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CREDIT-FREE COURSES
SPRING 2019
Beginning February through May
Allied Health,
Computer Technology,
Cuisine,
Fitness & Recreation,
Real Estate,
and much more
3/7/19
Continuing Education for Professional Development and Personal Enrichment
TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTINUING EDUCATION
Allied Health...................................................... 3-6
Art & Crafts....................................................... 7-10 Si desea más información acerca de la universidad en
Boating............................................................... 36 español, por favor diríjase a:
Body, Mind & Spirit....................................... 11-12 www.manchestercc.edu/bienvenidos.
Computer Technology.................................... 13-25
Introductory............................................... 13-14
Office Suite & Outlook .............................. 14-15
Certification Testing........................................ 15
Spreadsheets............................................. 15-16
Accounting................................................. 16-17
Database.................................................... 17-19
Internet........................................................... 19
Programming............................................ 19-20
Digital Imaging & Design.......................... 20-21 Credit-Free Programs................................................................................................................ 860-512-2800
Troubleshooting.............................................. 22 Offering courses for professional development and personal enrichment
Certificate Preparation............................... 22-24 Director, Carleigh Schultz............................................................................................cschultz@manchestercc.edu
Operating Systems.......................................... 24 Program Coordinator, Stephen Campiglio.........................................................................scampiglio@manchestercc.edu
Manufacturing................................................ 24 Administrative Assistant, Jessie Bradley.................................................................... jbradley@manchestercc.edu
Multimedia..................................................... 25 Educational Assistant, Venica Blythe........................................................................... vblythe@manchestercc.edu
Cuisine........................................................... 26-27 General Information and Catalog Requests........................................................................ ceinfo@manchestercc.edu
Culture & History................................................ 28
Credit-Free Phone-In Registration........................................................................................... 860-512-3232
Dance....................................................................29
Drama................................................................ 30 8:30 AM–4:30 PM, Monday–Friday MasterCard, Visa, Discover Card, or American Express
English as a Second Language (ESL)................... 31 Computer Technology............................................................................................................... 860-512-2808
Family, Finance & Consumer Issues............... 32-33 Providing state-of-the-art computer training
Fitness & Recreation....................................... 34-36 Coordinator, Bruce Manning.................................................................................. bmanning@manchestercc.edu
Gardening........................................................... 37
Allied Health Programs............................................................................................................ 860-512-2826
Languages..................................................... 38-39
Preparing students for National and State certification exams
Motorcycle.......................................................... 40
Coordinator, Michelle Fuhrman............................................................................. mfuhrman@manchestercc.edu
Music ........................................................... 41-43
Noon Institute................................................ 44-45 Excursions in Learning Youth Programs................................................................................. 860-512-2804
Nutrition............................................................. 46 Offering courses for creative, inquisitive & highly motivated children
Online Academy............................................ 47-57 Coordinator, Linda Armstrong................................................................................larmstrong@manchestercc.edu
Organization of Active Adults.............................. 58
Photography.................................................. 59-60 Credit Extension Courses.......................................................................................................... 860-512-2803
Professional Development............................. 61-65 Winter and Summer credit extension courses
Real Estate.......................................................... 62 Dean, Melanie Haber..................................................................................................mhaber@manchestercc.edu
Writing, Literature & Publishing.................... 66-67 Secretary, Lisa Baxter-Rincon............................................................................ lbaxter-rincon@manchestercc.edu
Yoga.................................................................... 11 Business & Industry Services................................................................................................... 860-512-2815
Refund Information............................................ 72 Providing employers and employees with workplace programs and training
Web Registration Information............................ 72
Director, Mick Pigott.................................................................................................. mpigott@manchestercc.edu
Registration Information .................................... 74
Business Services Representative, Doreen Forbes-Rogers.......................................... dforbes-rogers@manchestercc.edu
Registration Form............................................... 73
Educational Assistant, Kim Sullivan...................................................................................ksullivan1@manchestercc.edu
Campus Map....................................................... 74
SNAP Coordinator, Gina Marchesani..............................................................................gmarchesani@manchestercc.edu
MCC CREDIT-FREE CAREER CERTIFICATE Notice of Nondiscrimination MCC Photo Policy
PROGRAMS INCLUDE: Manchester Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, The Manchester Community College
Phlebotomy Technician....................................... 4 color, religious creed, age, sex, national origin, marital status, ancestry, Office of Marketing and Public Relations
present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical often takes or commissions photos and
Certified Nurse Aide (CNA).................................. 5 disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or genetic videotapes of students, faculty and
Veterinary Assistant............................................ 5 information in its programs and activities. In addition, the College does not discriminate staff, and campus visitors. These images
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)................. 6 in employment on the additional basis of veteran status or criminal record. The following are taken in classrooms and labs, in
person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination the library and other study areas, at
Pharmacy Technician.......................................... 6 policies: Affirmative Action and Staff Development Coordinator (Title IX and Section 504/ College events, and elsewhere around
Microsoft Office Certification............................... 14 ADA Coordinator), Manchester Community College; Great Path; MS #2; Manchester, CT campus. MCC reserves the right to use
A+ Certification................................................ 22 06040; Student Services Center L-134c; 860-512-3107. these photographs/video clips as part
Personal Trainer................................................ 34 Manchester Community College is committed to access and equal opportunity. Should of its publicity and marketing efforts.
you have any questions regarding disability related academic adjustments and/or Students who enroll at MCC do so with the
Security Guard.................................................. 61 understanding that these photographs
auxiliary aids/services, please contact Disability Services, 860-512-3387 or the Advising
Real Estate Principles and Practices.................. 62 and Counseling Center, 860-512-3320 at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the start might include them and be used in
date of the course or program. If a timely request is not submitted, the College cannot College publications, both printed and
assure requested adjustments can be provided. electronic, and for publicity.
Instructor Biographical Notes Alternative formats of this material may be provided upon request.
12/18 67M, CE/NFD
Pages 68-71
WWW.MANCHESTERCC.EDU 2 CREDIT-FREE PHONE-IN REGISTRATION 860-512-3232
ALLIED HEALTH
REGISTRATION GUIDELINES
Placement Test Information for:
• Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
• Pharmacy Technician*
• Phlebotomy Technician
• Veterinary Assistant
Have you earned college credit?
IF YES: Bring a photo ID and a copy of your
official transcript to the Registrar’s Office to
register.
IF NO: You must take a MCC reading
comprehension test at no cost. The test is given
every Tuesday through Thursday from 1-4 PM
and Fridays from 1-3 PM (except holidays), until
the class fills. No appointment is necessary. You
may go directly to Room SSC L-131A to take the
comprehension test. Please bring a photo ID
and your high school diploma or GED with you.
*Pharmacy Technician also requires either a
passing grade in a college-level math course or
passing grade on a MCC math comprehension
test. Check out the FREE Math Review on page 6.
ALLIED HEALTH COURSES OFFERED
Phlebotomy Technician........................... 4 VETERANS’ (VA) BENEFITS
Small Animal Nutrition for the Call MCC’s Veteran’s Services at
Veterinary Technicians and Assistants...... 4 860- 512-3375 or the MCC O.A.S.I.S. at
860-512-3362, for more information on
Veterinary Assistant: Part II..................... 5 Veterans’ benefits.
Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) ...................... 5
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)....... 6 WORKFORCE INNOVATION
Pharmacy Technician.............................. 6 AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA)
FREE Math Review for Incoming ELIGIBILITY
Pharmacy Technician Students................ 6 Contact MCC Continuing Education Coordinator,
Michelle Fuhrman at 860-512-2826
for more information about WIOA funding.
FREE Allied Health Information Sessions SNAP ELIGIBILITY
Contact MCC SNAP Coordinator,
FREE Pharmacy Technician FREE Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) Gina Marchesani at 860-512-2827 for more
CRN 11222 | Fee: FREE; registration is required CRN 11224 | Fee: FREE; registration is required information about SNAP funding.
1 Tuesday | 1/8 1 Wednesday | 1/9
6-7:30 PM | LRC Room B144 6-7:30 PM | LRC Room B125
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK
Instructor: Members of the Connecticut Instructor: Andrea Dillon, RN, M.Ed. AND DRUG SCREENING
Pharmacists Association
FREEEmergency Medical Technician CNA and Phlebotomy students are required to
FREE Phlebotomy Technician pass both a criminal background check
(EMT) and drug screening in order to
CRN 11223 | Fee: FREE; registration is required CRN 11226 | Fee: FREE; registration is required participate in their
1 Wednesday | 1/9 1 Tuesday | 1/15 mandatory clinical rotation.
6-7:30 PM | LRC Room B144 6-7:30 PM | LRC Room B144
Instructor: Kim E.S. Jenack, CPT, NPA/ASCP Instructor: Members of the Glastonbury
Volunteer Ambulance Association
SPRING 2019 3 CREDIT-FREE COURSE CATALOG
ALLIED HEALTH
NEW Small Animal Nutrition for the
Veterinary Technicians and Assistants
The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA)
recommends that patients' nutrition be assessed at
Phlebotomy Technician WIOA-APPROVED VA-APPROVED SNAP-ELIGIBLE every exam to ensure the highest standard of care.
The Phlebotomist collects blood samples for a variety of reasons, including medical testing, Nutritional assessments and client education are a
blood transfusion and blood donation. Blood is collected primarily through venipuncture, though vital part of the veterinary technician's and assistant's
other methods may be used including finger-stick, heel-stick or butterfly needles. This course role in the practice. In this class, we will discuss
includes classroom lecture and a clinical rotation at Eastern CT Health Network (ECHN) facilities in nutritional evaluations, client education, how to add
the Manchester area to be assigned by the instructor. Topics include basic medical terminology; this vital assessment to your practice protocols and
anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system; arterial puncture procedures; blood collection how to overcome some common myths and client
equipment; laboratory procedures; quality assurance; universal precautions and infection control; specimen objections.
handling; collection procedures; and complications with an emphasis on pediatrics and the elderly. Students CRN 11238 | Fee: $40
will begin the hands-on training in class and will progress onto the clinical rotation. Students must have a 1 Saturday | 1/19
steady hand with good manual dexterity and 20/20 vision (can be corrected with lenses) and accurate depth of 9 AM-Noon | LRC Room B144
perception. Successful course completion requires a minimum grade of 70, a minimum of 100 clinical hours
and 100 successful, unaided blood draws. Approximately half of the clinical hours will be completed during Instructor: Erin Jackson, M.S., CVT
regular class hours, while the remainder will be completed on weekdays in offsite laboratories. Some classes
will be held at Manchester Memorial Hospital. Students must complete and pass a criminal background
check and drug screen through an MCC provider ($96 fee). If a student fails either screening, he or she will
not be able to participate in their clinical rotation. Results of these screenings may take up to two weeks to be
received. Course refunds will NOT be granted due to failure of either the criminal background check or drug
screen, unless a written refund request is received on or prior to the last business day before the first class
meeting. Students must successfully complete 16 hours of instruction in specific areas prior to beginning
clinical. Students who fail to meet this requirement will not be allowed to participate in their clinical rotation
and may not be eligible to complete the program. Students are required to wear a white lab coat and white
shoes or sneakers to the clinical site. Upon successful completion of the program, students will be eligible
to sit for the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certification exam ($135 exam fee is additional).
Required textbook: The Phlebotomy Textbook, 3rd edition, Strasinger & DiLorenzo, F.A. Davis Co., (ISBN
9780803620575); approximately $70, available at MCC Bookstore. A Manchester Community College ID will
also need to be purchased for $5. ER
TH IS SUMM
COMING
CRN 11237 | Fee: $1,460
26 sessions | Tuesdays & Thursdays
2/12-5/14 (does not meet 4/18; 5/16 weather makeup day)
6-9:45 PM | LRC Room B144
FREE
Additionally, mandatory clinical rotation will be assigned, weekdays 7 AM-5 PM, at ECHN facilities
in the area.
VETERINARY
Instructors: Kim E.S. Jenack, CPT, NPA/ASCP, Pam Chace, P.T. ASSISTANT
Phlebotomy Technician students must provide the college with documentation of the following prior to the INFORMATION
start of clinical rotations: a physical exam within the last 12 months; a two step skin test or a single BAMT for TB
within the last 12 months; proof of Rubella (German measles) immunization; Rubeola (regular measles, SESSION
2 doses separated by at least 30 days); Varicella Zoster (chicken pox) or a blood titer; Hepatitis B immunization
or a declination statement; a tetanus shot within 10 years; and a flu shot (required during flu season). The THURSDAY, JUNE 13
health form will be mailed to students following course registration.
6-7 PM
See page 3 for Registration Guidelines and Benefits Information.
WWW.MANCHESTERCC.EDU 4 CREDIT-FREE PHONE-IN REGISTRATION 860-512-3232
ALLIED HEALTH
Veterinary Assistant: Part II Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) WIOA-APPROVED VA-APPROVED SNAP-ELIGIBLE
WIOA-APPROVED VA-APPROVED This 120-hour course will prepare students with the entry-level skills needed to work as a CNA in long-term
Please Note: Enrollment is limited to students who care facilities, hospitals, clinics and home health agencies. The CNA provides the following basic patient care
have completed Veterinary Assistant Certificate I. under the direction of nursing staff:
This course will begin with a review of basic veterinary • T urn and reposition patients to prevent bedsores who have been confined to
terminology, animal restraint techniques and patient their beds, alone or with assistance;
history skills learned in Veterinary Assistant I. Students • Answer patients call signals;
will gain an understanding of the disease processes • Feed patients who are unable to feed themselves;
and injuries treated in a clinical practice. Students
will also learn nail trimming, ear/eye/oral medication • Observe patients conditions, measure and record food and liquid intake
administration, vaccinations and treatment and and output and vital signs, and report changes to professional staff;
prevention of internal and • Supply and empty bed pans, apply dressings and supervise exercise routines;
external parasites. The • Provide patients with help walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed;
importance of excellent
patient care including • Bathe, groom, shave, dress, and/or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.
cleaning, feeding, walking, State regulations require that students successfully complete 16 hours of instruction in specific areas prior to
fluid therapy, catheter care the start of the clinical rotations. Students who fail to meet this requirement are not allowed to begin clinical
and pain management, rotations and are not eligible to complete the program. The college is not responsible if a student is unable to
as well as the importance of communicating accurate successfully complete the first 16 hours of class. Students must attend a minimum of 100 hours and achieve a
information to the technicians and doctors will also passing grade of 70 or above to sit for the Connecticut State Certification Exam. This exam costs approximately
be covered. Finally, students will learn about ‘routine’ $118. The course instructor will inform students on the procedures and necessary paperwork needed to apply
surgical procedures, surgical room conduct, sterilization for the exam. All students must complete and pass a criminal background check and drug screen through an
techniques and methods to prepare the surgical patient MCC provider ($96 fee). If a student fails either screening, he or she will not be able to participate in their
and post-surgical recovery. Veterinary Assistant II is the clinical rotation. Results of these screenings may take up to two weeks to be received. Course refunds will
second part of a two-semester 160-hour course/100 NOT be granted due to failure of either the criminal background check or drug screen, unless a written refund
hour internship program that will prepare students request is received on or prior to the last business day before the first class meeting. Students are required
for an entry-level position in veterinary health care. to wear a white uniform or scrubs, white shoes or sneakers, and a watch with a second hand to the clinical
During this semester students participate in 80+ site Required textbook and supplies: Textbook for Nursing Assistants: A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving
hours of classroom time and a mandatory 50 hour by Carter, 4th edition, Lippincott (ISBN 9781496323521) textbook/workbook/video bundle approximately
internship. This internship is done outside of the normal $122, and a gait belt approximately $12, both available at MCC Bookstore. A Manchester Community College
class hours. Students must complete both Veterinary Student ID will also need to be purchased for $5.
Assistant I and Veterinary Assistant II, earn a grade of 75 CRN 11239 | Fee: $999
or above, complete a 100 hour internship and attend 28 sessions | Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday (see schedule below)
at least 150 hours of instruction to be eligible to sit for Classroom | 20 sessions | Tuesdays & Thursdays | 2/19-4/30 (does not meet 4/18)
the NAVTA Approved Veterinary Assistant examination. 6-9 PM | LRC Room B125
Upon successful completion of the exam, participants Clinical | 8 Saturdays | 3/9-5/4 (does not meet 4/20) | 7 AM-3 PM (half-hour lunch)
will be entitled to use the designation AVA after their Woodlake at Tolland, 26 Shenipsit Lake Road, Tolland
names, and will receive a documenting certificate from
NAVTA. This course is offered in partnership with Bolton Instructor: Andrea Dillon, RNC, M.Ed.
Veterinary Hospital (BVH), 222 Boston Turnpike, Bolton. See page 3 for Registration Guidelines and Benefits Information.
Required textbooks/materials: Elsevier’s Veterinary
Assisting Textbook, Mosby (ISBN 9780323359221);
for approximately $93 and Workbook (ISBN
9780323377102) for approximately $35 are available
at MCC Bookstore. Navy blue scrub top and bottoms CNA students must provide the college with
and a Manchester Community College Student ID are documentation of the following prior to the
required to be worn during internship hours. start of clinical rotations: a physical exam
within the last 12 months; a two step skin
CRN 11268 | Fee: $899
test or a single BAMT for TB within the last 12
19 sessions | Tuesdays & Thursdays | 2/26-5/2
months; proof of Rubella (German measles)
(does not meet 4/18) | 6-9:30 PM
immunization; Rubeola (regular measles,
GPA Room GP216
2 doses separated by at least 30 days);
5 Saturdays | 3/2, 3/16, 3/30, 4/13, 4/27
Varicella Zoster (chicken pox) or a blood titer;
8 AM-Noon or 12:30–4:30 PM
Hepatitis B immunization or a declination
GPA Room GP216
statement; a tetanus shot within 10 years;
Internships 3/4–5/31 Off Campus
and a flu shot (required during flu season).
Instructors: Lynne Zelinsky, DVM; Erin Jackson, The health form will be mailed to students
M.S., CVT; Denise Champagne, B.S., CVT following course registration.
See page 3 for Registration Guidelines and
Benefits Information.
SPRING 2019 5 CREDIT-FREE COURSE CATALOG
ALLIED HEALTH
Pharmacy Technician
WIOA-APPROVED VA-APPROVED SNAP-ELIGIBLE
This comprehensive 60-hour course
prepares students for an entry-level
position in a community hospital,
long-term care setting, or pharmacy
and is an excellent review for the
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
(PTCB) national certification exam. The
pharmacy technician prepares medications under the
direction of a pharmacist and may measure, mix, count,
label, and record amounts and dosages of medications.
Students will learn medical terminology specific to the
pharmacy and interpret prescriptions, define drugs by
generic and brand names, calculate dosage and I.V.
flow rates, drug compounding and dose conversion.
A pharmacy technician may also review refill requests
to verify that information is complete and accurate;
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) VA-APPROVED maintain proper storage and security for drugs; answer
The EMT is the first responder on the scene in the event of accident or illness. An EMT must assess injuries, telephones and respond to customer questions and
administer emergency medical care, extricate trapped individuals, and transport injured or sick people to requests; fill bottles with prescribed medications;
medical facilities. Examples of services provided by an EMT: type and affix labels; assist customers; price and file
• Administer first-aid treatment and life-support care to sick or injured people in a pre-hospital setting; prescriptions that have been filled; clean and help
to maintain equipment and work areas; and sterilize
• Assess the nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures; glassware according to prescribed methods. Procedures
• Maintain vehicles, medical and communication equipment, and replenish first- regarding inventory control, billing, and insurance
aid equipment and supplies; reimbursement will also be discussed. The course fee
• Observe, record and report to the physician the patient’s condition or injury, the includes the textbook, but does not include the PTCB
treatment provided, and reactions to drugs and treatment; exam fee of approximately $129. Please check the PTCB
website (www.ptcb.org) for more exam information.
• Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures such as airway management during ambulance ride; Students should bring a calculator to class. Please wear
• Operate equipment such as external defibrillators and bag-valve mask resuscitators in advanced life-support dark pants and shirt with a collar. No jeans, open toe
environments. shoes or heels, please. Textbooks will be provided.
This course prepares students to sit for the initial State of CT Certified EMT examination and national board CRN 11236 | Fee: $825
certification, a primary qualification for EMT personnel. Students must attend at least 150 hours, achieve 20 sessions | Mondays & Wednesdays
a course grade of 75% or above and be recommended by the instructor to sit for the state exam. The exam 3/4-5/8 (weather make-up date Monday, 5/13)
fees of approximately $200 are paid at the time that a student applies to take the exams. The course 6-9 PM | LRC Room B144
instructor will inform students about the application process. Students will need access to a computer with Instructor: Diane Pacitti, Ph.D., R.Ph.
internet and email in order to complete homework, quizzes and other training. In addition to the classroom
sessions, students will complete an additional 40 hours riding along in an ambulance and observing at St. See page 3 for Registration Guidelines and
Francis Hospital Emergency Department. Students must provide their own transportation to the observation Benefits Information.
assignments and should bring a lunch to the Saturday sessions. A waiver signed by parent is required for
students under 18 years of age. Required textbook and supplies: Emergency Care Plus MyBradylab with PHARMACY TECHNICIAN EXTERNSHIP
Pearson eText-Access Card Package, 13th edition (ISBN 9780134190754) by Daniel Limmer and Michael F.
O’Keefe, Pearson Publishers, for approximately $196, and stethoscope and blood pressure cuff, approximate A Pharmacy Technician externship will be
cost $55, all available at MCC bookstore. $10 refundable key deposit must be given to the instructor on the offered for students who complete the Pharmacy
first day of class. All classes meet at Glastonbury Volunteer Ambulance Association, 2112 Main St., Technician course. Please inquire with Allied
Glastonbury, CT 06033 Health Coordinator, Michelle Fuhrman at
860-512-2826 or mfuhrman@manchestercc.edu.
CRN 11235 | Fee: $795
35 sessions | 15 Tuesdays & 14 Thursdays | 2/12-5/21 | 6-10 PM
6 Saturdays | 3/9, 3/23, 4/6, 4/20, 5/4, 5/18 FREE Math Review for Incoming
8 AM-4 PM (half-hour lunch) Pharmacy Technician Students
Instructor: Scott Thompson, Paramedic, EMS-I, AHA Instructor This free math review course is for incoming Pharmacy
Technician students. This course will review basic
Students who have successfully completed the Emergency Medical Technician program and been certified
math concepts to help prepare you for your math
by the State of Connecticut are eligible to receive college credit through the Connecticut Credit Assessment
assessment test and the Pharmacy Technician course.
Program administered by Charter Oak State College (COSC). Students should request that a copy of their
program transcript be sent to COSC. Credits may be used at COSC or transferred to another school by setting CRN 11225 | Fee: Free; registration is required
up a credit registry with COSC. (Any transfer credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution.) For more 1 Wednesday | 1/16
information: http://www. charteroak.edu/current/programs/creditregistry.cfm. 6-9 PM | LRC Room B144
See page 3 for Registration Guidelines and Benefits Information. Instructor: Gerald Mateya, M.S.
WWW.MANCHESTERCC.EDU 6 CREDIT-FREE PHONE-IN REGISTRATION 860-512-3232
ART & CRAFTS
NEW Fantasy Sculpture: Magical
Creatures in Papier Mâché
All you unicorns, dragons, griffins, and the like out
there, join us for a fantasy sculpture class, using
papier mâché and easy, effective techniques. You will
create your own beautiful, handmade papier mâché
Foundations of Drawing I
sculpture that you can proudly display at home or This course is for beginning artists, as well as those
give as a gift. No sculpting experience necessary. You looking to get back to basics. Students will gain a
may work from your own design and imagination firm foundation to begin creating their
or use suggestions from the instructor, and are own drawings. We will work from still life
encouraged to reference animal photographs for and learn how to observe the object, so
guidance (anatomical structure, claws, jaws, etc.). that it can be transferred to paper. We will
You may also build a creature based on myth or focus on basic skills, such as composition,
folklore. Materials fee: $20, payable to the instructor structure, and proportion. The instructor will
at the first session, for brown paper tape rolls, work with each student individually, as well as
sponges, paper clay, ProPoxy 20, and clay tools (all demonstrate techniques to the whole group.
to own); and the instructor provides acrylic paints, Students should bring the following materials
joint compound, armature wire, PVA glue, blue to class: drawing pad with quality paper (18” x 24” or
shop towels, and oil-based clay. Students are also smaller); art eraser; and pencil set from B2 to B5.
encouraged to bring old newspapers and masking CRN 11395 | Fee: $150
tape to class. 6 Fridays | 2/22-3/29
CRN 11445 | Fee: $150 Introduction to Watercolor Painting II 10 AM-Noon | VIL 1 Room V101
4 Saturdays | 4/27-5/18 This course is a continuation of Introduction to Instructor: Zbigniew Grzyb, M.A.
12:30-3:30 PM | GPA Room GP202 Watercolor Painting, or for students with some
Instructor: D. Sassano, M.F.A. watercolor experience. We will further develop our Foundations of Drawing II
use and knowledge of the basic materials, brush
techniques, value, color theory, and color mixing This course is a continuation of Foundations of
Introduction to Watercolor Painting Drawing I, appropriate for students who took the
of the watercolor medium, including observational
Learn the basic materials, brush techniques, value, paintings from still life, light and shadow, and previous course or for other students with basic
color theory, and color mixing of the watercolor gestures, as well as several non-traditional skills. Students will further their skill development
medium. Students will painting techniques. The final session will involve toward creating their own drawings. We will continue
learn observational a culmination painting. A materials list will be sent to work from still life and learn how to observe
painting from still SEATS ST to students prior to class (same supply list as the the object, so that it can be rendered onto paper.
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life (focus on color AVAILAB L Introductory course). We will continue to focus on basic skills, such as
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mixing and value); WINTER composition, structure, and proportion. The instructor
CRN 11285 | Fee: $185 will work with each student individually, as well as
observational painting COURSE!
6 Mondays | 3/18-4/22 demonstrate techniques to the whole group. The
of the atmosphere and
6-8:30 PM | GPA Room GP202 materials list is the same as the first course: drawing
light/shadow (focus on
texture, color, and brush work); and observational Instructor: Bonnie Rose Sullivan, M.F.A. pad with quality paper (18” x 24” or smaller), art
gesture painting, with an introduction to several non- eraser, and pencil set from B2 to B5.
traditional painting techniques (focus on movement, Introduction to Acrylics CRN 11396 | Fee: $150
and expressive and conceptual mark-making). The This course provides an introduction to the artistic 6 Fridays | 4/5-5/17 (does not meet 4/19)
final session will involve a culmination painting. A theories and techniques of acrylic painting. Solid 10 AM-Noon | VIL 1 Room V101
materials list will be sent to students prior to class. foundational skills will be established through an Instructor: Zbigniew Grzyb, M.A.
CRN 11184 | Fee: $185 essential analysis of color theory, along with an in-
6 Mondays | 1/28-3/11 (does not meet 2/18) depth exploration of traditional and non-traditional
6-8:30 PM | GPA Room GP202 techniques. Through observational painting practice,
Instructor: Bonnie Rose Sullivan, M.F.A. students will learn about atmospheric perspective,
light and shadow, texture, and mark making.
Students will take home several small paintings
and studies, as well as a culmination painting. For
beginning to intermediate level students. A materials
list will be sent to student prior to class; approximate
ATTENTION: total cost is $45, which will be lower if students
already own basic supplies, such as brushes and
All Credit-Free Instructor paints.
Biographical Notes CRN 11286 | Fee: $150
4 Mondays | 4/29-5/20
are listed at the back 6-9 PM | GPA Room GP202
of the catalog. Instructor: Bonnie Rose Sullivan, M.F.A.
SPRING 2019 7 CREDIT-FREE COURSE CATALOG
ART & CRAFTS
Introduction to Abstract Expressionism
Students will learn about the history of abstract
painting by studying masterpieces of abstract art, and
then apply what they learn to their own creations.
This course is appropriate for all levels. The instructor
will provide one-on-one feedback to each student
about their art and help students to turn their own
ideas into an abstract painting without relying
on representative elements. We will focus on the
painting basics of composition, color and harmony.
Students should bring the following materials to
class (total start-up cost of approximately $70, if a I must always
student owns no painting supplies): Golden Artist set
of paints, three brushes #4, #6 & #10, and a canvas. have flowers, always,
Creating Color: A One-Day Workshop CRN 11417 | Fee: $150
6 Fridays | 4/5-5/17 (does not meet 4/19) and always.
No matter what style you paint in, you can benefit 1-3 PM | VIL 1 Room V101
from learning how to mix your own colors. For both -Claude Monet
Instructor: Zbigniew Grzyb, M.A.
beginners and experienced painters, we will focus on
creating custom colors from basic primary colors, and
then, by applying these skills to the canvas, students Chinese Brush Painting: Winter Plum
will learn about color families and harmony of colors. Blossom and Red Cardinal
Students should bring the following materials to Give the most creative and original gift you can
class: a basic set of acrylic paints; at least 3 different- during this holiday season! Using the traditional Introduction to the French
sized brushes; a canvas (any size, but at least 16” x Winter Plum Blossom and Red Cardinal for a
20”); and a pad of paper pallets.
Impressionist Style: Painting Flowers
subject reference, you will be introduced to the
fundamentals of this ancient art form, using ink on
and Gardens
CRN 11407 | Fee: $50
1 Saturday | 3/2 rice paper. Develop your imaginative, drawing and Do you like the color and light of French
10 AM-2 PM | GPA Room GP202 design skills, while expanding your knowledge of Impressionism, as best represented in Monet, Manet,
Asian art. Learn from demonstration and practice and Renoir? In this introductory course to oil and
Instructor: Zbigniew Grzyb, M.A. acrylic painting, you will learn the basic techniques
under the gentle, patient and talented eye of the
instructor. Please bring your lunch, as well as paper of the masters of French Impressionism, while
Painting with Oil Pastels plates for mixing ink and paper cups for water. developing your own style. Emphasis will be on floral
Learn how to use oil pastels and master the flexibility Materials fee: $20, payable to the instructor at the garden colors. Please bring a lunch. A materials list
of this wonderful medium to create “paintings” on beginning of class, for rice paper, bamboo brush, will be mailed prior to the start of class; the cost if a
paper and explore all of its various possibilities. The and ink; the supplies are yours to take home and student needs to buy everything is approximately
instructor will demonstrate techniques, and work continue on your own. $45-$75; students may already own some of these
individually with each student toward achieving items, such as paints and brushes. Students will own
CRN 11469 | Fee: $90
artistic goals. Students will also learn how to layer materials to continue painting on their own.
1 Saturday | 2/23
and mix colors, bled, stipple, and tone and achieve CRN 11468 | Fee: $90
8:30 AM-2:30 PM | GPA Room GP202
a variety of effects. Please note: the last class on 1 Saturday | 3/23
April 13 will meet at the New Britain Museum Instructor: Yuemei Zhang, M.A.
8:30 AM-2:30 PM | GPA Room GP202
of American Art, 56 Lexington Street, New
Britain, where students will tour the collection, Instructor: Yuemei Zhang, M.A.
focusing on techniques learned in class. Admission
is free for registered students. Directions will be NEW Understanding Dimensions in Art
given in class. Students should bring the following This course will be interdisciplinary in nature,
materials to class: a basic set of oil pastels (at least incorporating ideas about shapes and dimensions
12 colors); a Bristol pad or other thick paper with a as represented by the fields of geometry, art, and
smooth surface; a dull-edged knife (kitchen butter science. Come learn how to use these insights and
knife is fine); pencil; and paper towels. knowledge to understand and analyze artworks,
CRN 11408 | Fee: $150 ranging from the Father of Impressionism, Claude
6 Saturdays | 3/9-4/13; final session meets at Monet, to the graphic work of M.C. Escher, to the
New Britain Museum of American Art conceptual art of American Mel Bochner. Join us for
10 AM-Noon | VIL 1 Room V101 this fascinating and illuminating study!
Instructor: Zbigniew Grzyb, M.A. CRN 11648 | Fee: $75
3 Fridays | 5/3-5/17
6-8 PM | SSC Room L142
Instructor: Adrian Panaitisor, B.S., B.F.A.
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Introduction to Ceramics Create Silver Jewelry with Precious
This course will introduce the novice ceramist to Metal Clay (PMC)
beginning level skills, including a basic proficiency This course is for both the beginning and
in pinch, coil and slab methods and glazing. Upon experienced student. Learn to craft fine silver jewelry
completion of the course, students will be able to as though you’re playing with clay. Once shaped,
produce a variety of pottery pieces, apply glazes to dried, and fired in a kiln, the putty-like PMC becomes
create beautiful, finished products, and take home at an object of fine silver. Design, shaping of the
least one finished piece, which can be picked up in material, stone setting, texturing, and molding to
the Continuing Education office two weeks after the finishing and antiquing, will all be addressed. You
end of the course. Office hours are Monday-Friday, will go home with two to three completed pieces
8:30 AM-5 PM. Students must register by February of silver jewelry, such as necklaces, simple beads,
20 to allow the instructor time to purchase supplies. earrings, or charms. Students must register by
Materials fee: $25, payable to the instructor at the Wednesday, March 20 to allow the instructor
first class, for clay and glazing supplies and kiln time to buy supplies. Materials fee: $80, payable
operation. to instructor at the first class, for one package of PMC
CRN 11182 | Fee: $115 Jewelry Making for Beginners: and supplies. Please note: Materials fee is subject to
5 Wednesdays | 2/27-3/27 Learn to Saw and Solder change according to market prices. A materials list
6:30-8:30 PM | GPA Room GP202 of simple, inexpensive tools will also be sent prior to
This is a great introductory class for anyone who class (instructor supplies almost everything).
Instructor: Janine Turgeon, M.S. wants to learn to make their own jewelry! Sawing
and soldering are the two basic techniques used to CRN 11425 | Fee: $140
The World of Fashion make earrings, pendants, rings, and bracelets. The 3 Wednesdays | 3/27-4/10
first class will be a demonstration of sawing and 6-9:45 PM | GPA Room GP136
Learn how to draw a fashion figure, design your
own outfit, and draw shoes, handbags, and fashion soldering a piece of metal into a piece of jewelry, Instructor: Judith E. Goldstein, PMC Guild
faces. Create your own fashion-inspired “mood with an opportunity for question-and-answer. We Certified
board,” a mixed media art work that has fashion will also address metal needs and tools, texturing,
figures in outfits, which the designer has created designs, and equipment for your jewelry project to
with inspiration from samples of the surrounding art be worked on in the next three sessions. Students
work or designs. We will also discuss the history of must register by Wednesday, February 20. Materials
fashion and world fashion. Students should bring to fee: approximately $25-30 for silver depending on
class the following supplies: sketch book (14” x 17”), market, and a one-time fee of $2 to cover studio
HB pencils, eraser, colored pencils, colored markers, expenses, payable at the beginning of the first
black fine point sharpie markers, and tracing paper. session. In addition, a tool list will be sent prior to
class. Participants must be at least 14 years of age.
CRN 11447 | Fee: $115
4 Tuesdays | 4/23-5/14 CRN 11185 | Fee: $130
10 AM-Noon | VIL 1 Room V101 4 Saturdays | 2/23-3/16
11 AM-2 PM | AST Room D132
Instructor: Iris Van Rynbach, M.F.A. Interior Design Basics: Do-It-Yourself
Instructor: Carla Polek, M.F.A. Room Design & Decor
Jewelry Making for Beginners: Be introduced to the world of design, add a personal
touch to your home, save money, and learn new
Bezel Setting skills, all at the same time! Students will choose a
Bezel Setting is a technique used to set cabachon room in their home that they would like to update
stones. Other materials can be substituted, such as (bring in a picture of the room, if possible); identify
beach glass, pebbles, or pottery shards. You will learn preferred design style (traditional, transitional,
the fundamental skills for Bezel Setting, including modern, contemporary, etc.); learn how to construct
how to saw and solder metal, while making a copper a floor plan; determine functionality of spatial plan;
or silver pendant. The first session will cover all learn how to create a color palette for the space;
demonstrations, materials, and tools needed to coordinate furnishings/decor and establish a focal
complete your project. Please also bring a pencil and point; and learn how to design a story board. By
sketchbook. Materials fee: approximately $25-30, the end of the course, students will have developed
depending on the metal selected for your jewelry ideas and/or actual plans to complete their preferred
project. There is also a $2 studio fee, payable to space. Students need to bring to class the following
the instructor at the beginning of the first session. supplies: a plain doodle pad or graph paper, pencil,
In addition, a tool list will be sent prior to class. pen, one or a few home decorating magazines,
Participants must be at least 14 years of age. Repeat 16” x 20” illustration board or comparable display
students always welcome! board, glue stick, and scissors.
CRN 11281 | Fee: $130 CRN 11476 | Fee: $85
4 Saturdays | 4/27-5/18 4 Mondays | 4/1-4/22
11 AM-2 PM | AST Room D132 6:30-8:30 PM | GPA Room GP138
Instructor: Carla Polek, M.F.A. Instructor: Jill Betts, M.B.A.
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NEW Refresh a Room: Affordable
SPECIAL TOPICS IN FLORAL DESIGN
Interior Design on a Budget
Do you have a room in your home that you have a A short lecture on the care, handling and preparation of flowers will introduce
love/hate relationship with? You love the comfort, each workshop. A demonstration of techniques will also precede the student’s
but maybe not so much the look. Do you have a hands-on application. Students take home all arrangements. Materials fees
hodgepodge of inherited furniture and accents, but include container and flowers.
don’t know what to do? Or perhaps some but not
all of your furniture is a bit past its prime. If any of
Spring Vase Arrangement
the above is true for you, then Refresh a Room may Learn how to make a stunning vase arrangement, using bright springtime
provide a great solution. We will explore how to flowers in the design of a cube, following the instructor’s demonstration.
decide what should stay, what should go, and what Materials fee: $25, payable to instructor at the beginning of class.
needs to be added. Your take-away will be a better CRN 11187 | Fee: $25
overall understanding of what to do and how to 1 Monday | 4/15
achieve your desired look. Students should bring to 7-9 PM | GPA Room GP215
class a medium/small doodle or note pad, pencil or
Instructor: Robert Buettner, B.S.
pen, a folder, scissors, and a home magazine, and
also e-mail a photo of your desired “Room To Be
Refreshed” prior to the first class to the instructor at: Designing with Exotics
accentonhomes@gmail.com. This beautiful arrangement will use flowers such as orchids, birds of paradise,
CRN 11477 | Fee: $45 anthuriums, and other exotic flowers in a unique, contemporary style. Materials
2 Mondays | 5/6-5/13 fee: $30, payable to instructor at the beginning of class. Please note higher
6:30-8:30 PM | GPA Room GP138 materials fee.
Instructor: Jill Betts, M.B.A. CRN 11188 | Fee: $25
1 Monday | 4/22
7-9 PM | GPA Room GP215
Instructor: Robert Buettner, B.S.
Do-It-Yourself Wedding Bouquets for Bride and Attendants
Save money and add the personal, loving touch to the wedding in your life.
Class instruction will demonstrate how to make three different styles of
wedding bouquets, using three different methods: hand-tied round, the oasis
form, and cascade. Each student will make and take home the one style of their
choice. Materials fee: $30, payable to instructor
at the beginning of class.
CRN 11189 | Fee: $25
1 Monday | 5/6
7-9 PM | GPA Room GP215
Create Your Own Dreamcatcher with a
Instructor: Robert Buettner, B.S.
Spring Theme
Learn how to create your own dreamcatcher—a
traditional art in many Native American tribes—and
for this class, create one with a spring theme to Flower Designing Custom-Made Greeting Cards for
celebrate rebirth and renewal, using such items In this course you will learn six or seven styles All Occasions
as flowers. A properly completed dreamcatcher of flower arrangements, flower identification, For birthdays, special days, graduations, and
represents the four elements that are necessary and how to create your own designs in a fun and holidays! Learn to use rubber stamping, embossing,
for sustaining life: air, water, earth, fire. Learn the supportive environment. Each week you will and paper crafting techniques to create your own
techniques for constructing an entire dreamcatcher learn by demonstration a different style and take greeting cards and gift items. Participants will learn
from the inner web to adding beads and home that arrangement completed in class. No the basic and advanced stamping techniques, as well
ornamentation. The symbolic aspects and meaning previous flower arranging experience necessary. as how to customize gift tags, bags and boxes. The
of the dreamcatcher parts will also be discussed; Materials fee: $25 per session, for flower and instructor will demonstrate all projects. Students will
each one, a unique and creative expression of your supplies, payable to instructor before the start take home 20 holiday cards with envelopes, plus a
personality or outlook, and yours to take home. of each class. Students take home all of their few gift items, and have the skills to create at home
Materials fee: $7 payable to the instructor at the arrangements. Please note: All sessions meet for future holidays. Materials fee: $10, payable to
beginning of class, for all the supplies necessary to at Paul Buettner Florist, 1122 Burnside Ave. instructor at the beginning of the first class.
create and take home your own dreamcatcher. (Rt. 44), East Hartford.
CRN 11583 | Fee: $70
CRN 11522 | Fee: $30 CRN 11186 | Fee: $150 4 sessions | Mondays & Wednesdays | 3/4-3/13
1 Saturday | 3/23 7 Mondays | 2/25-4/8 | 7-9 PM 6:15-8:15 PM | AST Room D110
9:30 AM-Noon | GPA Room GP136
Instructor: Robert Buettner, B.S. Instructor: Lisa Korstanje-Lee, A.S.
Instructor: Vanessa Parker, M.A.
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NEW JourneyDance™: Embrace the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Gentle Yoga for Well-Being
Body’s Wisdom (MBSR) This course for all levels utilizes the Kundalini Yoga
Experience JourneyDance™, Want to know the secrets to living a happier and less style. Kundalini has been described as one of the
the powerful, transformational anxious, stressful and exhausting life? Mindfulness most comprehensive yogic styles and can promote
movement phenomenon that Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), as developed in the a happy and healthy lifestyle. Each session includes
is being offered at leading United States by Jon Kabat Zinn, and incorporating gentle, energizing, rhythmic yoga practice, followed
retreat centers across the cognitive therapy elements from abroad, is an by meditation and deep relaxation. Increase your
world. This deeply personal experiential 8-week program, including one Saturday flexibility, clear your mind, relieve pain, and trim
practice allows each person to remember the body's session, that helps you calm your mind and body your waistline with dedication and practice. Also
natural way of moving, while cultivating self- in order to relieve pain, manage anxiety, cope with learn how Kundalini energy can be activated to
awareness, joy, connection, and celebration for your illness or physical distress, increase productivity, explore the chakras. No previous experience or
unique abilities and expression. There are no dance improve sleep, sharpen focus, and feel a deeper fitness level is required; continuing practitioners
moves to learn or copy, no sequences to stumble sense of peace. Scientific research strongly supports also welcomed. Students are also encouraged to
over, no need to say, “I can’t dance!” Come join the the effectiveness of MBSR. In this intensive training, enroll in the Kundalini Meditation and Relaxation
fun! Get ready to move, and let the music guide you! you will learn “Mindfulness,” a focus on what is course that follows this course.
CRN 11556 | Fee: $65 happening in the present moment, by practicing CRN 11220 | Fee: $105 SEATS
through guided meditations in class and at home STILL AVAILABL
4 Saturdays | 4/27-5/18 6 Thursdays | 1/17-2/21 E
11 AM-12:15 PM | SSC Room L154 between classes. The various formats for mindfulness IN WINTER
6-7:15 PM | SSC Room L154
(Fitness Studio) include sitting, walking, stretching, and lying down. (Fitness Studio) COURSE!
Regain or enrich your life—and at a very competitive
Instructor: Jennifer Hirschberg-Wise, OTR/L, price too! Prerequisite: Students must attend the CRN 11299 | Fee: $105
JourneyDance™ Facilitator, Yoga Teacher MBSR Orientation listed on this page. 6 Thursdays | 3/7-4/11
6-7:15 PM | SSC Room L154 (Fitness Studio)
FREEOrientation Session: Mindfulness CRN 11365 | Fee: $299
8 Tuesdays | 3/26-5/21 (does not meet 4/16) CRN 11301 | Fee: $105
Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) 6-8:30 PM 6 Thursdays | 4/25-5/30
Come meet the instructor and learn more about the 1 Saturday | 5/11 | 9 AM-3 PM 6-7:15 PM | SSC Room L154 (Fitness Studio)
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program GPA Room GP137 Instructor: Kay Lani LeBoulluec, Ph.D.
and course, and how it can help with your well-being
Instructor: Melissa Tweedie, M.S. Students should bring a mat or cushion, water,
and living a more fulfilled life. This session is open
to all who want to learn more about MSBR, but who and blanket to the Gentle Yoga and Meditation
may decide to not enroll in the course. Those classes. Please also bring a combination lock
who plan on registering for the course to secure your personal belongings during
must attend this orientation, and class, and wear comfortable workout clothes
will be given a questionnaire that and non-marking athletic shoes.
must be completed before the first
class session. Please also refer to the Kundalini Meditation and Relaxation
full course description on this page. Meditation is the ancient art of quieting the
CRN 11372 | Fee: FREE internal dialogue of the mind, and in the process,
1 Tuesday | 3/12 increasing happiness, focus and calmness. Take a
6-8 PM | GPA Room GP137 journey to create deep relaxation utilizing powerful
Kundalini Yoga meditations, including specific
Instructor: Melissa Tweedie, meditations for healing and maintaining memory.
M.S. Several techniques will be introduced at each class
to begin or enhance the development of your
individual meditation practice to improve health
and well-being on physical, emotional and mental
levels. These group sessions will keep you engaged.
No previous experience or fitness level is required;
continuing practitioners welcomed.
SEATS
CRN 11221 | Fee: $85 STILL AVAILABL
6 Thursdays | 1/17-2/21 E
IN WINTER
7:30-8:30 PM | SSC Room L154 COU
RSE!
(Fitness Studio)
CRN 11303 | Fee: $85
6 Thursdays | 3/7-4/11
7:30-8:30 PM | SSC Room L154 (Fitness Studio)
CRN 11304 | Fee: $85
These classes are enrichment programs and do not necessarily 6 Thursdays | 4/25-5/30
reflect the views of MCC. 7:30-8:30 PM | SSC Room L154 (Fitness Studio)
Instructor: Kay Lani LeBoulluec, Ph.D.
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Qigong: Meditative Movements for Second Degree Reiki Training Reduce Stress and Live a Healthier Life
Health and Wellness Building on First Degree Reiki Training (or if you’ve Everyone lives with some form of stress, yet most
Qigong has been practiced in China by millions of taken Reiki with a different instructor), this workshop people don’t realize how profoundly stress affects
people for more than 5,000 years for strengthening the introduces the first three ancient, sacred Reiki their health. Extreme or long-term stress can leave
flow of the life force and improving health. Magnetic symbols that are used to discover the root of one’s us depleted and vulnerable to illness. Fortunately,
energy fields are formed and created in a slow, problems, as well as to heal we all have within our reach a wealth of natural ways
graceful manner. The Qi (life force) literally pulsates through distance and assist to approach and balance stress in our lives. We will
in your hands. These exercises move Qi and blood in the gentle release of better understand the effects of stress and learn
through blockages that normally cannot be crossed. emotions. Participants steps to remove its causes for a healthier lifestyle.
Qigong also helps to reverse the aging process. You will also learn to create CRN 11363 | Fee: $25
will learn exercises that can be practiced at home and a sacred space, use 1 Thursday | 5/16
incorporated into your life. In addition, the history and meditation to connect 7-9 PM | GPA Room GP137
theory of Qigong will be discussed. to one’s guides, and
learn how to construct Instructor: Marie Mammone, N.D.
CRN 11364 | Fee: $85
and utilize a crystal grid.
4 Thursdays | 3/21-4/11 Vision Board Workshop
At the end of the workshop,
7-9 PM | GPA Room GP214
students will incorporate the Reiki symbols to give Participants will be introduced to the concept of
Instructor: John Mammone, M.S. and receive a full Reiki session and to send a distance the vision board and how to use goal setting and
healing as a second degree Reiki practitioner. Please intention in everyday life to promote well-being
Guided Meditation for Self-Discovery bring a blanket, pillow, and your lunch to class. and achieve desired goals. Come learn how to make
Guided meditation opens up your imagination and CRN 11202 | Fee: $175 your own vision board and work toward actualizing
creative abilities, and allows you to access your deepest 1 Saturday | 4/27 your dreams! In this fun class, you will experience
insights and truest self. Much valuable information can 9 AM-4:30 PM | AST Room D213 the powerful process of the board’s creation and the
be gained through this method—and it’s also a lot of techniques of visualization and goal manifestation.
Instructor: Dory Dzinski. M.A
fun! We will engage five different guided meditations, Each participant will go home with their own
focusing on physical health, forgiveness, releasing personalized vision board that will be a visual
Reiki III: Master representation of their goals and dreams. Materials
blocks, connecting with a long-lost piece of yourself,
and connecting with an angel, spiritual being, or power Building on First and Second Degree Reiki Training fee: $5 payable to the instructor at the beginning of
animal. Please bring a journal or notebook to class. (or if you have taken these levels with another class, for all the necessary supplies. Students may
instructor), this workshop teaches Reiki practitioners also bring in personal items to add to their vision
CRN 11205 | Fee: $50
about three additional sacred Reiki symbols to access board.
2 Mondays | 2/4-2/11
healing on a spiritual level. Participants will utilize CRN 11523 | Fee: $30
7-9 PM | SSC Room L142
and receive advanced psychic healing during this 1 Friday | 4/5
Instructor: Dory Dzinski, M.A. hands-on session. Please bring a blanket, pillow, and 6-8:30 PM | GPA Room GP136
your lunch to class.
First Degree Reiki Training Instructor: Vanessa Parker, M.A.
CRN 11203 | Fee: $200
Awaken your dormant healing abilities in this day-long 1 Saturday | 5/18
Making “Scents” of Aromatherapy:
workshop. Learn a thorough history of Reiki from its 9 AM-4:30 PM | AST Room D213
ancient origins to its adaptation to the modern office, Essential Oil Basics for Home and
Instructor: Dory Dzinski, M.A.
hospital, and daily life. Participants will learn about Healthcare
the chakra system, Reiki principles, hand positions for Have you ever felt confused by essential oils claims?
Meditation as a Life Skill
healing, and attunement to awaken one’s ability to These powerful substances serve vital functions for
heal. Participants will also discuss the benefits of Reiki Learn how meditation can help relieve your anxiety,
the medicinal plants from which they are derived:
for both the client and practitioner. This class includes distraction, and internal clutter, and give you the
wound healing, disease prevention, and immune
two Reiki sessions: one as a recipient and one as a Reiki ability to listen to your innate wisdom. We will
system support, to name a few. When used properly,
practitioner. Please bring a blanket, pillow, and your discuss and experience silent, guided, breath-
essential oils can benefit us in much the same ways
lunch to class. focused, body-focused, and prayerful meditation. We
that they benefit plants. In this workshop, you’ll
will also discuss how to evaluate if you are “doing it
CRN 11201 | Fee: $150 learn the basics of aromatherapy: terminology,
right.” Join us in this journey to physical, emotional
1 Saturday | 2/23 shelf life, storage, quality, purity, general safety,
and spiritual well-being. Feel free to bring a pillow,
9 AM-4:30 PM | AST Room D213 and therapeutic properties. Then you’ll learn how
mat or blanket if you do not wish to sit on the floor.
to make your own essential oil product. Healthcare
Instructor: Dory Dzinski, M.A. Journalers, please bring your notebooks along.
professionals and lay people are welcome. Materials
CRN 11206 | Fee: $99 fee: $5, payable to instructor at the beginning of
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE 4 Thursdays | 5/2-5/23 class, for aromatherapy supplies.
• Create Your Own Dreamcatcher with a 7-9 PM | GPA Room GP214
Spring Theme on page 10 CRN 11458 | Fee: $35
Instructor: Dory Dzinski, M.A. 1 Saturday | 4/6
• Tai Chi for Health and Relaxation on page 35 9 AM-Noon | GPA Room GP136
• Working Toward a Stress-Free Life on Instructor: Hallie Sawyers, B.A.
page 63
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