Summer Academies are a unique collection of special Lane courses that are offered only during the summer for both high schoolage and adult students.
Some classes are for college credit and can be used toward Lane degrees and certificates or transferable to other institutions. Any age student can sign up for these. Other offerings are classes just for high school age students. With the exception of the Aviation Summer Camp which offers one college credit, a non-credit class means no grades, no pressure and are just for fun! For details on both credit and non-credit Summer Academies courses, scroll down through the descriptions listed below.
High school students, look for the image that symbolizes which classes are for high school students only and might be of interest to you.
Plan now:
Don't miss out. Due to the amount of individualized instruction, only a limited number can be accepted for the Aviation Summer Camp. 5 days of adventure and fun…All Flight Labs, Simulator Labs, Instructional Labs, Pilot's Logbook, Books and Materials only: $500.00
The fifth annual Aviation Summer Camp will be hosted by the Lane Aviation Academy August 4 through August 8. Make plans now to participate in this life changing event. All participants fly airplanes: just think, you will take the controls for the very first takeoff. Summer campers will be flying Lane training airplanes with highly experienced Lane flight instructors. You will fly the multi-engine airplane simulator. All flight time is entered into your very own pilot logbook. All flight time applies to your pilot's license.
Summer Camp Participants will explore the following exciting careers:
Be a pilot (Commercial and Military pilots)
Air Traffic Control (ATC)
Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT)
Avionics and aviation electronics
Meteorology-aviation and weather analysis
Aviation service businesses (Fixed Base Operations)
Aviation equipment re-manufacturing
Airport management
Air Transportation Security
Robotics - Wiess
This is a "hands on" class designed to give the student an introductory view of how robots are used in industry. During this class the student will learn to:
Manipulate a robot by using a teach pendant
Plan a repetitive series of robot motions
Program a robot to perform a routine
Connect a robot to work with external hardware
Simulate a robotic manufacturing process
All tools and materials will be provided in the classroom. All that is required of the student is that they come to class prepared to use and program machinery in a "teamwork" oriented environment. Maximum enrollment: Ten (10) students, ages 16 - 18.
This class is designed for high school or college students who have started their own business, or who are seriously considering starting their own business in the near future. The course is fun and inspiring for young entrepreneurs, and covers the important and easy to understand business basics, essential to long term company growth and success. It includes professional classroom instruction, peer to peer interaction, field trips, and a one to one business advising session. Limited to 20 students, ages 15 - 19.
Non-Credit (24 hours)
When: June 23 - July 2, M/Tu/W/Th/F, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Wildish Building (1445 Willamette Street, Suite 1), Rm. 117
Contact: Patti Martinez, 463-5255 CRN: 10783 FEES
Continuing Education
Becoming an Effective Student Leader - Boozer
Are you a first time leader? Will others follow you? This activity-based course will equip you with tools to become an effective leader in an organization, club or team setting. Learn and interact with other student leaders through group activities, film clips, discussions, and readings. Everyone will have the opportunity to develop the skills and engage with team members to enhance his/her organization's progress. Ages 16 - 18.
Non-Credit
When: July 10, Th, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., and July 15 - 17, Tu/W/Th, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Main Campus, Bldg. 19, Rm. 241
Contact: 463-5252 CRN: 10752 FEES
Fashion Design - Gutierrez
The Fashion Design class is a short introduction to Continuing Education's Fashion Design Program. Find out what Fashion Design is all about so that you can decide if it is for you. Participants will have the opportunity to design and hand stitch one garment each day.
Introduction to gem identification. The basic process of gemology is not rocket science. We will identify many popular gemstones and discuss which gems are best for jewelry.
Have you ever wanted to learn a foreign language and wondered which language would work best for you? The following classes are designed to allow students to sample a specific language without committing to a whole term. These classes will present the alphabet, short phrases, and some culture.
French - Naoui Non-Credit
When: July 21 - 23, M/Tu/W, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where: Main Campus, Bldg. 19, Rm. 119 CRN: 10777 FEES
Italian - Dickerson Non-Credit (9 hours)
When: July 22 - 24, Tu/W/Th, 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Where: Main Campus, Bldg. 19, Rm. 241 CRN: 10778 FEES
Japanese - Welborn
Non-Credit (9 hours)
When: July 21 - 23, M/Tu/W, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Main Campus, Bldg. 19, Rm. 232 CRN: 10779 FEES
The Sign Language class is designed to give you a brief introduction to American Sign Language. You will learn some basic ASL communication skills, including the manual alphabet, some basic signs and learn to tell a simple story in signs. The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary Starter is required for this class.
A class designed for those entering/reentering college (GED prep., credit, or non-credit), and anyone needing writing skills in the workplace or who are simply interested in writing. In addition, we will address the basics of getting work published.
Non-credit (20 hours)
When: July 15 - August 14, Tu/Th, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: Main Campus, Bldg. 11, Rm. 208A/B CRN: 10782 FEES
Rites of Passage
Puertas Abiertas Leadership
- James Garcia
The Puertas Abiertas Summer Academy provides a bicultural empowerment/life skills experience for students with a focus on identifying positive, proactive values and habits that will maximize students' opportunities for success. Students will learn within a cultural framework based on Chicano/Mexicano, Hispanic, Latina/o and Caribbean experiences.
Students will participate in a variety of leadership exercises and activities to identify a positive sense of self in the context of language, culture and community. Students will engage in career exploration assessments and receive an orientation to college preparation and resources. Movies reflecting the Chicano/Mexicano, Hispanic, Latina/o, and Caribbean culture in the United States will be presented to highlight the quest to define a social identity inside and outside the Chicano/Latino community. Ages 16 - 18.
Non-credit
When: June 23 - July 17, M/Tu/W/Th, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: Main Campus, Bldg. 19, Rm. 119 CRN: 11057
Contact: James Garcia, 463-5144
FEES: FREE
El Orgullo y El Balance: Healthy Self and Positive Relationships
Learn to discover our own identity as LATINA/OS living in the United States while reflecting the origins and experiences unique to the Americas and respecting a legacy of wisdom from our elders. Students will learn how to make up new rules that include traditional belief systems and values and explore new and more contemporary ways to confront acculturation stress. Discover the value of a mind, body and spirit, which are balanced and healthy and honor a respect for human diversity for the right to be different. Ages 16 - 18.
Non-credit
When: June 23 - 26, M/Tu/W/Th, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Main Campus, Bldg. 19, Rm. 232 and 234 CRN: 11058
Contact: James Garcia, 463-5144
FEES: FREE
Puertas a Transiciones We'll explore the cycle of transition, whether it is academic, relationship, or another major life change. We'll learn how to succeed under challenging circumstances. Students will learn about the seven stages of a transition and how to overcome "the pit." The grieving cycle will be explored in depth through class games and physical challenges. This class is also rooted in cultural analysis. Sponsored by the Women's Program. Ages 16 - 18.
Voices/Voces in the Borderlands: Finding Space to Invent and Construct New Expressions
This class will review Chicano/Mexicano/Hispanic/Latino and Caribbean creative expression as an intersection of words, meanings, concepts, language and cultures- the borderlands . Students will engage in role-playing to begin the journey of arriving at bicultural identities, diverse perspectives on life and developing new multicultural orientations that responds to the realities and lives of Chicano/Latino youth in U.S. society and institutions. Ages 16 - 18.
Non-credit
When: June 30 - July 3, M/Tu/W/Th, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Main Campus, Bldg. 19, Rm. 119 CRN: 11059
Contact: James Garcia, 463-5144
FEES: FREE
La Causa: In Defense of La Raza
Learn strategies and leadership styles from local community members who advocate for social justice issues in Lane County . Students will receive information and resources relating to their rights and responsibilities in schools, workplace/businesses, law enforcement agencies and immigration issues. Ages 16 - 18.
Non-credit
When: July 7 - 10, M/Tu/W/Th, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Main Campus, Bldg. 19, Rm. 119 CRN: 11060
Contact: James Garcia, 463-5144
FEES: FREE
Speak Out! Responding to Everyday Acts of Oppression
Learn how to react promptly and effectively to bias incidents in the schools, workplace and in the community. Students will be using resources and participate in exercises designed by the Southern Poverty Law Center to provide strategies and concrete steps for addressing day-to-day bias incidents.
Non-credit
When: July 14 - 18, M/Tu/W/Th, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Main Campus, Bldg. 19, Rm. 234 CRN: 11061
Contact: James Garcia, 463-5144
FEES: FREE
Social Science
The Human Services Summer Institute
The summer institute provides opportunities for human service professionals from various disciplines to upgrade skills and earn continuing education credits and/or academic credits while learning today's best evidence-based practices. Classes will be offered on an intensive, short term basis that fits better with the schedules of working professionals.
Grief & Loss Across the Life Span, HS 299 - Toni Fudge
Throughout life we learn the skills to acquire things. This class is intended to examine the challenges of change and loss over the life span with a particular focus on death. Via lecture, class discussions, personal experience, readings, and art projects as mediums, we will process the elements of grief and loss as they impact individuals, families, and caregivers.
Credits: 3
When: June 23 - July 22, 2008, M/Tu, 5:30 p.m. - 8:20 p.m.
Where: Downtown Center, Rm. 302
Contact: 463-5427
CRN: 10792 FEES
Working with Brain Injured Clients, HS 199 - Toni Fudge
This course is intended to explore the challenges of working with individuals who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI), their families, and their caregivers. TBI can cause a wide range of functional changes affecting thinking, sensation, language, and/or emotions. We will consider the initial impact of TBI on individuals & family systems. Then we will explore the process of rehabilitation with a focus on adaptation of life style and acknowledging new limitations as they become apparent, as well as during the natural course of aging.
Credits: 2
When: July 9 - 17, W/Th, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Main Campus, Center Bldg., Rm. 402
Contact: 463-5427
CRN: 10795 FEES
Advanced Interviewing and Counseling: Motivational Interviewing, HS 231 - Toni Fudge
This class will provide an introduction to the theory and principles of motivational interviewing. Motivational Inter viewing is a client-centered approach to helping clients make behavioral changes by encouraging the client to explore and resolve their ambivalence about changing their behaviors. Students will learn the theoretical basis of this evidence based practice. Students will learn about stages of change and practice skills for interviewing effectively at each stage of the change process.
Credits: 3
When: July 23 - August 14, W/Th, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Main Campus, Center Bldg., Rm. 416
Contact: 463-5427
CRN: 10796 FEES
Oregon Archaeology Explored, ANTH 199 - Patrick O'Grady
Students are invited to explore the richness of Oregon 's prehistoric and historic heritage in both the classroom and field. Day-long field trips to the coast, Willamette Valley and western Cascades, and northern Great Basin are planned. Lectures will be devoted to setting the stage, for the field trips, with the roles of environment, long term climate change, and the cultural history for each region taken into consideration. The course offers a unique opportunity for students to broaden their perspective on the early cultural diversity of this remarkable state. Be sure to wear comfortable footwear and bring a sack lunch for field trips. There is a $65 field trip fee attached to this class to cover the expense for the three field trips.
Credits: 3
When: August 21 - September 11, Th/F, 3:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. (Th) and 8:00a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (F)
Where: Main Campus, Center Bldg., Rm. 416, (Th) and Parking Lot M, (F)
Contact: 463-5427
CRN: 10595 FEES
Creating Democracy in the Middle East, PS 199 - Clinton Smith
This class will introduce students to an exciting contemporary aspect of American foreign policy and to provide a comparative theoretical lens through which they can evaluate democratization efforts in the Middle East . The class will focus on hot debates surrounding the Bush administration's attempt to build democratic regimes in the Middle East, and also involves imbuing an understanding of the theory political scientists use to evaluate these attempts and would examine the means and ends of contemporary American led attempts to impose democracy in the Middle East. The final portion of the class would look to the future, outlining the arguments of those that see a democratic Middle East and those that do not.
Credits: 3
When: June 23 - July 18, M/Tu/W/Th, 8:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
Where: Main Campus, Bldg. 18, Rm. 102
Contact: 463-5427
CRN: 10818 FEES
Science
Science in the Field: Exploring Science Careers - Ulerick
Get outdoors with science this summer! If you think all scientists wear white lab coats, this course will open your eyes and get you knee-deep in discovering field sciences. Join faculty from Botany, Zoology, Ecology, Geology and Environmental Science outdoors exploring how scientists gather and analyze data from field work. Students will sample field methods in a variety of sciences and use lab equipment and analytical methods to solve problems. Students will receive a "Summer Field Science Completion Award" upon completion of the class. Intended audience: Next year's high school juniors and seniors only.
Non-Credit
When: July 21 - 31, M/Tu/W/Th, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Main Campus, Bldg. 16, Rm. 117 and various field sites near the Lane Campus
For further information: Contact Sarah Ulerick, Science Division Chair, 463-5447 or Tana Stuart, Science Administrative Assistant, 463-5446.
CRN 10787 FEES
