Happy New Year! This is the perfect time to improve your health with a workshop from our new Holistic Health Series, learn a new skill, pursue a hobby, or check off an item on the professional development to-do list. Community Connections offers a wide variety of Continuing Education classes to help accomplish almost every New Year's resolution.
NONCREDIT CLASSES FOR LIFELONG LEARNERS
ACT Test
February 27-April 2 
Saturdays, 9-11 a.m. 
This review of each section of the ACT can help you build confidence and increase your scores. Complete sample tests, learn test-taking tips and review subject matter to help you perform more quickly and comfortably on test day. Taught by two content specialists, three weeks focus on mathematical skills  and three weeks cover English, rhetorical skills and reading comprehension. Register HERE 
 
January 30-February 27
Saturdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Artists will be drawing snowman characters, monsters and kids and funny penguin jokes. They will also learn to incorporate sound and action onto paper; taking any masterpiece to a new level.

January 30-February 27
Saturdays, 10:45-11:45 a.m.

Artists will advance their techniques in color pencil, marker and Sharpie. A winter rabbit, African mask drawings and the Statue of Liberty will provide a lot of fun and many artistic challenges.
February 9
6-8 p.m.

Learn how to choose a high quality dietary supplement with an emphasis on safety; review common product categories for immune/antioxidant/anti-inflammatory health, osteoporosis & bone health, osteoarthritis & joint health, heart health, weight loss, and more. Dr. Cathy Rosenbaum is a certified health coach, holistic clinical pharmacist, and Founder & CEO of her own consulting practice in holistic health and medicine, Rx Integrative Solutions in Blue Ash.
Register HERE
March 1-April 5
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

If you communicate regularly with people who are severely hard-of-hearing or Deaf, or if you have an interest in learning sign language, this class is for you. Emphasis is placed on signs, finger spelling, syntax, grammar and receptive skills in this six-week non-credit course.

April 19-May 24
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

This class is for those who have some knowledge of sign, or who have taken Level 1 of this class.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Wednesday, March 2 
9 a.m.-4 p.m. 
Time, technology, materials, and people are "key resources." When invested wisely, we reap the dividends of success. The purpose of this workshop is to enhance participants' skills for investing these key resources wisely, and to develop a powerful Action Plan for implementing new learning and skills on the job.  Register HERE 
EXCEL FOR THE WORKPLACE
March 8 & 10 
Tuesday & Thursday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 
This course is designed for individuals to develop their proficiency in Microsoft Excel and use in data manipulation in the workplace.
Register HERE

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ONLINE CLASSES ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS WITH ED2GO
If you are worried about the weather or have a challenging work schedule, consider taking an online class this winter. Have you always wanted to learn a language, play the guitar, explore medical coding or learn the latest software? You are in luck! Community Connections offers more than 300 noncredit online classes.
Browse Courses and Register HERE
LECTURES, FORUMS & ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, February 13
3-4 p.m.
Join us for a light-hearted look at the Universe with a show that focuses on stars, constellations and stories that celebrate love. The stories we tell are all family friendly, and appropriate for children. After enjoying sweet star stories, enjoy candy that will be provided at the end of the show!

Saturday, February 13
7:30-9 p.m.
Take your date out to dinner, and then join us for a show, music, and dessert. We will have actors telling romantic constellation lore in the planetarium, and afterwards have live music while we offer you dessert and coffee. This is an event for adults only.
Rachael Clark, lecturer
Department of Psychological Sciences
February 3
Emma Gordon, junior, biology and chemistry
March 2
NKU Community Connections
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