of longtime School of Psychology faculty member Patricia M. Hodges have contributed gifts and pledges toward the creation of an endowment in her memory. Hodges joined Fielding in 1981 and was a beloved mentor to scores of students until her death in 2011. A lead pledge from her daughter and son-in-law [...]

Gyllenpalm gift supports new World Café course

Friday, February 17th, 2012

Fielding trustee and alumnus Bo Gyllenpalm has made a lead gift to support a new World Café Signature Learning Program. The first offering is being presented as a collaborative online course that provides a fundamental understanding of The World Café theory and method; applying World Café design principles to bring forth the creative power of [...]

Elizabeth Douvan Fellows advance her legacy

Friday, February 17th, 2012

Elizabeth Douvan Fellows advance her legacy Elizabeth—Libby—Douvan  was a beloved HOD faculty member for nineteen years.  A feminist scholar, she served on 131 dissertation committees, co-facilitated the Michigan cluster of HOD/PSY students and was a source of inspiration to faculty and students alike.  The Elizabeth Douvan Post-Doctoral Fellowship was created by a handful of alumni [...]

Alumna creates Fielding Dreamfish Fellows Fund with lead gift

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Julie Anding, 2009 alumna in the School of HOD, and Lisa Kornetsky have generously donated a leadership gift to establish the Fielding Dreamfish Fellows Fund, a cooperative project between Fielding’s Institute for Social Innovation (ISI) and Dreamfish, a global work cooperative. The fund will provide fellowships for Fielding students and alumni to participate and learn [...]

Malcolm Knowles Chair in Adult Learning awarded to Charles N. Seashore, PhD

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

The Malcolm Knowles Chair in Adult Learning—Fielding’s first endowed faculty chair—was presented to Charles N. Seashore, PhD, on January 12, 2010. The award was made at Fielding Winter Session 2010 before an assembly of more than 200 School of Human & Organizational Development (HOD) students, faculty, and alumni from around the globe. The thoughtful generosity [...]

President Meyers creates two new funds for Fielding’s future

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Two funds that capture the spirit of Fielding’s core values and mission have been created to support the exploration of new and entrepreneurial ideas, projects, and programs. The Richard and Yakko Meyers Endowed Entrepreneurial Fund and  the Fund for Fielding’s Future are designed to encourage all affiliated with the university to think broadly about what [...]

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