Bi-Annual Update
Current and Upcoming Programs
The Neohumanist College of Asheville’s (NHCA) Yoga and Intuitional Science discipline launched a new yoga teacher training course on January 10th taught by Dr. Steven Landau with 20 students and a Leadership for Social Change course on March 9 taught by Satya Tanner, Soraia Mendes and Avt. Ananda Devapriya Ac., with 9 students.
The teacher preparation course’s cohort continued with Child Development taught by Ruai Gregory on January 9 and Astaunga Yoga for 3-11 Year Olds by Mahajyoti Glassman on January 11. 26 students enrolled in both courses. In week two of class, students experienced the joy of singing, movement and storytelling as techniques for imparting ethical values to children. Scheduled for August 3rd is a course entitled The Aims of Art: Social and Spiritual Transformation taught by Dr. Marco Oliveira which explores multiple arts with students given an opportunity to create art of their own choosing.
Board of NHCA News
The NHCA Board decided at its February 23rd meeting to make its priorities “financial viability” and “quality programing”. The Development Director, Alberta Pedroja was supported by the board to lead a series of monthly board meetings that targeted fundraising and relationships that support the quality of the college’s academic programs and institutional growth. Other key business items were a report on the NHCA seeking accreditation from Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) that is approved by the US Department of Education.
At its most recent meeting on March 27th, we honored retiring board member, Ellen Landau, with recognition as a founder of the NHCA and her large contributions as owner contractor and financial contributor towards the construction of the college and service as CFO of the college and Treasurer of the board. She and her husband Dr. Steven Landau will be moving to Greensboro, NC in May to live near their son, Joshua and their grandchildren. As a working board the larger share of the meeting was devoted to a conversation with the board concerning what each board member and staff member could best offer the college. Alberta Pedroja, Dr. Steven Landau, and Nataraj Datta were elected as new members of the board.
Neohumanist College of Asheville Press
Two new book launchings by the Neohumanist College of Asheville Press are “Come Alive with Kid’s Yoga” by Mahajyoti Glassman and Nancy Niiti Gannon and “Shiva: The Father of Yoga” by Nancy Nitti Gannon.
Local Affiliations
In January NHCA joined the local Madison County Chamber of Commerce! Thanks to all you out there for showing up in the Social Media space to celebrate this important milestone. We garnered 59 likes on instagram and 11 comments – we appreciate all the love! Our New Year’s Resolution in 2024 is to expand the reach of our local partnerships! In addition to the Chamber, we’ve started conversations and attended meetings with the Madison Chapter of Rotary International. We also met with the Superintendent of Madison County Board of Education, Will Hoffman, to discuss how NHCA can meet the needs of the district. NHCA was also awarded a $400 professional development scholarship grant from a local funder’s collaborative, Western North Carolina Pathways!
Campus Improvements
Contributors and Volunteers
The Neohumanist College continues to recruit volunteers and contributors. If you’re interested in learning how you can support this project, please email .