Upgrade your skills with hands-on, individualized instruction in welding techniques, processes, and materials—with a strong emphasis on safety. Before starting, students must sign the Acknowledgement of Risks/Acceptance of Responsibility Agreement and Release form.

Upon registration, you’ll receive your receipt by email—this will be your only copy.

Create unique, spooky metal art just in time for Halloween! In this hands-on course, participants will learn basic welding techniques while designing and creating Halloween-themed metal decorations. Explore cutting, shaping, joining, and finishing techniques as you transform metal into a one-of-a-kind seasonal project. No previous welding experience is required. All materials and safety instruction will be provided. Come ready to get creative and make something frightfully fun!

Learn how Artificial Intelligence can become a practical tool for supporting your day-to-day workflow and increasing productivity. This hands-on session will explore ways to use AI for common workplace and everyday tasks, including drafting and improving emails, brainstorming ideas, summarizing lengthy information, organizing notes and information, researching topics, creating outlines, and turning ideas into actionable next steps.

Celebrate the flavors of the season in this contemporary small plates cooking class featuring fresh, locally sourced ingredients whenever possible. Participants will prepare a selection of creative appetizers and shareable dishes while exploring modern cooking techniques, flavor pairings, and presentation. Designed for home cooks of all skill levels, this hands-on course highlights the versatility of regional produce and products, inspiring participants to create restaurant-quality small plates that showcase the best of local ingredients.

Take your Microsoft Word skills to the next level in this intermediate course designed for users who are comfortable with the basics and ready to work more efficiently. Participants will explore advanced formatting techniques, styles and themes, tables, headers and footers, and document layout tools. The course will also introduce features such as track changes, comments, basic mail merge, and working with longer documents. Ideal for individuals looking to improve productivity and create more polished, professional documents for work or personal projects.

Discover how Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT can become a useful everyday tool in this hands-on introductory class. Learn how to set up an account, write effective prompts, brainstorm ideas, write and improve emails and documents, summarize information, and get help with everyday tasks. Through demonstrations and guided activities, you’ll practice using ChatGPT and learn how to refine responses, recognize its limitations, and verify information. No previous AI experience is required.

Take your ChatGPT skills to the next level in this hands-on intermediate course. Build on the basics of prompting and explore more advanced ways to use ChatGPT for work, communication, research, and everyday productivity. Learn how to create more effective prompts, refine and improve AI-generated content, analyze and organize information, brainstorm and solve problems, and use ChatGPT to support multi-step tasks. Through demonstrations and guided activities, you’ll practice techniques for getting more accurate, useful, and tailored responses while learning how to provide context, evaluate results, and identify when additional verification is needed. Prior experience with ChatGPT or completion of an introductory AI course is recommended. 

Discover how Microsoft Copilot can become a useful everyday tool for work, learning, and productivity in this hands-on introductory class. Learn how to use Copilot to brainstorm ideas, draft and improve emails and documents, summarize information, organize tasks, and find helpful information. Through demonstrations and guided activities, you’ll practice writing effective prompts, refining responses, and using Copilot to support common workplace tasks. You’ll also learn about Copilot’s limitations, responsible AI use, and the importance of reviewing and verifying AI-generated information. No previous AI experience is required.