
COURSES
The Bible in Art and Music
The College of Emmanuel & St. Chad is offering the winter term course The Bible in Art and Music to explore Old and New Testaments stories as interpreted by artists and musicians. The course begins Jan. 30. For information or to register, contact Colleen Walker at 975-1558.
ULC
The University Learning Centre (ULC) offers writing help on a drop-in or online basis, free to all students along with free graduate writing workshops, graduate writing groups and grammar-to-go workshops.
For hours, information or to register, visit www.usask.ca/ulc.
GMCTE Events
Room 50, Murray Building.
For information, call 966-2231
- Jan. 29, 3:30 pm, Teaching Effectiveness Afternoon (TEA) - Addressing Alfie Kohn’s ‘Who’s Cheating Whom?’: An Alternative View of the Integrity Question at the University
- Jan. 30, 3-5 pm, Process Approaches to Teaching and Learning
- Feb. 5, 2:30-3:30 pm, Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Podcast (2.0)? with Andrew Robinson, Dept. of Physics
- Feb. 5, 3:30 -4:30 pm, TEA - Should the University set minimum standards of literacy and numeracy for its students? with Andrew Robinson, Dept. of Physics
- Feb. 7, 11 am-1 pm, Brown Bag Lunch Drop-in Teaching Discussion for Grad Students who Teach with Ron Marken (English) and Martha Crealock (GMCTE)
- Feb. 13, 3:30-4:30 pm, TEA - Drop in and discuss teaching issues
Business Advisory Services (BAS)
For info or to register, call 966-8686
- Competitive Intelligence for Marketing Practitioners: A Complete Training Workshop for First-time Users, Jan. 31, 8:30 am-5 pm; fee - $395 plus GST.
- The Business Analyst’s Course,
the course centers on the skills required for effective business analysis including planning, gathering, communicating and documenting end user requirements. In Regina from March 11-13, 2008. $1895 + GST. Seating is limited.
Information Technology Services (ITS)
For info or to register, call 966-4866 or go to http://focus.usask.ca/courses.
- Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Intermediate, Jan. 28 & 30, 9-noon, $140 for faculty, staff & students; $175 for others
- Adobe Photoshop CS2 Level 1, Feb. 6 & 7, 1:30-4:30 pm, $140 for faculty, staff & students; $175 for others
- ArcGIS Advanced, Jan. 29 & 30, 6:30-9:30 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $120 for others
- Blackboard Learning System for Instructors, Feb. 20, 1:30-4:30 pm, $0 for faculty, staff or students; $90 for others
- Digital Imagery, Feb. 26, 9 am-3 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students;, $120 for others
- Dreamweaver Intermediate Web Design Course, Feb. 11 & 13, 1-4:30 pm, $90 for faculty, staff & students; $115 for others
- Excel Intermediate, Jan. 28 & 30, 1:30-4:30 pm, $115 for faculty, staff & students; $150 for others
- Excel Advanced, Feb. 20, 9 am-4 pm, $140 for faculty, staff & students; $175 for others
- iLife ‘08 for the Mac, Feb. 6, 9-noon, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $80 for others
- InDesign CS2 Introduction, Feb. 5 & 7, 9-noon, $140 for faculty, staff & students; $175 for others
- InDesign CS2 Intermediate, Jan 31. 9 am-4 pm, $140 for faculty, staff & students; $175 for others
- Microsoft Project Introduction (2003 & 2007), Feb. 6, 9 am-4 pm, $140 for faculty, staff & students; $175 for others
- Outlook Introduction, Feb. 21, 1:30-4:30 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $90 for others
- Outlook Intermediate, Feb. 12 & 14, 9-11:30 am, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $90 for others
- PAWS Intermediate, Feb. 27, 9-noon
- Podcasting Introduction - Feb. 7, 1:30-4:30 pm
- PowerPoint Introduction, Jan. 22 & 24, 9-noon, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $120 for others
- PowerPoint Intermediate - Customizing & Integrating PowerPoint , Feb. 11 & 13, 9-noon, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $120 for others
- SAS Introduction, Feb. 5 & 7, 7-10 pm, $0 for faculty, staff or students; $120 for others
- SPSS Advanced Tech in Output Editor, Jan. 29, 7-9 pm, $0 for faculty, staff or students; $60 for others
- SPSS Importing & Exporting Data, Jan. 31, 7-9 pm, $0 for faculty, staff or students; $60 for others
- Word Intermediate, Feb. 4 & 5, 6:30-9:30 pm, $115 for faculty, staff or students; $150 for others
- Word Adv, Feb. 12 & 14, 1:30-4:30 pm, $140 for faculty, staff or students; $175 for others
Friday afternoon workshops:
- Offerings in PowerPoint and Word Advanced topics; $0 for faculty, staff or students; $30-60 for others. 1:30-3 pm.
- PowerPoint Instructor Workshop - Integrating Word & Excel Feb. 1
- Word - Footnotes, Figures, & Master Documents Workshop Feb. 8
- PowerPoint Instructor Workshop - Master & Template Design Feb. 15
- PowerPoint Instructor Workshop - Transitions & Animations Feb. 22
- PowerPoint Instructor Workshop - Working With ClipArt Feb. 29
- For SiRIUS, PAWS and UniFi classes, please check the website as information is updated daily.
- Faculty Workshops – visit its.training@usask.ca or call 966-4800 for more information
- Online Courses - free online courses for faculty, staff and students in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Outlook, Vista and Microsoft Office 2007. For information and to register, visit http://teachusit.usask.ca
Health, Safety & Environment
Classes held in Room 140 Research Annex unless otherwise noted
For info, call 966-8492 or visit www.usask.ca/dhse
- Biosafety Cabinet Training: Feb. 5, 9-noon; March 4, 1-4 pm
- Biosafety Course: Jan. 31, 8:30-noon
- Laboratory Safety: Feb. 12 & 14, 8:30-noon
- Radiation Safety: Feb. 11, 12 & 14, 1-4 pm
- Safety Orientation for New Employees: Jan. 29, 1:30-3:30 pm; Feb. 19, 9-11 am
- Safety Orientation for Supervisors: Feb. 6, 3:30-5:30 pm; Feb. 20, 9-11 am
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods (Receiver): March 27, 10:30-noon
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods (Refresher): March 27, 1-4 pm
- Transportation of Biological Substances (Class 6.2) by Air/Road (Shipper): March 24, 8:30-4:30 pm
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS): Feb. 21, 1:30-3:30 pm
Centre for Continuing & Distance Education
For info: www.ccde.usask.ca or call 966-5539
Certificate Programs
- Admission Deadline: Mar. 17
- Registration Deadline: Mar. 24
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language CERTESL Program – Term 2
- Spring: April 28-May 24
- Summer: July 14-Aug 9
- Adult & Continuing Education
- Train the Trainer: Short Course in Adult Learning, Feb. 21-23, fee: $474
- Appreciative Inquiry, Mar. 19-21, fee: $474
- Using Motivation and Personality to Enhance Adult Learning, Apr. 24-25, fee: $294
- Certificate of Attendance in Life Skills Coach Training, May 5-10, 12-17. June 2-7, 9-14, 16-20, fee: $415
Business & Leadership Programs
Winter Program, Jan. 28-Apr. 7, fee: $2191
- Leadership for Frontline Supervisors, Apr. 1-2, fee: $594
- Professional Selling: Skills for Sales Success, Jan.7-Apr. 14, fee: $669
- Integrative Leadership™: Taking Leadership to the Next Level, Feb. 5-7, fee: $990
- Restoring the Rhythm of Renewal: Enhancing Productivity and Peace of Mind, Mar. 4, fee: $378
- Emotional Intelligence: The Other Side of Smart, Mar. 6, fee: $378
- Business Writing and Grammar Workout, Apr. 9-10, fee: $594
- Life Balance Leadership: Walk the Talk to Lead the Way, Apr. 22, fee: $378
Community Arts Program
- Watercolour I, Fri., Sat. & Sun, Apr. 11,12,13,18, 19, 20; Fri: 6:30-9:30 p.m., Sat & Sun: S/Y: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., $269
- Watercolour II, Fri., Sat. & Sun, Apr. 11,12,13,18, 19, 20; Fri: 6:30-9:30 p.m., Sat & Sun: S/Y: 9 a.m-4:30 p.m., $269
- Mask Making II, 2 weekends; Feb. 1-3 & Feb. 29-Mar 2, $269
- Portrait Photography II, weekends Mar. 8-9, & Apr. 5-6, $269
- Digital Camera Basics for Beginners, Fri & Sat, Mar. 14,15,28,29, $135
- Glass Fusion I, Feb. 23-24, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., $325
- Glass Fusion II Mar. 8-9, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., $325
- Glass Mosaics I, Apr. 11-13; $135
- CreativeWriting I, Wednesdays Jan. 30-Mar. 26, 7–10 p.m., $275
- CreativeWriting II, Thursdays Jan. 31-Mar. 27, 7–10 p.m., $275
AYAP – Aspiring Young Artist Program
- Artist in Training – Primaries, Ages 6-8, Saturdays, Jan. 26-April 19, 9:00 –10:30 a.m., $175
- Artist in Training –Secondaries, Ages 9-12, Jan. 26-April 19, 11 a.m. –12:30 p.m., $175
- Easter Break Art Camp, Ages 6-12, Mar. 24-28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Events
- SHOWTIME! - Art Exhibitions, Art Spaces & You, Feb. 9, 1–5 p.m., Snelgrove Art Gallery, Murray Building, fee: $20/person for USCAD students, $25/person for others
Community Music Education Programs (CMEP)
- Music in Early Childhood for 3-year-olds start Jan. 26, fee: $125
Environment, Science & Technology
- Feb. 2008 (2 weeks), Cuba Ecology and Birds with Leslie Tuchek, fee: $3573
Indigenous Peoples Program
- Eagle Eye Video Project (ages 16-21), Tuesdays & Thursdays, Feb. 19-May 1, $25
Language Centre Programs
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Spring Intensive April 28-May 24, 2008
- Summer Intensive July 14-August 9, 2008
Multilingual Program
- One-week French Immersion, Feb.18-23, Fee: $500