Community Education Events
Professional and Continuing Education strives to raise awareness and provide education of vital social issues facing our community. Through various Community Education Events, PCE hopes to foster a climate in which people have the knowledge and skills necessary to facilitate change in their society.
At a Glance:
- Kitchen Chemistry
- What About Me? The Impact of Alzheimer's/Dementia on Children & Teens
- Women In Technology
- Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
- Electricity
Kitchen Chemistry
(Enrichment workshop for 4th - 8th grade students.)
Date & Time: 11/7/2009 from 9:00am-noon
Location: UW-Parkside Room (TBA)
Instructor: Jason Marcks (Space Education Initiatives)
Cost: $30
Description: Chemistry governs the way materials are put together and how they act under various conditions. There are many Chemistry concepts that explain daily events we observe in life and it has helped to create many of the materials we use every day. This section introduces several hands on chemistry experiments that can be performed using items found in an ordinary household kitchen.
What About Me? The Impact of Alzheimer's/Dementia on Children & Teens
Date & Time: 11/7/2009 from 9:00 - 11:30 AM
Location: Molinaro Hall, Room D105, UW-Parkside, Wood Road, Kenosha
Cost: This program is free and open to the public because of a generous grant from the Palmer Foundation. Continuing Education Units will be available. A complimentary continental breakfast will be served.
Description: The Alzheimer's Association presents this program to show how alzheimer's disease/dementia profoundly changes the life and relationships of the person with the diagnosis. It also impacts the person's entire family, and brings special challenges for children and teens. As time and energy of adults are stretched thin in caring for their loved one with dementia, children are often dealing with their own emotions and challenges which can leave them feeling "What about me?" During the program the speaker will focus on helping to identify the emotions and reactions that a child may face and give strategies to help the child understand and cope with the disease. The presenter will use examples, statements, and suggestions based on interviews with children and teens to help illustrate ways to cope and manage the dementia.
Register by contacting Paulette Kissee at 262-595-2387 or email paulette.kissee@alz.org
Registration is required on or befor November 3, 2009.
Women In Technology
(Enrichment opportunity for 7th grade girls.)
Friday, November 13th, 2009
Time: The conference check-in will be from 7:45-8:15 am, in the Molinaro Atrium. The conference will end at 2:00 pm.
Location: UW-Parkside
Fee: $15.00
Description: Each year UW-Parkside's K12 Education Outreach and License Reneal Office bring seventh grade girls to campus to interact with women employed in technology-related careers, as well as allow them to experience technology laboratories with faculty and staff at the university. We are planning presentations in the areas of Biotechnology, Computer Science, Engineering, Graphic Arts and Software Development.
As the conference capacity is 50 participants, we have limited the enrollment from each school to four seventh grade girls. We hope that the teacher or another adult will consider attending the conference as well. A separate program for the adults has been created which not only “mirrors” the girls’ lab experience, but also discusses ways to support them in their academic success.
When you have collected all the forms (a school registration form, a parent letter and a participant permission slip) please mail them back to us with payment to CCP-UW-Parkside; 900 Wood Rd, P.O. Box 2000; Kenosha, WI 53141. All registrations forms must be received by Friday, October 15, 2009. Once we receive this information we will send confirmation letters to the homes of the selected participants and also a confirmation letter to the school contact.
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration: "His Real Message!"
UW-Parkside's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) announces their annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration with a theme of “His Real Message!” OMSA is asking educators to assist them in ensuring students take part in this memorable celebration by submitting an entry for the art/essay/spoken word contest and/or take part in the community outreach project!
If you have any questions, concerns or require more information, feel free to call April Puryear at 262-595-2674 or via email april.puryear@uwp.edu or Damian Evans at 262-595-2540 or via email damian.evans@uwp.edu.
Make note ALL submissions are due by the 20th of November!
Electricity
(Enrichment workshop for 4th - 8th grade students.)
Date & Time: 12/12/2009 from 9:00am-noon
Location: UW-Parkside Room TBA
Instructor: Jason Marcks (Space Education Initiatives)
Cost: $30
Description: Introduces students to electricity and magnetism through demonstrations and hand-on activities. Each participant will build a small electric motor, electromagnet, a telegraph and more.
To register for any of the opportunities listed above, please contact Felicia Stallworth at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside by calling 262-595-2312 or via email at felicia.stallworth@uwp.edu.
