| Start Date and Time | Event Details | Location |
| Friday, July 17, 2009 |
| End Time 3:00 PM | Freshman Summer Success Program Orientation (Multi-Day Event)
Freshman Summer Success Program Orientation.
Location will be indicated once registration is complete. | |
| 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM | Houston PreFreshman Enrichment Program
Location: UH-Downtown.
The Houston PreFreshman Enrichment Program (PREP) is an intensive mathematics-based pre-college enrichment program, which provides educational enrichment opportunities for high ability middle and high school students. | |
| 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | CPR/AED Training
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| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Excel: Basics
Learn the basics of Office Excel 2007 interface. In this session you will insert values and labels, select ranges, and make simple calculations.
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| Monday, July 20, 2009 |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Blackboard: Assignments
This course covers the Vista Assignments tool. Participants will learn how to create, review, and grade assignments as submitted by students online.
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| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | "Get the Scoop" : UHS Benefits Summer Enrollment Discussion
Location: Library Events Room (One Main Building).
Free. Open to faculty and staff. | |
| Tuesday, July 21, 2009 |
| Start Time 8:00 AM | Freshman Orientation for Fall 2009 (Multi-Day Event)
Freshman Orientation for Fall 2009.
Location will be indicated once registration is complete. | |
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Access: Fun with Forms
Access forms provide a quick and easy way to modify and insert records into your database. They offer an intuitive, graphical environment easily navigated by anyone familiar with standard computer techniques. Additional functionality surrounding creating a switchboard and limiting visibility of sensitive tables will be explored.
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| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Photoshop: Photo Retouching
Make photography look better by removing blemishes and red-eye, adjusting coloring, changing backgrounds, and intensifying clarity.
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| Wednesday, July 22, 2009 |
| End Time 3:00 AM | Freshman Orientation for Fall 2009 (Multi-Day Event)
Freshman Orientation for Fall 2009.
Location will be indicated once registration is complete. | |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Blackboard: Open Lab
This lab will be open to anyone from 10am to 12pm, where trainers will be available for any of your Blackboard needs or questions. Feel free to bring your own materials!
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| 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Budget Discussion with Student Government Association and UHD Vice Presidents
Location: 1099 South (One Main Building, 10th Floor, South Side).
Free. Open to the public. | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Excel: Formulas
Recommended for anyone who uses Excel on an introductory level, but needs help with creating formulas and using functions. The course begins with simple formulas then builds in complexity incorporating multiple operations. This course provides a solid foundation in building formulas, selecting functions and managing cell references in formulas. | |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Budget Discussion with Student Government Association and UHD Vice Presidents
Location: 1099 South (One Main Building, 10th Floor, South Side).
Free. Open to the public. | |
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 |
| 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Transfer Orientation for Fall 2009
Transfer Orientation for Fall 2009.
Location will be indicated once registration is complete. | |
| 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Afro-Colombian Dance Troupe Performance
Location: Wilhelmina Cullen Roberts Auditorium (One Main Building, 3rd floor, Main Street Level).
Free. Open to the public. | |
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | What's New in PowerPoint 2007
Learn online! This course will be taught using GoToMeeting; an online learning tool. Explore the new features and functionality in PowerPoint 2007. Learn where familiar options from PowerPoint 2003 can now be found in 2007. Practice will include working with the new tabs, ribbons and groups. Time saving formatting features will be covered.
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| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Blackboard: Respondus LockDown Browser
This course is best suited for individuals already familiar with Vista Quizzes and quiz settings. Respondus LockDown Browser prevents students from printing or copying assessments. In this session, you will learn how to convert or create exams with Respondus LockDown Browser, and see what students need to download in order to operate Respondus LockDown Browser.
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| 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Non-Traditional Student Orientation for Fall 2009
Non-Traditional students, for orientation purposes, are freshman transfer, freshman students age 25 years or older, and transfer students.
Location will be indicated once registration is complete. | |
| Friday, July 24, 2009 |
| AFAA Personal Fitness Trainer Certification
Regular Price $469
Price for UHD : $305
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| 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Faculty/Staff Seminar: Emotional Intelligence for Leaders
Location: Library Events Room (One Main Building)
Free. Open to faculty, staff, and student workers. Registration required via PASS. | |
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Photoshop: Graphic Editing
Create graphics for web and print. Design a logo, craft a flyer, create graphics to jazz up a website, etc.
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| Saturday, July 25, 2009 |
| AFAA Personal Fitness Trainer Certification
Regular Price $469
Price for UHD : $305
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| Sunday, July 26, 2009 |
| AFAA Personal Fitness Trainer Certification
Regular Price $469
Price for UHD : $305
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| Monday, July 27, 2009 |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Xpressions & Telephone Etiquette
Learn how to use the new voicemail system as well as popular telephone etiquette from Linda Biddle! This course introduces users to commonly used features of the Xpressions 4.0 voicemail system. We will cover the basic features of setting up and using special features on your phone and voicemail, as well as cover topics ranging from "warm transfers" to positive phone communication.
Session will be held in Library Events Room, N420. | |
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | SurveyMonkey
Online surveys can easily be created using free tools on the Internet. Learn how to create them and gather data from them in this session.
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| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Blackboard: Group Manager & Roster
Create and manage groups and sign-up sheets. Assign specific groups to discussion boards, chat rooms, and assignments. We will also explore the uses of Roster and upload a picture.
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| Wednesday, July 29, 2009 |
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Transitioning to Office 2007
In order to make the transition to Office 2007 as smooth as possible, we provide introductory workshops and documentation on the new features of Office 2007, a comparison of Office 2007 versus Office 2003 features, as well as access to online resources about Office 2007.
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| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Photostory
Photostory 3 is a free, downloadable Microsoft application that allows you to create a movie showing off your photos tastefully and musically-enhanced! | |
| Thursday, July 30, 2009 |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Blackboard: Learning Modules
This course is an introduction to Learning Modules, which are used to structure learning content in a Vista course. In this session, you will learn how to upload files using the File Manager along with creating and customizing learning modules.
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| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Faculty/Staff Seminar: Time Management
Location: Library Events Room (One Main Building).
Free. Open to faculty, staff, and student workers. Registration required via PASS. | |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | UHD Gardening Club Meeting
Location: 290-S (One Main Building, South Side, 2nd floor).
Free. Open to the public. | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Turnitin
Concerned about plagiarism in your courses? The University of Houston Downtown has recently purchased a license for Turnitin, an anti-plagiarism web-based tool which is available to faculty and students. This session will give you hands-on experience in submitting papers as an instructor to determine percentages of possible plagiarism. The tool can also be used by students to check their own paper before submitting.
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| Friday, July 31, 2009 |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Photoshop: Design Names & Titles
Turn words into artwork; such as business names, webpage titles, paragraph headings, etc.
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| Monday, August 03, 2009 |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Brownbag Lunch Series - "Poisoned Waters, Part I"
Location: 1099-N (One Main Building, 10th Floor, North side).
Open. Free to the public. Bring your lunch. | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Photoshop: Filters, Brushes, & Patterns
Photoshop continues to offer creative solutions! Attend this session to learn how to turn your photographs into multiple media formats, how to paint creative shapes, and how to create patterns for your webpage backgrounds. | |
| Tuesday, August 04, 2009 |
| Start Time 8:00 AM | Freshman Orientation for Fall 2009 (Multi-Day Event)
Freshman Orientation for Fall 2009.
Location will be indicated once registration is complete. | |
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Turnitin
Concerned about plagiarism in your courses? The University of Houston Downtown has recently purchased a license for Turnitin, an anti-plagiarism web-based tool which is available to faculty and students. This session will give you hands-on experience in submitting papers as an instructor to determine percentages of possible plagiarism. The tool can also be used by students to check their own paper before submitting. | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Getting Started in Blackboard Vista
This course must be completed by all Vista users. It can be done online (Vista Training Toolkit). Participants will become familiar with the Vista interface while learning about new features in Vista and the available Vista tools. | |
| Wednesday, August 05, 2009 |
| End Time 3:00 PM | Freshman Orientation for Fall 2009 (Multi-Day Event)
Freshman Orientation for Fall 2009.
Location will be indicated once registration is complete. | |
| All Day | Summer II semester Final exams
Summer II semester Final exams. | |
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Photoshop: Open Lab
This lab will be open to anyone from 10am to11:30 am, where trainers will be available to help with any of your Photoshop needs or questions. Feel free to bring your own pictures or other materials! | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | What's New in Excel 2007: Using GoToMeeting
Learn online! This course will be taught using GoToMeeting, an online learning tool.
Explore the new features and functionality in Excel 2007. Learn where familiar options from Excel 2003 can now be found in 2007. Practice will include working with the new tabs, ribbons and groups. | |
| Thursday, August 06, 2009 |
| Start Time 8:00 AM | Freshman Orientation for Fall 2009 (Multi-Day Event)
Freshman Orientation for Fall 2009.
Location will be indicated once registration is complete. | |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | What's New in PowerPoint 2007: Using GoToMeeting
Learn online! This course will be taught using GoToMeeting, an online learning tool.
Explore the new features and functionality in PowerPoint 2007. Learn where familiar options from PowerPoint 2003 can now be found in 2007. Practice will include working with the new tabs, ribbons and groups. Time saving formatting features will be covered. | |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Blackboard: Open Lab
This lab will be open to anyone from 1pm to 4pm, where trainers will be available for any of your Blackboard needs or questions. Feel free to bring your own materials! | |
| Friday, August 07, 2009 |
| End Time 3:00 PM | Freshman Orientation for Fall 2009 (Multi-Day Event)
Freshman Orientation for Fall 2009.
Location will be indicated once registration is complete. | |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Blackboard: Managing Course Content
This session is designed for faculty members who want to learn how to optimize the organizational tools offered by Vista. In this class we will review uploading files using the File Manager, as well as learn how to optimize the use of action links, selective release, and folders. | |
| Monday, August 10, 2009 |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Blackboard: Mail, Calendar, & Who's Online
Discover the effective use and management of Blackboard’s Mail and Calendar tools. We will also discuss the various uses of Blackboard’s Who’s Online tool. | |
| Tuesday, August 11, 2009 |
| 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Transfer Orientation for Fall 2009
Transfer Orientation for Fall 2009.
Location will be indicated once registration is complete. | |
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Xpressions & Telephone Etiquette
Learn how to use the new voicemail system as well as popular telephone etiquette from Linda Biddle! This course introduces users to commonly used features of the Xpressions 4.0 voicemail system. We will cover the basic features of setting up and using special features on your phone and voicemail, as well as cover topics ranging from "warm transfers" to positive phone communication. Session will be held in Library Events Room, N420. | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Visio: Flow Charts
With Visio flowcharts you can see entire business processes at a glance. You can clarify what works and what doesn’t in your team’s task and information flow, analyze problems, and identify areas for improvement. You can also document your solutions to those problems, explaining the steps in your processes in as much or little detail as you need. | |
| Wednesday, August 12, 2009 |
| 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | International Student Orientation for Fall 2009
All incoming international students (both freshman and transfer) must attend this orientation.
Location will be indicated once registration is complete. | |
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Photoshop & Blackboard: Icons, Backgrounds, & Titles
Imbue your Blackboard course with the power of Photoshop! The combined power of Blackboard Vista and Photoshop will help you change the look and feel of your online course materials, adding pizzazz and capturing your students’ attention. In this class you will learn how to change the appearance of your course by creating a custom background, a custom header, and custom course icons using Photoshop. | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Excel Basics
Learn the basics of Office Excel 2007 interface. In this session you will insert values and labels, select ranges, and make simple calculations. | |
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Blackboard: Gradebook Setup
Would you like to make grades available to students online? The Blackboard Vista Grade Book is a great way to give your students up-to-date information on how well they’re doing in your course, but it can also be integrated with Microsoft Excel to provide a powerful grade book solution. | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | PowerPoint: Using Multimedia
Explore the use of images, sound, and video in your PowerPoint presentations (taught in whichever version of Microsoft you use). | |
| Friday, August 14, 2009 |
| Start Day | Student Life Center CLOSED 8/14/09 (Multi-Day Event)
The Student Life Center & Department of Sports & Fitness will be closed due to Departmental Training. It will re-open on Monday August 17. | |
| Saturday, August 15, 2009 |
| All Day | Student Life Center CLOSED 8/14/09 (Multi-Day Event)
The Student Life Center & Department of Sports & Fitness will be closed due to Departmental Training. It will re-open on Monday August 17. | |
