October 5 , 2007  Issue IV

Welcome to the fourth issue of  "Antioch Update," a weekly electronic newsletter that we are sending to the Antioch community to keep everyone updated on College and University news. It is being brought to you by the University’s Vice Chancellor for University Advancement and the Director of the College’s News & Information Office.

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In this Issue

Support the Alumni Board's College Revival Plan

The Antioch University Board of Trustees is pleased to be working with the Alumni Board as they develop a plan to provide solutions to the enormous challenges facing the College.  The Alumni Board is putting forth a monumental effort in the development of the Alumni Plan and we encourage all who read this newsletter to donate both time and dollars to this effort. 

At the conclusion of the October 3 Denver meeting, both the Board of Trustees and Alumni Board representatives agreed that we are all working toward the same goal--a financially and academically feasible and sustainable Antioch College, and that we want to create the circumstance under which Antioch can thrive in excellence. 

"The October 3rd meeting in Denver was constructive," said Alumni Board President Nancy Crow.

Read what local reporters are saying at the Dayton Daily News, "Alumni Cash Key for Antioch..."

More on the October 3, 2007 meeting in Denver in the next edition of Antioch Update. 

Commonly asked Questions to the Antioch Board of Trustees

In response to the many questions we have received regarding the Board’s recent decisions and the plans for the future of Antioch College, we are including a sample of these inquiries that we hope will be beneficial in our strengthened communications effort. Find below a sample of the most commonly asked questions.   

1. Is there an estimate of how much money is needed to bring the facilities to an acceptable condition?

The final amount needed to bring facilities to an acceptable condition can not be known until a master plan is completed. 

2.  Why were the College facilities neglected over the years?

Money for rebuilding and renovating buildings has not been available. The College has been operating at a deficit and available dollars have been spent on day-to-day operations.

Dr. Terry Roberts Attends 50th Anniversary of the Little Rock Nine

A cheering crowd of 5,000 including President Clinton commemorated the event

Fifty years ago, federal troops escorted Terrence Roberts and eight other fellow African American students into Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas as the first test of the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling.  Now a professor at Antioch University Los Angeles, Terrence Roberts, Ph.D.  ... Read More ...

 

All Things Antioch

Weekly Conversation with Chancellor Murdock

Listen to station manager Paul Maassen and Chancellor Toni Murdock as they discuss All Things at Antioch. The program airs every Sunday morning, and can be accessed on the Internet at WYSO.org in their archives.

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