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Summer of Fun & Learning! Summer 2013 Coursebook The Continuing Education and Regional Development Division is proud of its reputation for delivering quality noncredit educational opportunities to northwestern and north central Pennsylvania. We accomplish this by excelling in customer service, utilizing experts in the field, and listening to the training needs of today’s communities and industries. Flip through this coursebook and you’ll see what we mean. Training and Workforce Development LANDMAN Seminar We’re offering training for new and experienced landmen and people interested in becoming landmen. This course will include information about oil and gas real estate law, contracts, titles, landowner negotiation, and upstream and downstream of the lease. This course focuses on the legal and ethical aspects of procuring lease land for the exploration and development in Pennsylvania and the entire Appalachian Basin. The instructors for this course are an associate of Steptoe and Johnson Attorneys at Law, LLC and Jim Macfarlane of Minard Run Oil. This class will provide AAPL Continuing Education Credits. (Overnight accommodations on campus air-conditioned rooms are available. Call 1-814-362-0989 for reservations) $499 Friday May 3, 1 - 9 PM, Saturday and Sunday May 4 - 5, 8 AM - 5 PM Room 162, Swarts Hall, Pitt-Bradford Campus SHRM Essentials of Human Resource Management This course is ideal if you are seeking a professional development course in the human resources field. It will prepare you for the day-today roles and responsibilities of a human resource professional. You will network and interact with your peers and learn how to handle challenging HR issues. The course is equally important for those who need an introduction to HR and seasoned professionals who want to boost their management skills. Well-qualified instructors will provide an informative and challenging experience. Early Bird Price: $549/Regular Price $599 Thursdays, May 2 – May 30, 5:30 – 8:30 PM, Room 200, Seneca Building, Bradford OSHA Mini-Safety Series – Back by Popular Demand! These short classes are topic-focused seminars that cover one to two specific safety areas that may be of interest to many industry clusters, including oil and gas, health care and construction. These sessions are designed for supervisors and safety directors to enhance your ability to keep your people safe and in compliance with OSHA regulations. These classes are designed and provided through an alliance between Pitt-Bradford and the OSHA Erie Office. • Nursing Home and Residential Care Facilities NEP The National Emphasis Program (NEP) for Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities will include NEP background, inspection procedures, training components, and resident-handling issues. Workplace violence and ergonomic issues will round out the topics. Tuesday, June 4, 8:30 AM – Noon Room 200, Seneca Building, Bradford • OSHA Summer Safety Campaigns Part 1: We will cover two separate topics that address safety subjects, including fall prevention and heat stress. A PowerPoint, discussion, and handout materials will be provided. Part 2: Information on Globally Harmonized Systems of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, along with (2nd Half) communication standards, implementation timeframes and compliance issues will be covered. $32 per participant Tuesday, August 27, 8:30 AM - Noon Room 200, Seneca Building, Bradford QuickBooks – Newest Edition Available This course is an introduction to QuickBooks to give you its basic features and an opportunity for hands-on practice. You’ll learn about the types of information you need to track in your business or on the job, and you’ll see how to enter that information and track it in QuickBooks. By the time you complete this course, you’ll have a good idea of all that QuickBooks offers, you’ll be familiar with the most common tasks and you’ll know where to find information about more advanced features. Early Bird Price: $239/Regular Price: $264 Tuesdays, April 30 – May 21, 6 – 9 PM Room 200, Seneca Building, Bradford Microsoft Word 1 Using MS Word 2010, you will get an overview of Microsoft Word. You’ll learn how to navigate and make the most of the tool bars. You’ll learn how to create, edit, manipulate and save documents using this powerful software. Your instructor will help you explore this program so that you’re more efficient and productive at work and home. Take home a laminated guide that will help you to remember the skills you learned and teach you new skills as you practice on your own. Early Bird Price: $65/Regular Price $75 Tuesday, June 18, 8 AM - Noon Room 200, Seneca Building, Bradford Microsoft Word 2 Advance your skills in MS Word 2010. You will learn to create text columns, change character and line spacing, create different page layouts, and customize themes, set up tables and charts. You will also learn how to insert links among other import features of this program. Early Bird Price: $65/Regular Price: $75 Tuesday, June 25, 8 AM - Noon Room 200, Seneca Building, Bradford Excel 1 This course will cover basic Excel screen overview, understanding and developing formulas, basic functions (sum, average, max, min), absolute and relative cell referencing, basic formatting and working with worksheets (inserting, renaming, deleting) and worksheet layout. This will be a fun-filled, fast-paced course. Early Bird Price: $65/Regular Price $75 Wednesday, May 22, 1 – 5 PM Room 200, Seneca Building, Bradford Excel 2 In this course you will learn more advanced functions (IF, COUNTIF, SUMIF, VLookup, HLookup, etc.), more complicated formulas such as 3D formulas, list processing, pivot tables and charting. You should have previous Excel experience or have taken the Basic Excel course. Early Bird Price: $65/Regular Price $75 Wednesday, June 5, 1 – 5 PM Room 200, Seneca Building, Bradford
Microsoft Access 2010 Basic In this course you will review the new Access features for 2010. You will learn about relational databases, terms and concepts, field types, data types, and naming rules and conventions. You will also learn how to create a basic table, query, form and reports both by using wizards and by designing from scratch. Learn how to sort and filter data to customize views. You will also have an introduction to table relationships editing a table, a form, and a query. Early Bird Price: $65/ Regular Price $75 Wednesday, July 17, 1 – 5 PM Room 200, Seneca Building, Bradford Navigating the Internet for Seniors This hands-on class, designed with seniors in mind, will teach you how to use the Internet. The Internet is a big and sometimes scary place, but there is so much good information you can get by using it. You’ll learn tips and tricks to make your Internet browsing safe and efficient. We’ll cover connecting to the Internet, browsers, searching, bookmarks, Internet safety and much more. $45 per participant Wednesday, May 22, 9 AM to Noon Room 200, Seneca Building, Bradford Personal Enrichment and Recreation ANF Photo Trek Join renowned published photographer Ed Bernik for three days of photography in the Allegheny National Forest (ANF), the jewel of the Appalachian Plateau. You will discover and photograph dense old-growth woodlands, pristine native brook trout streams, outrageous rock formations, unique historical architecture and more Appalachian characters than you can shake a stick at. Each day you will trek into the ANF and surrounding areas to photograph the flora, fauna and landscapes of this unique natural environment. You will learn the art of seeing, how to choose a lens, and the details of exposure and composition. You’ll also learn how to use flash and how to shoot in both black and white and color. Student photo critiques will also be a part of this experience. You are requested to bring comfortable walking shoes; rain gear; digital DSLR camera; additional lenses, including wide angle, telephoto, prime lenses, and macro (a kit lens is acceptable); polarizing filter; neutral or graduated neutral density filter; flash; tripod and a laptop (not required) for download and review. Some equipment will be available for loan. Two lodging options are available – resident (on-campus lodging) or non-resident (lodging on your own). Additional nights’ lodging is available at an additional fee. Travel to locations will be by participant car pool. Trek will occur rain or shine. $625 per person for residents. Fee includes instruction, two nights’ lodging in comfortable air-conditioned residence hall rooms (linens provided) at Pitt-Bradford, three breakfasts, two lunches and two dinners $450 per person non-resident participant - fee includes instruction, three breakfasts, two lunches and two dinners Classes start at 7:30 AM on Friday, May 17, and end at 5 PM on Sunday, May 19 Room 218, Frame-Westerberg Commons Building, Pitt-Bradford Campus Beginning Canoeing New! Have fun this summer on the water canoeing. You will learn the basics of canoeing on flat water, canoe safety, proper equipment, entering and exiting a canoe safely, proper strokes and how to steer a canoe. There will be one evening lesson to learn the basics and one morning session to practice and enjoy your new skills. Youths 12 and older may register with a parent. Class includes use of canoe, personal flotation device and paddle. Bring water and snacks for morning session. Wear comfortable clothing, water-friendly shoes, rain gear and a sun hat. Rain or shine. $55 per participant Wednesday, May 8, 6 – 8 PM, Marilla Reservoir, Bradford and Saturday, May 11, 8:30 – Noon, Willow Bay Boat Launch Landscape Oil Painting Instructor Cindy Nowacki will provide you with step-by-step instructions to paint with oils on canvas. You will take home a beautiful oil painting suitable for framing when you complete this design in a two-night class. No painting experience is necessary, and all materials for the class will be provided. $79 per participant, includes all materials Monday and Tuesday, May 13 and 14, 6 – 9 PM 1st Floor Art Room, Seneca Building, Bradford Writing Personal Narrative with Dr. Dani Weber This writing workshop will focus on using personal narrative to tell stories, recording family histories or writing a memoir, whether for yourself, your family or with an eye toward publication. Using mentor texts as models, we will study and practice techniques of good writing. Those willing will have ample opportunity to share their stories with the group. $79 per participant Tuesdays May 28-June 18, 6:30-8:30 PM Room 200, Seneca Building, Bradford Wire Wrapping Cabochons Wire wrapping cabochon jewelry is a method of taking normal everyday wire and bending it around a cut and/or polished stone (cabochon), and making it look pretty. The nice thing about this is that it can be as inexpensive or as pricey as you want. You can use different quality of wire and stones, any of which can be made to look gorgeous when you know what you’re doing. Materials and supplies are included in the price of the course. (Anyone allergic to copper, has difficulty with wrist movement or may have arthritis should refrain from taking this class.) $79 per participant Monday and Wednesday, May 20 & 22, 6 – 8:30 PM 1st Floor Art Room, Seneca Building, Bradford
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