
Focuses on the history of aviation in the U.S. from balloon flights preceding the Wright brothers through the terrorist attacks in September 2001 with emphasis upon how aviation and aviators have influenced American society and culture. Various themes-in ...
Effective Community Engagement New!
This course tackles the elusive issue of effective individual & community engagement needed for desired community change. Areas of examination include community engagement principles, asset based community development, issue identification, resource mobi ...
Greek civilization has had a deep impact on contemporary society in art; social, political, and economic organization; philosophy; law; medicine; and science. This course covers major aspects of Greek history and culture from antiquity to the present. It ...
Preparation class for Math Placement exam.
Preparation class for Math Placement exam.
Preparation class for Math Placement exam.
Maximizing Group Effectiveness New!
Why are effective groups so central to the success of a nonprofit? How can professionals best develop & sustain successful staff teams, boards, clients groups & community partners in order to create short-term individual engagement & long term organizati ...
Nonprofit Mission & Organizational Complexity New!
This course examines nonprofit organizations, both large & small, from the dual frames of their organic & intentional complexity. It will deal with the relationship between mission & the multiplicity of diverse constituencies, including supporters, autho ...
The Art & Craft of Grant Writing
COURSE IS FULL, BUT YOU CAN BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST. Successful grant writing calls upon a writer’s persuasive, expository—and, yes, creative—abilities. Mastery of the art and business of grant writing is fast becoming an essential skill for non ...
Write Stuff: Beginning Poetry Writing
An introduction to the writing of poetry and an exploration of contemporary poems as models for the writer. The course counts toward the Certificate in Writing.
Write Stuff: Intro to Fiction Writing
Course focuses on the elements that make up the heart of any story: character & scene development. Engage in readings, creative writing exercises and workshop, all aimed towards utilizing dialogue, point of view & traditional creative writing techniques ...
Life Writing captures memories and transforms them into such compositions as memoirs, personal essays, auto/biographies, literary journalism, mosaics or collages, lyric essays, or life reviews. Source materials for these written productions largely inclu ...
Write Stuff: Public Relations Writing
An introduction to the process of planning, producing, and evaluating written public relations messages. Writing assignments include media releases, letters, memos, position papers, background papers, brochures, reports and proposals.