UC Berkeley Extension invites the Bay Area community to its Belmont Center open house, August 24–25, 2011, for free evening events offering facility tours; information sessions; and lectures on education, health care, biotechnology, and sustainability. Located in the landscaped lobby at 1301 Shoreway Road in Belmont, the open house features Extension academic staff, representatives from the Cal Alumni Association and the San Mateo County Economic Development Association (SAMCEDA), and refreshments from 5:30 to 9 pm each evening.
“We are excited about this opportunity to not only introduce the Peninsula to Extension courses and programs in Belmont but also further our mission of educational outreach to the community,” says UC Berkeley Extension Dean Diana Wu, who gives opening remarks at 6 pm on August 24. Cal Alumni Association Executive Director R. Tucker Coop is also scheduled to speak.
The lecture series begins Wednesday, August 24 with The Business of Biotechnology, featuring Constance McKee, CEO and founder of Manzanita Pharmaceuticals. Also on Wednesday, Eric Corey Freed of organicARCHITECT promotes sustainable alternatives to social problems in Visionary Strategies for Sustainability. On Thursday, August 25, Extension instructor Sedique Popal, Ed.D., presents Teaching to Change the World, a lesson in creating culturally responsive educational environments. And Extension Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program Director Patrick Brown, Ph.D., addresses employment opportunities in Workforce Issues Facing the Health Care Professions.
The open house also includes free information sessions for programs in solar energy, green building, energy, transportation, teaching English as a second language, and information systems. Full open house details—including session descriptions and times, registration information, and directions—are available at extension.berkeley.edu/belmont.
The Belmont Center is located off U.S. Highway 101 at 1301 Shoreway Road in Belmont, California. It features 10 classrooms, a student lounge, and free parking. UC Berkeley Extension also operates centers in Berkeley and San Francisco.
UC Berkeley Extension is the continuing education branch of the University of California, Berkeley. Extension offers professional and personal enrichment programs in the classroom and online for adults in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
“We are excited about this opportunity to not only introduce the Peninsula to Extension courses and programs in Belmont but also further our mission of educational outreach to the community,” says UC Berkeley Extension Dean Diana Wu, who gives opening remarks at 6 pm on August 24. Cal Alumni Association Executive Director R. Tucker Coop is also scheduled to speak.
The lecture series begins Wednesday, August 24 with The Business of Biotechnology, featuring Constance McKee, CEO and founder of Manzanita Pharmaceuticals. Also on Wednesday, Eric Corey Freed of organicARCHITECT promotes sustainable alternatives to social problems in Visionary Strategies for Sustainability. On Thursday, August 25, Extension instructor Sedique Popal, Ed.D., presents Teaching to Change the World, a lesson in creating culturally responsive educational environments. And Extension Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program Director Patrick Brown, Ph.D., addresses employment opportunities in Workforce Issues Facing the Health Care Professions.
The open house also includes free information sessions for programs in solar energy, green building, energy, transportation, teaching English as a second language, and information systems. Full open house details—including session descriptions and times, registration information, and directions—are available at extension.berkeley.edu/belmont.
The Belmont Center is located off U.S. Highway 101 at 1301 Shoreway Road in Belmont, California. It features 10 classrooms, a student lounge, and free parking. UC Berkeley Extension also operates centers in Berkeley and San Francisco.
UC Berkeley Extension is the continuing education branch of the University of California, Berkeley. Extension offers professional and personal enrichment programs in the classroom and online for adults in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
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UC Berkeley Extension
Erin Hanson, 510-643-1111
Communications Manager
ehanson@unex.berkeley.edu
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