Events Bulletin

LEARNING

Art Courses for Adults
Spring Continuing Studies courses focus on Chinese brush painting, bead embroidery, stitchery, papermaking and self-exploration in art. Other courses include realistic painting, how to present artwork, printmaking, figure drawing, botanical art and oil painting. Classes are held on campus in the evenings and on weekends. 263-6322.

Courses for Youths
Courses for children and teens in Spanish, German, art and dance start next semester. February art courses include: artists’ bookmaking; beads for kids; portfolio review for high school students; comic book art; and self-exploration in art. Dance classes include ballet (ages 8 and older), creative dance (ages 4-7), jazz dance (ages 8 and older), and tap dance (ages 8-11).

German Samstagschule (Saturday School) is for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. Spanish, beginning and advanced, is offered for children, ages 4-8. Information: art, 263-6322; dance, 263-8927; German, 262-2075; and Spanish, 262-3428.

The Medieval World: Italy
Thursdays, Jan. 24-Feb. 7, 7:30-8:45 p.m.

Elvehjem Museum. $26.

Instructor: Christopher Kleinhenz.

This session is part of a four-section series that focuses on the civilization, art and architecture, and religions of the Middle Ages in Europe and the Middle East. The group examines Sicily from the ancient Greeks and Romans to the Aragonese occupation in the 13th and 14th centuries. It also looks at the changing shape of the Eternal City from its early settlement to the Renaissance. Another topic is the growth of Florence from market town to flourishing medieval and Renaissance city. Information: 262-3731.

WebCT in a Week
Learn about WebCT, an important tool for Web-based learning: structuring online course, writing for the Web, working with tools for communication and collaboration, building quizzes and tests, adding files, managing grading and assignments, and other issues. Division of Information Technology offers free classes to faculty, instructional staff and teaching assistants. Jan. 7-11, 9 a.m.-noon; Jan. 7-11, 1-4 p.m.;

Jan. 14-18, 9 a.m.-noon. Registration is required. Information: http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/webct/training/facstaff-train.htm.

Evening French Classes
Evening classes start in January. Beginning I, Beginning II and Intermediate classes. Taught in an informal atmosphere, participants learn conversation for social and cultural situations. The instructor also explains basic French structures and gives tips for travelers. Information: 262-4873.

Advanced Business French
Thursdays, Jan. 31-April 11, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Grainger Hall. Fee: $325 plus instructional materials.

Earn advanced business French certificate. Course focuses on oral and written communications in French, business situations, and the business practices and institutions in French-speaking countries. Weekly classes are supplemented by individual study with the instructor. The class is limited to 25. Information: 262-4873. Register: 262-2451.

Online Marathon Training Class
Online class that starts Jan. 23 helps preparation for the Mad City Marathon on May 26. Class is offered through the Department of Kinesiology. For information, call 262-2551.

Internet Short Courses
More than 50 six-week Internet courses begin the second Wednesday of each month and are appropriate for university staff and general public. Complete description and registration for each course at: http://www.ed2go.com/cme/courses.html. Registration link is at bottom of course description. Information: 265-5221, cme@med.wisc.edu.

Professional Development and Applied Studies
Human Services Administration: online classes. Information: 262-2352,

http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/online/hsl.htm.

Competitive Swimming Edge
Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:15-6:30 p.m.

UW Sports Medicine Masters Swim focuses on technique and interval training that will help increase the swimmer’s speed in the pool. All strokes will be emphasized as well as proper turns and starts. UWSM is for advanced swimmers needing minimal stroke work who want to remain competitive. Information: 263-7936.

Masters Swimming for Triathletes
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-7:15 a.m., or Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:40-7:55 p.m.

Class will focus on freestyle, the stroke most
triathletes use when competing. Other strokes will be incorporated, but the focus of the course is to improve the swimming portion of a triathlon. Information: 263-7936.

ETC

Holiday Hospitality Hosts Needed
Many international students are alone in Madison over winter break. Madison Friends of International Students offers “Holiday Hospitality” to find individuals or families willing to have these students over for an evening, or a meal, or perhaps a party, during the holiday season. To participate, contact holiday hospitality chairs, 271-8259, jrmwise@chorus.net.

Campus Tours
Prospective student visits: Information session followed by tour, Monday-Friday. Reservations and schedule: 262-3318.

Walking tour for visitors: Monday-Friday, 3 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, noon, no reservations necessary. All tours leave from the Red Gym. 263-2400, visitor@redgym.wisc.edu.

Wisconsin Union Travel Center
On-campus guide to work, study and travel abroad.

Memorial Union, Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 262-6200; travlcnt@vms2.macc.wisc.edu.

Morgridge Center
Find a volunteer opportunity suiting schedule and interests. Red Gym, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Information: 263-2432.