Courses

Managing Remote Workers Series (Online Only Offering)

Working remotely does not make you an expert on remote work. Gain new insights, experiences and advanced tips for working from home. You cannot manage remote workers like you manage office workers. But you can manage remote workers better, with greater productivity and efficiency.

February 6, 2023 to March 3, 2023, Online
March 6-31, 2023, Online

Beginning Conversational Spanish

Designed for beginners, this course will have you speaking and reading Spanish in no time. You will practice the basic building blocks of the language and common idiomatic expressions.

February 6, 2023 to March 31, 2023, Online

Certification for Small and Diverse Business

This virtual event will provide small and diverse businesses with the tools they need create a capability statement to highlight their unique set of skills.

This course contains no sessions
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Conflict and Conflict Resolution

You will learn basic strategies for conflict resolution, including personality differences and preferences in styles. Prior to the in-person course, you will fill out a few self-report measures regarding personality and conflict resolution style which will be used as a point for reflection.

Thursday, March 30, 2023, SIUE Main Campus

Customer Service Series (Online Only Offering)

Learning to build your customer service skills will have a powerful impact on your career success, as well as success in other areas of life.Transform your customer service into something extraordinary. As a result, more repeat business will improve your bottom line. Customer service separates you from your competition.

February 6, 2023 to March 3, 2023, Online
March 6-31, 2023, Online

Data Analytics and Its Applications

Every discipline is becoming progressively more data driven. Although we now possess the ability to easily collect, store and analyze data, we are facing a shortage of data analysts in the workforce. This course is designed to be a crash course that will provide working professionals with intermediate and advanced skills in data analytics.

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Educard

Increase your learning through Educard! Educard allows anyone over the age of 16 to sit in on regular for-credit classes at SIUE for a reduced rate. While you do not gain credit for the courses, you can gain a whole new realm of knowledge in subjects that interest you most, from accounting to zoology. Join us and see what you can learn!

This course contains no sessions
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Facebook and Instagram Marketing for Business

Facebook and Instagram offer simple and effective ways to market your business and connect with new and existing customers. We will begin with the basics on each platform, and you will learn to create professional Facebook and Instagram profiles for your business designed to effectively appeal to your target customer.

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Four Fits of Dynamic Leadership

Today's workplace is more nuanced than ever, filled with diverse, dynamic employees. Empowering employees to achieve objectives is the basis of leadership, no matter the personality or strategies of each individual leader.

April 5-26, 2023, Online

Grant Budget Preparation for Novices

Obtain an overview of the budget development process and have an opportunity to develop a mock budget froma case study that will be provided. You are welcome to bring specific questions related to the budgets of the funding opportunities you wish to pursue.

Wednesday, April 19, 2023, SIUE Main Campus

Grant Funding for Novices

Obtain an overview of funding opportunities for the four types of grant opportunities. You will have an opportunity toexplore various sites and identify potential funding sources in your area of interest.

Wednesday, February 15, 2023, SIUE Main Campus

Grant Funding Opportunity Interpretation for Novices

Join us for the opportunity to explore critical portions in funding opportunity announcements. You are welcome to bring specific questions related to funding opportunities you wish to pursue.

Wednesday, March 15, 2023, SIUE Main Campus

Grant Writing for Novices

Obtain an overview of the four types of grants and the common elements found in grant proposals. Funding sources for each type will be reviewed and various elements of proposals will be reviewed in detail.

Wednesday, January 18, 2023, SIUE Main Campus

Heartsaver CPR/AED Certification

Heartsaver courses are designed for anyone with little or no medical training and cover first-aid basics for the most common first-aid emergencies. Hands-on training also prepares students to perform CPR and use an AED in a safe, timely and effective manner.

Wednesday, March 22, 2023, SIUE Main Campus
Thursday, April 27, 2023, SIUE Main Campus

Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2019

Designed for students with previous Microsoft Excel experience, this intermediate level course will expand the users' Excel 2019 skill set with projects that demonstrate the application's higher capabilities.

March 1, 2023 to April 26, 2023, SIUE Main Campus

Introduction to Data Analysis

Thanks to continuous improvements in technology, every industry is becoming progressively more data driven. Data analytics is the science and art of analyzing data and using that information to make informed decisions.

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Introduction to Data Organization, Preparation and Analysis

The world is full of data. However, before that data can be analyzed and insights can be gleaned from it, data must first be organized, integrated, cleaned and prepared for analysis. This course introduces the tools and techniquesthat students can use to format their data, leading to hassle free analyses

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Introduction to Quickbooks Online

Learn basic accounting principles and how they are applied in the online version of QuickBooks. We will introduce the software, set up business accounts, record transactions, produce reports and learn how QuickBooks Online can be customized to fit your business needs.

February 28, 2023 to March 28, 2023, Online

Machine Learning and Predictive Modeling

In this age of "big data", machine learning and predictive modeling tools enable us to describe and analyze large and complex data that we could not begin to comprehend without the help of computers. This course introduces different machine learning and predictive modeling techniques, the strengths and limitations of each of these techniques, and how these techniques can be applied to real-world datasets.

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Microsoft Office Basics

Join us as we explore the Microsoft Office Suite. You will gain an overview of programs from the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Publisher, Access, PowerPoint, & One Note) as well as the basics of how to use each of them.

April 5, 2023 to May 10, 2023, Online

National Food Safety Certification

This ServSafeŽ Food Safety Manager course, conducted by faculty from the nutrition program at SIUE, is for individuals preparing for the ServSafeŽ Food Safety Manager exam (this is different than Food Handler). After attending the ServSafeŽ course and passing the proctored, multiple-choice exam with a score of 75% or higher, participants will receive a ServSafeŽ certificate.

This course contains no sessions
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Podcasting (Online Only Offering)

Businesses are turning to podcasting to grow their brand and connect with customers. People with a niche hobby are turning podcasts into a business. Podcasting is experiencing a rebirth as mobile devices are everywhere.

February 6, 2023 to March 3, 2023, Online

Six Sigma Green Belt Series (Online Only Offering)

Six Sigma methods have been successfully deployed in many industries and organizations. To be successful, organizations must manage by fact. As such, organizations depend on the measurement and analysis of performance to make key decisions that affect the organization.

February 6, 2023 to March 3, 2023, Online
March 6-31, 2023, Online
April 3-28, 2023, Online

Spanish for Healthcare Professionals I

Health professionals work with many different people, and communication is key. This course will introduce you to the basic vocabulary, grammar and idiomatic expressions needed to communicate in Spanish in a health professional context.

February 20, 2023 to March 27, 2023, SIUE Main Campus

SQL Programming Series (Online Only Offering)

Structured Query Language (SQL) is the industry standard database programming language. It is one of the most in demand skills in occupations that require interaction with data and analyzing data. Through your knowledge of Structured Query Language, you will become more marketable in computer related career fields that pertain to database administration. Learning SQL can also lead to a job that is specific to analyzing data such as a data analyst, a quality assurance analyst, or a business analyst.

February 6, 2023 to March 3, 2023, Online
March 6-31, 2023, Online
April 3-28, 2023, Online

Stress and Coping in the Workplace

We will cover basics of the stress response, including an overview of what happens with our bodies, cognitions, emotions and behaviors, with a particular emphasis on its role in the workplace and workplace stressors.

Thursday, February 23, 2023, SIUE Main Campus

Work Attitudes

We will cover the importance of workplace attitudes, including job satisfaction/morale, organizational commitment and work engagement. Antecedents or predictors of these attitudes including individual personality traits, as well as organizational culture and contextual factors will be explored.

Thursday, December 15, 2022, Founders Hall Room 2407
Thursday, April 27, 2023, SIUE Main Campus

ANEW Conference - Mental Health Resource Collaboration for Underserved Populations: Mental Health, Culturally Competent Care & Collaborative Approach

SIUE SON continues its pioneering advancement of the nursing profession across Illinois with its receipt of two competitive four-year grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): $2.75 million for its innovative Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) program and $1,870,359.17 for acclaimed collaborative work in Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET). Both multi-faceted educational efforts are creatively designed to increase the number of nurse practitioners who practice in rural and underserved communities throughout Illinois. The focus of the ANEW program, now in its final year, is to promote smooth and natural transition from the student role to practicing Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) into these areas.

March 25-26, 2023, Hybrid (Online and SIUE Main Campus)

Bookkeeping Series (Online Only Offering)

Learn how to understand debits and credits, general ledger and month end procedures and closing procedures and financial statements all in a self-paced online course. Earn a certificate by enrolling in all 3 courses or just take those that pertain to you!

February 6, 2023 to March 3, 2023, Online
March 6-31, 2023, Online
April 3-28, 2023, Online

Canva: How to be Creative when you Don't Feel Creative

Join us as we learn how to set up a Canva account (free or paid, up to you!) and use it to create graphics or presentations using Canva to make your communications look like a million bucks!

Tuesday, April 18, 2023, Online

Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) and Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) Training Program

Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) professionals provide a range of supportive services in healthcare and human services for persons recovering from mental health, substance use, and co-occurring conditions. The SIUE CRSS Training Program requires 110 hours of classroom training and 300 hours of internship experience under the supervision of a qualified mental health or substance use condition professional.

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Data Visualization

An introduction to data visualization, dashboarding and reporting techniques. Data visualization is an importantcomponent of data science and data-driven decision making.

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Graphic Design Software Essentials (Online Only Offering)

Learn the essentials when working with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop 3 separate sessions, each focused on a different program. Join us for all 3 courses to gain a certificate or take the courses that are needed most for you.

February 6, 2023 to March 3, 2023, Online
March 6-31, 2023, Online
April 3-28, 2023, Online

Introduction to Python

The ability to code in Python is one of the most highly sought skills in data scientists. This course is designed to provide students with a foundation in Python programming.

March 15, 2023 to May 3, 2023, Online

Introduction to the Expressive Therapies Continuum: A Framework for Assessment and Treatment in Art Therapy

This interactive workshop will introduce participants to the theory of the Expressive Therapies Continuum. It will explore the use of this pantheoretical model as a guide in the assessment of art therapy participants as well as in setting up and monitoring treatment goals.

Saturday, April 8, 2023, Morris University Mississippi Illinois Room

Mastering Video Marketing (Online Only Offering)

Find out how to shoot simple, effective videos without costly fancy equipment or savvy technical skills. Learn how to get your YouTube video on the first page of Google Search. Just like Facebook, YouTube is a social network that needs to be set-up, optimized and used regularly to be effective.

February 6, 2023 to March 3, 2023, Online
March 6-31, 2023, SIUE Main Campus

Power BI Series (Online Only Offering)

Gain insights into your data using business intelligence software - Power Business Intelligence. Power BI is a widely used business analytics service offered by Microsoft. Power BI Desktop is a complete data analysis and report creation tool that you install for free.

February 6, 2023 to March 3, 2023, Online
March 6-31, 2023, Online
April 3-28, 2023, Online

SIUE Summer Orff Institute: AOSA Teacher Education Course, Level 1

Join the AOSA approved Level 1 Teacher Training Course at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted by the SIUE Department of Music. Our approved program is a comprehensive curriculum taught by experienced, enthusiastic, and rigorous Orff specialists. Orff Level 1 is largely experiential-a time in which the class as an ensemble comes together exploring, developing skills, creating, and analyzing music and movement activities primarily for K-8 music teacher, although objectives, scaffolding, and work are appropriate for secondary classrooms.

June 20-30, 2023, SIUE Main Campus

Spanish for Healthcare Professionals II

This will be a continuation of our Spanish for Healthcare Professionals I course. In order to be successful in this course, it is highly recommended that you take part 1, and/or, have basic understanding of Spanish. This is a continuation of the proper and best use of basic Spanish under the most common situations in the health field.

April 10, 2023 to May 15, 2023, SIUE Main Campus