December 1, 2009

Dear Fellow Antiochians,

Greetings.

We see our 40th anniversary on the horizon, and now have over 6,000 distinguished alumni dispersed around the world. It seems like a good time to introduce you to today’s dynamic, complex, idiosyncratic, and iconoclastic Antioch University Los Angeles.

Constant across time have been our mission and core values. We continue to transform lives and graduate engaged citizens who dedicate themselves to serving their communities. We still proudly trace our roots as an institution of conscience in U.S. Higher Education back to the venerable Antioch College. Beloved faculty and staff such as Sharon, Al, Joy, Cheryl and Susan still carry forward our founding history and remain at the heart of it all. You will see on this website many new faces, new energies, and new initiatives in practice and on the horizon, building on these strengths.

We have two new boards: The Alumni and Community Advisory Board (ACAB) and our first AULA Board of Trustees (BOT), both comprised of richly diverse expert volunteers who have chosen to add service to AULA to their already very full plates. I’m very proud of these new boards, and honored and humbled at the caliber and generosity of those who have elected to serve. And – as many of you may know – AULA is now WASC– accredited and a separate Antioch University campus from our sister campus to the north in Santa Barbara.

We began in earnest to reconnect with our treasured alumni in a formal and consistent way a few years ago, hosting annual fall and spring events for alums and their families (mark your calendars for December 5th ) and by making the leap into the dizzying world of new media, so that we can Facebook, Link-In and “Tweet” one another to our heart’s content.

We look forward to seeing you at future events, and hearing from you as we continue to live our mission in service to the diverse communities of the greater Los Angeles area. We prize dearly your continued loyalty and support of Antioch University Los Angeles. If you have questions or comments about our alumni communications efforts, please don’t hesitate to e-mail us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

There are enormously exciting times ahead for AULA. I welcome you all back into the mix in a meaningful way, and hope to see you soon.

With warm regards,

Neal King, Ph.D.
President & Professor