College of Medicine Workshops

• May 5 and May 19, 1:30-3pm, Room B409 Health Sciences, Learner-Centered Assessment Workshops with Sean Polreis, HSB B409
• May 20 and 27, 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Room 4009 RUH, TIPS for Residents with Sean Polreis

Fisher Scientific Seminar Series

• May 9, 10-11:30 am, VIDO, BD Bioscience Product Show
• May 9, 1:30-2:30 pm, VIDO, Harnessing the Power of Bioluminescent Cell-Based
• Assays presented by Promega
• May 11, 1:30-2:30 pm, B10 Health Sciences Building, Centrifuge Rotor Care presented by Thermo Centrifugation
• June 7, 10:30-11:30 am, B10 Health Sciences Building, Selecting the right Ultrafiltration water system for your Lab presented by EMD Millipore, Lab Water Division

For more information or to register, contact Fisher Account Rep Angie Jansen at 1-800-234-7437, Ext. 150-4128 or angie.jansen@thermofisher.com

Centre for Continuing and Distance Education

For information, go to www.ccde.usask.ca or call 966-5539

Business & Leadership Programs (learntolead.usask.ca)

• Business Writing & Grammar Workout, June 8-9
• Leadership Development Program, Oct 4 – Nov 22, an eight-week program involves 3-hour evening sessions (6:30 – 9:30 pm) once a week for 6 weeks. The first and last sessions are extended (8:30 am – 4:30 pm) and include lunch.

USCAD Spring Classes

• Visual Art Survey I, weekend, May 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15
• 2D Design I, weekend, May 27, 28, 29, June 3, 4, 5
• Open Sculpture Studio, weekend, May 27, 28, 29, June 3, 4, 5
• Drawing II & III, weekend, May 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29
• Making an Artist Memoir, weekend, May 14, 15
• Painting I, Tues/Thurs May 3 – June 14
• Digital Photography Comprehensive, Mon/Wed, May 2 – June 15
• Photoshop III, Tues/Thurs, May 3 – June 14
• Drawing I, June 10,11,12,17,18,19
• Outdoor Landscape Photography, June 4, 5

Community Music Education Program

• Spring infant/toddler classes, 6-week sessions on Tuesday mornings for age 0-3 years.
• FANFARE! choir is taking ongoing registration, ages 7–12
• Summer Music Camps for ages 4-7 offered in July
• New adult choir starting this fall on Thursdays from 7– 8 pm. Call Nicole Wilton Elliott at 966-5539 for more information.

U of S Master Gardener Program

• Terra Cotta Pot: Planter Under Glass, May 14, 11 am – 4 pm; instructor Angie Skiba, U of S Master Gardener
• Botanical Latin, May 15, 9-noon; instructor Vanessa Ross Young, U of S Master Gardener Program co-ordinator
• Introduction to Low Maintenance Landscaping: avoiding the Pitfalls, May 15, 1– 4 pm;  instructor Sara Williams, retired horticulturist, author and gardener

Employee Development Programs

• Sept. 19-Dec. 8, Covey Leadership Program for U of S employees. Call 966-5539 to register.

U of S Language Centre Programs

For information or to register call 966-4351

• Effective Writing and Grammar, Mon & Wed., 5-8 pm, July 4-Aug., $310.00
• Graduate-Level Writing, Tues. & Thur., 7-9 pm, June 28 – Sept. 1., $455.00
• Spoken English, Tues & Thurs. 7-9 pm, July 5 – Aug. 25, $310.00
• Pronunciation, Tuesdays, 7-9 pm, June 28 – Aug. 30, $205.00
• Listening & Notetaking, Thursdays, 2:30 – 4:30 pm, July 7 – Aug. 25, $170.00
• Effective Reading Skills, Tues., 4:45 – 6:45 pm, July 5 – Aug. 23, $170.00
• TOEFL & CanTEST Prep, Tues & Thurs., 4:45 – 6:45 pm, July 5 – Aug. 25, $340.00
• TEFL Intensive Program, teaching English as a Second Language, July 11-Aug. 6

Summer Ecology Day Camps for Kids

Summer Ecology Day Camps for Kids 8-12 years run 9 am-4 pm with optional before and after care. Fee is $225; 4-day camps are $200; before and after care is $25, $20 for 4-day camps
Special Theme Weeks:

• July 4-8, Bird Banding Camp -band baby birds on Victor Road and BCCA
• July 11-15, Dinosaurs- special field trip to Herschel for plesiosaur fossil viewing
• July 18-22, Insects - with your own bug net and critter hut
• July 25-29, Marine mammals - study dolphins, whales, seals, polar bears and manatees
• Aug. 2-5, Wetland Ecology- explore Pike Lake, Chappell Marsh, riverbank, MVA trail
• Aug 8-12, Dinosaurs- special field trip to Herschel for plesiosaur fossils
• Aug 15-19, Insects - with your own bug net and critter hut
• Aug 22-26, Marine mammals - study dolphins, whales, polar bears and manatees

Tours

• July 14-15, Churchill, Manitoba Tour, Ecology of Birds, Belugas and Blooms with Melanie Elliott.  Fee: $1960 plus GST. Information night May 11, 7 pm, Room 224 Williams Building. 221 Cumberland Ave. N.
• July 26-Aug. 6, Newfoundland: Birds whales and Wildflowers with Leslie Tuchek. Sign up deadline April 30.
• Sept. 6-11, Seniors Jasper National Park Exploration-Alberta Autumn: Wildflowers and Wildlife with Melanie Elliott, Fee: $1295 plus GST. Information night June 14, 7-8:30 pm, Room 224 Williams Building, 221 Cumberland Ave. N.
• Nov. 3-10, Churchill Manitoba Polar Bear Ecology Tour with Melanie Elliott.  Fee: $2065 plus GST. Deposit 10 per cent of fee, full fee due Aug. 1.  Information nights May 18, June 22, 7 pm, Room 224 Williams Building, 221 Cumberland Ave. N.

WSEP Safety Training Courses

Register at www.usask.ca/wsep/web_course

• Biosafety: May 6, May 11, May 18, 8:30 am-4 pm
• Biosafety Refresher: June 14, 12:30-4:30 pm; July 11, 8:30 am-12:30 pm
• Fire Safety: May 25, 1:30-3:30 pm
• Standard First Aid w/CPR A: June 1 and 2, 8 am-4:30 pm
• Laboratory Safety: May 30, 8:30 am-
  4:30 pm
• Laboratory Safety for Undergrad Students: May 9, 12, 16, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
• Radiation Safety: June 23, 8:30 am-
  4:30 pm
• Safety Orientation for Employees: May 9, 1-3 pm; May 11, 8-10 am
• Safety Orientation for Supervisors: June 6, 1-4 pm
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods (Receiver): June 13, 11-noon
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System: June 9, 9:30-11:30 am

Areas of Focus Workshops

As part of the development of the third integrated plan, the office of Institutional Planning and Assessment is holding a series of workshops on the areas of focus that will form the foundation of the third integrated plan. Everyone is welcome.

• April 29, 9-noon, GSA Commons in Emmanuel and St. Chad, Aboriginal Engagement: Relationships, Scholarship, Programs
• May 12, 1-4 pm, College 280, Culture and Community: Our Global Sense of Place
• May 25, 9-noon, GSA Commons in Emmanuel and St. Chad, Innovation in Academic Programs and Services

Gwenna Moss Centre

For more information or to register go to www.usask.ca/gmcte or call 966-2231

• May 2-5, Spring Teaching Week, see details below
• May 2, 3-4 pm, TEA with Jim Greer, director, University Learning Centre with Mary Buhr, dean of agriculture and bioresources, and David Natcher, assistant dean, Aboriginal programs and research, College of Agriculture and Bioresourses.
• May 18, 3:30-4:30, TEA with Jim Greer, director, University Learning Centre with Adam Baxter-Jones, acting dean of kinesiology, and Louise Humbert.

Spring Teaching Week

For more information, contact the Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectivenss

• May 2, 4 and 6, 10-noon, Enhancing your Vocal Delivery and Communication with Julia Jamison, Dept. of Drama
• May 2, 4 and 6, 2-4 pm, At Risk: Making Space for Learning with John Thompson and Trish Dowling
• May 3, 9:30 am - 4 pm, Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Innovative Instructional Practices. Location: Wanuskewin
• May 5, 10-noon, Graduate Supervision: Effective Strategies for Mentoring Graduate Students with Brad Wuetherick, GMCTE
• May 5, 2-4 pm, Graduate Supervision: Panel Presentation with Brad Wuetherick, GMCTE

Edwards School of Business, Business Advisory Services

For information call 966-8686, email bas@edwards.usask.ca or visit www.edwards.usask.ca/programs/bas

• May 27-June 3, Waskesiu, The Effective Executive Program
• May 31-June 1, Using Microsoft Project Workshop,
• June 27 – 29, The Project Management Course, Regina

Information Technology Services Training

For information or to register, call 966-4866 or go to http://training.usask.ca.

• Adobe Acrobat Pro Intro, May 17 & 19, 1:30-4:30 pm, OR June 7 & 9, 9-noon, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $185 for others
• Adobe Acrobat Pro Inter, May 24 & 26, 1:30-4:30 pm, $150 for faculty, staff & students; $185 for others
• Adobe Dreamweaver Intro, May 11 & 13, 1:30-4:30 pm, $150 for faculty, staff & students; $185 for others
• Adobe Flash Intro, May 9 & 11, 9-noon, $250 for faculty, staff & students; $300 for others
• Adobe Illustrator Intro, June 7 & 9, 1:30-4:30 pm, $150 for faculty, staff & students; $185 for others
• Adobe InDesign Inter, May 3 & 5, 1:30-4:30 pm, $150 for faculty, staff & students; $185 for others
• Adobe Photoshop Intro, May 12, 9 am-4 pm, $250 for faculty, staff & students; $300 for others
• Adobe Photoshop Inter, May 24, 25, 26, 1:30-4:30 pm, $250 for faculty, staff & students; $300 for others
• ArcGIS Introduction, June 14 & 15, 6:30-9:30 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $185 for others
• Blackboard Learn Fundamentals, May 26, 10:30-noon, $0 for faculty, staff; n/a for others
• Blackboard Learn Grade Book, May 9, 1:30-3 pm, $0 for faculty, staff; n/a for others
• HTML Basics, May 30, 1:30-4 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $100 for others
• Make the Most of Your Mac, May 18, 10-11:30 am, $0 for faculty, staff & students; n/a for others
• Make the Most of Your Mac Intermediate, May 4, 10-noon, $0 for faculty, staff & students; n/a for others
• Make the Most of Your PC (Windows 7), Apr 29, OR June 7, 1:30-3 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; n/a for others
• MS Access Mastering Design, June 13 & 15, 1:30-4:30 pm, $150 for faculty, staff & students; $185 for others
• MS Excel Fundamentals, May 31, 9 am-4 pm, $150 for faculty, staff & students; $185 for others
• MS Excel Fundamentals Plus, May 2 & 4, 9-noon, $150 for faculty, staff & students; $185 for others
• MS Excel Pivot Table Seminar, June 2, 10-11:30 am, $50 for faculty, staff & students; $75 for others
• MS Office 2010 What’s New, Apr 29, 1:30-3:00 pm OR May 12, 9-10:30 am, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $75 for others
• MS Outlook 2010 Fundamentals, May 12, 1:30-3 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $100 for others
• MS Outlook 2010 Fundamentals Plus, May 10 OR June 8, 1:30-3 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $100 for others
• MS PowerPoint - Creating Research Posters, May 30, 1:30-3 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $75 for others
• MS PowerPoint Fundamentals, May 17, 1:30-4:30 pm, OR May 5, 9-noon, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $100 for others
• MS PowerPoint Fundamentals Plus, May 5, 1:30-4:30 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $100 for others
• MS Word Styles, Outlining and TOC, May 6, 1:30-3pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $75 for others
• MS Word Footnotes, Figures & Master Documents, May 6, 3-4:30 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $75 for others
• NVivio – Introduction, May 25, 8:30-noon, $40 for faculty, staff & students; $90 for others
• NVivio – Intermediate/Advanced, May 25, 1-4:30 pm, $40 for faculty, staff & students; $90 for others
• Parallel Computing with MPI, May 10, 9 am-4 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $130 n/a others
• SAS Introduction, May 10 & 12, 6:30-9:30 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $130 for others
• SPSS Introduction, May 16 & 18, 6:30-9:30 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $130 for others
• U of S Course Tools Seminar (replaces PAWS Course Tools, Fall 2011), May 9 OR May 16 OR June 6 OR June 13, 3-4 pm, $0 for faculty & staff; n/a for others
• Wiki Fundamentals, May 13, 1:30-3 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; n/a for others
• Wiki Intermediate, May 19, 9-10:30 am, $0 for faculty, staff & students; n/a for others

Additional workshops, seminars and custom training are available. Contact its.training@usask.ca or visit training.usask.ca