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Community Service Education
The Outreach School
NEWSLETTER - Fall 2000 - (Volume 3 Issue 3) Fired-Up For Fall 2000
Welcome back to UW! We’ve gotten through all our summer groups and are gearing up for fall activities. There are several activities and points of interest I’d like to share with you:
Did you know that there were over 7,000 pre-college aged students here this summer? Here’s hoping at least 20% enroll at UW! Events Planning is up and running. This gives you 2 different levels of conference service: basic and on-campus, and up to full-blown service including budget, preregistration, marketing, and located anywhere. Please keep in mind that if you are planning an event that is multi-day and multi-service, you need to check with the EPO at 6-3362 first! Our community outreach project for this fall is promoting local volunteerism. We are collaborating with the Laramie Chamber of Commerce and offering two workshops to bring volunteers and projects together. See the workshops announcement inside. Barbara Barnes has moved into Special Programs that includes Elderhostel programs as well as customized projects. Keith Guille is our new conference coordinator. Some of you may remember Keith from his work at UW Housing several years ago. Deon McCalla, our Honors House Building Manager, did a great job in getting us through our initial opening season jitters at this summer community living center for small conference groups. If we offer any service that can help support you in your UW mission, please give me a call. Let’s work together to showcase the campus, the state, and all the UW personnel that make UW what it is today! Have a great semester. Sheila Atwood, Division Head |
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Conference Calendar of Events
The Events Planning Office (EPO)
The Events Planning Office (EPO) that officially opened this past spring is a one-stop shop for campus-wide coordination and space reservations. Core support services include: facilities scheduling, contract negotiation, consolidated billing, master calendar listings, recruitment, and community business networking.
A campus community list serve has been started to keep members informed of what is happening on campus regarding conferences, construction projects, steam shut-down, etc. If you are interested in receiving this information, please call. The scheduling software committee is still working on the software program that will eventually link all campus space in a centralized database. I’ve been working closely with members of the Laramie Chamber of Commerce and Albany County Tourism Board to organize a cohesive bid package to entice in-state and out-of-state organizations to bring large conventions/conferences to Laramie. Please call me, Marcia Edwards, at 766-3362, if I can assist you in any way; if it is more convenient, e-mail me at marciae@uwyo.edu. UW Special Programs - Elderhostels and Interhostels 2000
Barbara Barnes has been with the division in various positions for ten years. She is now focusing on the Department of Special Programs, that includes working with groups that require a high level of support. Additionally, part of her mission is to create groups that can use the Honors House Community Living Center during the summer months.
The Office of Special Programs is in the process of inventing itself. There are so many changes taking place on campus and that means opportunity to work with all the departments as they grow and create new programming for the campus and state. Special Programs has the ability to customize itself to any logistical coordination effort you may have. While we have conference coordinators to do the traditional, we have Special Programs to do the decidedly nontraditional. We are here to design retreats, on and off campus, to do motor coach trips, to play host to your group on campus, to partner with other universities in program exchanges, and showcase the university, community and state. In the summer we have the Honors House as a community living center. We are planning to host a teacher institute in our center for next summer. How about a week with fabulous Wyoming chefs? Or a luxurious spa week? Or a retreat for your office or church? Maybe a family reunion? The possibilities are endless. Community Service Education has the office of Special Programs so that you have a resource available to meet the needs of your creative efforts. We would welcome a visit from you and hear any ideas you might have. For further information call Barbara Barnes, 766-5634. Web sites to visit for information about special programs include: Volunteer Project - Random Acts of Kindness
Are you interested in helping others and enriching someone’s life through an act of kindness? Do you have time on your hands that could be spent helping give something back to your community? Help us make our community a better place to live. In this seminar you will learn about the benefits of volunteerism and gain information about how to get involved. You’ll hear how volunteerism has changed the lives of people in our community and how you, too, can be a part of this wonderful community service. UW’s Community Enrichment Classes and the Laramie Chamber of Commerce invite people of all ages to attend and discover how to become a part of this worthwhile project. Plan on attending one of our seminars - it will open the door to changing your life!
Attendees will learn about local volunteer projects, how to assist, and can place their name on the “will-call” chamber list when volunteers are needed for special projects.
Monday, Sept. 18, 7-8:30pm Featured Fall 2000 Conferences:
Watchable Wildlife
This conference being held in Casper will bring together representatives from government agencies, nonprofit organizations and the business community throughout the U.S. and several foreign countries. Pre-conference activities include tour packages into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, “Wildlife Watch” Workshop, North Platte River fly fishing and canoeing expeditions, Interpretive Planning Workshop and the Wyoming Hunting and Fishing Heritage EXPO.
The conference will feature nationally known presenters, panels, workshops and sessions on wildlife education programs, wildlife festivals, watchable wildlife in tourism initiatives, marketing and more. Special full day workshops on Strategies for the Future of Watchable Wildlife on Public Lands and Watchable Wildlife Tourism Opportunities for Entrepreneurs will be featured as well.
Wyoming Youth Entrepreneurship Summit
The Wyoming Youth Entrepreneurship Conference in Casper, WY is designed to help youth entrepreneurs and the adults who work with these youth while developing a community that encourages and supports youth entrepreneur efforts.
One of Wyoming’s major youth issues is the number of youth who leave the state after graduation for jobs in other states. Teaching basic business knowledge and skills will result in young adults who better understand how to manage their lives. The objective of the 4-H entrepreneur project is to encourage Wyoming youth to stay in Wyoming and develop small businesses and the formation of a Wyoming Entrepreneurial Association or Network.
For additional program or Network information contact: Dr. Fred Schlutt, Extension 4-H Specialist, at 766-3430
History Web Class (for credit)
For many traditional chroniclers of the Old West, the standard image was that of a last bastion of Anglo America, a frontier where “whiteness” mattered. A closer look at the ranches, mining and lumber camps, or cities of the historical West, however, reveals a tremendously diverse social and cultural landscape. In this course, you will help our students better understand and appreciate the multicultural West in which they live. The material will provide a chronological and thematic overview of immigration and ethnic history in the American West from the 19th century to the present day.
The class will include weekly lesson plans, a threaded discussion, bibliography and webliography, plus the Suggested lessons for K-12 students.
Adult Learning & Technology Symposium &
50th Anniversary Celebration
Join us in Jackson Hole, WY as we celebrate 50 years of academic study devoted to adult education and to instructional technology and share in a discussion of contemporary issues impacting the futures of both disciplines. As we enter a new millennium, it seems appropriate to reflect upon the accomplishments as well as the shortcomings of both disciplines and to creatively imagine their futures. The purpose of this symposium is to provide a forum for such discussion.
Theme sessions are designed for discussion, allowing presenters fifteen minutes each to briefly highlight their views. No concurrent sessions are planned; participants will be able to attend each theme session. A final “wrap-up” session concludes the Symposium on Saturday afternoon, at which time implications for the future of graduate study in adult education and in instructional technology will be discussed.
Community Enrichment Programs
The UW Community Enrichment Program has a great
line up of classes for you to choose from this fall!
We have over 40 new class offerings that will challenge
both your mind and body. A number of our students gave us some wonderful suggestions that we have incorporated into our program.
Are you looking for a great deal on fitness classes? You’ll be pleased to see that you can now purchase a card allowing you to attend any or all of our four aerobic classes which run morning, noon and night. In our special interest area we’ve added a number of new classes that are sure to expand your thinking: How Dreams Impact Your Spirit; Herbal Remedies for the Flu and Cold Season, Calling All Auras, Introduction to Reiki, Reflexology and Which Witch is Which are just a few of our new offerings. You’ll be ready to bring in the holiday season with the delectable delights that we have in store for you.
If you didn’t have an opportunity to take advantage of our collaboration with Prairie Rides this summer - it’s not too late. We’ve come up with a few more classes that are a must before the snow sets in! As always, if you have an idea for a class or want to teach a class yourself, give us a call. We’d love to hear from you! If you haven’t received our fall catalog and would like one sent, please give Laurie, Karin or Marcia a call at 766-6802. Don’t let the wonderful fall season pass you by. Get out there and enjoy it!
Take a few minutes and browse through our catalog or visit our web site at Beta House - Public Meeting Rooms
The Outreach School Building, Beta House is under the supervision of Community Service Education and is booked/managed by Enrichment Classes. There are five public meeting rooms that are handicapped accessible and can be booked up to two months in advance for public usage. Call 766-6802 for more info.
Summer Community Living Center -
The Honors House
This past summer was the first summer The Honors House was used by conference groups and everyone who used this space enjoyed the small, comfortable accommodations, located in the center of campus, which was reserved exclusively for their group. The building has 13 double bedrooms on the second floor, a kitchen, dining room, and living room on the first floor, and a computer lab, rec room and washers and dryers in the basement. Cable television is available both on the main and basement levels, and there is a live-in building manager to handle those pesky problems! This facility can offer you an alternative to less personal or more expensive facilities. Yes! We are already booking for Summer 2001! Call Sheila at 766-5641 today if you would like more information or visit our Honors House web site at http://outreach.uwyo.edu/conferences/honorshouse
The Goal of Community Service Education
is to support the mission of The Outreach School by serving the people of Wyoming and others by anticipating and responding to education needs which can be served by conferences and community programming.
Business Focus
Beyond Press Releases:
Strategic Public Relations for Nonprofit Organizations
How can you make your nonprofit organization stand out in a sea of competing and compelling interests? This workshop will help staff and volunteers think beyond the standard publicity tools to a more broad based and strategic approach to public relations. Focus will be on PR planning and effective targeting of constituencies. Participants also will discuss media relations, crisis communication planning and strategic use of electronic media (e.g., web and e-mail) in their PR efforts. This seminar will be held Friday, September 29 8:00-Noon and 1:30-4:00PM. For more information and to sign up please call 766-6801
Business Workshops
Third Friday Workshops are designed to make our jobs more satisfying. These workshops will be held the 3rd Friday of every month from 9am -noon in the Beta House. We believe it is important to maximize that time, both for ourselves and our employers. Please join us for one or all of these new workshops.
Upcoming workshops include:
September 15
Meetings Can Be Effective
October 20
How to be a Great Communicator
November 17
Mind/Body Connection
December 15
Creative Writing Skills to Market You and Your Business
Mark your calendars! For further information or to register, please call Keith Guille at 766-2938. If you have a workshop you’d like to present, please contact us so that we collaborate! |
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