The award will be formally presented on Friday, Oct. 7, during the SACES annual conference in New Orleans. The southern region includes 14 states from Maryland to Texas.

Teresa Haase, program director and associate professor, and Cheree Hammond,听assistant professor, will present at the conference along with student Katie Long. The trio will accept the award.

Haase says she thinks several aspects of the program helped 91短视频 to stand out.

鈥淲e made a strong case regarding faculty involvement in mentoring, community service, our own clinical practice, training and presenting, and in furthering our students鈥� interest in the profession above and beyond the standards,鈥� Haase says. 鈥淲e also demonstrated that we have exceptional students who are making a difference in the community and receiving recognition for their clinical work and scholarship.鈥�

In addition, she pointed to innovative, ongoing professional development that 鈥渄emonstrates an intentional commitment to meaningful and cutting-edge training鈥� as a factor.

The SACES Awards Committee says that the award 鈥渞ecognizes programs that demonstrate outstanding pre-service and in-service training in areas such as: professional identity, ethics, assessment, group work, counseling relationships and process, career development, counseling supervision, practicum and internship, evaluation and training methods, human growth and development and counseling socially and culturally diverse populations.鈥�

MA in Counseling student Ryan Nolley says he believes the award is well deserved.

鈥淥ur program makes a concerted effort to teach from many different perspectives, interweaving humor and delight, while also furthering students鈥� ways of knowing and experiencing,鈥� Nolley says. 鈥淚 think of this award as an affirmation of walking the road less traveled. It鈥檚 an affirmation of a place where humility and excellence can co-exist.鈥�

91短视频 Provost also lauded the recognition. 鈥淭his is yet another indicator of the strength of our counseling program and the excellence of our faculty,鈥� Kniss said. 鈥淚t’s great to get this external validation for something we already believed about the quality of our program.鈥�

It is the second major award for the program in a year鈥檚 time. Last November, program co-founder and professor David Glanzer received the from the Virginia Counselors Association. Glanzer retired at the end of the 2015-2016 academic year.

Other team members who were part of the SACES honor include professor Annmarie Early, assistant professor Nate Koser and administrative assistant Amanda Williams, as well as Kristy Koser, who served as the department鈥檚 professional development coordinator until June.

During the training, attended by about 125 professionals from a variety of fields, Goleman focused on the topics of both Emotional Intelligence and his recent bestseller, Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence. The former title spent 18 months on the New York Times best-seller list and was named one of the 25 鈥淢ost Influential Business Management Books鈥� by TIME.

鈥淒r. Goleman discussed the key concepts of emotional intelligence and the reasoning behind why using our social brain helps us to succeed not only personally, but also collectively as a business, a university or in a therapeutic relationship,鈥� said , professional development coordinator for 91短视频鈥檚 . 鈥淕oleman shared about his work with highly respected, publicly traded companies and their application of emotional intelligence and how that informs their work as leaders and cultivates more productivity from and longevity for employees.鈥�

The evening lecture covered concepts of leadership and drew an audience of about 100, primarily mental health and business professionals.

Goleman said he enjoyed his time among the Mennonites and gained a new understanding of what it means to be part of that group. A close friend of the Dalai Lama, Goleman also observed that Mennonites and the Dalai Lama have more in common than he thought due to their shared social ethic and pursuit of the common good for all people.

The day also included five afternoon breakout sessions facilitated by local experts, with the aim of deepening the understanding and application of emotional intelligence in a variety of contexts. Leaders included Sarah Armstrong, director of 91短视频鈥檚 graduate education program; , professor; David Glanzer and Cheree Hammond, both professors in the ; and private practitioner Rowland Shank.

鈥淭his event was a great success,鈥� Koser said, 鈥渂ringing new learning opportunities to our 91短视频 community but also to the Harrisonburg community. The feedback from attendees was very positive.鈥�

骋辞濒别尘补苍鈥檚 weekend visit was planned and hosted by the and the . The evening event was co-sponsored by 91短视频鈥檚 and several local businesses.

听Please stay tuned as we feature retiring faculty and staff (at least those were agreeable to our idea) in the coming weeks. A complete list of 2016 retirees concludes each article. The comment box is open below for those of you who wish to share greetings and memories with David. He can also be reached at david.glanzer@emu.edu or (540) 432-4244.

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One senses a yearning for contemplative time in nature from David Glanzer鈥檚 emailed remarks about his future plans. 鈥淕o sailing more and camping in the desert鈥� on the list. He hasn鈥檛 had much time to do either in these favorite environments, having spent much of his professional life in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, far from both the high seas and the high desert.

In November 2015, David received the prestigious from the Virginia Counselors Association (VCA). It was a fitting award to celebrate a noted career, most of which was spent at 91短视频 (91短视频).

A 1971 graduate, David joined the faculty in 1978 after earning his doctorate at the University of Utah and conducting research on Navajo reservations in Arizona.

Returning to Virginia, David provided leadership as psychology department chair for the next 10 years. He and Professor Helen Benoit Anderson began talking in the 1980s about the possibility of a, and in 1993 it became a reality. David was director for two stints, from 1993-1999 and from 2003-2010.

He was graduate dean from 2008-2013.

A highlight of his time at 91短视频 has been 鈥渞elationships with students, opportunities to collaborate with colleagues and the privilege of participating in leadership roles for the university at large.鈥�

鈥�Over the past several years,鈥� he adds, 鈥淚 have been delighted to see the MA in Counseling program develop into an even stronger program under the leadership of Dr. Annmarie Early and her founding of the Institute for Experiential Psychotherapies, and now the capable leadership of Dr. Teresa Haase who excels in connecting the program and our students to the larger mental health counseling community in the region.鈥�

Among his fond memories are some pivotal moments in EMC/91短视频 history :

• In the early ’70s, Galen Lehman and I introduced the first personal computers to campus 鈥� the first generation of Apple computers, complete with 16k of memory (no hard drive, a TV for a monitor)! Together we used the computer to control lab equipment and published a psychology lab software program called PsychLearn.
• In the early ’80s, inspired in large part by Professor Helen Benoit’s vision, I was enabled by the college to develop the first non-seminary graduate program at Eastern Mennonite College, which led of course to us becoming 91短视频. The years in the nationally accredited MA in Counseling program have been richly challenging and rewarding. The pictures of our graduates that line our program hallway are continually inspiring.
• In the past 20 years, I have also been privileged with a leadership role in growing graduate programs at 91短视频, leading to the establishment of the current School of Graduate and Professional Studies.

听In addition to camping and sailing, David anticipates eagerly 鈥渢he time to give more focused attention to some writing projects, with gratitude for the grounding provided me over all these years as a member of this community.鈥�

His Southwest travels will include many favorite places, sights and people: he particularly enjoys 鈥渢he mix of cultures in Santa Fe, the high country around Flagstaff and the drop into the red pinnacles of Sedona, the people of the Navajo Nation (including my brother Dennis’ family), the birding in southeast Arizona, rockhounding in southwest New Mexico, the nights so clear and dark that you can see to walk by starlight.鈥�

And the boat? 鈥淪ailing is on the boat that my daughter Katrina and I built when she was in high school. For now at least the plan is to continue to sail on the Chesapeake Bay, and a dream is to sail on the St. Lawrence Seaway through the Thousand Islands.鈥�

Other retiring faculty and staff

Also retiring are the following faculty and staff (position listed is most recent held): , administrative assistant for events, director of the Summer Institute for Spiritual Formation and of the Congregational Resource Center, Eastern Mennonite Seminary, 27 years; Professor , Department of Language and Literature, 17 years; Professor Spencer Cowles, Department of Business, 27 years; Jan Gerber, information officer, 23 years; Professor Ted Grimsrud, Department of Bible and Religion, 20 years; , postal supervisor, 41 years; , director of the physical plant, 28 years; Professor , Master鈥檚 in Biomedicine graduate program, 31 years; , special projects support, 17 years; and Pamela Rutt, assistant director of the education graduate program at 91短视频 Lancaster, 18 years.

Goleman visits 91短视频 (91短视频) Saturday, April 2, for two educational opportunities. A day-long training on emotional intelligence and the latest research about focus will be followed by a variety of breakout sessions facilitated by members of the education, counseling and psychology community.

Goleman will also speak at an evening dinner lecture about concepts of leadership.

骋辞濒别尘补苍鈥檚 work on the brain and behavioral science was nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize and recognized with the Washburn Award and Lifetime Career Award from the American Psychological Association.

His 2014 bestseller, Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence, argues that leadership that gets results demands a triple focus: on ourselves; on others, for our relationships; and on the outer forces that shape organizations and society. 骋辞濒别尘补苍鈥檚 won the 2013 HBR McKinsey Award, given each year for the best article in Harvard Business Review.

In his latest book, A Force for Good: The Dalai Lama鈥檚 Vision for Our World, Goleman 鈥� who was personally selected by the Dalai Lama 鈥� combines the Dalai Lama鈥檚 key teachings, empirical evidence, and true accounts of people putting his lessons into practice, offers readers practical applications for making the world a better place.

骋辞濒别尘补苍鈥檚 Emotional Intelligence was on The New York Times best sellers list for 18 months. Named one of the 25 鈥淢ost Influential Business Management Books鈥� by TIME, it has been translated into 40 languages.

鈥淎s a journalist and psychologist, Dr. Goleman beautifully blends professional research and difficult concepts into language that is accessible to a broad population and many audiences,鈥� said , professional development coordinator for the MA in Counseling program. 鈥淒r. Goleman has intrigued some of the most influential leaders in the psychology, business, and leadership arenas. Educators, counselors, psychologists, church leaders, and business leaders will be interested to learn more from him.鈥�

Breakout sessions for the day training include:

• 鈥淭he Empty Desk: Why We Lose Struggling Learners and How Insights from Research on the Brain and Learning Can Help,鈥� , director of the 听program;
• “The Art of Noticing: Discovering Opportunities for Social Contextual Learning in the K-12 Classroom,鈥� , , 91短视频;
• 鈥淔ocus with Focusing,鈥� David Glanzer, faculty, MA in Counseling program, 91短视频;
• 鈥淢indfulness and the Cultivation of Focus and Connectedness,鈥� Cheree Hammond, faculty, MA in Counseling program, 91短视频;
• 鈥淲here the Rubber meets the Road: Implementing Emotional Intelligence and Focus for Ourselves and With Our Clients,鈥澨�撎齊owland Shank, private practitioner.

Costs for the day training is $225, which includes lunch, materials and continuing education credits. Day and evening admission is $350. The evening dinner and lecture is $125. Discounted rates are available for 91短视频 faculty, staff and students. To register, click .

The program is offered by the I and the MA in Counseling program in 91短视频鈥檚 .

鈥淵ou just start and learn it as you go,鈥� Glanzer says. 鈥淚 have dabbled in a lot of things, but I wouldn鈥檛 call myself an expert in any of them.鈥�

Fortunately for 91短视频, Glanzer brought quite a bit of expertise as he built something else: a fully accredited and well-respected MA in Counseling program. Glanzer and 91短视频 professor emerita Helen Benoit Anderson co-founded the innovative program more than two decades ago. It has added new dimensions over the years, such as a unique psychotherapy program and the Institute for Experiential Therapies.

Glanzer鈥檚 peers have been among those taking notice. In November, Glanzer received the prestigious William H. Van Hoose Career Service Award from the Virginia Counselors Association (VCA). The award was established in 1964 鈥渢o give recognition to those members whose contributions to the professional aims of the organization have been substantial.鈥�

The award comes at the right time: Glanzer recently announced his retirement at the end of this academic year.

Annmarie Early, one of Glanzer鈥檚 colleagues at 91短视频, wrote one of the letters nominating Glanzer for the honor.

鈥淒r. Glanzer created a structure and vision that offers a unique perspective in providing mental health services to our community,鈥� Early wrote. 鈥淐oming forth from the heritage of service in an Anabaptist context鈥攐ne that values community service and outreach鈥攈e heeded his inner call to develop this now thriving program. His form of leadership for our profession is quiet, but powerful, as his faithful steps have made a way forward.鈥�

A 1971 graduate of 91短视频, Glanzer did his doctoral program in psychology at the University of Utah, focusing on psycholinguistics on the Navajo reservation in Arizona, before returning to Eastern Mennonite in 1977 to teach in the psychology department. He and Benoit Anderson began talking in the 1980s about the possibility of a graduate program in counseling, and in 1993 it became a reality.

More than 225 students have graduated from the program since then, about a quarter of them beginning as 91短视频 undergraduates.

鈥淚 feel most pleased that we have been able to graduate so many highly qualified counselors who come out of here with a mission to really serve people in the field,鈥� says Glanzer, who has both taught in the program and twice served as director. 鈥淭he quality of the program, the tight cohort that develops between students, the relationships between students and faculty鈥攊t鈥檚 just been a wonderful place to do counselor education.鈥�

Many of the graduates, who represent a wide diversity of backgrounds, have gone on to receive their doctorates and become researchers and faculty members in other schools. The VCA award, Glanzer says, represents the breadth of that network.

鈥淵ou don鈥檛 just win an award like this by yourself,鈥� he says. 鈥淓veryone has to pull together and work together. It鈥檚 a personal honor, but it鈥檚 also an honor to the program as a whole. For the honor to be given at a state convention just helps put us on the map a little bit more, so that feels really good.鈥�

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David Whyte, an internationally recognized poet, author and expert in organizational development, came to campus in late February for an event highlighting the 20th anniversary year of the master鈥檚 in counseling program 鈥� the first 91短视频 program outside of Eastern Mennonite Seminary to produce graduates at the master鈥檚 degree level.

Whyte鈥檚 day-long workshop was attended by 91短视频 faculty, students and counseling graduates, along with some participants who traveled from elsewhere in the mid-Atlantic region. In the evening in Lehman Auditorium, Whyte interspersed reflective remarks with poetry, holding hundreds rapt as he explored 鈥渢he foundation of conversational leadership.鈥�

Whyte showed his audience how 鈥� to borrow words from one of his published writings 鈥撎�渁 good poem looks life straight in the face, unflinching, sincere, equal to revelation through loss or gain. 鈥� At the center of our lives, in the midst of the busyness and the forgetting, is a story that makes sense when everything extraneous has been taken away.鈥�

For leaders in business, education, the social services and other fields, Whyte offered this thought: 鈥淔ollowing a vocation or an art form through decades of practice and understanding will break the idealistic heart that began the journey and replace it, if we sidestep the temptations of bitterness and self-pity, with something more malleable, compassionate and generous than the metaphysical organ with which we began the journey.鈥�

Long-time counseling professor David Glanzer 鈥�71 said, 鈥淚 have heard David Whyte several times at national conferences before audiences of several thousand. He speaks about the human condition in new ways and with great insight.” Glanzer described the 91短视频 seminar as “an exciting opportunity for personal reflection and professional growth” in an intimate setting.

Since 1995 when the inaugural cohort of 10 future counselors and therapists completed their rigorous two years of professional studies, a total of 227 graduates have earned masters degrees at 91短视频. Only 62 of that number were 91短视频 undergraduate students. The vast majority were attracted by the program鈥檚 reputation for nationally accredited excellence and by its creative community, aiming to train the whole person (mind, body and spirit) for the challenging work of counseling.

鈥淏eing part of a small Christian university is actually a strength of our program,鈥� said Glanzer, who was a founding faculty member of the program. 鈥淭he sense of community, the shared values of service, and the interdisciplinary opportunities to collaborate with 91短视频鈥檚 other graduate programs, all help to create our program鈥檚 distinctive flavor.”

Family Life Resource Center

As divorce and separation gained greater acceptance within the Mennonite church in the 1980s, congregations in the area struggled to deal with the toll these exacted on families. In response, the Virginia Mennonite Conference formed a committee to look at ways the church could better support its members who were affected by dissolving marriages.

The result: the opening, in 1987, of the Family Life Resource Center (FLRC). Among its first counselors were Jim Glanzer 鈥�75 and Harvey Yoder 鈥�64, both of whom remain at FLRC today. Other alumni now on staff include director Andrea Bieber 鈥�98, MA 鈥�00 (counseling), Mark Sensabaugh 鈥�81, and Dana Blauch, MA 鈥�12 (counseling).

Over the past 25 years, FLRC has grown into a full-fledged mental health counseling center that has branched out from its original focus on supporting families to offer services ranging from substance abuse counseling to court-ordered parenting classes.

FLRC has been open to the general public since the beginning. Now, Yoder estimates, just 10% of its clients belong to churches in the Virginia Mennonite Conference. The center still maintains its overt Christian identity, although it doesn鈥檛 approach its work with individual clients from any one specific set of denominational beliefs.

For more than a decade and a half, FLRC contracted with 91短视频 to provide on-campus counseling services to students, faculty and staff 鈥� 91短视频 now offers in-house counseling 鈥� but FLRC continues to have a relationship with 91短视频 by hosting interns and residents from the graduate counseling program.

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Since 1995 when the inaugural cohort of ten future counselors and therapists completed their rigorous two years of professional studies, a total of 227 graduates have earned masters degrees here. Only 62 of that number were 91短视频 undergraduate students. The vast majority were attracted by the program鈥檚 reputation for nationally-accredited excellence, a creative community whose goal is to train the whole person (mind, body and spirit) for the challenging work of counseling.

鈥淏eing part of a small Christian university is actually a strength of our program,鈥� said , PhD, and a founding faculty member. 鈥淭he sense of community, the shared values of service, and the interdisciplinary opportunities to collaborate with 91短视频鈥檚 other graduate programs, all help to create our program鈥檚 distinctive flavor.鈥�

These attributes and more were on full display during the hugely successful that filled 91短视频鈥檚 Yoder arena with more than 1200 attendees. 鈥淚t took a village the size of 91短视频 and a cooperative spirit among various academic disciplines to pull together that groundbreaking conference,鈥� noted , PhD, professor in the counseling program and one of the conference organizers.

A community of deep conversation is built into the cohort model of counselor training. A group of 12 to 20 students moves together through the two-year course of full-time study, which expands to three or four years for part-time students. Classes meet two consecutive days a week to fit the schedule of busy working adults.

鈥淭he professors were extremely knowledgeable, professional, and amazing at their work, but they also were very approachable and made time for each individual student,鈥� reported 2004 graduate Kristene Wellings. 鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 just a student. I 鈥榖elonged鈥� there. This personal and emotional connection also allowed me to have the courage to develop my counselor identity. If I could sum up the experience in one word it would be 鈥榞race.鈥� Faculty members are so gracious with students. Here I learned that counseling is not just a career, it鈥檚 building relationships with real people that deserve genuine care.鈥�

The transition from 鈥渟tudent鈥� to 鈥渃olleague鈥� often happens during their 600-hour internship, a major component of their second year of training. They work at a wide variety of community mental health sites. 鈥淢otivated. Hard working. Compassion for suffering. High ethical standards. Respect for clients. Ability to handle depth work with difficult cases. Solid foundation with eagerness to learn.鈥� These are among the many positive attributes supervisors note on intern evaluations.

The ups and downs of the program鈥檚 early years are in the rear view mirror. 鈥淲e鈥檝e crossed the threshold of internal growth to sustain the program. We鈥檝e achieved national accreditation in Community Mental Health Counseling from CACREP, seen as the gold-standard. Now we can focus more intentionally on refining our training curriculum, our practitioner-focused pedagogy,鈥� said Early.

鈥淗ead knowledge alone is not the key to lasting change. Rather, real change comes through an immersive experience of the whole person 鈥� body, mind and spirit 鈥� in both verbal and non-verbal ways,鈥� she explained. Exploring new ways of integrating the power of the healing and expressive arts places the counseling program at the leading edge of a burgeoning field.

As the program enters its third decade, the recently launched augments core curriculum with innovative workshops and nationally-known cutting-edge speakers. The institute鈥檚 goal is to broaden the learning horizons of its student and serve the wider network of practitioners. 鈥淚 can see the institute growing into a place of retreat for professional development as we expand our regional reputation,鈥� Haase said.

This year鈥檚 expert speaker is , an internationally-recognized poet, author and expert in organizational development. 鈥淚 have heard him several times at national conferences before audiences of several thousand. He speaks about the human condition in new ways and with great insight,鈥� Glanzer said. 鈥淭o have him on our campus for a one-day seminar in our more intimate setting will be an exciting opportunity for personal reflection and professional growth.鈥�

Inviting a poet to speak to counselors may seem an odd choice. However, Whyte breaks the stereotypic image of poet as navel-gazer. He is as likely to quote Dante as his own lines when exploring the deeper levels of meaning embedded in life鈥檚 work, always asking the relevant questions that spark insight and change. His Yorkshire accent and global life experiences add to the power of his presentations.

Whyte will lead a seminar Feb. 22, 2014, in 91短视频鈥檚 Martin Chapel from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. His creative workshop is on the topic of 鈥淪olace: the art of asking the beautiful question.鈥滱ttendance is limited to 300. Fees are $50 for current students and $150 for the general public. More information and registration is.

The topic of his evening talk is 鈥淭he foundation of conversational leadership.鈥� That event will be begin 7 p.m. in 91短视频鈥檚 Lehman auditorium. It is free to 91短视频 faculty, staff and students, and $20 for the general public.

Conversing about his 20-year journey and looking ahead, Glanzer sees the innovative reputation of 91短视频鈥檚 counseling program continuing to grow. 鈥淓ach of our strong faculty have a unique vision. Invitations from the broader world to share our scholarship, pedagogy and experiential insights will open exciting doors in the years ahead.鈥�