Community Service Education
The Outreach School NEWSLETTER - Fall 2006 - (Volume 9 Issue 3)
Falling into Programming
Fall of 2006! Where does the time go! We have had a busy and productive summer and have managed to bring many groups to campus while working around construction schedules. The campus entertained 4-H Leadership, Music Camp, and various athletic camps in June; July brought us the Forensic Institute, Snowy Range Dance Festival, Biennial Early Childhood; August included the Snowy Range Nonprofit Institute and the Regional Wildlife Institute. Off -campus groups (yes, we coordinate all over the state) included Wyoming Workforce Development in Casper, the Literacy Institute in Jackson, School Nutrition in Casper, Solar Wind in Jackson, Worland and Lyman, and the Conference on Aging in Lander.
This fall will continue to keep us busy with the diabetes conference in Cheyenne, Centsible Nutrition on campus, Public Health in Sheridan, the DSP Workshop in Jackson, Extension Professional Improvement, School Improvement, and so on. Yes, we look forward to the winter break!
We have also been busy with marketing activities for the fall. Our office welcomed new faculty at Washaki, spun the Wheel of Excitement for students in the union during the Weeks of Welcome, visited with new students from Wyoming Technical Institute, and assembled displays at the arena and the public library. You can keep track of our current activities and upcoming programs by visiting our news site at outreach.uwyo.edu/service/news.asp. Representatives from CSE will continue to attend Human Resources Orientation sessions to enlighten new UW employees about everything CSE has to offers. Faculty members should keep an eye out in October for a mailing listing the services we can provide to make your event a success.
Keeping fit this fall is a hot topic and we are listening to your requests. You can pick which is more important to you - time of the class, or the focus of the exercises - with some of our offerings including: Gorgeous Gams, Core Strength, Cardio Combo, Early Morning Stretching, Morning Hydrobics or Evening Hydrobics.
Here is wishing you a great fall 2006!
Sheila Atwood-Couture
Division Head
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Conference Calendar of Events September
Wyoming State Diabetes Education Conference
Pharmacy Fall 06 CE
2006 DSP Workshop
Wyoming Public Health Annual Education Conference
EPIC
School Improvement
Centsible Nutrition
Consumer Issues
Wyoming Speech and Hearing
Wyoming Nursing Summit/Wyoming Nurses Association
Rocky Mountain Rendezvous
October
• 10/6-7
• 10/13
• 10/12-13
Susan G. Komen
Stroke Conference
Wyoming/Colorado School Partnership
November
• 11/2-3
Wyoming Department of Health Cancer Conference
December
• 12/11-15
Commercial Pesticide Re-Certification and Short Course
Buckets of rain didn't dampen the enthusiasm of dogs or humans at the first annual Dog Day Afternoon held Sunday, August 27, at Undine Park. Over 150 participants enjoyed the event which raised $220 for the Laramie Animal Shelter building fund. More than 50 dogs and cats were fitted with micro-chips, ensuring they will find their way home if they ever get lost.
Local vendors and groomers were on hand in addition to demonstrations on obedience, flyball and therapy dogs. A photo contest was held with the winners gracing the pages of the 2007 Dog Day Calendar. Calendars will be available for $12 in mid-October at the UW Beta House, Lincoln Printing, The Pet Spa and Hydro Hounds. All proceeds will be donated to the shelter building fund.
Plans are already underway for the 2nd Annual Dog Day Afternoon. If you would like more information on the event, please contact Barbara Barnes at 742-4565 or Pam Brekken at 766-5635.
As some of you may be aware, Jerimiah Rieman recently left the position of Conference Coordinator. We are pleased to announce that Adrienne Zeller has been hired to fill this position. Adrienne has worked for Community Service Education for four years, most recently as head registrar for all our activities. She will bring a great understanding of conference coordination to our clients as she has worked as an assistant, handled on-site registrations, supervised all bookings of participants, and has had experience in special events. In addition to Adrienne, our conference staff is rounded out with Wil Radosevich and Denise Marquiss. Please call 766-5641 if we can help you with any conference coordination needs!
The UW Conference and Event Center held groundbreaking ceremonies on Tuesday, August 15, that officially marked the beginning of a 14-month period of construction on the University of Wyoming Plaza located at 22nd and Arrowhead Road. The University of Wyoming Plaza will be comprised of a 125 room Hilton Garden Inn, a 20,000 sq. ft. Education and Conference Center and a 9 acre commercial site and retail development. We are all very excited and looking forward with great enthusiasm to working with the great state of Wyoming, the city of Laramie and UW. The tentative opening date is sometime in the fall of 2007.
The Hilton Garden Inn will offer 125 beautifully appointed rooms, complete with the new Hilton Garden Sleep System beds, ergonomic desk chairs, refrigerators, microwaves, a full service breakfast, lunch and dinner restaurant, a lounge, a state-of- the-art swimming pool and Jacuzzi, fitness center, board room and an additional 1,250 sq. ft. of meeting space.
For more information about the Hilton Garden Inn, please call Wendy S. Row, CHA at 989-460-1676 or email her at Wendy_Row@hilton.com.
Wyoming Speech and Hearing Conference Sept. 28-30
Wyoming –Speech-Language-Hearing Association (WSHA) is the officially recognized association for Wyoming audiologists and speech-language pathologists by the American Speech-Language Association. Their purpose is to implement and advance training programs and practices in the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology in order to enhance services throughout Wyoming and promote the maintenance of current knowledge and skills.
WSHA 2006 Annual Convention will be on the University of Wyoming campus in the Beta House, Crane Hill Hall and College of Health Sciences Building. For a complete schedule, session overview, special event information and registration form visit www.wsha.info
Wyoming Nursing Summit/Nurses Association Sept. 28 - 30
“Wyoming Nurses Act to Support Health” will be showcased with the 3rd Annual Wyoming Nursing Summit/Wyoming Nurses Association Convention. Workplace Environments and The Value of Nurses will be discussed during the event at the Holiday Inn on the River in Casper, Wyoming.
The Nursing Summit opens Thursday, and continues through lunch on Friday. The Wyoming Nurses Association conference officially begins at 1:00 p.m. Friday, with the annual meeting. This conference will continue through Saturday, September 30.
Dr. Sean Clarke, Associate Director for the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, will speak on Effects of Work Force Environment on Outcomes. Dennis Sherrod, EdD, RN, Professor and Forsyth Medical Center Endowed Chair for Recruitment and Retention, Winton-Salem State University, School of Health Sciences will speak on the Hallmarks of a Healthy Workplace.
For more info or to register, please visit: http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/NCNS/summit.asp
Wyoming/Colorado Partnership for Education Oct. 12 - 13
A Celebration of Education in a Democracy; 20 Years of Work Toward Equal Access for All, is the theme of the conference being co-sponsored by Colorado Partnership for Educational Renewal and the Wyoming School-University Partnership. The Cheyenne Holiday Inn will be the host site for educators from Colorado, Wyoming and surrounding states.
Program Strands include: Agenda for Education in a Democracy, High School to Higher Education Transitions, Success in High School and Beyond and Equity and Access to Education. Larry Cuban, keynote speaker and author of The Blackboard and the Bottom Line: Why Schools Can’t be Businesses, will speak on “School Renewal?” Business Models, Entrepreneurs, and Democracy.
For more info please visit www.uwyo.edu/wsup or call Audrey Kleinsasser at 766-3274.
The Many Faces of Stroke Oct. 13
An interprofessional seminar sponsored by the University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences (CHS) Interdisciplinary Task Force and the Wyoming Gerontological Association will be held in the Wyoming Union Family Room. Dale C. Strasser, M.D., Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine will be the keynote speaker. The seminar is free of charge, but pre-registration is necessary for planning purposes.
For more info visit http://outreach.uwyo.edu/conferences/Calendar/ and scroll down to "Stroke Seminar" or contact Deb Fleming at 766-2719 or dfleming@uwyo.edu.
After meeting with the Wyoming Workforce Development Office, we learned there is a local need for mastery of basic business skills. Consequently, Community Enrichment Programs is reviving the Business Certificate Program offered a few years ago with pertinent changes to reflect the changing workplace. We have designed a seven-course program to aid local employees gain and upgrade necessary business skills. All classes are taught by members of the Laramie business community and run from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm every other Tuesday, and are $25 each. This business certificate program will help to improve your communications skills and office relations. Classes included in the certificate programs are:
Language & Culture
Our corner in Wyoming is becoming global, as is every location throughout the country. Would you like to learn another language and culture? Join us for these classes, whether you plan to use the information for a career, for a trip, or just personal enjoyment! Exploring Arab Culture and Language provides the facts about the Arab culture and language. Instructor Jasmin Faulk will take you through her world as you learn the differences in Arab cultures throughout the world. Some of the topics to be covered include: understanding culture vs. religion, Arab vs. Muslim, and Middle East vs. rest of the Arab world. German Language and Culture provides the opportunity to learn, understand, and communicate in German while exploring the culture. Learn about regions, festivals, food, music, and the people and their attitudes and customs. Delve into one of the oldest languages and cultures native to Wyoming - Northern Arapaho. Arapaho is an Algonquian language spoken by 1,000 people in Wyoming. Language is a vital expression of culture and this class promotes cultural learning through the use of traditional stories, songs, games and expressions of the Arapaho people. Instructor Wayne C'Hair is thought to be the youngest fluent Northern Arapaho speaker and he also teaches Northern Arapaho Language at UW during the fall and spring semesters.
We continue to offer a wide array of classes to meet the needs of all learners in our community. For a complete listing of classes visit outreach.uwyo.edu/enrichment or call our office at 766-6802 to request a catalog.
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Featured Enrichment Classes
Documentaries, Reality TV & other moving images - what is really real?
Explore both the serious and light-hearted examination of the idea of capturing reality via the moving image. Discussions of the history and evolution of the documentary tradition, the genre that historically claims film-truths, and critiques of “reality” TV. Includes film screenings and interactive group tasks. Compare the genres as well as movies “based on truth”, news, surveillance, and home videos of spontaneous events.
Instructor: Mike McElreath
Thursday 7:00 – 9:00 pm
October 5 – 26 Fee: $40
Lose Weight and Feel Great
Do you "eat your feelings"? You've tried the yo-yo diets and you know they don't work. You're ready to give up. Discover a clear, no-nonsense, easy-to-implement plan to help you shed pounds as you shed your misconceptions about food. Forget about fad diets and learn a refreshing, common sense approach to eating that you can easily implement into your own lifestyle--without pills or special foods.
PhotoShop Classes • Beginning: Explore techniques and applications of acquiring, manipulating and outputting digitized photographic images. Learn tricks & shortcuts.
Tuesday 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm November 7
Fee: $45 • Layouts: Learn the basics of making collages for scrapbooking, posters and cards. Master the tools to enhance your images. Tuesday 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm November 21
Fee: $45 • Organizing Your Images: You have thousands of pictures - learn how to catalog & organize all of your images.
Tuesday 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm December 5
Fee: $45
Community Enrichment Programs continues to strive to connect with all members of the Laramie community. During June and July, we conducted a survey targeting older adults residing in Laramie and adjacent towns so that we could direct future programming towards this demographic. We found that the current population considers learning as an integral part of their lives. While they are seeking to increase knowledge on such subjects as history, natural sciences, computers, and culture, they were also interested in participating in fun activities. In particular, the group showed interest in travel trips with an educational focus – both regional and international; they were also interested in attending events featuring guest speakers, on-campus day institutes, and breakfast or luncheon lecture programs.
We will be working on new programming to fill this current need. If you have any interest in helping us by suggesting various activities, please contact Simon at 766-6801.
In August, we reached out to the students from Wyoming Technical Institute with presentations at the Life Skills Seminars which are offered at all three campuses. Students had the opportunity to fill out an online survey which provided feedback about our current programming and generate ideas for new courses. UW students had an opportunity to provide feedback as well during the Weeks of Welcome held in early September.
Wish you knew more of the secrets to Microsoft Word, Excel or Access? Do you want to know how to design the perfect webpage or write a grant that will get noticed?
UW Outreach School, Division of Community Service Education, offers a wide variety of noncredit online classes that will help you improve all of these skills and more. Classes are offered through Education2Go, a nationally accredited company, and are six weeks long with a total of eight weeks to complete the course material.
Imagine being able to learn at home or at work, during a time that is convenient to you. With classes accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, you can fit learning into any time of the day that works best for you. Two lessons are released each week, so there isn't a chance to be overwhelmed with coursework. There are over 300 classes available and each starts the third Wednesday of every month.
You can now access these unique online training opportunities through the UW Human Resources website. Community Service Education is currently offering a $10 discount to all UW Faculty and Staff who sign up for a noncredit online class. To receive the discount, employees must enroll in a class by calling Abi at 766-5634. For a complete listing of courses available, please visit www.ed2go.com/uwyo.
Additionally, CSE is proud to announce a $100 rebate from Gatlin Education for all of their noncredit certificate programs. The rebate is valid for all class registrations received before September 30, 2006. Interested registrants simply need to visit the following link http://www.gatlineducation.com/rebate_fall06.html, and fill out the form.
Online certificate programs include courses on paralegal, medical transcription, pharmacy technician, veterinary assistant, bookkeeping, video game design and several others. These programs are 90 days long and may be started at the convenience of the student. A complete listing of programs available can be found at www.gatlineducation.com/uwyo.
For more information on our online programs, or to register, contact Abi at (307) 766-5634 or abi@uwyo.edu. Back to Top
Buckets of rain didn't dampen the enthusiasm of dogs or humans at the first annual Dog Day Afternoon held Sunday, August 27, at Undine Park. Over 150 participants enjoyed the event which raised $220 for the Laramie Animal Shelter building fund. More than 50 dogs and cats were fitted with micro-chips, ensuring they will find their way home if they ever get lost.