9:30 Programs

Why to Start an Exercise Program?

Why start an exercise program? This session will inform beginners about strength and conditioning, cardiovascualr health, flexibility, disease management and functional training. Some of the benefits of exercising are reducing the risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other prominent diseases in America today. Remember - Exercise is Medicine!

Travel Tips for Europe

Want to visit Europe, but don't know where to start? Start here. Learn tips for traveling light and successfully. Includes languages, preparation, traveling, and destinations.

Mnemonic Jeopardy

Play Jeopardy using your knowledge of colleague mnemonics. Prize awarded to top scorer.

Dress for Success

This fun, interactive seminar will help you plan your appearance to alter the way people interact with you. Whether you are a man or a woman, the saying “You are what you wear” is true since clothes cover 90% of your body. Do you want to dress to influence, but need help? Are you interviewing for career mobility, but unsure what to wear? Learn what your clothes say about you. Change your appearance and Dress for Success! Analyze what you want to say with your appearance through your wardrobe.

How to use the MC Server Space to your Advantage

Learn how to best use the MC server resources available to you. This is an introduction to saving files on the MC server, understanding the new file share structure, using and saving to your personal server space, accessing and saving to department shares, moving files onto the server and the benefits of using the MC servers.

MS Office 2007 Sneak Peak

Participants will gain exposure to new features of MS Office 2007 including programs such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. No more looking for MLA/APA formatting – they are built-in the new Word. Maintain blogs directly from Word. Learn the new Interface such as Ribbons. Galleries, Contextual tabs to make your document, spreadsheet and presentation look professional.

Photo Editing using Google Picasa

Learn to manage your digital photos, edit them, and prepare them for email or for posting on your website. The software is freeware that is easy to use.

Filling Up the Well: Caring for Ourselves Helps Us Better Care for Others

Stressed out? Overwhelmed? Burned out? Have fun and learn new ways to take care of yourself.

Debt Reduction

This session will include discussion of how and why to save, personal cash flow planning, and how to eliminate personal debt.

God, Please Do Not Let Me Become a Hilton

Why materialism and the pursuit of money and things are dangerous to your happiness and mental health.

Psychology: Friend or Foe of Christianity

An interactive discussion about how psychology and religion are related.

Saltwater Aquariums 101

Bring home some of the fascinating life that abounds around the world's coral reefs. This session focuses on the information you need to get started with salt water aquariums.

Social Security, Online Services & 2007 Updates

This presentation will provide an overview of Social Security benefits: how to apply, how benefits are figured, who is eligible, clarification of the 2004 legislation. You will also receive information on the Social Security's newest initiative, Online Services. A Q&A session will follow.

When You Ride Alone, You Ride With Hitler: Images of Sacrifice and Propaganda during Wartime"

This lecture and powerpoint presentation wil be given by Dr. Alex Lichtenstein of Rice University.

Maintenance from the Start (2 Hour Session)

This seminar was created in an effort to assist our customers and maintenance personnel in the proper procedures and methods of maintaining Lees Carpets. It covers recommended equipment and chemicals to use in cleaning, and the correct maintenance procedures. We discuss the single biggest problem in carpet care and how to avoid it. The seminar will include a hands-on demonstration of the actual procedures recommended in carpet care, the latest innovations and the most important factors in carpet care – personnel and motivation.

Revealing Expectations: Rubrics (2 Hour Session)

Revealing Expectations will cover the rationale behind a useful rubric and the basics for designing your own.

Let’s discuss it over Tea!!

A panel discussion with International Students concerning their educational experiences here in the US. There will also be International Teas offered to enhance your enjoyment.