This is a course in basic figure drawing. Study will include structure and anatomy, gesture and proportion, and a variety of approaches to drawing from life.

This is the second in a sequence of three courses (which can be taken separately) to provide students with fundamentals in financial management for businesses or organizations. These courses are designed to help busy people build a solid understanding of essential quantitative tools and methods for organizations of different types and sizes. This understanding is essential to developing the confidence, objectivity, and vision necessary to make effective decisions both as an individual and as a leader. This course will provide a general introduction and overview of financial accounting. Whether you need to build an effective accounting process, want to know how to get the most out of your new financial reporting software, or want to know how to make use of your company's financial statements, you will benefit from this course.

This course will focus on budgeting and financial management in public and nonprofit organizations with the public sector focus on state and local government. Topics to be covered include: 1) operating budget preparation, process and analysis; 2) capital projects analysis and financing including debt financing; 3) the connection between budget, policy and politics; 4) financial policies; 5) long-term financial planning and strategy. The course content will include both theoretical concepts and how they are applied in practice.

This course will be an introduction to using Macromedia Flash. Students will become comfortable with the user interface and learn to use the timeline and symbols to make simple interactive animations. The Actionscript language or making multi-scene animations will not be included.

This course acknowledges there is not a grand theory or design of policy formulation. Building on theoretical foundations that deconstruct common assumptions, students will examine how public policy is imagined, created, implemented and evaluated through exploring various policy arenas. Encouraging dialogue and web-based communication tools we will explore how public policy is analyzed and held accountable within the current cultural, social, economic and political environment. We will examine roles of public administrators and public administration in the policy process and deconstruct/deterritorialize common assumptions and theories about politics and policy in order to reconstruct policy perspectives that are just, equitable and democratic.

This is a continuing course and is designed for those who are not quite at Intermediate Level, but beyond basic beginner level. It is targeted to bring skills up to an Intermediate level. The primary objectives are communicative interaction in French and development of grammatical proficiency. Students practice all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing with particular emphasis on oral practice. You need to have a basic working knowledge of structures, particularly present and past tenses. Students will concentrate on reading short stories, scenes from theater and discussing films. Oral and written work will be centered around themes from folktales and performance of theater scenes. Classes are conducted entirely in French.

This introductory French course emphasizes mastery of basic skills through a solid study of grammatical structures and interactive oral activities. Students will develop accurate pronunciation, build a useful vocabulary and work in small groups to develop conversational skills. The class is lively and fast paced with a wide variety of activities including music, poetry and film segments.

This is a continuing course from fall quarter. We will emphasize mastery of basic skills though interactive learning. Classes will be lively and conducted primarily in French. Students will practice all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Within this context there will be emphasis on accurate pronunciation, useful vocabulary and situational role-play. We will practice oral skills through poetry and fables. Students will work on short reading and grammatical syntax through the introduction of legends from Francophone countries.

This is a continuing course from winter quarter. Students practice all skills including acquisition of grammar, listening and conversation. Within this context there will be an emphasis on development of accurate pronunciation, useful vocabulary for travel and daily activites. Students will work with a book of short legends and tales from Francophone countries to enhance their reading skills and participate in short theater scenes. Classes are conducted entirely in French and include a multi-dimensional, interactive approach to learning through use of film, music, poetry and art.

This class is designed to reinforce and build upon previously developed skills. It will be fast paced and completely in French, with review of grammatical structures. Students will be expected to interact and discuss, in French, subjects related to cultural themes and video segments. Students will increase their reading and writing skills through study of various selections of short literary excerpts, poetry, music and current events.

This is a continuing course from fall quarter for students who have already studied French. We will continue to emphasize grammar review with strong development of conversational skills through interactive discussions. Students will work on spontaneity in role-play, theater scenes, and analysis of films along with development of their writing skills. Themes will include a multi-cultural components of the Francophone world. Classes will be lively and conducted entirely in French.

This is a continuing course from winter quarter for students who have a good working knowledge of structures and ability to carry on discussions in French. Study will include continued development of grammatical proficiency through all skills, particularly interaction in French. Students will concentrate on reading a short novel and/or a play which will be used as the basis for oral practice, discussion and writing and theater scenes. Classes are conducted entirely in French and include a multi-dimensional, interactive approach to learning through use of film, music, literature and art.

This course will introduce topics in precalculus with sufficient time provided for review and practice of the supporting algebra. This is a good course for students who have not taken a college-level math class or who have been out of school for a while and do not plan on taking calculus without additional study. Topics will include functions, function notation, linear, quadratic, polynomial and exponential functions. Collaborative learning, data analysis, approaching problems from multiple perspectives (algebraically, numerically, graphically, and verbally), and developing competency with a graphing calculator will be emphasized. The Precalculus course is appropriate for students with a strong algebra background.

All levels are welcome. Students will learn and practice the basics of Laban Technique applied to Butoh dance practice. There will be an invitation-only demonstration performance in week ten, for the guests of the dancers, followed by a question /answer session. Special expenses are for make-up and possibly inexpensive mask making materials. Students are required to have loose fitting white or black long pants; a long-sleeved top; a full, ankle length, plain-colored skirt; heavy socks or leg warmers; knee pads and a sketching or writing journal.

Fundamentally, furniture can be understood as objects made to meet needs of utility, physical comfort and convenience. Recognizing need is, after all, the primary condition of design. Beginning from this simple premise and drawing from a rich tradition that bridges disciplines and movements, the course will explore the wide and evolving spectrum of physical need, concept and aesthetic perspective that constitutes furniture design and construction. This course will be offered over two quarters. Winter quarter will focus on principles of design, the development of a conceptual prototype, and an introduction to shop practices. Spring quarter will be devoted entirely to the actual construction of the design prototype.

Fundamentally, furniture can be understood as objects made to meet needs of utility, physical comfort and convenience. Recognizing need is, after all, the primary condition of design. Beginning from this simple premise and drawing from a rich tradition that bridges disciplines and movements, the course will explore the wide and evolving spectrum of physical need, concept and aesthetic perspective that constitutes furniture design and construction. This course will be offered over two quarters. Winter quarter focused on principles of design, the development of a conceptual prototype, and an introduction to shop practices. Spring quarter will be devoted entirely to the actual construction of the design prototype.