Personal Interest
Kids, Parents & Teachers
Languages
Beginning Computers
Financial Planning
Online Courses
SUPER SUMMER
- Programs for Kids
Art & Leisure
CREATIVE
POTTERY
NO.ALP406
Learn the potter’s wheel one-on-one with a professional clay
artist who has over 35 years of experience. Hand building, glazing, firing, and
the historical and technical aspects of clay will be taught in the relaxing
atmosphere of the artist’s home studio. Enrollment is limited to six; cost
of supplies included in registration fee.
Instructor: Breeze Sobek, Professional Clay Artist
Dates & Time: 6 Mondays, June 2 - July 7, 6:30–9:00 p.m.
Location: Near Mount Vernon—a map will be provided
Registration Fee: $195.00—includes supplies
PAINTING IS EASY
NO. ALP414
If you have never tried painting now is your opportunity! We
will be using acrylic paints which are non-toxic, inexpensive, and
is a user-friendly media. The techniques learned in this class are
easily applied to decorative painting or transferred to oil
painting. Working with a minimum of paints, the instructor will give
easy to follow instructions on how to mix color, create the look of
flowers, clouds, snow and sand. This is a lot of fun, so bring a
friend and prepare to learn just how easy painting can be. The
registration fee does not include materials; students will need to
supply their own. Materials list will be mailed.
Instructor: Kelly Gilbert, Local Artist
Dates & Time: 6 Tuesdays, June 3 - July 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Location: USI Technology Center, Room 237
Registration Fee: $ 98.00
CREATE
DYNAMIC CHARACTERS NO.ALP437
Of the four main elements of fiction, characterization is the most
important. Characters
pull the reader into the story and keep them there. Characters reveal
their emotions as they struggle to meet their goals, and characters move the
story along as they change and grow in the face of adversity. This tightly
focused, six-week workshop will teach beginning and mid-level writers how to
people stories with living, breathing characters that will capture a
reader's interest right from the start. Learn about six types of fictional
characters, how to find them, sculpt them, breathe life into them, and give
them motivation, intent, name them, and introduce them to your readers.
Workshop participants will be encouraged, but not required to read from
their own work.
Instructor: Carol Bennett, Author and Teacher
Date & Time: 6 Tuesdays, June 3 - July 8, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: USI Orr Center, Room 2008
Registration Fees: $89.00
Personal Interest
BUTTERFLY GARDEN
NO.ALP405
Feel like a kid again while watching beautiful butterflies flutter
around in your backyard! Learn to create an attractive butterfly garden to
attract, retain and encourage a butterfly habitat. Take home two butterfly
plants to get you started. Bring pencil and ruler.
Instructor: Karen O'Nan Martin, Owner, Hillcrest Baskets & Greenhouse
Dates & Time: Tuesday, June 10, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: USI Technology Center, Room 242
Registration Fee: $40.00
SUMMER LANDSCAPING BASICS
NO.ALP415
Whether you are a fist-time homeowner or a novice landscaper, you will
benefit from learning the basics of summer landscaping in this
course. Learn the common mistakes in home landscaping, including how
soil pH is a major factor in successful landscape plans; the
difference between shade and sun plants, as well as hot to have a
beautiful garden every season. each participant will take home a
perennial landscape plant to get started.
Instructor: Karen O'Nan Martin, Owner, Hillcrest Baskets & Garden
Dates & Time: Tuesday, July 1, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: USI Technology Center, Room 242
Registration Fee: $35.00
GETTING
TO KNOW YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA
NO.ALP422
Learn to get most out of your digital camera from an experienced,
professional photographer. Class topics include composition, creativity, and
using camera features that go beyond the basics. In-class critiques will
help students apply what they learn. Bring your camera, manual, flash drive
and USB cable to all classes. Enrollment limited to 15.
Instructor: Daniel R. Patmore, Daniel Patmore Photography
Dates & Times: 4 Wednesdays, June 4, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: USI Wright Administration Building, Room FA46
Registration Fee: $75.00
PHOTOSTORY 3
NO.ALP402
Learn how to use PhotoStory3 to design stories and presentations
using your own digital photos and music! Participants in this class
will learn how to connect a digital camera to a computer, copy
pictures from the camera to your computer, use a scanner to
copy print photos, and make a digital slide show on the computer or
email to friends and family!
Instructor: Sherry Allen, USI Instructor
Dates & Time: June 10 and 11, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: USI Education Center, Room 2117
Registration Fee: $40.00
Kids, Parents & Teachers
ART WORKSHOP—ages
6-7
NO. YTH400
Kids can join USI art students and faculty to create artwork including
drawings and paintings. Enrollment is limited to 20.
Cost of lunch and all supplies included.
Coordinator: Joseph Uduehi, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Art
Education, USI
Dates & Time: 2 Saturdays, April 5 & 12, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: USI Technology Center, Rooms 229, 237, 242, & 243
Registration Fee: $30—includes supplies and lunch
YTH400A – ages 6-7 YTH400B – ages 8-9
YTH400C – ages 10-11 YTH400D – ages 12-14
MAKE ART – FIND CAREER—ages 10-13
NO. YTH403
Is your home graced by the work of a budding Picasso or Frank Lloyd
Wright? Help your young artist hone skills and explore career options
through this course which combines both studio work and field trips.
Students ages 10 through 13 will explore drawing, painting, graphic
design, and drafting during 3 studio sessions. On alternate weeks,
parents will transport students to various destinations to be introduced
to career possibilities in the art field. A supply list and field trip
details will be mailed upon registration. Enrollment limited to 8.
Instructor: Jo Ann Volz, Licensed Art Teacher
Dates: 6 Saturdays, April 5 – May 10
Location & Time:
Weeks 1, 3, and 5 (Studio Sessions): USI Technology Center, Room 119, 10
– Noon
Weeks 2, 4, and 6 (Field Trips): Details mailed upon registration
Registration Fee: $68— supplies not included
STUDY SKILSS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS—grades 5-11
Get ready for a great school by learning skills that will help you
increase your creativity and answer that age-old question, "Just what do
teachers want?" Improve your organizational and study skills, learn
note-taking and outlining techniques, how to use reference materials and
study for tests, and tips for writing reports. You also will explore
your learning style, enhance your creativity, increase your study
skills, and lay the groundwork for increasingly independent decision
making. Parents are encouraged to attend the pre- and
post-instructor/parent sessions. The pre-session will discuss individual
children's needs, while the post-session will offer helpful suggestions
for each student to further develop their learning styles.
Instructor: Richard Coleman, Organizational Development Consultant, HR
Solutions
Date & Times: July 21, 23, 25, 28, 30
ACA402A - Grades 5-7, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
ACA402B - Grades 7-9, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
ACA402C - Grades 9-11 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Registration Fee: $80.00
Free Parent/Instructor Sessions:
ACA402D - Monday, July 21, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
ACA402E - Wednesday, July 30, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: USI Orr Center, Room 2020
Languages
BEGINNING CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH
NO. LGN402
Learn basic conversational
Spanish and feel more at ease when you travel or encounter Spanish
speakers in business and social situations. Emphasis is on building
vocabulary. Cost of text, 30 Days to Great Spanish, CD, and
dictionary included in registration fee.
Instructor: Michele Gondi, Teacher, St. Matthew School
Dates & Time: 8 Thursdays, June 19–August 7, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Location: USI Orr Center, Room 2020
Registration Fee: $130 – includes materials
BEGINNING CONVERSATIONAL ARABIC
NO. LGN414
Begin learning basic
conversational phrases in Modern Standard Arabic, the version of
Arabic commonly spoken across the Middle East and North Africa, as
well as customs and traditions useful to travelers for business or
pleasure in the Arab world. Although the written alphabet will not
be featured, this course, taught by a native speaker, will assist
any student in beginning a thorough study of the language. Cost of
materials included in registration fee.
Instructor: Michael Nouri, Instructor, Department of Modern and
Classical Languages, USI
Dates & Time: 8 Thursdays, May 29 - July 17, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: USI Rice Library, Room 0034
Registration Fee: $132.00 - includes materials
BEGINNING CONVERSATIONAL GERMAN
NO. LGN406
Add another language to your
repertoire in this study of basic German vocabulary and expressions.
Emphasis will be on basic conversational skills and phrases
especially useful for travelers, but the geography and culture of
Germany also will be featured. Cost of text and CD included in
registration fee.
Instructor: Sylvia Blice, Retired German Instructor
Dates & Time: 8 Tuesdays, June 3 – July 22, 6:15 – 8:15 p.m.
Location: Innovation Pointe, 318 Main Street, Downtown Evansville
Registration Fee: $145.00 - includes text and CD
A Series of Computer Courses for Beginners
This series of four courses is designed for those
with NO experience with personal computers. It begins with vocabulary,
keyboard skills, and mouse mastery, then moves on through basic Windows and
Internet skills. After completing this series you should be ready for other
computer courses, further learning on your own, or deciding it's not for you!
Instructors:
Julie Brauser, Training Consultant, USI
Linda Cleek, Director of Continuing Education, USI
Rebecca Deeg, Program Coordinator, USI
MY FIRST COMPUTER CLASS (for ages 20+)
NO. CIS501
Do you think you're the only person in the world who's never used a
computer? You are NOT alone. After an introduction to basic vocabulary and
computer components, you'll learn about parts of the computer, practice using
the keyboard, and begin to tame the wild mouse.
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 6,
2-4 p.m.
Registration Fee: Free!
COMPUTERS FOR THE HOME
NO. CIS504
What issues should you consider when buying your first home computer? What
software will you use, what peripherals do you need, what are the ongoing
costs associated with computers? Where will you put your new computer? Get the
answers to these questions and more.
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 20, 2:30-4:00
p.m.
Registration Fee: $25
WINDOWS: THE BASICS
NO. CIS502
Learn what the Windows operating system does and why you should care. The
mysteries of the Control Panel, Windows Desktop, Notepad, Wordpad, and more
will be revealed, as well as basics of file management. Practice time with
screen manipulation and creating shortcuts and folders is included.
Dates & Times: 2 Tuesdays, March 11 & 18,
2:30-4:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $40
INTERNET FOR FUN AND LEARNING
NO. CIS503
Surf's up and you can catch a wave! Learn how to use search engines to
find what you want on the World Wide Web. You'll also learn about how to get
TO the Internet, how to set up an e-mail account, and security measures for
the information age.
Dates & Times: 2 Tuesdays, April 8 &
15, 2:30-4:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $40
Special fee for all
four courses: $85
USI'S COLLEGE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM (CAP)
The University of Southern Indiana's College Achievement Program (CAP)
offers fully accredited college courses in many local high schools
during the regular school day for outstanding junior and senior
students. Selected teachers from participating high schools have
completed advanced seminars in their subject area and received USI
adjunct instructor appointments, qualifying them to teach USI courses
off campus. Your high school may offer one or more of the following
courses: English, history, biology, chemistry, health professions,
economics or math. Check our web
site,
http://www.usi.edu/extserv/academic/cap.asp,
ask your high school senior counselor, or email
cap@usi.edu for more information.
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