New Student Enrollment Increases
CIIS Welcomes Diverse Entering Class

Henry Villareal, Dean of Enrollment Management, is pleased to announce that for a second consecutive year, CIIS has experienced a significant increase in applications to its academic programs. He attributes this success to a number of factors. Admissions staff visited college campuses and attended graduate fairs; marketing materials were revised; the Website has been enhanced and is attracting many prospective students; the Institute continues its partnerships with Bay Area professional organizations; and CIIS participates in an increasing number of national conferences. The teamwork of the Enrollment Management Team with the assistance of consultant Tom Scheye and the efforts of program directors and faculty have all contributed significantly to the increase.

During 1999-2000, CIIS increased applications to its academic programs by 2% over the previous year. This year, the Institute has continued this upward trend by increasing its applications by 19.7% (an increase of 22% from two years ago). This expanded application pool provides a 10% increase in the total number of new students entering CIIS programs this fall. Enrollment reflects a 26% increase over the past two years and will contribute to making this year one of the most prosperous in recent years.

The entering class is comprised of over 70% women and 6% international students from countries such as Australia, Romania, China, Italy, Greece, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Ethnic minority representation accounts for 10% of the new student body. New students range in age from their early twenties to their sixties. The former alma maters of enrolling students include Vanderbilt, NYU, Berkeley, Universidad de los Andes, Keio University, and Cornell.

Thanks to everyone in Admissions -- Greg Canada, David Erwin, Jessica Kluess, Diana Reid, and Dexter Young -- who are already diligently working to recruit next yearÕs entering class.

Sage Perspectives: André Carothers

The Institute ideal of "advocating sustainability" is one shared by AndrŽ Carothers, Council of Sages member and former board member at CIIS. AndrŽ, director of the Rockwood Fund, is a writer, activist, consultant, and foundation executive. He worked for 13 years with Greenpeace USA, first on staff, then as a member of its board of directors. He edited the organization's magazine and was especially involved in issues relating to forest practices and nuclear waste.

The Rockwood Fund offers leadership training programs for public interest professionals. In collaboration with management training professionals, the Fund and allied organizations and public interest professionals have developed a series of leadership training programs for organizations and individuals involved in social change work. The Fund's clients include environmental activists, foundation and philanthropic professionals, social justice and human rights workers, as well as public health, child welfare, and other social reform advocates. AndrŽ explains that the work of the Rockwood Fund goes beyond leadership and management training for activists: "We encourage activists to examine their lives and the work they do in ways that will help them to improve the quality of both their lives and their work." (You can find out more about the Rockwood Fund at www.rockwoodfund.org.)

AndrŽ has a particular interest in the CIIS academic programs and activities that focus on environmental issues and organizational development. He appreciates the Institute's efforts to "be an active player in the community," and urges individuals at CIIS "to become activists who take their education into their local and regional communities."

New Vice President for Finance & Planning
Beerel Brings Wide-ranging Expertise to CIIS

"I really think the Institute is poised to take off, and I look forward to being a part of that." -- Annabel Beerel

CIIS is pleased to announce that effective September 25, Annabel Beerel will join the Institute as vice president for finance and planning. She brings considerable expertise to CIIS -- financial management, adaptive leadership, strategic planning, academic experience, and an international perspective. President Subbiondo welcomes Annabel, commenting, "We are fortunate to have Annabel join our community, as she will significantly help the Institute fulfill its mission and achieve financial stability."

Annabel is the former owner/managing director of Lysia Limited in London, a management consulting firm with expertise in strategic planning, corporate and international finance, and artificial intelligence. She has taught such subjects as practical finance for managers, leadership and spirituality, and business ethics at a number of universities, including Harvard-Radcliffe and London Business School. Her books (authored or co-authored) include Expert Systems in Business, The Realities of Raising Business Finance, and Leadership through Strategic Planning.

Commenting on her appointment Annabel says, "I'm very excited about coming to CIIS. I've been meeting the people here, and they are wonderful. I really think the Institute is poised to take off, and I look forward to being a part of that." She is completing a doctorate in Religion and Culture from Boston University. She has a master's in Theological Studies (with distinction) from Weston Jesuit School of Theology, a MasterÕs of Business Administration from Cranfield Institute of Technology in the UK, and an undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of South Africa.

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What I Did On My Summer Vacation
Faculty Go Abroad

Daniel Deslauriers, director of the East-West Psychology Program, picked up a new spiritual practice: surfing. He says, "After watching octogenarians in Surfing for Life, I figured I still have 40 years of enjoyment ahead of me! My first teacher was a 17-year-old Balinese boy who combined pure delight with inconsequential mischievousness. No pretense at being a guru at that age! Now, I'm hoping perhaps I can be part of Ken Otter's research project on surfing." Daniel advises others new to surfing NOT to attempt the big waves near the rocky reef on the second day of practice.

Jorge N. Ferrer, East-West Psychology faculty, made an academic presentation and participated in a round table at the University of Toledo, Spain. In August, in Lleida, Spain, he assisted in two seminars on holistic sexuality. Commenting on his summer, Jorge says, "Well, I breathlessly practiced, with tremendous rigor and devotion, my favorite spiritual discipline, the little-known esoteric practice of Spanish Yoga -- also called siesta by exoteric popularizers who seemingly cannot as yet appreciate its deeply transformative and spiritually edifying power. I know I am breaking a very hermetic secret here, but what the heck, it is still summer in Spain."

Sophia Reinders at Machu Picchu This summer, East-West Psychology adjunct faculty Sophia Reinders traveled deep into the Amazon rain forest and high up into the Andes, to Machu Picchu, on a trip to study indigenous healing practices in Peru (sponsored by the Institute of Noetic Sciences). Sophia says, "Lying in my hammock under a thatched roof, I reflected on the fact that I was listening to the same sounds and smells that were there 1000 years ago. The belief of the indigenous people -- that we are welcomed into a universe in which earth, plants, animals, rivers, lakes and humans form an interactive web of life animated by the sacred forces of nature, the creation of Pachamama, Goddess of the Earth -- made complete sense to me. This journey . . . allowed me to touch new worlds of beauty, of meaning, and of healing."

Leland van den Daele, dean of the School of Professional Psychology, was so excited about getting married that he did it twice. (In two different ceremonies, that is.) On June 9 he was married to Lee Ling Tham at the Sausalito Presbyterian Church, followed by a reception at the San Francisco Yacht Club; family and guests came from Australia, China, and the United States. Leland and Lee Ling then spent several days in Hong Kong with relatives and traveled to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia for the tea ceremony on July 1, which embodies traditional recognition of the marriage by family. Following the reception, Leland expressed his delight by climbing Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in South East Asia at 14,000 feet. (No psychological interpretations please.) Wedding #1 Wedding #2

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Message from President Subbiondo

Dear Colleagues,

On August 26, CIIS held its first alumni reunion to celebrate not only the institute founded by Bina and Haridas Chaudhuri in 1968, but also the academy founded by Louis Gainsborough in 1950. As I reflect on the day and its theme of "re-connection," I am deeply moved to recall how many alumni commented that the spirit of the Institute continues to be present in their lives. For them and many others who have studied at CIIS, the Institute provides more than an academic degree; it cultivates an integration of mind, body, and spirit found nowhere else in higher education.

Bill Wyngant, an alum who studied years ago with Dr. Chaudhuri, told me that he enrolled at the Institute because he could not find another accredited institution that studied the universality of faith traditions. He has been a minister most of his professional life, and he told me that his decision to pursue a graduate degree at CIIS was controversial to some in his church. Nonetheless, he was determined to study the integration of Asian and Western spiritual traditions, and he courageously persevered in his decision. As he warmly reminisced about his education at CIIS, he emphasized that what he studied has always informed his spiritual life and has helped transform his congregation. Throughout his life, CIIS has been most present to him.

On September 13, in the spirit of rededicating ourselves to the ideals of the Institute, we unveiled the sculpture of Haridas Chaudhuri, created by student Jan-Michelle Sawyer. As is clear to our alumni, Dr. Chaudhuri's integral vision continues to provide the inspiration and sustenance of CIIS -- a vision that sustains us here and elsewhere.

Joseph L. Subbiondo

President Subbiondo's walk-in office hours are Tuesdays between 2:00 and 3:00 pm, no appointment necessary.

International Students
Welcome and Congratulations!
by Dexter Young

Dexter Young

We are happy to have eleven new students join us this Fall from Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, China, Greece, Italy, Romania and South Africa. A number of these students are the recipients of the fall International Student Scholarships: Marie France Cote (Canada), Integral Counseling Psychology (ICP); Akira Donuma (Japan), Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.); Patricia McCormack (Ireland), Individualized Studies (IND); Darcy Riddell (Canada), Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness (PCC); and Cosmin Gheorghe (Romania), Drama Therapy (PDT). Cosmin, a medical doctor who also worked as a therapist the 'Romania -- Save the Children Organization,' says, "I have never heard of such an inspired combination of programs as exist at CIIS." Also, congratulations to international student recipients of the Annual Institute Scholarships: Ahu Kiciman (Turkey), ICP, and Suzana Pljevaljcic (Austria), Psy.D.

Information Systems Technology (IST) projects that will be implemented this fall semester:

Computer Upgrades
To prepare for the upcoming WASC accreditation visit in early 2001, IST will replace most of the substandard Macs and weakly Y2K-compliant PCs during the fall semester.

Office '97 Training
For faculty, staff, and students who would like self-training in Office '97 software for the PC operating system (e.g., Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), a set of training CD-ROMS is available in the IST office on the sixth floor. Please call Chris Perron, 415-575-6142, for a reservation.

Administrative Information System Conversion
This project, Teams Elite, is the key to substantially increasing the efficiency and timeliness of vital information-based operations at CIIS. Scott Ciliberti, systems analyst, reports that IST has continued to upgrade the hardware and provide training for future Teams Elite users. The 'go-live' date will take place during the week of November 13. Scott moved his office to the network room on the 4th floor to be closer to the Teams Elite user base. Once CIIS is live on the new system, work will commence on the web module, which enables students to register for classes, change their personal information, and look up their grades over the Internet.

Jorge N. Ferrer, East-West Psychology; conference on "Anthropology, Law, and the Social Reality of Drug Use and Abuse"; also participated in a round table on "Healing and Spiritual Uses of Psychotropic Substances," University of Toledo, Spain, July.

Robert McDermott, Philosophy, Cosmology, & Consciousness;
"The Esoteric Streams in World Religions," (a ten-hour workshop over seven days, translated simultaneously from German into English, French
and Spanish), Anthroposophical Society, the Goetheanum, Basle, Switzerland, July 21-28.

Richard Shapiro, Social & Cultural Anthropology; "Power, Alliance and the Problematics of Intervention," Applied Anthropology Annual Conference, San Francisco, March.

Institute for Deep Ecology Conference: Globalization or Earth Wisdom? Creating Just and Sustainable Communities, San Francisco (co-sponsored by CIIS), June-July:
Joanna Macy, Philosophy, Cosmology, & Consciousness adjunct faculty; CIIS Council of Sages; "In Conversation with Julia Butterfly Hill."

Mutombo Mpanya, Social & Cultural Anthropology; Brought an indigenous perspective to a dialogue with David Korten, author of When Corporations Rule the World.

Melissa Nelson, East-West Psychology; "Ecopsychology & Environmental Justice."

Annie Wildwood, alumna; gave a 'playshop' entitled "Deep Clowning: The Laughter of the Mountain."

National Conference of the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy (co-sponsored by CIIS), June 8-11, Berkeley:
Ian Grand, director of the CIIS Somatics Program; "The Art and Science of Body Psychotherapy";
participated on a panel entitled "Affect Regulation and Relationship in Human Development and Psychotherapy."

Other CIIS presenters were Rob Fisher, MFT, Judyth Weaver, Ph.D., adjunct faculty, and graduate Tannis Hugill, M.A.

Ask the Dean of Students
by Richard Buggs, dean of students

During my ten years at CIIS, I've been asked a lot of questions by prospective, new, and continuing students, and alumni. I thought it might be helpful (and even interesting!) to have a periodic column in Inner Eye to address your questions. So ask away. . . I promise I won't answer, "Because I said so."

Question: "There are so many interesting programs and unusual degree possibilities at CIIS. I'm drawn to studying here, but what will I do with my degree?"
Signed: Eager to study but practical about student loan repayment

Dear Eager/Practical,
IÕm so glad you asked that question. Field placement associate Rosanne Lurie has created the "Career Advisor Network" (CAN). This network/ directory refers students to graduates who are willing to act as advisors and mentors for our students. Currently, 80 CAN advisors -- representing all programs -- are available to serve as resources or contacts with the professional world. CAN advisors are interested in speaking with students about career development and current events in their particular fields. Most of these alumni are based locally and have first-hand experience being a professional in the Bay Area. The CAN listings are located in the Placement Office, or you can view the Placement Office Web page for general information at http://www.ciis.edu.

Thanks to Rosanne for initiating this valuable service and thanks to all the graduates who have joined the network so far!

Acronymania!
Lost in an Alphabet Soup?

Comings & Goings

Welcome to:
Joshua Lachs, our new director of Continuing Education. Joshua left a position as assistant director of the Disability Services Center at Columbia University, where he has been pursuing his doctorate in politics and education.

Robb Norris, as web administrator. Robb was previously a technical designer for GAP Inc., updating the GAP and BabyGAP Webpages. He has a B.A. in Conceptual Information Arts from SFSU.

Farewell to:
Mary Trouba, accounts payable clerk, who is leaving for a position as a market analyst at the Gallup Organization, where she worked prior to coming to the Institute.

Scholarship News

The Institute has awarded 22 scholarships in 5 categories for Fall 2000. In addition to the Annual Institute and International Students Scholarships mentioned in the article about international students (this issue), the Auen-Berger, Diversity, and Bachelor of Arts Completion Program Scholarships have been awarded. Thomas Marconi, recipient of one of the Annual Institute Awards, is continuing at CIIS: he received his M.A. in Philosophy and Religion from the Institute, and is now in the Humanities Doctoral Program. Thomas has a background in the computer industry (programming, sales and marketing) and in the catering business that he continues to run in the Bay Area.

We still have a week left of the Sun in the sign of Virgo. If you haven't cleaned house and organized your life for the new academic year, take advantage of this solar energy boost for a few more days. Saturn turned retrograde September 12 until late January, 2001 -- time to review, reevaluate, and reassess our limits and boundaries, and to be realistic and responsible about our choices. Careful attention to communication and the use of information in the four months ahead would be wise. The autumnal equinox occurs September 22 with the Sun corresponding with the sign of Libra, symbolizing balance. Where would you like to create more balance in your life? During the coming weeks there are often six to eight planets in air signs. So many thoughts may be racing through your mind, it may be a challenge to focus. Communication and sociability are highlighted. Enjoy!

Secrets of the Stacks
by Olive James, Library Director

Remote Access for Distance Learners
In addition to EBSCO and WebSPIRS (PsycInfo, Medline, ERIC, Dissertation Abstracts), faculty and students may now access the FirstSearch database (which covers almost all disciplines) when away from the library. To secure the password required for access, bring your Institute ID (photos taken in Registrar's Office) to the library, or call 415-575-6180.

Improved Document Delivery
Readers now have two new options -- online -- for placing interlibrary requests. They may do so from the libraryÕs web page at http://library.ciis.edu/loan.html or by using the OCLC FirstSearch database at http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/FSIP. Traditional interlibrary loan request forms are still available in the library.

Tutorials
Another 'first' occurred for the library this academic year. Professional librarians Lee Olivier and Joshua Boatright have offered 140 one-on-one tutorials in research skills and tools, in addition to class seminars by invitation. To sign up for an appointment, call Lee at 415-575-6183 (leeo@ciis.edu) or Josh at 415-575-6187 (joshuab@ciis.edu).

Library Development
Donations totaling $2350 have thus far been received from loyal alumni, as well as administrators, in response to an appeal this spring. Contributions will support five new journal subscriptions (Adolescence, Journal of Black Psychology, Journal of Studies in the Bhagavadgita, Goddessing, and Native Peoples). Contributors were Anne Arrasmith, Joan Barbour, Donna Blakemore, Fariba Bogzaran, Brian Breiling, Kathleen Brown, Diane Castiglioni Gribben, Virgilia Dakin, Jan Delacourt, Adriana Duerr, Patricia Gagnon, Kathy Gower, Joanne Gozawa, Marya Grathwahl, James Hanna, Jeejung Kang, Olive James, Jean Johnson, David McIntyre, Richard C. Miller, Robert O'Brien, Jennie O'Connor, Paul Pozsgai, Patricia Qualls, Jim Ryan, Carol Schira, Ben Schmeil, Joseph Subbiondo, Stuart Sovatsky, and Mary Tereszkiewicz. Additional contributions to the Library Development Fund are always welcome; they should be sent to Jo Burrows, Development Office at CIIS.

Among recent donors of in-kind materials were Steve Aichele, Seymour Boorstein, Padma Catell, Susan Christy, Peg Jordan & Stuart Sovatsky, Bobbi Kyle, Laurence Lyons, Alec MacLeod, Cynthia Matison, Ralph Metzner, Marie Mifsud & Willow LaMonte, and Ray Vespe. Also Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum, Margie Downs & Amina, Elizabeth Fisher, Elinor Gadon, Chris Horowitz, Toby Johnson, Kris Mizutani, Bonnie Niewiarowska, Lee Olivier, Victoria Ritchie, Bahman Shirazi, Rick Teich, Dorothy Walters, and John Welwood.

Correction
The last issue of Inner Eye listed incorrect addresses for the library website. Please note that the correct address to locate the library catalog is http://library.ciis.edu; For current news and information, go http://library.ciis.edu/new.html.

Keeping in Touch with Student Alliance
by Marty Cooper

The Student Alliance is in the process of reforming and defining its goals for the semester. Many ideas are afloat, and there is plenty of room for more. Elections need to be held within the next month or two; there will be many opportunities to serve the community by sitting on various boards and committees (look for further details on the SA bulletin board outside the third floor cafŽ entrance). The Alliance has a $10,000 surplus left over from last year; to this will be added the regular fees for this fall semester that students pay each semester, for a total of approximately $20,000. The Alliance is very interested in your ideas on how to spend it. Most individuals or groups who presented well-planned projects to SA last year were funded.

A group of SA individuals are leaning towards a more political focus for some of the Alliance's activities; they plan to become more involved in advocating for students and shaping the present and future of the Institute. Whatever your inclinations, we welcome your ideas and energies.

Watch the SA bulletin board for announcements of meetings and other activities, or send an e-mail request to ciisstudentalliance@yahoo.com to be added to the SA e-mail list.

WHO IS IT?

HINT: Our philosopher from north of the border.

ANSWER AT: InnerGate-mail.ciis.edu.

Each issue of the Inner Eye features a photograph of staff or faculty from another time in their lives. (Please submit photos along with a "hint" to Candice Chase in Communications.)

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Tuesday, October 3
Dr. Tina Stromstead (adjunct faculty)
"Re-Inhabiting the Female Body: An Experience in Authentic Movement," 7:00 pm, Montclair Women's Cultural Arts Center, 1650 Mountain Blvd. (Thornhill Drive exit off Hwy 13), Oakland, CA; 650-325-2751, e-mail djenett@serpentina.com.

Tuesday, October 3
"The Fractal Geometry of Dreamtime: A Four-Part Fugue," chaos theorist Ralph Abraham, artist Mali Burgess, anthropologist Niccolo Caldararo and cultural theorist Martha Senger hold a recursive dialogue on dreamtime and its geometrical form. Co-sponsored by the School of Consciousness & Transformation. Visit www.ciis.edu or www.g2institute.org.

Tuesday, October 10
"An Evening Dialogue with Three Visionary Authors," 6:30 - 9:00 pm, Namaste Hall Philosophy, Cosmology, & Consciousness Program (PCC) faculty: Stanislav Grof, M.D., Elisabet Sahtouris, Ph.D., Christopher Bache, Ph.D. For more information, visit www.ciis.edu or call 415-575-6270.

Saturday, October 14
Open House, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Namaste Hall, light lunch provided.

Tuesday, October 17
"Humanity's Choice: Evolutionary Crash or Bounce," Duane Elgin, author of Voluntary Simplicity, Awakening Earth, and Promise Ahead will discuss the geometry of consciousness, the role of aesthetic refinement in the co-evolution of matter and mind. Co-sponsored by the School of Cosciousness & Transformation. Visit www.ciis.edu or www.g2institute.org.

Monday, October 23
CIIS Annual Gala!
5:30 pm, Asian Art Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Keynote Speaker, Dr. Riane Eisler, CIIS Council of Sages and co-founder and president of the Center for Partnership Studies. For info on tickets, call Jo Burrows, 415-575-6113.

Friday, November 3
Special Evening with Alice Walker
"Writing to Serve the Culture," 7:00 - 9:00 pm, $35 Golden Gate Room, Building A, Fort Mason, San Francisco www.ciis.edu.

Thursday, November 9
An Evening with Ram Dass
"The Gift of Suffering," 7:00 - 9:00 pm, $25; $22 students, seniors, CIIS alumni; $20 CIIS students (with photo ID*) Golden Gate Room, Building A, Fort Mason, San Francisco www.ciis.edu.

Friday & Saturday, November 17-18
"The Power of Now," Evening lecture, half-day intensive with Eckhart Tolle www.ciis.edu.

Saturday, November 17
"Spirituality in Mental Health & Mental Illness Conference," sponsored by Spiritual Emergence Network (SENatCIIS), Golden Gate Club, Presidio, San Francisco. Cost of $140 includes lunch. Call 415-575-6175 or go to www.senatciis.org (MCEU credit pending, CEU credit approved).

Monday, December 4
An Evening with Deepak Chopra, "Synchronicity & the Mechanics of Reality Making," 7:30 pm, $34-$79; 415-788-5500, x260 (mention Learning Annex course # 2608), or go to www.learningannex.com.