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2009 Inspirations Program Schedule The Inspirations Program is designed to offer fun, informative workshops on campus during the month of January. These casual, not-for-credit, not-for-profit workshops are offered to Colby students for enjoyment and to enhance the JanPlan experience. It is not the intent for Colby College to make a profit on these workshops. Pre-registration is required. Most classes have limited enrollment, so sign up early! Sign-up sheets will be available at the Pulver Information Desk. If you have any questions, please contact Shannon Hodgdon in Campus Life by phone (X-4280) or email at shodgdon@colby.edu. | NOTE: | As payments for the Inspirations Workshops will be applied to your Colby Card, you should know your balance! If you do not have sufficient funds available on your card, please be aware that your account will have a negative balance until your next deposit. Payments are non-refundable if workshops are canceled. Fees MUST be paid on or before 12/10/08 at the Information Desk in Pulver and refunds will not be processed after 12/24/08.
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(1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28)
| Quilting | | Instructor: | Elvira Gastaldo, Career Center Administrative Secretary | | Time: | 6:30-9:00 p.m. | | Location | Leonard 107 (Quilting Club room) | | Description: | Some people like to look at quilts. Some people like to make quilts. Some people like to look at quilts and dream about making them. At the end of this workshop you will have completed a 45" x 63" quilt and have learned all the skills and tricks to make your quilting dreams come true. There will be one Saturday "shop hop," weather permitting, to go to as many quilt shops in the area as possible. The date will be picked at the first meeting. | | Fee: | There are fabric requirements for the first meeting, to be provided to students shortly after registration. | | Limit: | 6 Students | | | | Self-Defense: Brazilian Jiu-jitsu | | Instructor: | Trevor Hardigan '09 and Drew Hardigan '10 | | Time: | 7:30-8:30 p.m. | | Location: | Aerobics room, athletic center | | Description: | Learn practical self-defense applications in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu from the brothers Hardigan, who've helped train Army Special Operations soldiers in combatives. Twice a week you'll learn and drill several techniques and principles in an environment well-controlled for safety. Big or small, guy or gal, you'll take away something you can use effectively in an emergency situation. | | Fee: | None | | Limit: | 12 Students | | | | Rock Climbing | | Instructor: | Hannah Converse '09, Colby Mountaineering Club | | Time: | 7:00-9:00 p.m. | | Fee: | None | | Location: | Rock Wall, Athletic Center | | Description: | This workshop is designed to provide an overview of the basics of rock-climbing and rappelling. No previous experience is necessary. Harnesses provided by the Colby Mountaineering Club, but students will be advised before first class on appropriate footwear. | | Note: | Students must attend the first workshop | | Limit: | 6 Students |
(1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29)
| Menu for the Future | | Instructor: | Joe Klaus, Associate Director of Dining Services | | Time: | 5:00-7:00 p.m. (and two Thursdays) | | Location: | Fairchild Room, Dana Dining Hall | | Fee: | $9 for various texts (by authors including Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Tara Parker Pope, health columnist for The New York Times, and Barabara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible) that will be the basis of discussion. | | Description: | Menu for the Future is a six-session discussion guide. Participants in this discussion course will explore food systems and their impacts on culture, society and ecological systems; gain insight into agricultural and individual practices that promote personal and ecological well-being; and consider ways to create and support sustainable food systems. ALL viewpoints on food production and sustainability issues in general are welcome! Come to learn, come to chat, come to argue. Students will have mostly self-guided discussions, over dinner in Dana. | | Limit: | 20 Students | | | | Easy Cooking | | Instructor: | Mike Ingalls, Dining Services Production Manager | | Time: | 5:00-7:00 p.m. | | Location: | Foss Dining Hall | | Fee: | $10 to cover food costs | | Description: | This workshop will demonstrate how easy cooking can be. Learn how to make dinner for yourself and others, get some hands-on training, and have fun with food. Possible dishes to be explored include flank steak, basic scampi, smoothie bar, puff pastry desserts, and quesadillas. | | Limit: | 11 Students | | | | Tasting Culture: An Investigation of Traditional Desserts from Around the Globe | | Time: | 7:30-9:00 p.m. | | Instructor: | Caroline Turnbull '10 | | Location: | Mary Low Coffeehouse | | Description: | How can we trace culture through food? Each student involved will work closely with a partner to investigate a region of their choice and bake a traditional dessert with both cultural significance and historical value. Each pair will present their culinary creation to the class and discuss why (key ingredients, history, cultural anecdotes) the food became important and why it remains significant in the culture of their selected region today. | | Fee: | No immediate fee, but students will be buying ingredients for project pairs ($25 max per PAIR) | | Limit: | 9 Students | | | | Silkscreening Printing | | Instructor: | Catherine ("Rine") Vieth '10, Colby Silkscreeners Guild | | Time: | 3:00-4:00 p.m. | | Fee: | None | | Location: | TBA in Bixler | | Description: | Students will learn how to design, print, and do other fun things with screenprinting. You'll start with the basics (draw a design, scan, print, etc.) and then move to more complicated stuff, with the goal being a multi-color print. Some smelly chemicals will be used, but the room is well-ventilated. Rine can do chemicals if a student requests. Because the darkroom use for this class isn't bookable, student flexibility is a plus. | | Limit: | 8 Students |
(1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30)
| Intro to the Fitness Center | | Instructor: | Amy Bernatchez, Adjunct Associate Professor of Athletics | | Time: | 9:00-10:00 a.m. | | Fee: | None | | Location: | Fitness Center/Weight Room | | Description: | Over the course of four Wednesday mornings, students will become very familiar with the fitness center and how to use all of the equipment. The first session will be a dynamic warm up. Week two will be introduction to the cardio machines and weeks three and four will be weight training. | | Limit: | 6 Students | | | | Snowshoeing (and other outdoor fun) | | Instructor: | Jonathan Milne, Associate Director of Campus Life for Outdoor Safety and Education | | Time: | Meet at 2 p.m. | | Location: | Meet at the Information Desk in Pulver Pavilion | | Description: | This introductory class will include easy to moderate 3-4 hour snowshoe hikes in the Kennebec Highlands. The hikes will take place under most conditions with final weather determination made by the instructor, a (slightly nutty) Registered Maine Guide with many years of guiding clients in all seasons and in many locations throughout Maine and beyond its borders. Snowshoeing is easy to master and a wonderful and healthy way to experience the beauty of a Maine winter. People from warm climates encouraged to sign up. | | Limit: | 6 Students | | | | Intro to Grilling | | Instructor: | Patrick Boland '09, President of the Student Government Association | | Time: | 5:00-7:00 p.m. | | Fee: | $10 to cover food costs
| | Location: | Foss Dining Hall | | Description: | Learn the basics of grilling with your SGA President, a native of Los Angeles County eager to bring a little West Coast flavor and SoCal warmth to the New England winter. You'll see different marinades and seasoning methods each week. | | Limit: | 9 Students | | | | Tap Dance | | Instructor: | Lisa Portis '09 | | Time: | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | | Location: | Green Room, Runnals Basement | | Description: | Start out with basic tap dance steps for week one, then get into a few combinations and, depending on student progress, choreograph a full dance by the end of the month. Lisa has several years of experience with various styles of dance, including three years with the Colby Steppers and Colby Dancers. | | Limit: | 6 Students | | | | Quilting | | Instructor: | Elvira Gastaldo, Career Center Administrative Secretary | | Time: | 6:30-9:00 p.m. | | Fee: | There are fabric requirements for the first meeting, to be provided to students shortly after registration. | | Location: | Leonard 107 (Quilting Club Room) | | Description: | Some people like to look at quilts. Some people like to make quilts. Some people like to look at quilts and dream about making them. At the end of this workshop you will have completed a 45" x 63" quilt and have learned all the skills and tricks to make your quilting dreams come true. There will be one Saturday "shop hop," weather permitting, to go to as many quilt shops in the area as possible. The date will be picked at the first meeting. | | Limit: | 6 Students | | | | Self Defense: Brazilian Jiu-jitsu | | Instructor: | Trevor Hardigan '09 and Drew Hardigan '10 | | Time: | 7:30-8:30 p.m. | | Fee: | None | | Location: | Aerobics Room, Athletic Center | | Description: | Learn practical self-defense applications in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu from the brothers Hardigan, who've helped train Army Special Operations soldiers in combatives. Twice a week you'll learn and drill several techniques and principles in an environment well-controlled for safety. Big or small, guy or gal, you'll take away something you can use effectively in an emergency situation. | | Limit: | 12 Students | | |
(1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31)
| Ballroom Dance | | Instructor: | Bruce Olsen, Blue Wave Dance Studio | | Time: | 6:30-8:00 p.m. | | Fee: | $20
| | Location: | Aerobics room, Athletic Center | | Description: | This workshop will be taught by the Ballroom Dance Team and its professional coach. Colby Ballroom has both competitive and social dance sessions. Possilbe dances include swing, salsa and waltz. No experience necessary, just a desire to have fun. Now, when the music starts, you can be the first one on the floor. | | Supplies: | Wear comfortable shoes! | | Limit: | 8 Students | | | | Silkscreening Printing | | Instructor: | Catherine ("Rine") Vieth '10, Colby Silkscreeners Guild | | Time: | 3:00-4:00 p.m. | | Fee: | None | | Location: | TBA in Bixler | | Description: | Students will learn how to design, print, and do other fun things with screenprinting. You'll start with the basics (draw a design, scan, print, etc.) and then move to more complicated stuff, with the goal being a multi-color print. Some smelly chemicals will be used, but the room is well-ventilated. Rine can do chemicals if a student requests. Because the darkroom use for this class isn't bookable, student flexibility is a plus. | | Limit: | 8 Students | | NOTE: | As payments for the Inspirations Workshops will be applied to your Colby Card, you should know your balance! If you do not have sufficient funds available on your card, please be aware that your account will have a negative balance until your next deposit. Payments are non-refundable if workshops are canceled. Fees MUST be paid at the Information Desk in Pulver on or before 12/10/08 and refunds will not be processed after 12/24/08.
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