2008 Courses
Chess for Fun and Chess for Blood
You will learn the basics of chess, as well as advanced strategies used by the world's best players. Class time will include instruction, solving puzzles, playing games with classmates, and learning new and interesting variations of chess.
Drew Thyden is a lifelong chess player, having achieved the national expert rating. He has coached chess for 17 years in Los Angeles and Omaha, most recently at Omaha Central High School, whose chess team has won seven state championships.
Altered Imagery I
You will be recycling and transforming old books into three-dimensional masterpieces. The artists will write a new chapter in their creative minds. The results will be absolutely page turning.
Jennifer C. Ballan has a Masters in Secondary Education from the College of Saint Mary and a BA in Fashion Design & Art from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. She is currently an instructor of art with the Omaha Public Schools.
A Moving Experience
This course will explore movement for stage actors. You will learn relaxation techniques and Tai Chi as a way of focusing movement. Various skills in pantomime will be explored. You will also experiement with stylized movement and how it can be applied to a wide range of characters.
Michael McCandless is on the theatre faculty of Creighton University and has been teaching acting for over twenty years. In addition, he is a professional actor who has appeared in numerous stage productions in Omaha and New England and has received numerous awards for his stage work.
Go with the Flow
Computer scientists have used flowcharting as a tool for visual problem-solving for decades. Now it's your turn to gain skills that will help you in any field of study! This course begins on paper, but quickly moves to computer-based tools that will enhance any presentation.
Brian Kokensparger is an instructor in Computer Science and the Computer Support Coordinator for the College of Arts & Sciences at Creighton University. He does editing and production of digital videos both at work for training materials, and at home as a hobby.