By providing superior educational opportunities for adult learners, the Division of Continuing Education has become one of the largest providers of continuing education in northeast Ohio. Choose from our many professional development offerings at the West Center in Westlake.  Click on a course title to view its description.  For directions click here.

Arts & Languages
Business & Management
Center for Emergency Preparedness
Computers & IT
Landscape Horticulture
Nursing & Health/Human Services
Sustainability & Going Green

Arts & Languages
 

Conversational French for Beginners

February 23-April 13, 2010
Tues, 6:00-8:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
CMTY 433601 6000
CEUs: 1.6     $169
Instructor: Bayda Maatouk
Text (required): To be announced. The textbook will be available at the CSU Bookstore.
 

Illustrator: Level I

January 21 & 28, 2010
Thurs, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
CPTR 513501 6000
CEUs: 1.4     $399
Instructor: April Clark, Adobe Certified Instructor
 

PhotoShop: Introduction

February 2 & 9, 2010
Tues, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
CPTR 514501 6000
CEUs: 1.4     $389
Instructor: April Clark, Adobe Certified Instructor
 

Business & Management
 

Appreciative Leadership

March 31, 2010
Wed, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
HCHS 445201 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $199
Instructor: Jack Ricchiuto, MA
Contact Hours: Awarded to RNs and Nursing Home Administrators (7.0) Preferred Provider # CSU 87-P-09 (November 17 class) and # CSU 23-P-10 (March 31 class). Open to all interested individuals.
 

Business Communications and Etiquette

October 5, 2009
Mon, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 494101 5900
CEUs: 0.7     $199
Instructor: Kathy Kurkov, B.A.
 

Conflict Resolution

November 18, 2009
Wed, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
HCHS 439601 5900
CEUs: 0.7     $199
Instructor: Patrick H. O'Leary, M.S., M.Div
Contact Hours: Awarded to RNs, LPNs, Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and Nursing Home Administrators-Preferred Provider #CSU 88-P-09 (November 18 class).
 

Creative Ways to Improve Your Presentation Skills

March 9, 2010
Tues, 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 473001 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $199
Instructor: Dave Schwensen
 

Cultivating Your Emotional Intelligence

April 8, 2010
Thurs, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 492501 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $199
Instructor: Kimberly Langley, M.Ed.
 

Excellence in Technical Customer Service

May 20, 2010
Thurs, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 477701 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $199
Instructor: Jacqueline Mueckenheim

Facilitating Meetings for Managers and Supervisors

March 25, 2010
Wed, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 471601 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $209
Instructor: Kimberly Langley, M.Ed.

How to LEED Your Clients to Sustainability: Green Building 101

April 13, 2010
Tues, 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
ENGR 499601 6000
CEUs: 0.3     $109
Instructor: Laura Steinbrink, LEED AP
 

Knocking Out Negativity in Your Workplace

March 11, 2010
Thurs, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 489901 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $199
Instructor: Claire Scott Miller, M.Ed.
Contact Hours: Nursing Home Administrators will earn seven (7.0) BENHA hours - Preferred Provider #CSU 92-P-09 (December 1 class) and #CSU 15-P-10 (March 11 class). Approved for 7 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through HRCI.
 

Leading and Managing Organizational Change

February 24, 2010
Wed, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 479101 6000 
CEUs: 0.7     $209
Instructor: Claire Scott Miller, M.Ed.
 

Managers' Leadership Certificate Program

April 13-May 11, 2010
Tuesdays, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 478501 6000
CEUs: 3.5     $1,295 
Instructors:  Kimberly Langley, M.Ed., Claire Scott Miller, M.Ed., Patrick O'Leary, M.S., M.Div., Mary Ann Pacelli, M.Ed., and Jack Ricchiuto, M.A.
 

Managing Difficult Conversations

November 10, 2009
Tues, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
HCHS 442101 5900
CEUs: 0.7     $199
Instructor: Kimberly Langley, M.Ed.
Contact Hours: Awarded to RNs & LPNs (7.0), Social Workers (7.0). Nursing Home Administrators (7.0)-Preferred Provider # CSU 83-P-09.
 

Multi-Tasking: Managing Multiple Priorities

February 9, 2010
Tues, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 484901 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $199

Instructor: Claire Scott Miller, M.Ed.
Contact Hours: Nursing Home Administrators will earn seven (7.0) BENHA hours - Preferred Provider #CSU 4-P-10 (February 9 class).
 

Powerful Project Management Techniques

March 11, 2010
Thurs, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 489701 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $209
Instructor: Jack Ricchiuto, M.A.
 

Problem Solving and Critical Thinking

March 11, 2010
Thurs, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 491001 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $199
Instructor: Anita Alexander, M.S.
Contact Hours: Nursing Home Administrators will earn seven (7.0) BENHA hours - Preferred Provider #CSU 17-P-10 (March 11 class).  
 

Requirements Management Overview

February 17, 2010
Wednesday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 466201 6000
CEUs: 0.8 / 8 CDUs $449
Instructor:  Jahnel Jeter, BSEE, CBAP
 

Risk Identification

November 18, 2009
Wed, 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 471301 5900
CEUs: 0.8     $449
Instructor:  Jahnel Jeter, BSEE, CBAP
 

Step-by-Step: Manuals and Process Documentation

April 13, 2010
Tues, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 483601 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $209
Instructor: Jacqueline Mueckenheim
 

Supervisory Leadership

January 28-February 25, 2010
Thursdays, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 478101 6000
CEUs: 3.5     $1,295
Instructor: Stephanie Wood
 

Team Building Strategies

April 14, 2010
Wed, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 493301 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $209
Instructor: Cynthia Parish, MPA
 

Tech Writing Boot Camp

November 20, 2009
Fri, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 478801 5900
CEUs: 0.7     $209

February 18, 2010
Thurs, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 478801 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $209

Instructor: Jacqueline Mueckenheim
 

Test Driving Your Documents: User Testing, Revision, and Maintenance Strategies

May 19, 2010
Wed, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 472301 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $209
Instructor: Jacqueline Mueckenheim
 

Understanding Yourself and Others

December 2, 2009
Wed, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
HCHS 445901 5900
CEUs: 0.7     $199
Instructor: Patrick H. O'Leary, M.S., M.Div
Contact Hours: Awarded to RNs, LPNs, Social Workers, Counselors, and Nursing Home Administrators (7.0)-Preferred Provider # CSU 91-P-09.
 

Center for Emergency Preparedness
 

Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA)

December 4, 2009
Fri, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
HAZH 554801 5900
CEUs: 0.7     $209
Instructor: Ronald Drozdowski
 

Computers & Information Technology
 

Acrobat Professional: Introduction

March 11, 2010
Thurs, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
CPTR 510301 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $189
Instructor: Debbie Korodi

AJAX for ASP.NET

May 5, 2010
Wed, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
CPTR 524401 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $209
Instructor: Frank Shoemaker

ASP.NET: Introduction

February 3 & 10, 2010
Wed, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
CPTR 513601 6000
CEUs: 1.4     $389
Instructor: Frank Shoemaker

ASP.NET: Intermediate

April 21 & 28, 2010
Wed, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
CPTR 513701 6000
CEUs: 1.4     $389
Instructor: Frank Shoemaker
 

Excellence in Technical Customer Service

May 20, 2010
Thurs, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 477701 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $199
Instructor: Jacqueline Mueckenheim
 

Illustrator: Level I

January 21 & 28, 2010
Thurs, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
CPTR 513501 6000
CEUs: 1.4     $399
Instructor: April Clark, Adobe Certified Instructor
 

InDesign: Level II

January 19 & 26, 2010
Tue, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
CPTR 522601 6000
CEUs: 1.4     $399
Instructor: April Clark, Adobe Certified Instructor
 

InDesign: Tips and Tricks

November 12, 2009
Thurs, 8:30 am-12:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
CPTR 523401 5900 
CEUs: 0.3     $129
Instructor: April Clark, Adobe Certified Instructor
 

PhotoShop: Introduction

February 2 & 9, 2010
Tues, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
CPTR 514501 6000
CEUs: 1.4     $389
Instructor: April Clark, Adobe Certified Instructor
 

Silverlight: Introduction

March 10, 2010
Wed, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
CPTR 515201 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $219
Instructor: Frank Shoemaker
 

Using Adobe Flex to Create Rich Internet Applications

April 22 & 29, 2010
Thurs, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
CPTR 512901 6000
CEUs: 1.4     $449
Instructor: Doug Johnson

Visual C#.NET: Introduction

February 24 & March 3, 2010
Wed, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
CPTR 525701 6000
CEUs: 1.2     $389
Instructor: Frank Shoemaker
 

Landscape Horticulture

Attracting Butterflies and Hummingbirds to Your Yard

March 20, 2010
Sat, 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
LAND 503810 6000
CEUs: 0.3     $79
Instructor: Joanna Thomas, Certified Arborist & Master Gardener
 

How and When to Prune Your Trees and Shrubs

March 13, 2010
Sat, 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
LAND 503806 6000
CEUs: 0.3     $79
Instructor: Joanna Thomas, Certified Arborist & Master Gardener
 

Perennial Plant Maintenance

April 10, 2010
Sat, 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
LAND 503807 6000
CEUs: 0.3     $79
Instructor: Joanna Thomas, Certified Arborist & Master Gardener
 

Rain Gardens

March 6, 2010
Sat, 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
LAND 503809 6000
CEUs: 0.3     $79
Instructor: Joanna Thomas, Certified Arborist & Master Gardener

Nursing & Health/Human Care
 

After the "Death Vigil"

April 22, 2010
Thurs, 8:45 am-4:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
HCHS 463701 6000
CEUS: 0.6     $135
Instructor Joanne E. Sheldon, RN, MEd, MSN, CRNH
Contact Hours: Awarded to RNs, LPNs, Social Workers, and Nursing Home Administrators (6.0). Preferred Provider #CSU 79-P-09.

Appreciative Leadership

March 31, 2010
Wed, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
HCHS 445201 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $199

Instructor: Jack Ricchiuto, MA
Contact Hours: Awarded to RNs and Nursing Home Administrators (7.0) Preferred Provider # CSU 87-P-09 (November 17) and # CSU 23-P-10 (March 31). Open to all interested individuals.

Conflict Resolution

November 18, 2009
Wed, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
HCHS 439601 5900
CEUs: 0.7     $199
Instructor: Patrick H. O'Leary, M.S., M.Div
Contact Hours: Awarded to RNs, LPNs, Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and Nursing Home Administrators(7.0)- Preferred Provider #CSU 88-P-09.
 

Depressive Disorders

November 21, 2009
Sat, 8:45 am-4:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
HCHS 443501 5900
CEUs: 0.6     $135
Instructor: Grace Fochtman Herwig, RN, MSN, CCDC III, MBA
Contact Hours: Awarded to RNs (6.0), Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists (6.0).
 

Diagnosis ADD/HD: Now What?

February 5, 2010
Fri, 8:45 am-4:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
HCHS 438901 6000
CEUs: 0.6     $135
Instructor: Kimberly Langley, MEd
Contact Hours: Awarded to RNs, LPNs, Social Workers (6.0).  Teachers, check with your LPDC.
 

Domestic Violence

May 13, 2010
Thurs, 8:45 am-4:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
HCHS 462201 6000
CEUs: 0.6     $135

Instructor: Amy Burzinski, LSW
Contact Hours: Awarded to RNs, LPNs, Social Workers, Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists and Nursing Home Administrators, Preferred Provider #CSU 36-P-10 (6.0).
 

Meditation 101

February 20 & 27, 2010
Sat, 8:45 am-12:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
HCHS 437201 6000
CEUs: 0.6     $135
Instructor: Mary Lou V. Stricklin, MSN, RN, MBA, FAAN
Contact Hours: Awarded to RNs, LPNs, Social Workers, and Nursing Home Administrators (6.0)-Preferred Provider #CSU 8-P-10. Open to all interested individuals.
 

Misunderstood Minds: Getting a Handle on Learning Differences

February 19, 2010
Fri, 8:45 am-4:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
HCHS 447601 6000
CEUs: 0.6     $135
Instructor: Kimberly Langley, MEd
Contact Hours: Awarded to RNs, LPNs (6.0), Social Workers (6.0). Teachers, check with your LPDC
 

Pediatric Nursing Update

November 6, 2009
Fri, 8:45 am-4:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
HCHS 437301 5900
CEUs: 0.6     $135
Instructor: Theresa Puckett, PhD[c], RN, CPNP, CNE
Contact Hours: Awarded to RNs & LPNs (6.0)
 

Powerful Project Management Techniques

March 11, 2010
Thurs, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
MGMT 489701 6000
CEUs: 0.7     $209
Instructor: Jack Ricchiuto, M.A.
 

A Primer in Pediatric Psychiatry

March 8, 2010
Mon, 8:45 am-4:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
HCHS 535101 6000 
CEUs: 0.6     $135
Instructor: Theresa Puckett, PhD[c], RN, CPNP, CNE
Contact Hours: Awarded to RNs, Counselors, Social Workers (6.0).
 

Psychological Disorders within a Trauma Framework

April 24, 2009
Sat, 8:45 am-4:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
HCHS 437101 6000
CEUs: 0.6     $135
Instructor: Grace Fochtman Herwig, RN, MSN, CCDC III, MBA
Contact Hours: Awarded to RNs (6.0), Social Workers, Counselors, and Marriage and Family Therapists (6.0).

Understanding Yourself and Others

December 2, 2009
Wed, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Westlake, West Center
HCHS 445901 5900
CEUs: 0.7     $199

Instructor: Patrick H. O'Leary, M.S., M.Div
Contact Hours: Awarded to RNs, LPNs, Social Workers, Counselors, and Nursing Home Administrators (7.0)-Preferred Provider # CSU 91-P-09 (December 2 class).

Sustainability & Going Green
 

Attracting Butterflies and Hummingbirds to Your Yard

March 20, 2010
Sat, 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
LAND 503810 6000
CEUs: 0.3     $79
Instructor: Joanna Thomas, Certified Arborist & Master Gardener

Greening Your Garden: Understanding and Developing Your Green Garden Interests

January 23, 2010
Sat, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
LAND 503811 6000
CEUs: 0.3     $79
Instructor: Jann Fillion
 

How to LEED Your Clients to Sustainability: Green Building 101

April 13, 2010
Tues, 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
ENGR 499601 6000
CEUs: 0.3     $109
Instructor: Laura Steinbrink, LEED AP
 

Rain Gardens

March 6, 2010
Sat, 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Westlake, West Center
LAND 503809 6000
CEUs: 0.3     $79
Instructor: Joanna Thomas, Certified Arborist & Master Gardener