WNC NEWS & Notebook

Western Nevada College Fall semester registration is in progress, and a record number of students are choosing to take at least some of their college classes online.

To date, enrollment in online classes has jumped 48 percent over last fall. In addition, many on-campus classes include online components that allow students more flexibility within their busy schedules.

WNC offers 78 online classes in a wide variety of subjects along with more than 900 on-campus classes. Online accounting, business and computer technology courses can help jumpstart a career. Classes in ancient and medieval cultures, American constitutional history, English and geography can fulfill graduation requirements leading to a two-year or four-year degree.

Computer classes teach word processing, introductory programming, systems analysis and programming, electronics and fundamentals of telecommunications.

Many online classes are "hybrid" classes that include one or more in-person class meetings to help instructors and students connect and develop synergy. Students who typically do well in Web classes have good reading skills, are self-disciplined about doing their coursework regularly and are willing to learn how to use the computer system that supports Web classes.

Online registration continues for fall classes that begin Monday, Aug. 31. www.wnc.edu/academics/schedule/

The WNC Child Development Center will open fall registration 7 a.m., Monday, July 20 at the Carson City campus.

The center provides full-time and part-time care for children of WNC students, faculty and staff, as well as the public if space allows. Information: 445-4262.cial scams and preventing theft; and community resources.

Guest speakers will be invited to share their expertise on these topics. In addition, each session will have a computer component where seniors will learn to use the Internet as a source for additional information.

Although there is no charge to attend, those interested are asked to reserve a seat by contacting: Steve Lewis, 775-782- 9960, lewiss@unce.unr.edu.

WNC instructor Susan Priest of Gardnerville won a $500 literary award from the Nevada Arts Council.

The fellowship program recognizes Nevada's exceptional contemporary artists and supports ongoing development of their talents.

Priest, an instructor at WNC since 2002, is taking a creative approach to writing a memoir, using both prose and poetry.

Tentatively titled "Altar Ego," Priest has been working on the book for three years, and hopes to eventually have it published.

Priest holds a bachelor of arts degree in behavioral science from the University of Chicago and a master of divinity degree from the Pacific School of Religion.

ing: Strategies for Academic Success, which helps students to develop effective and efficient study skills; Philosophy 102: Critical Thinking and Reasoning, Philosophy 200: Judeo-Christian Tradition, and Philosophy 210: World Religions.

A free five-week Health and Wellness workshop will cover various subjects of interest to senior citizens. The non-credit workshop meets Mondays and Wednesdays, July 20-Aug. 19, 10 a.m.-noon, at WNC Fallon with a video transmission to the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension office at 1329 Waterloo in Gardnerville.

UNCE is co-sponsor of the workshop, which will also be transmitted by interactive video to WNC Hawthorne.

Participants will learn about basic nutrition and diet assessment; healthy eating habits; portion distribution; food labels and food safety; cooking for one or two; geriatric pharmacy; living within financial means; living wills and power of attorney; finan