Fall Classes for Continuing Education Announced

The Arkansas Tech University Department of Continuing Education has announced the classes it will host this fall. Classes offered include fitness, cooking special interests and using a computer.

Also, there are several classes to assist individuals with the GRE and ACT Prep.

Lisa Cochran, Director of Continuing Education at Arkansas Tech said that there are a wide variety of coursed available that appeal to many interest.

To sign up for one of these classes or for any additional information, email lakepoint@atu.edu.

The complete fall schedule includes:

• Beginning Karate: Thursdays from Sept 6-Nov29, 7-7:50 p.m. No Class Nov. 22.  Hull Building Room 111; $30 or $25 with Tech ID or 55+ years old.  Instructor Nobuyuki Nezu
• Advanced Karate: Thursdays from Sept 6-Nov 29,8-8:50 p.m. No Class Nov. 22.  Hull Building Room 111; $30 or $25 with Tech ID or 55+ years old.  Instructor Nobuyuki Nezu
• Morning Yoga/Pilates/Fitball Mat Class Session I: Tuesdays Sept 4-25, 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. $60 or $55 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old. Instructor Joy Murphy.
• Morning Yoga/Pilates/Fitball Mat Class Session II: Tuesdays Oct 2-30, 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. $60 or $55 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old. Instructor Joy Murphy.
• Morning Yoga/Pilates/Fitball Mat Class Session I: Tuesdays Nov. 6-27, 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. $60 or $55 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old. Instructor Joy Murphy.
• Noon Yoga: Fridays Sept 7-Nov 16. No class Oct 5. Hull Building Room 111, 12:10 p.m.-12:50 p.m.; $105 or $100 with Tech ID or 55+ years old.  Insturctor Joy Murphy.
• Evening Yoga: Mondays Sept 10-Nov 26. Young Ballroom 5:30 p.m.-6:20 p.m. $125 or $120 with Tech ID or 55+ years old. Instructor Joy Murphy.
• Pilates: Mondays Sept 10-Nov 26. Young Ballroom 6:30 pm.m-7:20 p.m.; $125 or $120 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old.  Instructor Joy Murphy
• East Coast Swing: Mondays Sept 10-Nov 26 Young Ballroom 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.; $230 per couple or $225 per couple with Tech ID or 55+ years old.  Instructor Joy Murphy.
• High Intensity Interval Training Session I: Tuesdays Sept 18- Oct 23. Doc Bryan, Room 242 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.; $70 or $65 with Tech ID or 55+ years old.  Instructor Melanie Kinkaid.
• High Intensity Interval Training Session II: Tuesdays Oct 30- Dec 4. Doc Bryan, Room 242 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.; $70 or $65 with Tech ID or 55+ years old.  Instructor Melanie Kinkaid.
• Hooping for Fitness: Tuesdays Oct 2-23. Lake Point Conference Center, The Pavilion, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; $55 or $50 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old. Instructor Samantha Tedford.
• Oil Painting: Thursdays Oct 4-Nov 15 Lake Point Conference Center Guest House Training Room B, 6 p.m. -9 p.m.; $65 or $60 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old. Instructor Darlene McNeely.
• Glass Painting: Saturday Nov 10 Lake Point Conference Center Guest House, Training Room B, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $40 or $35 with Tech ID or 55+ years old. Instructor Darlene McNeely.
• ACT Prep Session I: Tuesdays Aug 14-Sept 4 Lake Point Conference Center Business Services, Training Room A, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.; $495(includes all materials). Instructor Kechia Bentley.
• GRE Prep Part I (Verbal & Analytical): Classes begin monthly online. $89. Instructor Laura Davis.
• GRE Prep Part II (Quantitative): Classes begin monthly online. $89. Instructor Laura Davis.
• Praxis I Prep: Classes begin monthly online. $89. Instructor Nichole Taylor-Buckner.
• Seven Secrets to Releasing the Powerful Writer Within You: Thursday Sept 20 Lake Point Conference Center Business Services, Training Room A, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $155 or $150 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old. Instructor JoAnne Chitwood, R.N.
• Introduction to Sugar Art: Mondays Sept 24-Oct 29 Lake Point Conference Center the Guest House, Training Room B, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.; $115 or $110 with Tech ID or 55+ years old. Instructor Trinity Wood.
• Steampunk Sugar Art: Tuesday Oct 30 Lake Point Conference Center. The Guest House, Training Room B, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.; $60 or $55 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old. Instructor Trinity Wood.
• Instant Piano Session I: Tuesday Sept 25 Lake Point Conference Center Business Services, Training Room A,1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.; $50, or $45 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old. Required materials include a $25 instructional manual purchased from the instructor at class. Instructor is David Haynes.
• Instant Piano Session II: Tuesday Sept 25 Lake Point Conference Center Business Services, Training Room A, 6 p.m.-9:30 p.m.; $50, or $45 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old. Required materials include a $25 instructional manual purchased from the instructor at class. Instructor is David Haynes.
• Guitar for Beginners: Tuesdays Sept 11-Oct 30 River Valley Music Center 2503 W Main Street Russellville, AR, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. $115 or $110 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old. Required materials include guitar, pen, pencil, and note paper. Graph or tabular paper is recommended. Instructor Grant Jones.
• Kindermusik Village Session I&II: Session I -Mondays Sept 3-Dec 10, 6:30 p.m.-7:15 p.m.; Session II-Wednesdays Sept 5-Dec 12, 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m., River Valley Music Center 2503 W Main Street Russellville, AR,. $205 or $200 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old. Instructor Jason Muncy.
• Beginning Digital Photography: Saturday Oct 20 Lake Point Conference Center, Business Services, Training Room A, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.; $65 or $60 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old. Required materials include a DSLR camera, pen and paper. Instructor Tryston Hines.
• Photography As a Business: Saturday Oct 20 Lake Point Conference Center, Business Services, Training Room A, 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m.; $65 or $60 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old. Required materials include pen and notebook. Instructor Tryston Hines.
• Adobe:Lightroom 4: Thursday Oct 18 & 25 Lake Point Conference Center, Business Services, Training Room A, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.; $65 or $60 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old. Required material is a memory stick of at least 4GB. Instructor Tryston Hines.
• Speed Spanish: Thursdays Nov 1-Dec 6, No Class Nov 22. Lake Point Conference Center, Business Services, Training Room A, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.; $65 or $60 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old. Required materials include a pen and paper. Instructor Angela Sergent.
• Instant Italian: Classes begin monthly online. $89. Enroll online: http://www.ed2go.com/commedatu/  Instructor Robert Bertoldi.
• Sign Language: Mondays Sept 10-Nov 12 Lake Point Conference Center, Business Services, Training Room A, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.; $75 or $70 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old. Required material is Sign Language Made Easy $14.05 at Hastings in Russellville. Books will be held under “Tech Sign Language.” Instructor Debbie Pearce.
• Seven Secrets to Excellence in End of Life Care: Wednesday Sept 19 Lake Point Conference Center, Business Services, Training Room A, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $175 or $170 with a Tech ID or 55+ years old. Required materials is a $30 fee collected day of class for cost of manual. Instructor JoAnne Chitwood, R.N.
• Amateur Radio: Wednesdays Sept 26-Nov 14 Lake Point Conference Center, Business Services, Training Room A, 6:30 p.m.-8:30p.m.; $30 or $25 with a Tech ID or 55+years of age. Materials fee-$25 paid first night of class, Testing fee-$15 paid at testing. Instructor Arkansas Valley Amateur Radio Foundation.
• Extreme Couponing: Wednesdays Oct 10-31 Lake Point Conference Center, Guest House, Training Room B, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.; $30 or $25 with Tech ID or 55+ years of age. Suggested material will be available upon registration or request. Instructor Wendy Wells.

More information about each individual class is available here.