Courses

Grow new plants from your existing ones using techniques like cutting, division, and offsets. Witness live demonstrations of propagation methods, receive tips for identifying which plants can be propagated, and learn how supplemental lighting can keep plants thriving.


Tuesday, February 18, 2025, DSB 320
Get a head start on spring by learning how to grow strong vegetable and flower seedlings from seeds. You'll learn planting techniques, the best lighting for healthy growth, and how to prepare your seedlings for outdoor planting.


Tuesday, February 25, 2025, DSB 320
Our all-new course will provide an introduction to the fundamental principles and elements of interior design. Students will explore the creative and technical aspects of interior design, gaining the basic concepts necessary to create functional and aesthetically pleasing interior space. Throughout the course, students will learn about color theory, lighting design, furniture selection, material selection, and decorative elements. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how these elements work together to create cohesive and harmonious interiors.

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Portrait photography is an excellent skill to cultivate. Whether you just want to take better photos of your family or want to build on your portrait portfolio, learn how to create exceptional portraits using poses and lighting that emphasize your subjects' character and features.


April 9, 2025 to May 7, 2025, Visual Arts Bldg Rm 209
This class will cover the basics of improv and stage acting, giving students the tools to feel confident performing in front of an audience. Class will consist of improv games and exercises for the first few sessions, followed by a focus on scripted scene work. Students will explore different characters and learn how to craft the arc of a scene, both scripted and improvised, all within a collaborative and supportive environment.


February 11, 2025 to March 18, 2025, Kettler Hall Studio Theatre G32
This course helps you develop the same story structuring skills the pros use. Learn how your passion, theme, premise, and characters help create the structure of your story. Discover how viewpoint, dialogue, pacing, and many other techniques are used to build scenes and move your story from beginning to end.


March 12, 2025 to April 22, 2025, Online Course
Students will be guided on a fun and educational journey to learn about this aromatic beverage enjoyed all around the world. Experience multiple tea tastings, savor foods that pair well with the teas, and receive tea samples to take home all while learning the origins of tea, differences between tea varieties, how to ensure tea quality, health benefits of tea, and more!


Thursday, May 8, 2025, DSB 320
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, DSB 320
Join us for an immersive class led by olive oil expert Lori Berndt from The Olive Twist. Learn to select premium extra virgin olive oils with confidence, discovering their nuances through sensory training and gaining insights into quality, health benefits, and culinary applications. Explore varietals, detect freshness, and embrace the art of olive oil selection for a healthier and more flavorful culinary experience. Elevate your cooking and nourish your well-being with The Olive Twist's expertise.

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In this class, we will be looking at store bought salad dressings made with chemicals and artificial ingredients and comparing them to simple flavorful homemade dressings. Taste the difference & educate yourself on how to make a better dressing from chemical free ingredients, including quality extra virgin olive oil and aged balsamic.

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Delve into the world of salts and peppers with this comprehensive course. Learn about the origins, compositions, and culinary uses of different salts and peppers, from Himalayan pink salt to various pepper varieties. Explore factors influencing flavor and quality, including mineral content and processing methods, and gain practical insights into selecting and storing these essential ingredients. Enhance your cooking skills through interactive tastings and discussions on flavor pairings and innovative culinary techniques.

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Students will design and assemble their own handmade journal. The finished 6"x 9" journal will feature a square-back case binding, 72 blank pages, and be adorned with hand-decorated paste paper that students will create themselves.

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Students will practice felting, both wet and needle-based, embroidery, fabric collage, and hand weaving.

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Participants will learn to create works of art using watercolor paints and collage techniques.

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This class will focus on making a variety of functional bowls intended to be used for serving and eating food. Participants will learn to throw, trim, decorate and glaze the pottery made during the class and have the chance to practice what they learn.


February 4, 2025 to March 11, 2025, Visual Arts Bldg Rm 114
This class will focus on the technique of making large vases by combining multiple wheel-thrown parts. Participants will have the opportunity to make, glaze, and finish vases as well as make other pottery forms during open lab times.


April 8, 2025 to May 6, 2025, Visual Arts Bldg Rm 114
Learning to throw pitcher forms will be the focus of this class. Demonstrations will include making slab-built and pulled spouts as well as handles. Participants will have the opportunity to practice these new skills and make their own pitchers to glaze fire to completion.


May 13, 2025 to June 19, 2025, Visual Arts Bldg Rm 114
This class will focus on making various pottery forms intended to be fired in our NEW hybrid wood/soda kiln as well as other kilns. Participants will learn how to glaze and prepare pottery for wood/soda firings, as well as learn how to load and fire the kiln.

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Learning to decorate pottery in new and innovative ways will be the focus of this class. Decorating techniques such as stamping, texturizing, piercing, and others will be demonstrated. Participants will have an opportunity to make pottery forms, try out new decorating techniques, and glaze fire their work to completion.

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If you are looking for an opportunity to learn how make tea bowls and tumblers and improve your wheel throwing skills, this is the class for you! The course will focus on wheel throwing and trimming drinking vessels.

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This certificate was designed to educate garden enthusiasts on the key elements of sustainable garden design with heavy focus on organic, restorative, and regenerative methods. Offered in Fall semester.

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Home-grown food costs less, is healthier, tastes better and is conveniently closer to home. This session will provide an overview of how you can organically cultivate many commonly grown foods. We will dive into seed starting, irrigation, garden placement and planning, and more.


Wednesday, March 5, 2025, DSB 250
Wednesday, March 19, 2025, DSB 250
Dirt is cheap, good soil is priceless. Many ingredients make a healthy garden, but good soil is the most valuable ingredient. This workshop will dig deeper into our Indiana soil, offering eco-friendly tips and tricks to enhance and improve your soil for long-term growth.


Wednesday, March 12, 2025, DSB 250
Wednesday, March 26, 2025, DSB 250
There are over 4,000 native pollinator species in North America that depend upon our gardens and landscapes for food and resources, just as we depend on them. Gain an overview of our native pollinators and discover techniques that we can use to lure them to work for us in our gardens, while also providing season-appropriate habitats for them in our outdoor spaces.


Wednesday, April 9, 2025, DSB 250
The bird is the word! Birds are an integral part of any garden or natural space. What steps can we take to invite them into our outdoor spaces? This workshop will offer eco-friendly and sustainable techniques to enhance your bird gardening experience.


Wednesday, April 23, 2025, DSB 250
Anyone interested in growing better houseplants and edibles indoors can learn how in this one-session overview. Students will learn about choosing the right plants for their space, ideal lighting, water, temperature, humidity, pest prevention, and soil requirements to grow plants indoors. We'll also discuss how to start vegetables indoors for outdoor gardens, plant propagation, as well as various types of soil-less gardening systems and how they work. Students will start their own micro-greens in class to take home. A green thumb isn't required!

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From improved soil quality and water filtration, to providing resources for humans, pollinators, butterflies, and birds, we can harness the growing power of plants in our own backyards. Gain a brief overview of the many benefits of native plants and how we can incorporate them into beautiful gardens, while also creating healthy and functional ecosystems.


Wednesday, May 7, 2025, DSB 250
In this introductory course, students will learn how to sign basic phrases and sentences. Students will learn how to introduce themselves, colors, numbers, locations, activity words and so much more. By the end of the course, students will gain an understanding of the world of Deaf culture and be able to communicate effectively using sign language.


March 12, 2025 to April 16, 2025, Online Course
In this next-level course, students will continue to build phrases and sentences with the vocabulary acquired during American Sign Language: Beginning I, as well as some new vocabulary. Students will practice phrases and sentences by recording their own signing and uploading their videos for review. Students will also continue to explore the world of Deaf culture.


March 12, 2025 to April 16, 2025, Online Course
Are you working hard, but struggling to accomplish everything on your plate? Everyone can benefit from learning some new ideas for managing work life (or the work of life!) from Northern Indiana's only Certified Professional Organizer and Productivity Consultant!

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Certified Professional Organizer Emily Fitzgerald will teach you the basic process to organize any space in your home, from the closet to the kitchen and everything in between. Come see the best organizing products on the market and learn helpful storage tips.

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Basic Life Support is designed to teach the skills of CPR, including ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device, use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) and relief of foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO). Participants receive a CPR Completion Card from the American Heart Association.


Monday, April 7, 2025, Walb Student Union Rm G21 - Enter from Crescent Ave. Look for Parking Garage 2 (P2).Walb Student Union is attached to P2.
This class will cover the basics of stage acting, giving new actors the tools to feel confident performing in front of an audience.

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This course will cover the fundamentals of improv performance, giving students the skills to feel confident creating scenes "in the moment".

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Author and speaker Kayleen Reusser will share the stories of men and women who faced danger, injuries, separation from family, loneliness, deprivation and more - all for the sake of serving their country.

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Dementia is one of the major causes of disability worldwide. This short course will explore topics related to understanding, living with, and working with adults with dementia, including how dementia is different from normal aging, the disease's progression, how it affects individuals and their family and caregivers/care-partners, healthcare & support options, and prevention.

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