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UW-Stevens Point news release News Services, Stevens Point WI 54481-3897 Phone: 715-346-3046 Fax: 715-346-2042 E-mail: news@uwsp.edu www.uwsp.edu/news Back to News releases | News release archive | UWSP Home Released:
Jan. 14, 2005 |
Wisconsin Learning Center offer winter courses
February workshops at the Wisconsin Learning Center in Stevens Point will focus on assertiveness, effective fund-raising and creativity as well as computer skills.
The workshops and seminars include:
Effective Fundraising and Development:
Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., includes lunch, $14 per session or $75 for the series:
Overview of Fundraising and Development, Jan. 27.
Working with Boards and Volunteers - Examine tested ways to work with an organization�s most important asset, Feb. 3.
Special Events - Plan effective and efficient events, Feb. 10.
Major Gifts - Learn a step-by-step process for successful major gift fund raising, Feb. 17.
Planned Giving - Work on a plan to start or enhance a planned giving program without financial expertise, Feb. 24.
Create and Innovate:
Mondays, 10 a.m. to noon, $40 per session, $150 for the series.
Brainstorming with Variations -- Learn how to brainstorm and focus ideas, Feb. 14.
Making the Familiar Strange and the Strange Familiar -- How to apply creative ideas to existing situations, Feb. 21.
Making a List - Checking it Twice, Thrice and More -- Learn to make checklists and prioritizing them, Feb. 28.
Management Success: Tools for the Toolbox 2:
Creative Thinking for Leaders: A creative environment empowers and leads to success -- Learn strategies to establish a creative environment, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., $129, includes lunch.
Human Relations: Learn how to use effective people skills to improve work output and habits, includes lunch, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., $119.
Computer Skills:
PowerPoint 2002 -- Beginning: Learn to create, modify and save presentations, includes book and pizza dinner, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 5 to 8:30 p.m., $79;
PowerPoint 2002 -- Intermediate: Learn to work with graphics, includes book and pizza, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 5 to 8:30 p.m., $79.
File Management -- Learn tips and trick to make your computer easier to use, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 6 to 7:30 p.m., $29.
FrontPage 2002: Build Your Own Web Page -- Beginning: Create a new Web site, organize, create and format a Web page using FrontPage 2002, Mondays, Feb. 21, 28 and March 7, 5 to 8 p.m., $149.
Publisher 2002 -- Beginning: Create publications, tables, format text, and insert graphics, includes book and working lunch, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., $129.
Word 2002 -- Intermediate: Learn sections and columns, format tables, import data, work with styles, headers and footers, graphics, templates and workgroup collaboration, includes book and working lunch, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., $129.
Word 2002 -- Advanced: Create form letters, address envelopes, work with forms and large documents, automate actions with macros, includes book and working lunch, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., $129.
Employee Development:
Asserting Your Power and Position -- Learn to communicate more assertively and proactively and develop skills to work more productively and genuinely, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 8:30 a.m. to noon, $69.
Train the Trainer: Learn how to develop training goals and objectives, classroom and presentation techniques and experiential learning and learning styles of participants, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 8 a.m. to noon, $79.
Counseling for Improved Performance: Focus on behaviors and how to effectively respond, build skills to manage a diverse work group. Thursday, Feb. 24, 8 a.m. to noon, $79.
Effective Business Writing: Portray a polished and professional image with top-notch writing skills! Improve email messages, reports, proposals, letters, memos and other workplace writing with techniques to improve clarity, conciseness and impact. Participants will submit three or four samples of writing one week prior to the workshop, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., includes lunch, $139.
Tax Expo:
Confused About Business Taxes? Learn about federal and state taxes, including payroll, unemployment compensation and sales taxes, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1 to 4 p.m., $25.
The Wisconsin Learning Center (WLC) is located in the Portage County Business Park adjacent to Interstate 39 on Highway HH. The WLC is a partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Mid-State Technical College to offer the latest technology, experienced instructors and high quality, affordable classes. Customized WLC seminars are available on a variety of subjects, from computer applications to Heartsaver CPR, and may be done wherever and whenever the training is needed. For information on courses or training opportunities, call the WLC at 715-343-2700 or 866-343-2700 or go to www.wlc.info.
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