[Nome-announce] Courses galore - even more!

[Carol Gales]

Things are happening here at Northwest Campus. Don't miss out!

Below are details about 17 upcoming courses and workshops--including  
a few recent additions--listed in order of launch. Scroll through to  
find something for you!

TO REGISTER, stop by campus OR call 1-800-478-2202 or, in Nome,  
443-2201.

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ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS with Melanie Burtis

Tuesdays  /  2-5 p.m.  /  Sept. 2 – Dec. 16  /  REGISTER BY: NEXT  
Tuesday, Aug. 26
15 three-hour sessions  /  3 credits  /  ABUS F220
Cost: $411 + book

QuickBooks is a powerful accounting program that can help you easily  
gauge the financial health of your business through the use of proper  
accounting principles. Learn QuickBooks software features and  
important accounting skills in this course. Includes entering  
transactions, analyzing results, correcting errors and organizing  
business finances.

Melanie Burtis is associate professor of applied business at  
Northwest Campus. She teaches business and computer skills in Nome  
and throughout the region. Melanie has a doctoral degree in education.

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TRADITIONAL PORTRAITURE with Autumn Falls

Tuesdays & Thursdays  /  Sept. 4-30  /  6-9 p.m.  /  REGISTER BY:  
NEXT Thursday, Aug. 28
Eight 3-hour sessions  /  1 credit  /  APAR F150
Cost: $137 + supplies

Create portraits in the traditional medium of your choice: oil,  
watercolor, pastel, graphite, charcoal, ink, pencil, etc. Instruction  
will emphasize self-expression by developing spontaneous artistic  
ideas into a more focused style. Learn to paint or draw portraits  
through easy-to-understand lectures and exercises. For beginning and  
advanced students. Instruction in the various media will be given as  
needed.

Autumn Falls has been a courtroom artist and tattoo artist, and does  
portrait commissions. She holds certificates in fine and commercial  
arts. Her work has won Best in Show at the Iditarod Fine Arts Show.

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ATTIGI PARKA MAKING with Asaaluk Irelan & Marilyn Koezuna-Irelan

Sundays  /  Sept. 7 – Nov. 16  /  2-5 p.m.  /  REGISTER BY: NEXT  
Friday, Aug. 29
Ten 3-hour sessions  /  2 credits  /  APAR F150
Cost: $274 + fabric and other materials

Learn to make a King Island-style attigi, or parka! Adapt and cut a  
pattern to your size, cut out the pieces, and sew together a finished  
product. By the end of class you will have made your own custom-sized  
women’s or men’s attigi. It's wearable winter art for yourself or a  
loved one! You will need to bring your own sewing machine to class.
PREREQUISITE: APAR 150 Ugalqaq Kuspuk Making or kuspuk-making  
experience.

Asaaluk Irelan and Marilyn Koezuna-Irelan are a mother-daughter  
teaching team. Both have sewn many King Island-style kuspuks and have  
taught these skills to others.

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COMPUTER TECH TRAINING COURSES
with Joe Mason

The following 2 courses will prepare you to take the Comp TIA A+  
Certification exam, which can lead you to a job in information  
technology! These courses are offered over the Internet using  
Elluminate Live and Blackboard--perfect for anyone in Nome, our area  
villages, and beyond.

(A) MICROCOMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS - WINDOWS: A+

Mondays & Wednesdays  /  Sept 8 - Oct. 22  /  6:50-10pm  /  REGISTER  
BY: Monday, Sept. 1
3 credits  /  CIOS F110  /  Cost: $543 (tuition, fees, books)

Explore the inner workings of PC operating systems, focusing on  
Windows 2000/XP/Vista. Learn to configure, install and administer the  
system and how to give technical support to others having computer  
problems.

(B) PC HARDWARE CONFIGURATION & TROUBLESHOOTING: A+

Mondays & Wednesdays  /  Oct. 27 - Dec. 17  /  6:50-10pm  /  REGISTER  
BY: Monday, Oct. 13
3 credits  /  CIOS F210  /  Cost: $543 (tuition, fees, books)

In this course, unlock the secrets of hardware configuration and  
troubleshooting. Learn to install, remove and configure computer  
hardware components and diagnose hardware problems.

Long-time Northwest Campus faculty member Joe Mason teaches a variety  
of courses, from computer troubleshooting to college reading to  
English composition.

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INTRODUCTION TO CERAMICS with Louise Kuntz-Tadda

Wednesdays  /  6:30-9:30 p.m.  /  Sept. 10 – Sec. 20  /  REGISTER BY:  
Wednesday, Sept. 3
15 three-hour sessions + lab  /  3 credits  /  ART F101
Open lab Saturdays, noon – 3 p.m.
Cost: $411 + $100 supplies fee

Learn to make pottery and more in this popular class! Immerse  
yourself in creating clay objects. Learn to work with clay, build  
projects by hand, throw bowls on a wheel, and glaze and fire your  
work. Make your own gifts!

Louise Kuntz-Tadda has been a pottery instructor for Northwest Campus  
since 2001. Her pieces have won numerous awards at art shows. She has  
her own ceramics studio in Nome.

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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE PRACTICE with Pearl Mikulski

Fridays  /  Sept. 12 – Dec. 5  /  6-7:30 p.m.  /  REGISTER BY:  
Friday, Sept. 5
Ten 90-minute sessions  /  1 credit  / ASLG F110
Cost: $137 + one book

Learn basic skills in American Sign Language and begin to understand  
how to interact with deaf individuals. Lip reading, signing, finger  
spelling, interpretation of songs or poems, and cultural aspects of  
the deaf “world” will be covered. All skill levels welcome. May be  
repeated twice for credit. Class meets at Bible Baptist Church

Pearl Mikulski works as a planner at Kawerak, Inc. She has provided  
sign language interpretation for church sermons and has experience  
teaching sign language.

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FRAMING & MATTING WORKSHOP with Angela Hansen
*** JUST 2 SEATS LEFT! ***

Two sessions  /  Sept. 15 and Nov. 1  /  REGISTER BY: Monday, Sept. 8
Limited to 8 students  /  Non-credit workshop
- Monday, Sept. 15  /  6:30-9:30pm
- Saturday, Nov. 1  /  1-5pm
Cost: $65 + materials

Learn the skills needed to mat and frame your own art or photographic  
prints. This workshop will introduce students to the supplies, tools  
and techniques of mat cutting and framing with both metal and wood  
frames. Students will take home new skills and a ready-to-hang piece  
of art.

Angela Hansen is an artist, an art instructor, and owner of Angela’s  
Art & Frame. She is the organizer of the Iditarod Fine Art Show. This  
workshop will be conducted at Angela’s art shop in Icy View.

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FUNDAMENTALS OF SUPERVISION with Melanie Burtis

Thursdays  /  1-5pm  /  Sept. 18 - Dec. 11  /  REGISTER BY: Thursday,  
Sept. 11
Ten 4-hour sessions (class won't meet every Thursday between 9/18 and  
12/11 due to instructor's village travel, TBA)
3 credits  /  ABUS 179  /  Cost: $411 + textbook
LIMITED TO 20 SEATS!

Learn about effective supervisory concepts including planning,  
organizing and staffing functions. This course will cover  
communicating and delegating effectively, morale, productivity,  
decision making, positive position discipline and performance goals  
development.

Melanie Burtis is associate professor of applied business at  
Northwest Campus. She teaches business and computer skills in Nome  
and throughout the region. Melanie has a doctoral degree in education.

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CERAMICS FOR KIDS with Louise Kuntz-Tadda

Saturdays  /  Sept. 27 – Nov. 1  /  10am – noon  /  REGISTER BY:  
Friday, Sept. 19
Six 2.5-hour sessions  /  1 credit  /  RELG 193
Cost: $100 (includes supplies)   /  ages 7-14 only

Kids! Sign up for this fun workshop for total beginners. Fold, pinch  
and sculpt figures, shapes, dishes and other cool stuff. Paint, glaze  
and fire your creations!

Louise Kuntz-Tadda has been a pottery instructor for Northwest Campus  
since 2001. She has taught ceramics to many kids (and adults!). She  
has her own ceramics studio in Nome.

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GILGAMESH: CIVILIZATION’S FIRST EPIC with Paul Korchin

Fridays  /  Oct. 3 – Nov. 7  /  6:30-9pm  /  REGISTER BY: Friday,  
Sept. 26
Six 2.5-hour sessions  /  1 credit  /  RELG 193
Cost: $137 + book

Uncover the primeval roots of the epic genre with a study of  
Gilgamesh, an ancient tale of a part-human, part-divine hero-king  
seeking the meaning of life. Read and analyze the story with the help  
of linguistic, archaeological, artistic, and cultural references to  
the Sumerian and Akkadian originals from 4,000 years ago. We will  
discuss the primeval substance and structure of the epic genre, and  
how it resonates in later examples such as Odyssey and Beowulf.

Paul Korchin has a doctoral degree in Near Eastern languages and  
civilizations from Harvard University. He has taught many courses at  
Northwest Campus. Paul is news director at KNOM.

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COLOR THEORY & APPLICATIONS
with Kathy Mallory

Mondays  /  6:30-9pm  /  Oct. 6 – Dec. 8  /  REGISTER BY: Monday,  
Sept. 29
Ten 2.5-hour sessions  /  1 credit  /  ART F193
Cost: $137 + materials

Without application, readings in color theory are little understood.  
Students in this course will come to understand color behavior and  
theory through a series of exercises and direct applications with  
paper, acrylic paint, and their own art or craft medium. This course  
is for painters and non-painters alike who want to learn more about  
using color in their work.

Kathy Mallory is an oil painter who lives at Banner Creek. Two of her  
paintings are in the Anchorage Museum of History and Art's permanent  
collection. She has received an Individual Artist Award from the  
Rasmuson Foundation.

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SCULPTURE & MOLD-MAKING TECHNIQUES FOR
BRONZE & CERAMIC SCULPTURES with Cam Kristenson

Tuesdays & Thursdays  /  6-9pm  /  Oct. 7-30  /  REGISTER BY:  
Tuesday, Sept. 30
Eight 3-hour sessions  /  1 credit  /  ART F193
Cost: $137 + supplies

In this course students will be shown how to make armatures for clay  
sculptures. When the sculptures are made students will then learn how  
to replicate there sculptures in a variety of mediums including:  
plaster, wax, rockite, and ceramic slip.

Award-winning artist Cam Kristensen holds a bachelor of fine arts  
degree in metalsmithing and Native arts from the University of Alaska  
Fairbanks. Cam works for Crowley Marine Services.

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CLIMATE CHANGE IN ALASKA with Claudia Ihl

Tuesdays & Thursdays  /  Oct. 7 – Nov. 6  /  6-7:30pm  /  REGISTER  
BY: Tuesday, Sept. 30
Ten 90-minute sessions  /  1 credit  /  BIOL F193
Cost: $137

The purpose of this class is to give students the basic scientific  
background knowledge they need in order to understand and critically  
interpret the large amount of information on climate change that is  
available today. We will compare today’s climate change with those of  
the past, dissect critical arguments for and against human causes of  
climate change and examine evidence for climate change and its  
consequences in our region from scientific studies and traditional  
Native knowledge.

Claudia Ihl, NWC biology professor, has researched muskox and caribou  
behavior and the effect of climate change on their grazing ranges.

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UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
with Hugh Thomas

Thursdays  /  7-9 p.m.  /  October start date TBA
Eight 2-hour sessions  /  1 credit  /  CIOS 258
Cost: $137 + materials

Learn about tools and methods you can use to create and edit digital  
images. Become a better photographer, with an emphasis on how to  
create thoughtful photographs that hold a greater meaning and display  
a larger presence than the average snapshot. Learn how to get proper  
exposures, and how to adjust exposure, color balance, curves and  
levels of digital images using Adobe Photoshop. Learn to retouch  
faces and how to use portrait effects.

Hugh Thomas has been a full-time professional photographer for  
seventeen years, doing commercial work for five years, then portrait  
and wedding photography for twelve. He owned Nautilus Photography, a  
high-end portrait studio in Ft. Myers, Florida.

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BEGINNING BOOKBINDING with Heather Neal Kasvinsky

Thursday – Sunday  /  Oct. 9 – 12  /  REGISTER BY: Thursday, Oct. 2
4 sessions:
- Thursday & Friday, Oct. 9 & 10: 5:30-9:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 11: 10 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Oct. 12: 12:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
1 credit  /  ART F193  /  Cost: $137 + materials

This class is an introduction to techniques, materials and resources  
for creating books. Instruction includes the following: Preparation  
of materials and design choices for Japanese stab binding, origami  
books, pamphlet stitching, accordion folds and exposed stitch/multi- 
signature structures. Students construct a variety of book structures  
from a single sheet to a multi-section hardcover blank book.

Visiting art instructor Heather Neal Kasvinsky received an maste’s  
degree in printmaking from Arizona State University. Specializing in  
etching, drypoint, lithography, monoprinting, book arts, letterpress  
and hand papermaking, she has taught fine arts at the college level  
for the past eight years. Heather is a studio artist living in  
Fairbanks.

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NORTHWEST CAMPUS WRITERS GROUP with Nancy Mendenhall
Weekly meeting date to be set at first meeting, Oct. 7  /  7-9pm  /   
REGISTER BY: First meeting (Oct. 7)
Nine 2-hour sessions  /  Non-credit workshop  /  Cost: $20

This writers workshop is open to anyone age 16 and older who is  
interested in a peer critique of their works in progress, and who  
will bring samples of their own work of fiction, personal history, or  
other nonfiction to share. We will all offer positive critiques for  
each other’s samples. Regular attendance and participation are  
important!

Nancy Mendenhall has lived in this region since 1970 and taught  
English at Northwest Campus. Now retired, she has written regional  
social histories and is working on a book on small-scale fishing. She  
coordinated an oral history project for Nome in 1996-99.

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Carol Gales
Program Development Manager

University of Alaska Fairbanks - Northwest Campus
Pouch 400
Nome, AK 99762
907-443-8407 (phone)
800-478-2202, ext. 8407 (toll-free)
907-443-5602 (fax)
www.nwc.uaf.edu

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