ENRICHMENT

Instructor: BECKY JO OCONNELL  
Location: Platteville Area
Description: Wed, Oct 29 - Nov 19, 2008; 6:00 - 7:30 pm. Have you ever been frustrated in understanding what your child is trying to tell you? Has your child ever been mad because you don't understand what they want? Are you expecting a baby and want to get a head start on communication? Baby Babble is a way to ease frustration for both parents and child. This is a program created to teach infants simple signs to allow them to communicate with their parent (s), grandparents, and caregivers before they can even talk. FREE Childcare provided. This event is co-sponsored by Family Connections.
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Instructor: DELBERT CAREY  
Location: UW-Platteville Campus
Description: Wed, Oct 15, 2008; 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Following the Gulf of Tonkin, the United States committed to a major military operation in Vietnam. The United States' experience in both World Wars and Korea did not prepare them for a prolonged low-intensity conflict. This lecture will look at how the United States adapted its military to the war in Vietnam and discuss why this particular war was so difficult to fight, so impossible to win, and so traumatic for its survivors.
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Instructor: JEANINE OBRIEN  
Location: Online Course
Description: Mon - Fri, Sept 1 - Dec 31, 2008. ONLINE COURSE. A personal spending plan is a powerful and effective financial tool. Find out what it is in this on-line course. You will learn the build a flexible, useable, and highly effective budget to help you reach your goals. Whether you are earning a little or a lot, a plan is the first and most important step toward maximizing the power of your money. This course is a critical part of you gaining control of your financial future along with Debt Free Living. When you have control of your money, you have control of your life! Your instructor is a financial management specialist certified in debt elimination techniques and available for consultation via email and on-line discussion boards.
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Instructor: MYRA MOMOT  
Location: UW-Platteville Campus
Description: Wed, 0ct 22 - Nov 12, 2008; 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Learn and master the techniques to create you own beautiful hand-written items. This course is designed for beginners in the art of calligraphy. We will cover basic pen strokes, alphabets, and rules of calligraphy, and demonstrate various tools used to create letter forms. Students will learn a variety of letter styles and some of the many uses for calligraphy. Christmas is coming! Use this time to learn a beautiful way to add a special touch to address and sign your Christmas cards. Course fee $95 includes materials (calligraphy pen with a variety of points, ink and paper) Must register by October 14th.
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Instructor: THOMAS MOFFETT  
Location: My Tires
Description: Sat, Oct 11, 2008; 1:00 - 3:30 pm. October, the official Fall Car Care Month, is the perfect time of year to pay special attention to your vehicle and get it ready for winter. Learn about roadside safety, emergency supplies for your vehicle, how to check fluids, tires, belts, batteries and more. Topics covered will include: Tire & Wheels, Under the Hood, Electrical, Under the Body, What to do in an Emergency, and Winterizing.
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Instructor: DIANNA ROGERS  
Location: Darlington High School, Room 12
Description: Wed, Oct 15 - Nov 19, 2008; 5:00 - 8:00 pm. This course covers introductory conversational skills for educators and community members so that they can effectively communicate with Spanish-speaking students, parents and neighbors.
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Instructor: JEANINE OBRIEN  
Location: Online Course
Description: Mon - Fri, Sept 1 - Dec 31, 2008. ONLINE CLASS. Find the light at the end of your financial tunnel with proven strategies that eliminate debt in the shortest possible time. This on-line course shows ways to pay off you credit cards, car loans, and other installment loans, then a 30 year mortgage in an amazingly short time. For most families a total of 3 to 10 years which includes their mortgage. All the techniques taught have been used and tested by over a million individuals in the US and the world. These techniques are taught with the intent of getting you on track financially without the need of a second job, ridiculous budgets, or living like a hermit. You work through this on-line course in the privacy of your own home. This course is a critical part of you taking back control of your money along with the Budget 101 course. When you have control of your money you have control of your life! Your instructor is a financial management specialist certified in debt elimination techniques and available for consultation via email and on-line discussion boards.
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Instructor: GREGORY BIES  
Location: UW-Platteville Campus
Description: Thurs, Oct 23, 2008; 6:00 - 9:00 pm. All your friends and relatives have them-and it looks so easy to take digital photos and then see them on the screen to make sure the image is what you intended! But is a digital camera really for you? How do you download the photos to your computer...save them on disk...attach them to an email message? Where do you get good quality prints? Get answers to all these questions-and more! Skills needed: Mouse & keyboard; cut, copy & paste; file structure.
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Instructor: STEPHAN GASSMAN  
Location: UW-Platteville Campus
Description: Tue, Oct 7 - 21, 2008; 6:00 - 9:00 pm. This fun and informative class will focus (pun intended) on the basic elements of photography. We will try to take some of the mystery out of topics like aperture, shutter speed and depth of field. With this knowledge of the basics you can get off the 'Program' mode of your camera and take creative control of your photography. This class is open to both film and digital camera shooters. Class Requirements: A camera (film or digital), a tripod (optional but recommended) and a desire to take your images to the next level. Stephen Gassman has been a professional photographer for twenty years. His work appears in publications, galleries and museums across North America.
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Instructor: GREG GENIN  
Location: Mound City Bank Motor Branch drive-thru building
Description: Wed, Oct 22, 2008; 7:00 - 8:00 pm. If you're looking to save money on your energy bills, you don't want to miss Greg Genin from Alliant Energy. Greg's presentation will focus on several easy steps you can take in your home that will help bring costs down. He'll discuss lighting, heating, cooling and weatherizing your home in an efficient and cost effective way. In addition to saving money by conserving energy, you will also help preserve our natural resources.
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Instructor: DELBERT CAREY  
Location: UW-Platteville Campus
Description: Wed, Nov 5, 2008; 7:00 - 8:00 pm. The Vietnam War cost two Presidents, Johnson and Nixon their careers. It spawned a legacy of distrust of American Government. This lecture will look at the political fallout of the War, including the War Powers Act and Watergate. It will also discuss how Vietnam shaped the presidencies of Ford, Carter, and Reagan. Finally, it will discuss the impact on more recent events that changed America's military and are shaping the 2008 election.
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Instructor: DAVE FRITZ  
Location: UW-Platteville Campus
Description: Wed, Oct 1 - 15, 2008; 6:00 - 9:00 pm. Remember last winter and how long those winter nights were? Here's a hobby you may be interested in learning to work on through the winter and have some flies to fish with next spring and summer. All materials and equipment will be provided so you will have an opportunity to try fly tying out before having to purchase any equipment. In addition to learning the tools of the trade students will learn basic techniques and how to read patterns for different flies. If you've always wanted to try your hand at fly tying, this may be the perfect opportunity to do so.
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Instructor: JEROME SCHEWE  
Location: UW-Platteville Campus
Description: Wed, Sept 17 - Oct 1, 2008; 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Credit and debit cards are becoming more popular everyday, but is that good? How are credit scores determined? What are some key components of developing a household budget? How does Social Security work? What are the primary features and benefits of the various retirement accounts? These are just some of the questions that will be addressed in this three-week series.
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Instructor: DELBERT CAREY  
Location: UW-Platteville Campus
Description: Wed, Dec 3, 2008; 7:00 - 9:15 pm. Join us as we discuss the philosophical nature of these two artistic styles and why they conflict with one another. This presentation looks at the origins of both and examines the finest examples of both styles in art, architecture, sculpture, music, literature and poetry. The time period covered is from the Renaissance through the end of the nineteenth-century. This session is fun because it not only touches on all of the art and music that people are vaguely familiar with growing up (Mona Lisa, Blue Boy, Impressionism, Big Ben, opera, etc.) but it also puts it into the context of modern pop culture (football vs. baseball, Looney tunes, Star Wars, Star Trek, Country & Western Music, the Who, Guns'n'Roses, etc.).
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Instructor: STEPHAN GASSMAN  
Location: UW-Platteville Campus
Description: Sat, Sept 27 - Oct 11, 2008; 8:30 am - 11:30 am. This class will look at composition, lighting and subject matter as it pertains to successful outdoor photography. We will also discuss various techniques and tricks to help you create beautiful images of nature. Students should know the basics of photography and have a basic understanding of how their camera system works.
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Instructor: JEROME SCHEWE  
Location: UW-Platteville Campus
Description: Wed, Oct 8 - 22, 2008; 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Saving money, regardless of the purpose, takes dedication and time. This three-week series will investigate the many ways to accumulate money through savings programs and respective investment risks and some methods to preserve money for use during your retirement and for your heirs.
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Instructor: LISA MCLEAN  
Location: UW-Platteville Campus
Description: Sat, Sept 13 - Oct 25, 2008; 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. These four, two-hour sessions will cover tips, tools, and techniques to develop your scrapbook. Learn to use stamping to make a unique book.
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Instructor: LISA MCLEAN  
Location: UW-Platteville Campus
Description: Sat, Sept 13, 2008; 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. These four, two-hour sessions will cover tips, tools, and techniques to develop your scrapbook. Learn to use stamping to make a unique book.
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Instructor: LISA MCLEAN  
Location: UW-Platteville Campus
Description: Sat, Sept 27, 2008; 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. These four, two-hour sessions will cover tips, tools, and techniques to develop your scrapbook. Learn to use stamping to make a unique book.
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Instructor: LISA MCLEAN  
Location: UW-Platteville Campus
Description: Sat, Oct 11, 2008; 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. These four, two-hour sessions will cover tips, tools, and techniques to develop your scrapbook. Learn to use stamping to make a unique book.
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Instructor: LISA MCLEAN  
Location: UW-Platteville Campus
Description: Sat, Oct 25, 2008; 10:00 am 12:00 pm. These four, two-hour sessions will cover tips, tools, and techniques to develop your scrapbook. Learn to use stamping to make a unique book.
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Instructor: DELBERT CAREY  
Location: UW-Platteville Campus
Description: Wed, Sept 24, 2008; 7:00 - 8:00 pm. This lecture will examine the philosophies of Communism, including Marx, Lenin, Stalin, and Trotsky. It will also examine the American responses from Wilson, Roosevelt and most importantly Truman. The second half of the lecture will examine the history of Vietnam that led to the convergence of competing philosophies and a history of oppression to collide in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1964. The participant will gain an understanding of why the United States came to be involved in the Vietnam War.
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Instructor: JO ANNE HAUSER-WARREN  
Location: UW-Platteville
Description: Mon, Oct 6 - Nov 3, 2008; 6:00 - 9:00 pm. Watercolor Basics and Beyond: Explore the delights of this exciting free flowing medium! Learn how to: use the white of the paper to make your colors sparkle; create your own quality of light to set a mood; and add impact with bold color! No experience necessary as the course covers the basics for beginners yet incorporates more advanced topics for experienced students. Traditional as well as experimental techniques including color mixing, texture, brush work, glazing, pouring and design, are presented through discussions, demonstrations, personal explorations, and constructive critiques. A list of supplies will be sent or an optional materials kit is available for $55. Please register by Sept 29 if ordering kit.
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