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Community Service Education
The Outreach School
NEWSLETTER - Fall 2002 - (Volume 5 Issue 3) Cruising Into Fall
Whew, what a summer! We got through the Episcopalian youth conference that resulted in 1500 campus visitors, all the camps - music, athletics, cheerleading, dance, 4-H youth leadership, the first local veterinary conference, a project learning group, school leadership, Wear law Institute, a fund raising institute.... and that is just the groups we worked with! Kudos to all the great UW folks that put up with us, make us look good, and solve our problems with a smile - you are the greatest! This fall, we are continuing to maintain the momentum by our contract with the Substance Abuse Division, promoting new noncredit online offerings as well as working with the Wyoming Department of Employment, hosting such local conferences as Cooperative Extension events, running Elderhostel programs, and offering repeat and new enrichment classes. Be sure to join us for upcoming events - conferences, advisory meetings, open houses and more Check throughout this newsletter for details and dates. Have a great semester. Sheila Atwood, Division Head 766-5641 The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. |
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Conference Calendar of Events
Call 766-5641 for information or visit: http://outreach.uwyo.edu/conferences Enrichment Class Program Conducting Advisory Group
Would you like to give us some input into enrichment class programming? If so, come join us for an informal meeting to be held at the Outreach School Building, Beta House on October 9, at 8:30 am. We are looking for information about what we can do to continually offer a better program! Tell us about instructors, subjects, locations, ad copy, and anything else you'd like to share.
This advisory group meets once a year to discuss any issue that can help us meet the needs of enrichment programming for the university and the community. You are invited if you are a participant, an instructor, or a potential participant, or have any interest in what we offer in our class listings. If you have any questions, please call Sheila Atwood at 766-5641. Online Open House
Join us for an online open house Wednesday, October 16, 2002 from 7-9 a.m. The open house will be held in the UW Outreach School Building, Beta House in the Medicine Bow Room.
Did you know you can use your own computer to take an unlimited number of classes? It’s easy, convenient and self-paced. See what online learning is all about. “Test Drive” demos of over 100 class offerings in several different categories. Options include: Software Skills Training - Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Palm Organizer, Word, and Quick Books; Certificate Programs - Legal Secretary, Records Management, AutoCad, WebMaster, CISCO, Graphic Design, Security +; Web Development - Digital Photography, PC Troubleshooting, Introduction to SQL, Perl Programming, Visual Basic, XML, Flash 5, Advanced Web Pages, Java Script; Personal/Career Enhancement - Handling Angry Callers, Resolving Conflict within a Team, A to Z Grantwriting, Genealogy, and lots more! Start your day off right. You will have the opportunity to visit with previous class participants and have all your questions answered. Join us for a free continental breakfast and an interesting look at what online learning has to offer you. Saddle Up Partner
Ever wonder what it’s like deep within an underground trona mine? Do spirits haunt the old state penitentiary at night? How do people live on the Wind River Indian Reservation in central Wyoming?
Experience all of these things and enjoy the breathtaking scenery of the magnificent Tetons during the fifth Wyoming Rendezvous Tour Oct. 17-20. The bus tour, free to University of Wyoming faculty and staff, will take participants to the Wind River Indian Reservation, Jackson Hole, Rock Springs and Rawlins. All hotel accommodations and meals are provided to tour participants, courtesy of UW sponsors such as the Office of the President and University Libraries. The tour was organized in 1998 to give UW faculty and staff an opportunity to visit Wyoming and gain an appreciation for the geography, cultures and economy of the state. The tour also gives state residents and community leaders an opportunity to meet and become better acquainted with UW faculty and staff, and to share personal and professional interests. Participants will meet with county legislators and tribal leaders, and tour the General Chemical underground trona mine, local high schools, and the old and new state penitentiaries. For more information about this fall’s tour, call Milton Ontiveroz, University Public Relations, at 766-6709, or e-mail: miltono@uwyo.edu
Survivor’s Journal
Who said there are two things you can count on – death and taxes? Well, this workshop helps you prepare for one of the inevitabilities. If you are interested in attending a presentation that will help you PREPARE YOUR FAMILY FOR YOUR DEATH OR DISABILITY, call Wil at 766-5637 to check on upcoming program dates. This workshop can help you understand the important steps you need to take before the inevitable happens. During this seminar, attendees will learn how to direct surviving family members to crucial legal documents and important family, financial, property and other personal records.
Featured Conferences
Diabetes: Across the Life Stages: October 10-11
Program sessions include: BAM! Let’s Kick It Up a Notch (tools of the trade for tighter control); autonomic neuropathy; cardiovascular disease; micronutrients for people with diabetes, past, present and future of diabetes prevention program; and intensive blood glucose management. UW’s very own Donna Amstutz will be offering a session on educational approaches for adults. Call 766-2124 for registration information .
Wyoming Alliance for the Mentally Ill (WYAMI): October 12
“Education is the Key to Understanding Mental Illness” is the theme for the 17th Annual WYAMI Conference. This one-day conference is one of the best in the state of Wyoming and will be held at the Riverton Holiday Inn . “Everyone will gain a better understand of mental illness and will know of more resources to help the mentally ill on their road to wellness,” says Eva M. Canady, WYAMI President. Invited featured presenters include Marilyn Patton, Deputy Administrator at the State Department of Mental Health; Sue Mydland, Executive Director of Wyoming Guardianship Corp.; Susan Bell-Milby, Clinical Specialist in Adult Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing with Fremont Counseling Service; Rom C. Reedy, Wyoming State Hospital Chaplin and Warren Karmol, National Association for the Mentally Ill Regional Director. For conference content questions, call Eva at the WYAMI state office (888) 882-4968. To register call Tom Barnett at 766-5249. Critical Incident Stress Management Institute: November 22 - 24
Designed to present the core elements of a comprehensive, systematic and multicomponent crisis intervention curriculum. The two-day course to be held in Casper prepares participants to understand a wide range of crisis intervention services including pre- and post-incident crisis education, significant other support services, on-scene support services, crisis intervention for individuals, demobilizations after large scale traumatic incidents, small group defusings and the group intervention known as Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD). Call 766-2124 for more information.
Internat'l Conference on Resource Selection By Animals: January 13-15
Sponsored by the UW Departments of Statistics, Zoology and Physiology, and Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST, Inc.), this conference will bring together wildlife and fisheries scientists, biologists, ecologists, conservationists and statisticians in order to discuss common issues on all aspects of the design, analysis and implementation of studies of resource selection by animals.
Conference speakers include Mark Boyce, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Wallace Erickson, WEST, Inc., Cheyenne; Wayne Hubert, UW, Laramie; Joshua Millspaugh, University of Missouri, Columbia; and James Pedersen, U.S.G.S. Geological Survey, Cook, WA. A 2-day pre-conference Workshop on Resource Selection Functions will be held January 11-12, 2003. The Workshop will be based on the Second Edition of Resource Selection by Animals: Statistical Design and Analysis of Field Studies. For additional information contact Ms. Nadine Wilson at (307) 634-1756 or email at admin@west-inc.com, or on the web site www.west-inc.com. Community Enrichment Programs
You’re invited to join us for a great lineup of classes this fall! We’re offering everything from fitness to children’s classes, to arts & crafts, to language and much, much more! For a complete listing of all classes, visit tos1.uwyo.edu/enrichment or give us a call at 766-6802 and we’ll send you a current catalog. We are open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Mon. - Fri. and accept walk-ins, phone calls, and faxes.
Focus on Fitness: We offer every level of workout program, from low-impact yoga to the heart-pumping programs such as belly busters and boot camp. Take a look at the following classes – pick your output level and times. Low Impact: circuit fitness, hydro exercise classes, pilates, Chi-Kung, yoga, circuit fitness. High Impact: step, boot camp, belly busters, Tae Kwon Do. Just for Kids: We have some great offerings for kids of all ages. Check out the water classes – Waterbabies (infants), Lessons for Kids (up to 10 years old), and Preschool Swim (2-4 year olds). Move on to new classes offered in conjunction with Gem City Clayworks: Halloween Ornaments, Thanksgiving Ornaments, Solstice Celebrations, Christmas Ornaments & Gift Tags, and Hanukkah Gifts. We are also offering String Academy (ages 5 -18), and Children’s Choir. A new listing is Kid’s Jazz Dance taught by Jessica Hastings. Test Prep Classes: Attention Faculty! Do any of your students need a bit of extra help in preparing for graduate school exams? We are now offering the following: GRE Prep Workshop both face to face starting Nov. 1 and on line anytime. LSAT both face to face (Sept. 21-22) and on line anytime. GMAT Prep: online anytime! Online Classes For Personal Enjoyment: Online learning isn’t just for credit anymore! Classes, most under $70, are available any time you are, in any location you have web access. Take classes in software programs such as Excel, Access, Word, and Quick Books; try a class to enhance job skills in phone communication skills, handling angry callers, using cash flows to manage, resolving conflict within a team, and planning a meeting; try a class in leadership, genealogy basics, buy or lease your car like a pro, enjoying European art online, and our most popular – A to Z Grant Writing. Visit our web site at tos1.uwyo.edu/enrichment/pages/online.html to view our complete selections – including certificate programs, test prep, human resource, and special fields such as health care. Don’t forget our Open House for online programs, Wednesday, October 16, 7-9 am in the UW Outreach School Building, Beta House, Medicine Bow Room. Join us for coffee and test-drive a few classes before going to the office! Homecoming Festivities
The UW Outreach School will be holding an open house celebration from 3-5 pm on Friday, October 18, in the Medicine Bow Room of the Outreach School Building, Beta House, at the east end of Fraternity Row.
The open house will occur in conjunction with the university’s week-long Homecoming celebration culminating in the UW v. San Diego State Aztecs football game on Saturday. Join staff, faculty, and administrators from all five divisions of the Outreach School: Outreach Credit Programs, Community Service Education, UW/Casper College Center, Outreach Technology and UWTV, and Wyoming Public Radio, as they come together to celebrate the past, present, and future of the Outreach School in Wyoming. There will be demonstrations, refreshments, and hors d’oeuvres, as well as a chance to visit with alumni, fellow students, and colleagues about the outreach experience. In The Spotlight: Featured Enrichment Classes
Laramie Historic HomesLearn about the history of architecture from 1868 when Laramie was founded, through today. Basic architectural terminology will be described. Most teaching will be done through slide presentations. Instructor: Judy Knight September 24 Square Dance Looking for exercise, fun and a chance to improve coordination skills? Interested in American folk music? Come alone or bring a partner; all are welcome. Instructors: Dave Guille/Brian Deibert October 8 – December 17 Energy Efficient Housing A brief review of design, construction, costs & features associated with more energy efficient housing. Course discussion and take-home material includes examples from 20+ years of design and construction experience in this field. Instructor: James Johnson October 23 - November 13 Film Appreciation 101 How to Read a Movie - Ever attended a movie recommended by a critic and wondered what they were thinking? Learn the basic building blocks of moviemaking and dissect scenes by acclaimed directors. (In honor of election day, the first evening will focus on election-related films, including “Citizen Kane” and “The Manchurian Candidate”) Find out why widescreen is better and how to read those tiny subtitles without getting a headache. Instructor: Scott Boberg November 5, 12, & 19 UW Special Programs and Events Planning Office
Special Programs
Our new coordinator for Special Programs is Joy Badwound who comes to us from Gillette. He has extensive experience in creating and coordinating programs, in sales and marketing, and in budget implementation and control. Most recently he has been working at the Gillette Area Chamber of Commerce.
Joy will continue our focus on business training, tours and trips, retreats, and other types of special programming. If you have any special program needs, questions about Elderhostel, or an idea for a new conference, call him at 766-5634. Mid-American Print Council Conference: October 2 - 4
The fluid and living nature of printmaking as a discipline allows the sharing of concepts and technology between printmaking and tangent disciplines. Book arts and its related sphere of craft and sequential arts, photography and digital media as well as sculpture and installations have all become part of the vocabulary of issues associated with contemporary printmaking.
The 2002 MAPC conference will be held on the UW Campus with registration beginning at 3:00 pm Wednesday in the Fine Arts Lobby. Keynote speaker, Dean Dass, will kick off the conference at 7:00 pm followed by the opening of the UW Art Museum exhibitions: Off Register: New Directions in Printmaking, Liquid Language of Artist Books and Mixed Metaphors. The product fair begins at 3:00 pm on Thursday and exhibitions open at 4:30 pm in the Fine Arts Lobby. Demonstrations, sessions and product fair continues through Friday at 5:30 pm. The final wrap up will be a bar-b-que and dancing with the Fireants at Woods Landing. Events Planning Office (EPO)
Events Planning had a busy summer working with athletic camps as well as church groups, educators, and special interest groups. Denise Marquiss, who is now the EPO coordinator, spent her time making sure the names of all potential recruits reached the doors of UW Admissions and maintaining traffic control of the many groups we had on campus. If you have an event you would like to list on the EPO web site of UW conferences, please call Denise at 766-3362. |
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