Monthly Archive for July, 2008

Fall registration began Monday, July 21!

Published on July 21, 2008 in UNM Continuing Education. Closed

Fall registration has begun! Register early - popular classes fill fast.

In addition to the availability of our complete roster of accessible, affordable education, there are some great developments this semester:

We have two new certificates towards a new career:
• Certified Wedding Planner
• Paralegal Certificate

The Digital Arts Program is going strong! The Program offers new certificates in Animation and Game Design. The focus is on animation this semester! Remember, students may earn their own Apple Certifications. Also, the Expert Series returns to cover some of the great features of Adobe CS3.

In the Story of New Mexico, a field trip that offers a bicultural learning experience in Mexico to learn Spanish returns by popular demand. Also, we offer a trip to Copper Canyon! Story brings a full roster of fantastic field trips to explore the Land of Enchantment, as well as two intriguing Lecture Series!

Free your mind and your creativity! There’s many exciting new Art classes to inspire you, as well as new ideas in Communications, Humanities, languages, yoga and more! Updates on our new classes are found throughout the Personal Enrichment pages. Or, you can visit them all at once at our guide page for the new classes in Personal Enrichment.

Classes are ongoing throughout the year. There are always late-breaking classes from the previous semester available for registration before the new semester begins, so you may just be able to get into the course you want sooner than you think. Review our current courses here.

Natural treasures at a nearby site

Published on July 11, 2008 in UNM Continuing Education. Closed

Another great field trip with the Story of New Mexico:

Rock Hounds
We’ll explore the Harding Mine near Dixon with Scott Downs, who has been collecting gems and minerals nearly his entire life. Come equipped to climb and discover! Fee includes travel and guide. Please wear hiking boots or heavy shoes.
Sunday, August 24, 8 am - 5 pm
Enroll online here or call Registration at 277-0077 with
# 00421 SRH | Cost: $85

Bandelier is a different world when night falls

Published on July 11, 2008 in UNM Continuing Education. Closed

Join the Story of New Mexico for an “insider’s experience.” Coming soon:

Night Walk at Bandelier National Monument
We’ll travel through the beautiful Jemez and the Valle Caldera on our way to Bandelier National Monument. Lunch at Los Ojos in Jemez Springs. We’ll enjoy a self-guided tour through Bandelier. Then in the evening, when darkness falls, a silent ranger-led nighttime walk through Frijoles Canyon. Poetry, stories, and the darkness and quiet will evoke the feeling of what the canyon might have been like when the Ancestral Pueblo people lived there.
Friday, August 1, 12 noon - 11 pm
Enroll online here or call Registration at 277-0077 with
# 00085 SBW | Cost: $87

Santa Fe - natural or unnatural? You decide!

Published on July 11, 2008 in Personal Enrichment and UNM Continuing Education. Closed

We explore Santa Fe from a couple of different angles. Experience a Santa Fe you never knew!
Join us for some great field trips in August with the Story of New Mexico:

Vintage Santa Fe
Join experienced vintage shopper Sharon Niederman for a day of treasure hunting among Santa Fe’s most interesting second-hand shops. Sharon is an author with many published books about the Southwest to her credit, and is a popular guide of many Story field trips.

But shoppers, this isn’t just about bargain hunting. We will look at the history of the world-famous “Santa Fe style” of dress to observe the distinctive, timeless style, and the textiles and designs that express the multilayered cultural heritage of New Mexico. Lunch at the Guadalupe Café. Fee includes travel and tour guide.
Friday, August 8, 8 am - 6pm
Enroll online here or call Registration at 277-0077 with
# 00409 SSW | Cost: $79

Ghosts, Mysteries and Legends of Santa Fe
Not only is our tour guide, Stephanie Beninato, a long-term resident, but she has lived in two haunted houses. Hear about the ever-present personalities behind the walls of both public and private buildings in Santa Fe. Learn where you too might meet a ghost. Even if you are a nonbeliever, have fun learning about the legends. Fee includes travel and tour.
Sunday, August 17, 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Enroll online here or call Registration at 277-0077 with
# 00419 SGT | Cost: $82

Santa Fe Garden Tour: Past and Present
Do you love gardens but forget to look for them with all the other distractions in town? Explore Santa Fe gardens with a local gardener and historian. See what it takes to make these cool, quiet spaces in galleries, public buildings and private places. Fee includes guide and travel.
Friday, August 22, 8 am - 5 pm
Enroll online here or call Registration at 277-0077 with
# 00420 SSG | Cost: $85

Kukulcan: A learning community

Published on July 8, 2008 in Personal Enrichment, Travel & Culture and UNM Continuing Education. Closed

Learn Spanish during a 2 week bicultural immersion field trip in México! Speak in Spanish for real life situations and converse with native speakers, and learn Spanish while enjoying México’s natural beauty and rich cultural background.

Kukulcan, an educational community near Cuernavaca, México, provides a supportive bicultural experience for students of Spanish. History, literature, music, traditional medicine and film courses are taught in English. Students enjoy the arts and crafts of México and fun bicultural experiences such as folkloric dance and Latin American popular and folk songs.

Kukulcan features wireless internet, a cooking lab, beautiful gardens and swimming pools - and more! Students stay with a Mexican family and become part of their lives, or for an additional fee for meals, stay in the Residence Halls.

Departing: Sunday, Aug 31, 2008 Returning: Saturday, Sept 13, 2008
Section FKR. Please register by July 31.

Enjoy Christmas in Kukulcan:
Departing: Saturday, Dec 20, 2008
Returning: Friday, Jan 2, 2009
Section FKS. Please register by Nov. 1.
This is a great choice for teachers!

Interested? Have questions? contact the Program Supervisor: Email joanrc@unm.edu or call 277-0563

Free Event - Certified Financial Planning Information Session

Published on July 8, 2008 in Business, Of Note and UNM Continuing Education. Closed

UNM Continuing is hosting a free information session on our Certified Financial Planning certification program. Participants will learn how an accelerated 9-month course in Certified Financial Planning can give them the expertise needed to sit for the CFP national exam. (For professionals in the financial industry or career changers looking for a lucrative new position or consulting opportunity.)

Free Certified Financial Planning Information Session will be held on July 22, from 5:30-7pm at UNM Continuing Education, 1634 University Blvd. NE. For information call 277-6033. To register for other classes or request a catalog, call 277-0077, or visit our web site at dce.unm.edu.