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A journal of social practice & professional engagement for the Antioch community

Antioch College students spend up to a 1/3rd of their undergraduate experience in the real world— testing concepts and applying theory from the classroom while reflecting on what it means to lead an impactful life.

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Antioch students bring new ideas & vitality to our co-op partners, powering programs and special projects through directed full-time work and research across 15 key industries & communities of practice.

Culture, Power & Change

As strange as it might seem, one of the best college recycling programs in the country resides in a rust-belt city of little modern renown. Youngstown State University has received

Hello, my name is Jen Freeze and I have been on my second co-op at Yellow Springs Home, Inc. for the Winter 2023 term. My position for this co-op is

For my Winter '22 co-op, I am working as a coordinator at the Coretta Scott King Center for Intellectual and Cultural Freedom. My supervisor is Shadia Alvarez, the Executive Director.

When I reflect on this year's co-op, many missed opportunities come to mind. Coming into the term, the four other students working at the Coretta Scott King Center (CSKC) and

Interdisciplinary Arts & Creative Practice

The words appear stark against the old wall, somewhere between a whisper and a shout. It is one of many phrases scrawled upon hallways and pillars. Some have clear intentions

When I thought of working for my aunt with her photography business, I thought it was a perfect idea. I liked taking pictures of nature and I believed it would

For my winter 2021 co-op term, I have been working at a public school in New York City as a teaching assistant in an art room. I work with kids

I have been on co-op as the counseling department assistant in the Counseling Services Center at Antioch College for the Winter term of 2022. This is my first co-op experience

Global Studies & Engagement

For this winter co-op, I was able to continue with a small but significant part of my life goals. I came to Mexico City—and traveled to other parts of Mexico—to

“Estia Agios Nikolaos is the only community in Greece where adults with special needs live, work and spend their free time together with their caregivers.” When I started my first year

Japan is a time machine. It's harmony driven, melding together the old and the new as if there was never a separation between the two. This term, I have been living in

For my fourth and final co-op I am working with an organization called Club de Reparadores, which translates to Club of Repairers. This Club seeks to empower local repairers and

Social Enterprise & Social Innovation

When my co-op term was coming around, I never thought that i would be working as a housekeeper, at Mills Park Hotel, in the same town I go to college

My first co-op has been interesting like almost everyone else's this term. At first, I was going to work for my town's convention center but, well, quarantine wasn't having that.

I have been in Bellows Falls, Vermont, at Chroma Technology, Inc., a company founded by Antioch alumnus Paul Millman, '68.  To say that this has been an experience is an

My past co-op was a self-designed project that involved me working with my sister to create different art pieces to sell online and at the Yellow Springs Street Festival in

Sustainability, Ecology & the Environment

I am again on the Antioch Farm for my second co-op. However, so much has transpired since this time last year. The Antioch Farm is undergoing a renaissance of growth

It’s 7:35 am at the moment, and I’m writing this blog post on the trail to work.  I call it “work,” like it’s some sort of office building or a job

Something Familiar - Introduction to Tecumseh Land Trust Almost on the cusp of returning to Ohio last spring, to reunite myself with familiar things, I realized that I had forgotten something

Currently stationed at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS Station) in St. George’s, Bermuda, I am on co-op fulfilling a position as a research assistant intern completing a “research

Psychology, Mindfulness & Wellness

Legend holds that an Antiochian can be parachuted anywhere, and they’ll find a job, a place to live, and some friends within three days… The Co-Op Interview Project provides a chance

For the past month and a half and for the duration of the spring semester, I have been working at Camphill Village Kimberton Hills for my first Antioch College co-op.

My Wellness Center Co-op by Erina McGuire '24 If you’re thinking about doing a Wellness Center Co-op, I highly recommend it. This winter quarter I have had the honor of helping

I have been on co-op as the counseling department assistant in the Counseling Services Center at Antioch College for the Winter term of 2022. This is my first co-op experience

Being nimble in the world requires a sense of agency and the spirit innovation,
traits developed through experience at Antioch College.