Now a great-grandmother, Betty Purify’s goal since she was 13 years old has always been to help people. She and her husband, Pastor Gerald Purify, have shared that mission for 40 years, providing counseling for youth, seniors and prison populations – among others. It was this shared mission that ultimately led her down the path […]

La-Tonia Willis settled herself on Antioch University Santa Barbara’s (AUSB) campus patio, perfectly tempered by sunlight beaming down on her. She looked around to admire her new school. “AUSB has such a great campus,” exclaimed Willis. “The program itself feels like a university and the physical property of the campus is just an added treat.” Willis […]

Aida Dizdarevic is in her third quarter at Antioch University Santa Barbara studying communication and media. Aida brings a variety of experience and unique expertise to her classes because in addition to traveling the world, Aida hand makes one-of-a-kind dresses for any occasion and she never makes the same dress twice. She plans to use […]

AUSB’s Career Center director Lee Yarborough interviewed alumna Karen Quintana (BA 2016) in dual concentrations of Business & Entrepreneurship and Marketing.  Hometown: Goleta/Santa Barbara What did you like most about Antioch University Santa Barbara? I LOVE my AUSB professors. They were all so passionate about the topics they taught and so knowledgeable through their own […]

In this interview series, we asked Antioch University Santa Barbara students on the eve of their graduation about their motivations and challenges on the way to the finish line. Damon Hickman, hailing from Sacramento originally, graduates with his BA in Liberal Studies, concentration in Communication & Media. He has been selected as a student speaker […]

In this interview series, we asked Antioch University Santa Barbara students on the eve of their graduation about their motivations and challenges on the way to the finish line. Tahmina Ansari is from Norway, but was born in Afghanistan during the rise of the Taliban movement. She witnessed her mother make tremendous sacrifices to leave Afghanistan, and it was […]

We interviewed Antioch University Santa Barbara students before they graduated in June 2017 about their motivations and challenges. Kirsty Kenny looked at a number of universities before choosing AUSB for her undergraduate degree (BA, Psychology). After achieving that, she pursued her graduate degree in clinical psychology. We’re rooting for her bright future helping people. What brought […]

Sheri Kent graduated from the Antioch University Santa Barbara BA program with a concentration in Child Development & Education in June 2015 and then enrolled as a student in the Graduate Education and Teacher Credential program. Sheri is one of Antioch’s adult learner students, returning to school to finish her BA after being out of […]

Ray Sullivan has had success in the high-end real estate market in Santa Barbara, having been a professional in that field for over 16 years. But he has always enjoyed working with individuals and helping to make their lives better. That’s why he enrolled in Antioch University Santa Barbara’s PsyD in Clinical Psychology program. “I […]

Noelle Hallman graduated from the Master of Business Administration program at Antioch University Santa Barbara in 2015 as part of the program’s first-ever cohort. Noelle was one of Antioch’s adult learner students and decided to enroll at Antioch because she liked the idea of social business. “At the end of the day, all businesses should […]

Laurel O’Connor graduated from the Antioch University Santa Barbara MA in Clinical Psychology program with an emphasis in Healthy Aging in summer of 2015. Laurel was one of Antioch’s adult learner students. Even though she became successful in her career before attending Antioch, she still thought about her future and the next phase of her […]

Jennifer Vogel graduated from the Bachelor of Arts program at Antioch University Santa Barbara in Spring 2015 with concentrations in Applied Psychology and Communication & Media. Jennifer was one of Antioch’s adult learner students. Before enrolling at Antioch, she had varying careers as a librarian’s assistant, a minister, a wedding coordinator, and an actress. “I […]

BA, Business & Entrepreneurship concentration AUSB’s core values shaped in Jeremy Runnels the appreciation and need for transparency and integrity in business and making a difference in the world – and drove him to find a company that upheld these same values. Immediately after graduating from AUSB’s BA program, Jeremy started as a Financial Analyst […]

MA in Education with Mild to Moderate Specialist Credential Chris Wichowski always wanted to be a special education teacher, and Antioch University Santa Barbara’s Graduate Education program is helping him achieve that goal. “I chose Antioch because I wanted to get my Masters in Education, focusing on mild to moderate special education,” he said. “Antioch […]