Extended Studies

RAPTOR ECOLOGY
NON-CREDIT, $90

Instructor: Jeffrey J. Ewert
Date: Class- 09/08-10/20
Field Trips- 09/20, 09/27, 10/17
Days: Class- Tuesdays, Field Trips-Sundays, Saturday
Time: Class- 6:00-8:00PM, Field Trips- 8:00AM-12:00PM
Location: Taylor Hall 226
*Maximum of 10 students*

Students study the anatomy, physiology, morphology, and field identification of major Colorado raptors (Birds of Prey). This includes lectures of key points of major raptor groups: Falcons, Accipiters, Buteos, other occasional species, and some select common owl species. Through both lectures and observations, each student learns to identify raptors, raptor habitat, and niche. Students also learn how to properly record field observations in a field notebook as a part of the class requirements.

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
NON-CREDIT, $105

Instructor: Karen Immerso
Date: 09/03-10/22
Day: Thursdays
Time: 5:45-7:00PM
Location: Taylor Hall 200

As the language most used in the Deaf community, this class is a foreign language class offering a thorough introduction to American Sign Language (ASL). The class is made up of a series of weekly lessons, practice sessions and community visits/outings to learn basic sign vocabulary. Come enjoy learning about the different grammatical structure of ASL, some fingerspelling and an introduction to the culture of deaf people. The class will be taught using ASL through activities and conversation. It will include interaction with Deaf individuals for real time conversation as well. Students who are studying to enter the field of education can benefit greatly from this class as relates to the other applied uses of a signed language with children and people with certain other disabilities.

STRESS BUSTING YOGA WITH SHERRILL
NON-CREDIT, $48/session

Instructor: Sherrill Stenson
Date: Session 1: 9/3/2020 – 9/24/2020, Session 2: 10/1/20 -10/22/20, Session 3: 10/29/20- 11/19/20, Session 4: 12/3/20 -12/17/20 (3 classes)
Day: Thursdays
Time: 5:30-6:30PM
Location: Western Colorado University Taylor Hall 117 Yoga Room

Dissolve stress, strengthen, and reenergize with this yoga practice. Sherrill’s teaching style reveals her warmth and compassionate presence and is reflective of her 22 years of experience. She encourages the feeling of success in her students regardless of their skill level. Instruction includes stretching to encourage flexibility, balance, energy flow to relieve tension, and meditation to reduce the stress response.

SENIOR YOGA WITH SHERRILL
NON-CREDIT, $48/Session

Instructor: Sherrill Stenson
Date: Session 1: 9/3/2020 – 9/24/2020, Session 2: 10/1/20 -10/22/20, Session 3: 10/29/20- 11/19/20, Session 4: 12/3/20 -12/17/20 (3 classes)
Day: Thursdays
Time: 10:00-11:00AM
Location: Western Colorado University Taylor Hall 117 Yoga Room

Study this gentle therapeutic approach to help students guide their bodies into a state of ease and balance. Using simple movement, breath work, and imagery, this yoga class eases pain and renews strength. Your instructor has 25 years of yoga teaching experience and is a Yoga of the Heart Certified instructor and Cardiac and Cancer teacher training graduate.

PRIVATE YOGA SESSIONS
NON-CREDIT, $220/Session (Session 4: $170)

Instructor: Sherrill Stenson
Date: Session 1:9/3/20-9/24/20, Session 2: 10/1/20-10/22/20, Session 3: 10/29/20-11/19/20, Session 4:12/3/20-12/17/2020 (3 classes)
*course will repeat each month from September-December*
Day: Thursdays
Time: Option One: 11:15-12:15PM, Option Two: 4:00-5:00PM
Location: Western Colorado University Taylor Hall 117 Yoga Room

Get personalized yoga instruction to address your body’s needs, from dealing with limitations to improving flexibility to easing discomfort.

SPANISH FOR BEGINNERS
NON-CREDIT, $105

Instructor: Karen Immerso
Date: 09/02-10/21
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 5:15-6:30PM
Location: Taylor Hall 200

This 8-week session is an introduction to the Spanish language. It introduces students to basic vocabulary and conversation with other adults in an active and fun learning environment. It is designed for the beginner second language learner who has never studied Spanish or wants to review from the very basics. The class includes activities, speaking practice and some homework assignments. Opportunities for interaction with native speakers may take place. No text required; hand-outs will be used. A dictionary is not required but helpful: University of Chicago Spanish/English Dictionary available at the Bookworm.

SPANISH FOR BEGINNERS: Crested Butte
NON-CREDIT, $105

Instructor: Karen Immerso
Date: 09/01-10/20
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 5:15-6:30PM
Location: Crested Butte Community School, Room C-107

This 8-session class is an introduction to the Spanish language. It introduces students to basic vocabulary and conversation with other adults in an active and fun learning environment. It is designed for the beginner second language learner who has never studied Spanish or wants to review from the very basics. The class includes activities, speaking practice and some homework assignments. Opportunities for interaction with native speakers may take place. No text required; hand-outs will be used. A dictionary is not required but helpful: University of Chicago Spanish/English Dictionary available at the Bookworm.

SPANISH FOR ADVANCED BEGINNERS
NON-CREDIT, $105

Instructor: Karen Immerso
Date: 09/02-10/21
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 6:45-8:00PM
Location: Taylor Hall 200

This 8-session class is for advanced beginners and intermediate Spanish Language Learners interested in reviewing and expanding their vocabulary, gaining a greater understanding of grammar, speaking conversationally with other adults in an active and fun learning environment. The class includes activities, speaking practice and some homework assignments. Opportunities for interaction with native speakers may take place. No text required; hand-outs will be used. A dictionary is not required but helpful: University of Chicago Spanish/English Dictionary available at the Bookworm.

SPANISH FOR ADVANCED BEGINNERS: Crested Butte
NON-CREDIT, $105

Instructor: Karen Immerso
Date: 09/01-10/20
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 6:45-8:00PM
Location: Crested Butte Community School, Room C-107

This 8-session class is for advanced beginners and intermediate Spanish Language Learners interested in reviewing and expanding their vocabulary, gaining a greater understanding of grammar, speaking conversationally with other adults in an active and fun learning environment. The class includes activities, speaking practice and some homework assignments. Opportunities for interaction with native speakers may take place. No text required; hand-outs will be used. A dictionary is not required but helpful: University of Chicago Spanish/English Dictionary available at the Bookworm.

GUNNISON HIDDEN HISTORY REVEALED!
NON-CREDIT, $20
Instructor: Larry McDonald
Date: 9/23
Day: Wednesday
Time: 9:00-12:00PM
Location: Crawford Hall Room 119

Local amateur historian and researcher Larry McDonald will explore some of the mysteries of Gunnison County through a slide show and historical artifacts. Who really founded Gunnison? Why was Gunnison split into two towns? How did the Crested Butte mine come to be called the Jokerville? Who is really buried in the mass grave in Crested Butte? When did Cattlemen’s really begin? What really happened to the LaVeta Hotel? These questions, and others, will be discussed and explored.

THE LEGACY OF THE GUNNISON MASSACRE
NON-CREDIT, $20
Instructor: Larry McDonald
Date:10/26
Day: Monday
Time: 9:00-12:00PM
Location: Crawford Hall Room 119

On the 167th anniversary of the Gunnison Massacre, participants will learn about Captain John Williams Gunnison, the Gunnison-Beckwith Expedition and the circumstances and legacy of the Gunnison Massacre. Larry McDonald, a distant relative of Captain Gunnison, will present a slideshow, and all participants will receive a memento honoring the victims of the massacre.

BASICS OF FOOD PRESERVATION
NON-CREDIT: $195 + $95 Material Fee

Instructor: Beth Coop
Date: 09/02-10/07
Days: Wednesdays
Time: 6:00-9:00PM
Location: Fred Field Center Kitchen
Required Materials: Ball Canning Back to Basics: A Foolproof Guide to Canning Jams, Jellies, Pickles and More

This session will cover the principles of safe food handling for home food preservation. Students will learn how to plan and prepare for canning projects and will get hands-on experience canning and dehydrating fruits and vegetables that are in season; such as peaches, apples, tomatoes, and peppers. We will make jams, salsas and sauces using mostly organic ingredients. There will also be an emphasis on minimizing food waste and reducing resource consumption during the preservation process, as well as learning how to source foods locally. Each student can expect to leave with 4-5 items preserved by the class and a belly full of food.

CREATING A SUSTAINABLE KITCHEN
NON-CREDIT: $195 +$95 Material Fee

Instructor: Beth Coop
Date: 10/14-11/18
Days: Wednesdays
Time: 6:00-9:00PM
Location: Fred Field Center Kitchen

In this class students will learn a “no waste” approach to cooking, baking, and preparing food. We will learn what it means to eat with the seasons while making simple meals that can easily be prepared. We will learn best techniques for long term food storage including dehydrating, freezing and pickling and fermenting vegetables. We will also learn how the basics of sourdough baking.

ROE 510: LEADERSHIP AT THE EDGE: ADVANCED LEADERSHIP PRACTICES FOR COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION
CREDIT: ROE 510: 1 Credit, $165 + $180 Course Fee
NON-CREDIT: $180 Course Fee

Instructor: Paul Duba
Date: 10/8-11/12
Days: Thursdays
Time: 8:00-11:00AM
Location: ZOOM- online

Leadership is a practice that requires the courage to ask others to imagine a different future with you. Sometimes the future is easy, a matter of helping others make progress toward reliable results through practiced execution. But for problems without easy answers, leadership requires us to help others commit to a path of discovery, an invitation to join in collaboration and innovation, where curiosity and being “OK not knowing” are important steps along the way to new knowing. Leadership at the Edge is a course for those who want to understand this road less travelled; what leaders do (and teams need) to reach for breakthrough results. This course is hands-on, highly experiential, and built to help you grow your practice, enabling you to more reliably unlock the magic of a team’s collective ambition, creativity, and motivation. This course is for leaders in business, banking, education, hospitality, civic, and non-profit organizations. For those whose teams must perform in the face of uncertainty, change, and complexity, this course will help build your reach and influence as a leader.

INTRODUCTION TO FLY FISHING
NON-CREDIT, $90

Instructor: Jeffrey J. Ewert
Date: 09/14-10/05
Day: Mondays
Time: 6:00-8:00PM
Location: Outside on Western’s Taylor Hall lawn
Materials: Students should bring their own fly rod and reel (some rods are made available upon request).
*Maximum of 10 students*

Learn the basic fundamentals of fly fishing including equipment, rods, rod weights, line types, leaders, tippets, flies, and accessories. Learn the value and application of using waders, polarized sunglasses, vests, etc. Learn the use of all this equipment, including an emphasis on casting instruction, application and types of flies and knots, as well as reading waters for trout with emphasis on presentation to enable the student to begin to fly fish successfully on local waters. This enables the student to practice the art of fly fishing in some of the West’s best fly fishing waters right here in the Gunnison basin!