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Board Member Legal Issues New!
This seminar will help you better understand the duties, liabilities, and legal protections that affect the members of the board of directors for every kind of nonprofit organization, regardless of its size or programs. In addition to covering both Missou ...
01: Seconds of Joy: A Poetry Reading New!
Billie McKindra Phillips reads from her recently published collection of poetry, Seconds of Joy, and shares with the audience stories about what inspired the poems. Phillips is retired supervisor of art for the St. Louis Public Schools and is now a do ...
Judy Cook, nominee for Best Female Vocalist in Traditional Folk in Washington DC, travels with the audience across Abraham Lincoln's America with songs from and about his lifetime. The songs take us from Lincoln's 1809 birth to his 1865 death, from K ...
10: The Lost Muse: George Balanchine, Lidiia Ivanova, Ballet, Murder, and Revolution New!
Elizabeth Kendall, St. Louis native, dance critic and writing professor at New York’s New School University, talks about her work in Russian and Georgian archives, researching the youth of master choreographer George Balanchine, and the 1924 murder ...
08: Election 2010 New!
Terry Jones, veteran political consultant and professor of Political Science at UM-St. Louis, analyzes the recent campaigns, makes some predictions, and discusses how the November election outcomes may affect the St. Louis region.
03: The Art of Scientific Illustration New!
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey, artist, scientific illustrator, and adjunct professor of art at St. Louis Community College, takes us behind the scenes in the world of scientific botanical illustration. We briefly survey the history of botanical art as well as ...
05: History Seen From the Conservator's Bench: Preserving the Past, One Page at a Time New!
Richard Baker, book and paper conservator in St. Louis, discusses his experiences with conserving important historical items. Artifacts he has worked on range from the Orteig Prize won by Charles Lindbergh to Lewis and Clark's journals. Baker describe ...
04: “Remembering the Summer Earth”: Women Writers of the Rural and the Wild New!
Tom Goodmann, associate professor of English at University of Miami, presents an overview of a work-in-progress, recuperating work of several women writing on roles and relations of humans in nature, particularly in the 1930s-1970s American landscape. ...
07: The Arianna String Quartet New!
The Arianna String Quartet members return to discuss their work and teaching, as well as their upcoming “Audience Choice’” program at the Touhill on Friday, October 29th. The internationally acclaimed quartet members play selections from this co ...
06: Art in Gallery 210: A Sneak Peak Preview New!
Terry Suhre, director of Gallery 210 and research professor of Art at UMSL, offers a pre-opening view of the exhibition “Rosalyn Schwartz: Retrospective 1990-2010,” with paintings and works on paper. Schwartz’s paintings investigate quintessent ...
09: Masterful Storyteller: Richard Burgin New!
Richard Burgin reads from his new novel Rivers Last Longer. Burgin, five-time Pushcart Prize winner, offers a darkly compelling, witty account of friendship gone wrong. A psychological thriller and ambitious literary work told from multiple points of ...
Improving Program Development, Evaluation, and Reporting New!
This two-part course will cover the concepts of theory-based nonprofit programming, program design, theory-based logic modeling, and evaluation. Class focus will include information about strategic thinking, and using theory-based evaluation methods to ...
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 ...
Emerging Challenges in Human Services Administration: 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 ...
Emerging Challenges in Human Services Administration: 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 ...
Emerging Challenges in Human Services Administration: 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 ...
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 ...
All Courses New!
At the Computer Education & Training Center, we offer a diverse set of intensive computer education courses. More than 170 unique courses are offered in topics such as: computer basics, business applications, database management, desktop publi ...
Landlord Training Program New!
Find out what it takes to become successful in the rental housing business—and stay that way—in this six-hour program. Whether you’re a first-time investor or an experienced landlord, you’ll learn useful, practical information that will help to ...
Financing Your Business (Section 2) New!
This workshop will acquaint you with grant and loan programs, describe how the commercial lending process works, and explain why it is so important to establish a banking relationship. You will also receive information on Small Business Administration ( ...
Financing Your Business (Section 1) New!
This workshop will acquaint you with grant and loan programs, describe how the commercial lending process works, and explain why it is so important to establish a banking relationship. You will also receive information on Small Business Administration ( ...
Financing Your Business (Section 4) New!
This workshop will acquaint you with grant and loan programs, describe how the commercial lending process works, and explain why it is so important to establish a banking relationship. You will also receive information on Small Business Administration ( ...
Financing Your Business (Section 3) New!
This workshop will acquaint you with grant and loan programs, describe how the commercial lending process works, and explain why it is so important to establish a banking relationship. You will also receive information on Small Business Administration ( ...
Pricing Products and Services (Section 1) New!
This workshop is designed for new and existing business owners who need on help with pricing their products and services, or want to verify that they have priced them correctly. You will be given simple, step-by-step instructions for calculating a selli ...
Pricing Products and Services (Section 2) New!
This workshop is designed for new and existing business owners who need on help with pricing their products and services, or want to verify that they have priced them correctly. You will be given simple, step-by-step instructions for calculating a selli ...
Understanding Financial Statements (Section 1) New!
1st in Financial Management Series - Designed for business owners, managers, accountants, bankers and consultants who want to learn how to turn financial statements into useful management tools. You will learn how to capture information from your income s ...
Understanding Financial Statements (Section 2) New!
1st in Financial Management Series - Designed for business owners, managers, accountants, bankers and consultants who want to learn how to turn financial statements into useful management tools. You will learn how to capture information from your income s ...
How to Control Cash Flow (Section 2) New!
2nd in Financial Management Series - Designed to help the business owner get a handle on the financial side of their operation. You will learn how to turn financial statements into useful management tools and how to take a close look at where cash comes f ...
How to Control Cash Flow (Section 1) New!
2nd in Financial Management Series - Designed to help the business owner get a handle on the financial side of their operation. You will learn how to turn financial statements into useful management tools and how to take a close look at where cash comes f ...
Predicting Future Cash Needs (Section 1) New!
3rd in Financial Management Series - Designed for business owners who need to know how to use a Cash Budget. You will learn how to estimate future sources and uses of cash. You will also learn how to analyze those estimates to make better informed decisio ...
Predicting Future Cash Needs (Section 2) New!
3rd in Financial Management Series - Designed for business owners who need to know how to use a Cash Budget. You will learn how to estimate future sources and uses of cash. You will also learn how to analyze those estimates to make better informed decisio ...
Marketing 101: Building Stronger Customer Relationships (Section 2) New!
This workshop will show you how to improve your marketing communications with new and existing customers. You will learn the importance of customer relationship marketing in today’s economy and how to create an effective communications program that fits ...
Marketing 101: Building Stronger Customer Relationships (Section 1) New!
This workshop will show you how to improve your marketing communications with new and existing customers. You will learn the importance of customer relationship marketing in today’s economy and how to create an effective communications program that fits ...
Small Business Tax Workshop (Section 2) New!
This workshop is for startups and existing business owners. It is designed to help you understand and meet your federal tax responsibilities. It discusses what you need to know about federal taxes as it relates to your business; what you need to know when ...
Small Business Tax Workshop (Section 1) New!
This workshop is for startups and existing business owners. It is designed to help you understand and meet your federal tax responsibilities. It discusses what you need to know about federal taxes as it relates to your business; what you need to know when ...
Small Business Tax Workshop (Section 3) New!
This workshop is for startups and existing business owners. It is designed to help you understand and meet your federal tax responsibilities. It discusses what you need to know about federal taxes as it relates to your business; what you need to know when ...
Starting a Small Business: The First Steps (Section 1) New!
This workshop will provide you with an overview of the critical first steps associated with starting a business. It is designed specifically for those who are thinking about starting a new business. Participants will assess their strengths and weaknes ...
Starting a Small Business: The First Steps (Section 2) New!
This workshop will provide you with an overview of the critical first steps associated with starting a business. It is designed specifically for those who are thinking about starting a new business. Participants will assess their strengths and weaknes ...
Starting and Managing a Small Business in Missouri (Section 1) New!
This workshop will acquaint you with the basics of starting and managing a business in Missouri. It is designed specifically for those who are thinking about starting a business, have made the choice to start a business, or have been in business less th ...
The Basics of Writing a Business Plan (Section 2) New!
This workshop will provide you with step-by-step instructions for writing each section and subsection of your business plan, including the cover page and table of contents. You will learn how to access and use our Financial Projections Excel Spreadsheet t ...
Starting and Managing a Small Business in Missouri (Section 2) New!
This workshop will acquaint you with the basics of starting and managing a business in Missouri. It is designed specifically for those who are thinking about starting a business, have made the choice to start a business, or have been in business less th ...
Starting a Small Business: The First Steps (Section 3) New!
This workshop will provide you with an overview of the critical first steps associated with starting a business. It is designed specifically for those who are thinking about starting a new business. Participants will assess their strengths and weaknes ...
Starting a Small Business: The First Steps (Section 4) New!
This workshop will provide you with an overview of the critical first steps associated with starting a business. It is designed specifically for those who are thinking about starting a new business. Participants will assess their strengths and weaknes ...
The Basics of Writing a Business Plan (Section 1) New!
This workshop will provide you with step-by-step instructions for writing each section and subsection of your business plan, including the cover page and table of contents. You will learn how to access and use our Financial Projections Excel Spreadsheet t ...
The Basics of Writing a Business Plan (Section 4) New!
This workshop will provide you with step-by-step instructions for writing each section and subsection of your business plan, including the cover page and table of contents. You will learn how to access and use our Financial Projections Excel Spreadsheet t ...
The Basics of Writing a Business Plan (Section 3) New!
This workshop will provide you with step-by-step instructions for writing each section and subsection of your business plan, including the cover page and table of contents. You will learn how to access and use our Financial Projections Excel Spreadsheet t ...
Preparation class for Math Placement exam.
Preparation class for Math Placement exam.
Preparation class for Math Placement exam.
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre has earned a reputation as one of the most acclaimed international ambassadors of American culture, promoting the uniqueness of the African-American cultural experience and the preservation and enrichment of the Amer ...
The Houston Ballet, one of America's premier ballet companies, is graced with a stellar 41-year history and an international reputation sealed through frequent tours performing the work of world-renowned choreographers. In September, this vibrant classica ...
Issues and techniques of statistical analysis relevant to quantitative sociological research e.g. elementary probability, measurements of central tendency and dispersion, measures of relationships including linear regression and correlation, inferential S ...
History of Aviation in Amer Life
Course focuses on the history of aviation in the United States 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. Th ...
Emphasis on themes, conventions, audience relationships, cultural values, and the synthesis of film form, music and dance. Examination of films such as Top Hat, West Side Story, Chicago, An American in Paris. There will be one online live session on Tuesd ...
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, and reports and proposals.
Intro to Comparative International Media Systems
This course introduces students to various media systems and theories around the world. It examines similarities and differences in media history, structures, and regulatory processes of developing countries, focusing on the dominant culture(s) of non-wes ...
This course will survey major theories, global trends, and key stakeholders in the field of mass and multi-media. Designed to foster substantive comprehension of issues raised by transnational media corporations and their impact on other cultures and lang ...
This course further develops the experienced writers style and analytical capabilities to the level of sophistication necessary for upper-division writing assignments and for business and professional settings.
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 ...
