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All Rights Reserved. jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) webmaster@ucx.ucr.edu (Joyce Crosthwaite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/ http://www.extension.ucr.edu/images/news/ext_rss_logo.jpg 144 28 Continuing Education News http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/rock_art.html Learn about the origins of Native American rock art, local styles and contemporary connections to this important cultural heritage through a new course, Native American Rock Art Field Experience, offered by UCR Extension. Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0700 10/06/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/getty.html Discover the majesty and mystery of the Getty Villa, America's only museum of Greek and Roman antiquities, during a personalized tour conducted by a leading art historian. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0700 09/29/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/sustainability.html Policy makers and the public are encouraged to attend a series of lectures on Sustainability Issues in Southern California sponsored by UCR Extension in cooperation with the UCR Edward J. Blakely Center for Sustainable Suburban Development. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0700 09/29/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/osher_f08_coachella.html The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute caters to mature learners 50 and over. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700 08/27/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/osher_f08.html The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute caters to mature learners 50 and over. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700 08/22/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/cce.html Three top international business leaders will speak this September at UCR Extension. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700 08/19/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/sustainable.html UCR Extension launches a new certificate program this fall in Sustainable Development and Green Design. In this program, students learn about the concepts and principles of sustainability through green building design, clean technologies and innovative approaches to achieving economic, environmental and social sustainability. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700 08/13/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/natural_f08.html Spend this Fall Quarter exploring your natural environment in one of UCR Extension's field studies classes. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700 08/11/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/arts_f08.html UCR Extension's Fall Quarter Calendar for Arts and Humanities classes. Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700 08/08/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/interior_f08.html UCR Extension offers Interior Design classes this Fall quarter in Riverside and Palm Desert. Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700 08/08/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/gambling2.html Problem gambling wrecks lives, tears apart homes and often leads to crimes that help support the gambler's addiction. UCR Extension offers the new class, Understanding Problem Gambling. Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700 08/08/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/computer_workshops.html UCR Extension offers a 40 percent discount to faculty and staff for one- and two-day computer workshops. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700 08/07/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/ag_f08.html Agriculture and Landscape classes offered this Fall Quarter at UCR Extension. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700 08/04/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/yoga_f08.html Iyengar Yoga Classes to be offered this Fall Quarter at UCR Extension. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700 08/04/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/mammoth.html Spend a weekend this August exploring the volcanic hazard areas around Mammoth Mountain, a large lava dome complex that lies to the west of the town of Mammoth Lakes, California. Fri, 1 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700 08/01/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/san_andreas2.html Spend the day exploring the San Andreas Fault, an 800-mile transform fault that is predicted to be a prime location for the next "big" earthquake in California. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0700 07/29/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/learning_skills.html UCR Extension offers an ideal one-week program, Learning Skills, Grades 6-8, which prepares children for the crucial transition from elementary school to middle school. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0700 07/15/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/san_andreas.html Spend the day exploring the San Andreas Fault, an 800-mile transform fault that is predicted to be a prime location for the next "big" earthquake in California. Tue, 1 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0700 07/01/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/plumerias.html Learn how to grow your own plumerias in UCR Extension's gardening workshop, Growing Plumerias, The Flowers of Love. Tue, 1 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0700 07/01/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/teacher_retention.html The California Science Project has renewed a $334,000 grant to UCR Extension's Department of Education to help fund the creation of professional learning communities among science teachers in San Bernardino and Riverside middle schools. Tue, 1 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0700 07/01/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/early_childhood_grant.html Early Childhood and Family Studies at UCR Extension has been awarded two educational support grants to assist early care professionals and child development students living and/or working in San Bernardino County. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0700 06/20/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/gate_science.html GATE children entering seventh and eighth grades this fall can spend one week this summer exploring the mysteries of sound and light in the GATE Summer Science Camp. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0700 06/20/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/expanding.html Expanding Horizons is a summer program designed for academically gifted, eager-to-learn and motivated students who intend to enter the third through seventh grades this fall. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0700 06/16/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/korean_center.html International Education Programs at University of California, Riverside Extension has partnered with Korean developer Ki-Doo Kang to open IEP's second international education center in South Korea. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0700 06/11/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/gourd.html UCR Extension offers several one-day workshops this summer that allow students to tap into their creative side. Learn how to weave baskets and create musical instruments and jewelry out of gourds. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0700 06/11/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/translation.html In UCR Extension's class, Spanish Reading and Writing Skills for Bilingual Interpreters, students who already understand Spanish at a high or intermediate proficiency level can develop their reading comprehension, writing and oral skills. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0700 06/11/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/anatomy.html People planning to enter the medical health professions or medical health professionals who speak more than one language may be interested in UCR Extension's new online course, Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology for Medical Vocations. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0700 06/11/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/painting_su08.html UCR Extension is offering a number of classes this summer that will teach you how to transform your inner imaginative world into art that you can share with others. Fri, 30 May 2008 12:00:00 -0700 05/30/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/china_earthquake.html AiHua "Melody" Yang, a resident of Fujian Province in China, and fellow IEP student Zhou Zhi Heng, who is from Zhejiang Province, have rallied international and American students alike at UCR Extension and the University of California to raise funds for those devastated by the 8.0 magnitude earthquake centered in Chengdu, China, on May 12. Fri, 23 May 2008 12:00:00 -0700 05/23/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/experts.html Spend the hot summer Wednesday nights this July at UCR Extension listening to crime experts tell tales about recovering the dead, identifying the dead, analyzing handwriting to catch crooks, and profiling killers, rapists and other criminals. Tue, 20 May 2008 12:00:00 -0700 05/20/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/ag_su08.html Courses offered in agriculture and landscape this summer at UCR Extension. Fri, 9 May 2008 12:00:00 -0700 05/09/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/natural_su08.html Learning getaway trips offered by UCR Extension this summer. Fri, 9 May 2008 12:00:00 -0700 05/09/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/yoga_su08.html Yoga classes offered this summer at UCR Extension. Fri, 9 May 2008 12:00:00 -0700 05/09/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/arts_su08.html Arts and Humanities courses offered this summer at UCR Extension in Riverside and Palm Desert. Thu, 8 May 2008 12:00:00 -0700 05/08/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/teacher_award.html Dr. Jian-Zhong Lin, English professor at Eastern Connecticut State University, has established an annual excellence award for teaching in International Education Programs to honor his American host mother and IEP teacher Jan Pauw. Tue, 6 May 2008 12:00:00 -0700 05/06/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/mustangs.html Get away from the madness of city life and spend four days riding horses, camping under the stars and watching free roaming herds of wild mustangs on the Montgomery Pass Wild Horse Range in the Pizona Area and in Inyo National Forest. Thu, 24 April 2008 12:00:00 -0700 04/24/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/green_design.html Interior designer Mary Martin-O’Shea will teach students how to create an eco-chic home environment in the class "Green: The Color of Our Future." Tue, 22 April 2008 12:00:00 -0700 04/22/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/review.html Join instructor and award-winning writer Stacy Davies in UCR Extension’s new class, "How to Write A Review About Anything." Tue, 15 April 2008 12:00:00 -0700 04/15/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/supply_chain_intensive.html UCR Extension is offering a 3-part summer intensive retraining program designed to help the displaced worker get a foot in the door of the burgeoning logistics industry in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Fri, 11 April 2008 12:00:00 -0700 04/11/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/grief.html To refine one’s skills in dealing with the grief-stricken, UCR Extension is offering the class Grief and Loss Counseling. Thu, 10 April 2008 12:00:00 -0700 04/10/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/gambling.html UCR Extension offers the new class "Understanding Problem Gambling" at UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center. Thu, 10 April 2008 12:00:00 -0700 04/10/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/geo_spring08.html Classes offered in Geospatial Analysis and Technology at UCR Extension this spring. Sun, 6 April 2008 12:00:00 -0700 04/06/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/land-use_spring08.html Classes offered in Land Use and Environmental Planning at UCR Extension this spring. Sun, 6 April 2008 12:00:00 -0700 04/06/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/playwriting.html Class participants will learn how to structure a play, including the elements of good storytelling and how to translate those into a play. Thu, 3 April 2008 12:00:00 -0700 04/03/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/interior_spring08.html Classes offered in Interior Design at UCR Extension this spring. Wed, 2 April 2008 12:00:00 -0700 04/02/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/osher_spring08_coachella.html Make friends, exercise your mind and renew your spirit. Tue, 1 April 2008 12:00:00 -0700 04/01/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/writing.html UCR Extension’s writing classes offer quality instruction with professional writers who can help you master the craft. Tue, 1 April 2008 12:00:00 -0700 04/01/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/tree_mgt.html UCR Extension is offering a one-day workshop titled, "Tree Management in Parks, Golf Courses and Other Large Turf Areas," which focuses on tree management in large turf settings for arborists and other tree professionals. Tue, 25 March 2008 12:00:00 -0700 03/25/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/natural_spring08.html Classes offered in Natural Sciences at UCR Extension this spring. Thu, 20 March 2008 12:00:00 -0700 03/20/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/native_spring08.html Classes offered in Native American Studies at UCR Extension this spring. Thu, 20 March 2008 12:00:00 -0700 03/20/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/childhood.html Early childhood professionals and care providers will gather at UCR Extension to learn creative methods of including nature, science and math concepts in the classroom. Thu, 13 March 2008 12:00:00 -0700 03/13/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/newsletter/2008_03.html Latest issue of UCR Extension's electronic newsletter, @UCRExtension. Wed, 12 March 2008 12:00:00 -0700 03/12/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/cat.html What does it take to get a small cat extricated from a 3-inch crevice after being stuck there for four days? Wed, 5 March 2008 12:00:00 -0700 03/05/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/staging2.html Find out how to dress up your home in the class "Staging Your Home to Sell." Mon, 25 February 2008 12:00:00 -0700 02/25/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/green.html In UCR Extension’s new class Green Design for Your Home, participants learn how they can transform their home into a model of sustainability one product at a time. Mon, 25 February 2008 12:00:00 -0700 02/25/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/gardening.html A list of gardening classes offered by UCR Extension during Spring quarter 2008. Thu, 21 February 2008 12:00:00 -0700 02/21/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/digital_storytelling.html Using digital photographs, music sound bytes, bits of narration and your own imagination, you can create an original story for friends, loved ones and anonymous blog visitors. Fri, 15 February 2008 12:00:00 -0700 02/15/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/photos.html Now is the time to get motivated and learn how to organize and edit all those fabulous memories into personal scrapbooks. UCR Extension is offering a new one-day class, Organizing and Editing Your Digital Photos. Fri, 15 February 2008 12:00:00 -0700 02/15/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/newsletter/2008_02.html Latest issue of UCR Extension's electronic newsletter, @UCRExtension. Wed, 6 February 2008 12:00:00 -0700 02/06/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/political_reform.html Steven Hill, director of the Political Reform Program at the New America Foundation, will discuss "Ten Steps to Repair American Democracy" at UCR Extension. Wed, 30 February 2008 12:00:00 -0700 01/30/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/tree_hazard.html Earn continuing education credit and learn from the experts about how to determine when a tree is dangerous in UCR Extension’s one-day Tree Hazard Evaluation Workshop. Wed, 30 January 2008 12:00:00 -0700 01/30/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/staging.html Find out how to dress up your home in the class Staging Your Home to Sell. Wed, 30 January 2008 12:00:00 -0700 01/30/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/dreamcatcher.html Learn how to create Native American dream catchers, designed to filter out negative dreams and preserve positive visions, and incorporate them into gourd art in the two-day workshop, Gourd Art with Dream Catchers. Tue, 15 January 2008 12:00:00 -0700 01/15/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/wine.html Starting this winter, UCR Extension will lead aspiring winemakers through the new vineyard management/winemaking series, which will trace wine production through the growing and maintenance of vineyards to the bottling of wine at homes. Mon, 14 January 2008 12:00:00 -0700 01/14/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/storytelling.html Storytellers, aspiring storytellers, educators and those who work with children may want to refine their talents in UCR Extension’s one-day class A Workshop on the Techniques of Storytelling. Thu, 10 January 2008 12:00:00 -0700 01/10/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/layoffs.html When Abbott Laboratories laid off 700 workers in Temecula and Perris-based RV maker National RV Holdings laid off 600 workers, UCR Extension designed an intensive retraining program in supply chain management for people in quick need of a new job. Tue, 8 January 2008 12:00:00 -0700 01/08/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/eating_disorders.html Learn how to identify the different types of eating disorders as well as the personality characteristics of those people who tend to suffer from them. Tue, 8 January 2008 12:00:00 -0700 01/08/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/estate.html Attorney-to-the-stars Arnold Kassoy, who specializes in estate planning for high net worth individuals and families, is teaching the new class Estate Planning for UCR Extension. Sat, 5 January 2008 12:00:00 -0700 01/05/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/grant_writing.html Artists, development professionals and volunteers for arts organizations will be interested in the new class, Grant Writing for Artists and Arts Managers. Thu, 3 January 2008 12:00:00 -0700 01/03/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/creative_stroke.html Artists can develop and hone their own form of artistic expression in the new class, Finding Your Creative Stroke. Thu, 3 January 2008 12:00:00 -0700 01/03/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/museum_studies2.html The forecast is bright for those interested in pursuing a career in museum studies. Thu, 3 January 2008 12:00:00 -0700 01/03/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/coffee.html The sultry scents of cinnamon, chocolate and cardamom will waft through the hallways at UCR Extension this winter when coffee master Mike Perry demonstrates how to create the perfect blend of coffee beans and brew a perfect cup of coffee. Thu, 3 January 2008 12:00:00 -0700 01/03/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/jewelry.html Learn how to design your own sparkling Swarovski crystal bracelet, necklace and earrings and a unique coral and turquoise necklace in the new class, Introduction to Jewelry Making. Thu, 3 January 2008 12:00:00 -0700 01/03/08 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/newsletter/2007_12.html Latest issue of UCR Extension's electronic newsletter, @UCRExtension. Sat, 15 December 2007 12:00:00 -0700 12/15/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/soccer.html The players of the I.V. (International Village) soccer team speak many languages, but "Yeah" sounds the same no matter what country you're from. Fri, 7 December 2007 12:00:00 -0700 12/07/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/newsletter/2007_10.html Latest issue of UCR Extension's electronic newsletter, @UCRExtension. Wed, 31 October 2007 12:00:00 -0700 10/31/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/elder_abuse.html UCR Extension is offering a new class designed to teach people how to recognize abuse of the elderly. Wed, 24 October 2007 12:00:00 -0700 10/24/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/flowering_plants.html Learn the basics of good garden design using flowering plants in UCR Extension’s class, Selection and Care of Flowering Plants for Inland Empire Gardens. Tue, 23 October 2007 12:00:00 -0700 10/23/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/yoga_seniors.html The Iyengar Yoga Institute at UCR Extension has created a new daytime yoga class for the mature student. Tue, 23 October 2007 12:00:00 -0700 10/23/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/global_sourcing.html Hear from supply managers throughout the world about the costs, benefits and challenges of global sourcing in the class Global Sourcing: Where in the World Are Our Suppliers? Mon, 24 September 2007 12:00:00 -0700 09/24/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=1668 UC Riverside Extension has a new acting dean in the person of Professor Sharon Duffy, associate dean of the UCR Graduate School of Education. Thu, 20 September 2007 12:00:00 -0700 09/20/07 todd.ransom@ucr.edu (Todd Ransom) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/digital_story.html Using digital photographs, music sound bytes, bits of narration and your own imagination, you can create an original story for friends, loved ones and anonymous blog visitors. Mon, 17 September 2007 12:00:00 -0700 09/17/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/plein_art.html Create your own original paintings outdoors while capturing the ever-changing light effects that occur in nature in the class Painting Outdoors – Plein Air. Wed, 12 September 2007 12:00:00 -0700 09/12/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/newsletter/2007_09.html Latest issue of UCR Extension's electronic newsletter, @UCRExtension. Wed, 12 September 2007 12:00:00 -0700 09/12/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/workers_comp.html With the passage of Senate Bill 899, the California Workers' Compensation system has undergone significant reforms. Learn the ins and outs of recent legislation in the class, "Overview of the California Workers' Compensation System." Wed, 12 September 2007 12:00:00 -0700 09/12/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/polymer_clay.html Working with polymer clay provides "instant gratification" because the clay is baked in a conventional oven at low temperatures. The final pieces are ready in minutes. UCR Extension now offers an introduction to this art form in the new one-day course, "Polymer Clay Workshop." Fri, 31 August 2007 12:00:00 -0700 08/31/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/digital_photography.html Now is the time to get motivated and learn how to organize and edit all those fabulous memories into personal scrapbooks. UCR Extension is offering a new one-day class, "Organizing and Editing Your Digital Photos." Wed, 29 August 2007 12:00:00 -0700 08/29/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/museum_studies.html Museum professional are expecting a huge wave of retirements and positions will need to be filled with competent professionals, including curators, docents, fund raisers and volunteers. UCR Extension is addressing this need by offering the new class "Introduction to Museum Studies." Wed, 29 August 2007 12:00:00 -0700 08/29/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/newsletter/2007_08.html Latest issue of UCR Extension's electronic newsletter, @UCRExtension. Tue, 7 August 2007 12:00:00 -0700 08/07/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/law_f07.html List of courses in Law and Public Policy offered during fall 2007 Wed, 01 August 2007 12:00:00 -0700 08/01/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/safety_f07.html List of courses in Forensic Investigations & Public Safety offered during fall 2007 Wed, 01 August 2007 12:00:00 -0700 08/01/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/real_estate_f07.html List of courses in Real Estate offered during fall 2007 Wed, 01 August 2007 12:00:00 -0700 08/01/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/land_use_f07.html List of courses in Land Use and Environmental Planning offered during fall 2007 Wed, 01 August 2007 12:00:00 -0700 08/01/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/construction_f07.html List of courses in Construction Management offered during fall 2007 Wed, 01 August 2007 12:00:00 -0700 08/01/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/yoga_f07.html List of courses in Yoga offered during fall 2007 Wed, 25 July 2007 12:00:00 -0700 07/25/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/environment_7-24-07.html List of courses in Environment, Safety & Facilities offered during fall 2007 Tue, 24 July 2007 12:00:00 -0700 07/24/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/geo_f07.html List of courses in Geospatial Analysis & Technology offered during fall 2007 Tue, 24 July 2007 12:00:00 -0700 07/24/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/ag_calendar.html List of courses in Agriculture & Landscape offered during fall 2007 Fri, 20 July 2007 12:00:00 -0700 07/20/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/natural_sciences_f07.html List of courses in Natural Sciences offered during fall 2007 Fri, 20 July 2007 12:00:00 -0700 07/20/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/native_f07.html List of courses in Native American Studies offered during fall 2007 Fri, 20 July 2007 12:00:00 -0700 07/20/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/planning_7-20-07.html List of courses in Planning, Development & Resource Management offered during fall 2007 Fri, 20 July 2007 12:00:00 -0700 07/20/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/native_instruments_7-17-07.html Native American music plays a vital role in the history and education of Native Americans. Tue, 17 July 2007 12:00:00 -0700 07/17/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/cactus_growing.html Growing and propagating cacti can be a prickly job, but it's rewarding for anyone who wants to take a stab at it. Tue, 17 July 2007 12:00:00 -0700 07/17/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/newsletter/2007_june.html Latest issue of UCR Extension's electronic newsletter, @UCRExtension. Tue, 19 June 2007 12:00:00 -0700 06/19/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/yeungnam.html Yeungnam University has had a Friendship Agreement with UCR since 2002 and has sent students to IEP for language training since 2000. Fri, 8 June 2007 12:00:00 -0700 06/08/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.iep.ucr.edu/news11.html UCR's International Education Program staff members Suzanne Hartzell and Rika Toyoda visited five Japanese universities this spring to promote a new academic year program, the Consortium Academic Program, designed by the UC Extension Consortium for Global Partnerships. Tue, 22 May 2007 12:00:00 -0700 05/22/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/native_literature.html Learn about the important and changing roles of California's desert tribes by studying Native American literature in UCR Extension's new class "Native American Literature of the California Desert Tribes." Tue, 22 May 2007 12:00:00 -0700 05/22/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/sierra_nevada.html Get away from the madness of city life and spend four days riding horses, camping under the stars and watching free roaming herds of wild mustangs on the Montgomery Pass Wild Horse Range in the Pizona Area and in Inyo National Forest. Fri, 18 May 2007 12:00:00 -0700 05/18/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/yoga_convention.html Students and teachers spent five days in the desert studying yoga postures, breathing practices and the ancient language of Sanskrit with the guidance of Geeta Iyengar, daughter of living yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar. Thu, 17 May 2007 12:00:00 -0700 05/17/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/2008_election.html This spring, Lunchtime Learning presents the lecture "2008: The Most Important Presidential Election in a Generation?" at 12:05 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, 2006 in Conference Room A at UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave. Tue, 15 May 2007 12:00:00 -0700 05/15/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/planning.html List of courses in Planning, Development and Resource Management offered during summer 2007. Fri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 -0700 05/11/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/thailand.html Patrick Schreiber represented UCR Extension's International Education Program at the Education Select 2007 Educational Fair in Bangkok, Thailand. Thu, 10 May 2007 12:00:00 -0700 05/10/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/native_instruments.html Native American music plays a vital role in the history and education of Native Americans. Tue, 08 May 2007 12:00:00 -0700 05/08/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/gambling_addiction.html Problem gambling wrecks lives, tears apart homes and often leads to crimes that help support the gambler's addiction. Mon, 07 May 2007 12:00:00 -0700 05/07/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/elders.html The National Center of Elder Abuse (NCEA) estimates between 1 and 2 million Americans age 65 and older have been injured, exploited or otherwise mistreated by someone on whom they depended for care and protection. Mon, 07 May 2007 12:00:00 -0700 05/07/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/tree_safety.html In the state of California, about 50 to 60 people are killed each year in tree-related fatalities. Fri, 04 May 2007 12:00:00 -0700 05/04/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/newsletter/2007_May.html Latest issue of UCR Extension's electronic newsletter, @UCRExtension. Wed, 02 May 2007 12:00:00 -0700 05/02/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/panda.html Dr. Sue Teele, director of Education at UCR Extension, fulfilled a lifelong dream when she traveled in April to Wolong Giant Panda Reserve near Chengdu, China. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0700 04/27/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/lactation.html Students in UCR Extension's new Lactation Educator-Counselor Training Program are asked to bring a life-sized baby doll to class, but what they are studying is serious business. Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0700 04/25/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/jerseyboys.html Two UCR Extension staff members got to hobnob with Tony Award winners while they were in New York City last March as part of Osher's class, "2007 Behind the Curtain: New York Theatre." Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0700 04/25/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.iep.ucr.edu/news07.html International Education Programs at UCR Extension fosters relationships with students and educational counselors Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0700 04/18/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/arco.html For the second year in a row, the California Association of School Counselors has named a UCR Extension instructor as the Outstanding School Counselor of the Year. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0700 04/11/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/newsletter/23Mar2007.html Latest issue of UCR Extension's electronic newsletter, @UCRExtension. Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0700 03/23/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/dr_teele.html The California Association for the Gifted awarded Sue Teele, director of Education at UCR Extension, with the CAG Distinguished Service Award this month at the 45th Annual CAG Conference in Santa Clara. Wed, 20 Mar 2007 12:30:00 -0700 03/20/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/newsletter/16Feb2007.html Latest issue of UCR Extension's electronic newsletter, @UCRExtension. Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0700 02/16/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/seoul.html UCR Extension honored five University of Seoul students from South Korea for successfully completing a four-week internship program with the city of Riverside. Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:00:00 -0700 02/07/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/torture.html This month, UCR Extension's Lunchtime Learning will focus on the controversy surrounding the United States' current interpretation of torture as defined by the Geneva Conventions, and its impact on detainees held in prisons throughout the world. Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:00:00 -0700 02/01/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/newsletter/10jan2007.html Latest issue of UCR Extension's electronic newsletter, @UCRExtension. Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:00:00 -0700 01/10/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/elections.html At last November's elections, the American voters spoke loudly about their view of the state of nation turning congressional power over to the Democrats. Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:00:00 -0700 01/03/07 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/newsletter/120706.html Latest issue of UCR Extension's electronic newsletter, @UCRExtension. Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:00:00 -0700 12/07/06 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/interim_dean.html Associate Dean and International Education Programs (IEP) Director Sheila Dwight has been named the interim dean of UCR Extension and Summer Sessions until a permanent dean is selected. Dwight will be responsible for the daily operations at UCR Extension. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:00:00 -0700 11/22/06 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/new_challenges.html Dean Jack Azzaretto retires from UCR Extension to take on new challenges as Dean and CEO of the University of West Florida Emerald Coast in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Dr. Sheila Dwight will be Interim Dean of Extension and Summer Sessions as a national search for Extension's next leader takes place. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:00:00 -0700 10/26/06 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/dean.html John "Jack" Azzaretto, Vice Chancellor of Public Service and International Programs and Dean of UCR Extension, was handed the key to the City of Riverside by Mayor Ron Loveridge Wednesday evening and told Vice Chancellor Azzaretto he was welcome back to Riverside any time. Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:00:00 -0700 10/13/06 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/forensic_nursing.html The University Continuing Education Association has awarded UCR Extension's Certificate in Forensic Nursing as the Outstanding Credit Program in the West Region for 2006. Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:00:00 -0700 09/13/06 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/katrina.html Students in the Expanding Horizons Program at UCR Extension met Mocha, a chocolate Labrador Retriever trained for search and rescue missions and Emergency Coordinator John Thomas, both of the Murrietta Fire Department on Thursday, July 27. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:00:00 -0700 07/27/06 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/yale.html International Education Programs at the University of California, Riverside, has partnered with Yale-China Association to offer the first ever Yale-China Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) program at UCR-Beijing International Education Center. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:30:00 -0700 06/23/06 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/moldova.html Seymour Van Gundy's long-standing work with Moldovan colleagues has resulted in the former Soviet republic's bestowing of its highest scientific honor. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:30:00 -0700 06/12/06 ricardo.duran@ucr.edu (Ricardo Duran) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/ecegrant.html The Children and Families Commission for San Bernardino County awarded two grants totaling $1.32 million to UCR Extension to provide reduced-cost education and financial stipends to qualified early childcare providers and educators in San Bernardino County. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 16:30:00 -0700 06/09/06 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/ego_development.html UCR Extension is offering a unique opportunity to learn about the chakra energy system and its relation to the development of the ego and the soul in a new two-day workshop titled "Ego Development: East Meets West." Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:30:00 -0700 04/19/06 kris.lovekin@ucr.edu (Kris Lovekin) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/vineyard.html California wine sales hit a record high in 2005 as more people are choosing to create small vineyard in their own backyard. Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:30:00 -0700 04/17/06 kris.lovekin@ucr.edu (Kris Lovekin) http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=1302 A high-level delegation from the China Agricultural University in Beijing visited UCR in April for tours, dinners and talks. Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:30:00 -0700 04/14/06 kris.lovekin@ucr.edu (Kris Lovekin) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/jarman-dunn.html The California Association of School Counselors has named UCR Extension instructor Nancy Jarman-Dunn the Outstanding School Counselor of the Year for 2006. Thu, 06 Apr 2006 09:30:00 -0700 04/06/06 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/osher.html The University of California, Riverside Extension has received a $1 million endowment grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation to provide continued support for educational programs for adults ages 50 and above. Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:30:00 -0700 03/17/06 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/paralegal.html The American Bar Association has approved UCR Extension's Paralegal Program following an intensive and arduous review process and on site evaluation. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 09:30:00 -0700 03/02/06 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/sheila_dwight.html Sheila Dwight, associate dean of UCR Extension and director of International Education Programs, has been named a Sister Cities International 50th Anniversary Distinguished Volunteer. Dwight was recognized for her work in helping to establish the Gangnam-Riverside Sister City relationship and the Gangnam-University of California Riverside International Education Center (GNUCR) in the Gangnam-gu District of Seoul, Korea, which is one of Riverside's sister cities. Wed, 01 Mar 2006 09:30:00 -0700 03/01/06 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/dean.html John "Jack" Azzaretto, Vice Chancellor of Public Service and International Programs and Dean of UCR Extension, was handed the key to the City of Riverside by Mayor Ron Loveridge Wednesday evening and told Vice Chancellor Azzaretto he was welcome back to Riverside any time. Thu, 13 Oct 2005 09:30:00 -0700 10/13/05 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/yoga.html UCR Extension will present a Lifetime Achievement Award to B.K.S. Iyengar, an internationally renowned yoga teacher who was declared by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.  Sheila Dwight, associate dean and director of International Education Programs at UCR Extension, will present the award to Mr. Iyengar on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at Royce Hall at UCLA. Thu, 22 Sep 2005 09:30:00 -0700 09/22/05 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/la_sierra.html Because of an agreement signed on June 2, La Sierra University will begin to accept academic credit from UCR Extension certificates toward advanced degrees in education and business. Thu, 02 Jun 2005 09:30:00 -0700 06/02/05 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/chemistry.html The Southern California Section of the American Chemical Society has named UCR Extension instructor Paul Groves, also known as "Chemmybear," as the 2005 Outstanding High School Teacher. Groves, a teacher at Pasadena High School, teaches the class "Content and Methods for Teaching Advanced Placement Chemistry" for the AP Institute at UCR Extension, which begins Aug. 1. Mon, 23 May 2005 09:30:00 -0700 05/23/05 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/grant.html UCR Extension has been awarded a $15,500 grant from the Bank of America Foundation to underwrite the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Artists Lecture Series and a student arts enrichment program that will target moderate to low-income and minority high school students. Both programs will be offered this spring quarter. Tue, 19 Apr 2005 09:30:00 -0700 04/19/05 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/interior_design.html Considering a career change? Gain a firm foundation in the field of interior design by taking these two basic courses "Introduction to Interior Design" and "Color Theory and Its Application" offered by UCR Extension at UCR Palm Desert, 75-080 Frank Sinatra Dr. Mon, 21 Mar 2005 09:30:00 -0700 03/21/05 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/melody_of_childhood.html Hundreds of early childhood educators will spend Saturday, March 18 at the sold-out, one-day conference "Celebrating the Melody of Childhood Conference: Lullabies, Rhythms and Sing-a-Longs." Thu, 17 Mar 2005 09:30:00 -0700 03/17/05 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/ecsgrant.html The Early Childhood and Family Studies program in Education at UCR Extension has been awarded two grants valued at $1, 210, 580 from the First 5 California Children and Families Commission. The monies will be used to provide reduced-cost education and financial stipends to qualified early childcare providers and educators in San Bernardino County. Mon, 06 Dec 2004 09:30:00 -0700 12/06/04 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/esri.html Dean Jack Azzaretto, on behalf of University Extension, presented ESRI President Jack Dangermond with a gift Wednesday, October 20, to recognize him for his contributions to the development and success of Extension's Certificate Program in Geographic Information Systems. Tue, 02 Nov 2004 09:30:00 -0700 11/02/04 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite) http://www.extension.ucr.edu/news/mayor.html During a trip to Riverside's sister city Gangnam in Seoul, Korea, Riverside Mayor Ronald Loveridge stopped to tour the GN-UCR International Education Center in October. It was the first time Loveridge had visited one of Extension's international education centers overseas. Thu, 28 Oct 2004 09:30:00 -0700 10/28/04 jkite@ucx.ucr.edu (Joan Kite)