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.
Welcome to the Antioch College journal of social practice and professional engagement, where we share student stories from the field and highlight the changing nature of work in local and global communities.
Student Spotlight
Faculty Spotlight
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
A Community Worth Giving For: Drover ’19 at the Yellow Springs Senior Center in Yellow Springs, Ohio
For my third co-op I am continuing to work for the Yellow Springs Senior Center. As I have stated in my earlier post from last co-op "They are a non-profit that aims
Antioch College often boasts a lack of a football team, but this Fall, an art class revitalized Antioch's famed baseball team, the Antioch Nine, and brought together sports, collaborative art,
I came to New York City for my third co-op because I and a few other Antioch students were invited by a group of student activists from Cooper Union who
My Co-op at The Blue Bench sexual assault prevention organization: "Putting an end to sexual assault through prevention and care." It's what The Blue Bench has been doing in Denver,
Interdisciplinary Arts & Creative Practice
For my 2018 Spring co-op I am studying film photography in Maribor, Slovenia. Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia and is close to the boarder of Austria. Slovenia became an idependent democratic
I knew only two things upon entering my second co-op: I wanted to focus on creating art, and I wanted to be somewhere unknown to me. I hadn't had the
The Youth Theater Project is an after school program that brings the youth of San Francisco together to create their own one act plays
A house transcends its physicality; it becomes a symbol holding memories, dreams, and expectations. There has been a lot of inconsistency and deviation from the traditional household in my life,
Global Studies & Engagement
Social Enterprise & Social Innovation
Just off the coast of the Italian Peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea, a cluster of rocks, dating from the Paleozoic Era, have clustered to form the island of Sardinia. An
This co-op experience was exactly what I was hoping for and looking forward to when I first decided to come to Antioch College. I got the incredible privilege to live
Sustainability, Ecology & the Environment
For my fourth co-op, I worked at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks’ International Arctic Research Center as a part of their Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. As part
My second co-op has been spent at an organization by the name of Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa. Seed Savers Exchange is an organization dedicated to conserving and promoting
Antioch College Professor Kim Landsbergen was recently quoted in American Geophysical Union journal Earth & Space Science News (Eos) on Trump's proposed budget, and cuts to the National Science Foundation (NSF). An
My days in the heart of Georgia, surrounded by thirty acres of breathtaking gardens, consist of feeding turtles and frogs, watering plants, creating entire walls of ferns, planting hundreds of
Psychology, Mindfulness & Wellness
My Spring 2016 co-op is with We Care Arts in Kettering, Ohio. The goal of this non-profit organization is to use art as a therapeutic source for people who have
My alarm goes off at 6:00 am. I roll over and hit snooze. This happens just a couple times before I realize I must get a move-on and get ready
My name is Julien Stainback. I am currently a first-year at Antioch College and have just started my first co-op job at Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center in New Hampshire. I
Crotched Mountain is a rehabilitation center, hospital, and school for people with disabilities. The mission is to eventually integrate all clients back into the community. People’s disabilities range from traumatic