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Peggy E. Bochun
M.A. Psychology, Child, Couple and Family Therapy, 2002
Anne Celila
M.A. Psychology, Child, Couple and Family Therapy, 2003
Peggy E. Bochun
M.A. Psychology, Child, Couple and Family Therapy, 2002
 Peggy Bochun sees herself as someone who brings about change in her community.
"Antioch, I believe, has helped me to have a greater awareness of the need for social change and that this can be accomplished in small ways, beginning with one’s view of the self as a catalyst," she says.
"Antioch is not just about getting a degree, it is about personal awareness and growth. Programs in psychology at Antioch are designed to give students opportunities to gain knowledge and to participate in self-inquiry. These elements that can lead to personal transformation are the first steps to affecting change in one’s environment."
Now a couple and family therapist in Vancouver, B.C., Bochun says her Antioch studies helped her develop a richer therapy practice. “I am aware of the many social and cultural factors that affect my clients," she notes.
She chose Antioch for just that reason. “I was attracted to Antioch’s history, philosophy and multicultural awareness. To me, Antioch seemed to present a more diversified educational plan, while still being fully accredited — addressing various learning styles, course offerings and the whole person," Bochun says.
Graduation tops her list of best memories. “To be honest, walking across the stage to get my hood and master of arts degree was like a rite of passage that acknowledged my hard work, completion of an era as a student and my growth as a human being."
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Anne Celila
M.A. Psychology, Child, Couple and Family Therapy, 2003
 Anne Celila sought a university that met her own three-pronged gold standard, as she describes it. “First, students had to be responsible for their own learning. Second, the university had to encourage ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking. Third, it had to be acknowledged that this exceptional education carried the charge to offer something back to the world," she says.
Antioch fit the bill.
"This education leads to a career change for me from homemaker and retail worker with a focus on children to professionally educated, independent woman who is eager to give something substantial back to society. I am energized, motivated and well prepared for this new work," Celila says.
One highlight of her Antioch experience was carpooling from Vancouver, B.C., with fellow students. Her best memory, however, involved hard work.
"It was the thrill of completing one after another amazing research or reflection paper — turning these papers in to the many incredible professors I’ve had — and being overcome with joy at having learned, synthesized and presented material that touched me deeply," Celila says.
She shares this list of points about Antioch’s psychology programs:
"If you want to understand yourself deeply …
If you care about mental-health issues and the impact these have on the individual, his/her relationships and community …
If you want to approach your clients with sensitivity to their culture, class and creed …
If you want to operate from a place that is congruent with your own core beliefs …
If you like the freedom to develop your own style …
If you’d like to be inspired by colleagues – instructors and fellow students …
If you are self-motivated rather than looking for extrinsic motivators like grades …
Then Antioch is a place you should consider seriously. Being the best you can be is worth it."
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