Trent University’s Continuing Education program invites the public to a “Meet the Instructors Reception” on March 3, 2014 from 4 – 5:30 p.m. to learn more about a fascinating new selection of courses for spring 2013.

The event will allow community members to chat with instructors and browse 14 courses spanning a diverse range of topics, such as building team leadership skills; bloodstain pattern analysis and “the CSI effect”; medieval legends of King Arthur; and more. 

Trent’s Continuing Education program aims to bring the joy of life-long learning to the entire community, providing a range of courses to individuals of all ages; no prerequisites are required. Most courses are offered at Traill College, conveniently and centrally located in the heart of downtown Peterborough, just two blocks south of Parkhill Road between Reid and Stewart Streets.

“We are pleased to be able to offer such a wide range of educational subjects through the Spring 2014 Continuing Education courses,” said Dr. Doug Evans, director of Continuing Education at Trent. “I encourage anyone who has an academic interest in one of our course topics, or who simply wants to learn some new life skills in a community setting, to attend our ‘Meet the Instructors’ reception to find out more about Continuing Education at Trent.”

Trent’s Continuing Education line-up for spring 2014 is as follows:

1) Building and Leading Highly Effective Teams - Bill Templeman
2) Basic Facilitation Skills - Bill Templeman
3) Courageous Conversations: Moving Forward, One Conversation at a Time - Colleen Carruthers
4) Oral-Aural Focused Introductory Chinese - Shaoling Wang
5) Great Minds Don’t Think Alike: Your Guide to Self-Understanding - Dr. Vern Belos, LLM, CHRP
6) The Science of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: What Dexter Doesn’t Know - Mike Illes
7) Aging Well through the Creative Process: ‘Getting older is not for the faint of heart!’ - H. Fay Wilkinson
8) From Tired to Inspired - Colleen Carruthers
9) Reserved for Conversation - Colleen Carruthers
10) Reading Like A Writer - Juliet Sutcliffe
11) Works in Progress: Advanced Workshop for Writers - Michelle Berry
12) Legends of Arthur: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Drew Maxwell
13) Writing Your Story: Creative Non-Fiction - Mary J. Breen
14) Modern Technology – Heather Tjeerdsma

More information on Continuing Education at Trent, including full course descriptions, is available on the program website.

Registration is now open for all sessions and courses, which begin as early as March 20, 2014. Interested individuals may register online, by telephone at 705-748-1011 ext. 1736, or by visiting Scott House, Room 102.4 at Traill College, 300 London Street, Peterborough.