Continuing Education Programs

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Continuing Professional Education

Health/Fitness Instructor Workshop, Weight Management/ CEC Seminar, and ACSM Certification Examination
May 6-9

The two-day Health/Fitness Instructor Workshop is designed to increase the competence of professionals conducting exercise programs for healthy clients and those with controlled disease. The one-day Weight Management/CEC Seminar enables participants to better understand the potential of exercise as a weight management intervention. The American College of Sports Medicine grants the certification of health/fitness instructor to candidates who successfully complete the examination, which can be taken on Monday, May 8, or Tuesday, May 9. Visit our website at www.ithaca.edu/cess for more information.

East Coast Artists
June 12-24

East Coast Artists offers its popular training workshop, the RasaBoxes Training Intensive at Ithaca College, sponsored by the Division of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions and the Department of Theatre Arts. The workshop is designed to accommodate the skills and interests of a range of professionals and students, from actors and directors to performance artists, musicians, choreographers, drama-movement-dance therapists, teachers, playwrights, and others. This workshop will provide participants with rigorous, intensive, professional training amid Ithaca's gorgeous, natural setting. The workshop meets the Monday through Saturday, 1:00-5:00 p.m. and 7:00-10:00 p.m., and is available for college credit or on a noncredit basis. For more information and registration materials visit www.ithaca.edu/cess/eastcoastartists or call 607-274-3143.

The Healthy Musician: Injury Prevention and Intervention for Musicians and Health Care Providers
Level I: June 16-18
Level II: June 19-20

Designed for musicians and health care providers, this comprehensive program of seminars and hands-on workshops will focus on health and musical performance. A multidisciplinary faculty will examine the physical and mental factors that affect both the musician and performance and will discuss the care and prevention of music-related injuries. Descriptions of the individual workshops and the two levels are provided in the Healthy Musician brochure and at www.ithaca.edu/cess. To register, you must complete the registration form in the Healthy Musician brochure, which is available from the summer sessions office.

Media Literacy Summer Institute
July 10-14

This workshop, presented by the Ithaca College Project Look Sharp program, is designed for college faculty members, K-12 teachers, technology/media specialists, librarians, community educators, and others interested in this field of media literacy. It is a four-and-a-half day immersion course on integrating media analysis and production into any educational curriculum. There will be discussion of theory and practice as well as hands-on production training. Further information, including registration instructions, is available by phone at 607-274-3471 or by e-mail at looksharp@ithaca.edu.

Programs for Children and Youth

Summer Piano Institute
July 6-15

Talented young pianists, ages 12 to 18, are invited by Ithaca College's School of Music to participate in 10 days of intensive piano study. The Summer Piano Institute is a comprehensive program of varied musical experience that uses the superb facilities of the James J. Whalen Center of Music, where nationally and internationally known piano faculty provide a lively array of daily lessons, workshops, classes, and supervised practice. The 10-day schedule allows for more optional practice, study, or home-work time; or the chance just to relax. Field trips, picnics, special weekend events, and other social activities are also offered. For application information visit our website at www.ithaca.edu/cess/piano or call 607-274-3143.

HealthQuest
July 10-14

The Ithaca College School of Health Sciences and Human Performance is proud to sponsor the second HealthQuest residential camp for central New York high school students entering grades 10 and 11 in fall 2006. Learn about careers in health, sport, and leisure on the beautiful Ithaca College campus, located on Ithaca's South Hill overlooking Cayuga Lake. Students will interact with faculty and professionals in speech-language pathology, clinical exercise science, athletic training, occupational therapy, health policy studies, outdoor adventure leadership, therapeutic recreation, gerontology, community health education/physical education, social work, and clinical laboratory science. To learn more, visit www.ithaca.edu/cess or call 607-274-3143.

Extramural Study for College Credit

Ithaca College courses are open to local residents, and students enrolled in other colleges are welcome to attend as well. Summer courses taken on an extramural basis may be applied to a degree program at Ithaca College or transferred to other institutions. Fall and spring classes are also open to extramural students if space is available. To learn more, request the guide to extramural study from the summer sessions office.

Division of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions