Fall Non-Credit Personal Enrichment Courses Open to Public

Cazenovia College offers new and interesting learning opportunities

CAZENOVIA, NY (08/18/2010)(readMedia)-- Cazenovia College's Office of Extended Learning offers non-credit professional development and personal enrichment courses every semester. To view the Extended Learning catalog, visit www.cazenovia.edu/extendedlearning. For more information, or to register for a course, call 315-655-7107, or e-mail sjbenedict@cazenovia.edu.

Personal enrichment courses offered this fall include:

Sundays, Sept. 5 and 12, 10 a.m. – noon, and Sunday, Sept. 19, 9 a.m. – noon (rain date: Sunday, Sept. 29) Beginning Backpacking Essentials – The class includes two 2-hour classroom sessions and a day hike with packs on the Cazenovia Gorge Trail. Classroom topics include pre-trip planning, what to wear, boots, gear selection (packs, tents, sleeping bags, filters, stoves, and more), food selection, basic wilderness first aid, leave no trace, what to pack, and more. Cost includes travel to the Gorge Trail. (3 classes – fee is $84)

Tuesdays, Sept. 14 through Nov. 2, 6 – 8 p.m.: Introductory Conversational Italian – Students will practice all four basic skills of language learning – listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with emphasis on speaking. Short dialogues and readings will facilitate student-to-student interaction and self-expression in realistic situations. Topics include the alphabet, personal identification, greetings, numbers, days, months, seasons/weather conditions, food, drinks, dining, and home. No text is required, but recommended is, "Italian, the Easy Way", 3rd edition by Marcel Danesi. $5 supply fee payable to the instructor. (Location: Nottingham High School, Syracuse - 8 classes – fee is $161)

Wednesdays, Sept. 15 through Nov. 3, 6 – 8 p.m.: Continuation of Introductory Conversational Italian – This class will benefit and be of interest to students who have completed Introductory Conversational Italian in the past. There will be a short review of the introductory course. We will then begin following the text "Italian, the Easy Way," 3rd edition, by Marcel Danesi. You may purchase the text from your local bookstore or online in advance so you'll be ready to utilize it during our first class. In addition to the text, we will continue emphasizing speaking. Short dialogues and readings will facilitate student to student interaction and self expression in realistic situations. (8 classes to be held at Nottingham High School, Syracuse. Fee is $161)

Mondays, Sept. 27 through Oct. 18, 7 – 8:15 p.m.: Beginning Guitar – Learn the basics on how to play a guitar with group and one-on-one instruction. Learn how to tune a guitar and purchase the correct instrument. It is not necessary to learn how to read music for this course. Students must have their own guitars; those who need one may call for assistance in choosing and acquiring the correct guitar. Class limited to 12. (4 classes – fee is $99)

Tuesdays, Sept. 28 through Oct. 19, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.: Planning the Perfect Wedding – Getting Married? Learn everything from the engagement to the honeymoon. Details on dress shopping, to finding the perfect flowers, will be covered. Even learn how to budget your perfect wedding! (4 classes – fee is $96)

Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 2 and 3: Backpacking Overnight – The trip will leave at 7 a.m. on Saturday and return at about 5 p.m. on Sunday. This is an overnight (1 night) backpacking trip to Haystack Mountain which is about 6 miles from Saranac Lake. The hike is moderately difficult with some short steep sections near the end. You must provide all backpacking essentials plus food. Haystack Mountain elevation: 6.6 miles (10.7 km) round trip. Elevation change: 1302 feet (397m). Summit Elevation: 2874 feet (873m). Cost includes roundtrip travel to Saranac Lake area. (1 class - rain date: Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 9 and 10 – fee is $100)

Tuesday, Oct. 26, 5 – 9 p.m.: Vocal Master Class – Dr. Jon Fredric West, International Opera Tenor, works intensively with each singer on vocal technique, presentation, characterization and commitment, style and language. Each person will receive twenty minutes in an open audience participation directed by Dr. West. The master class experience is challenging and entertaining for all. Class limited to 12. (1 class – fee is $129)

Cazenovia College, named one of "America's Best Colleges" by US News & World Report, is an independent, co-educational, baccalaureate college, located near Syracuse, N.Y. Cazenovia College offers a comprehensive liberal arts education in an exceptional community environment, with academic and co-curricular programs devoted to developing leaders in their professional fields. For more information, visit www.cazenovia.edu.

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