The Center for Business and Professional Development at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will offer 12 non-credit classes in the spring in subjects including commercial driving, time management and problem solving.
In addition to the classes on their regular schedule, CBPD offers customized training on a wide range of topics, from computer applications to industrial maintenance and electricity. To suggest a class be added to the CBPD鈥檚 schedule, contact the center at 479-788-7742.
Classes and workshops offered in the spring include:
February 11-18: 鈥淏eginning Microsoft Excel 2013,鈥� 8 a.m.-noon, Wednesdays, Business and Industrial Institute Building, room 115, $129.
February 16-March 13: 鈥淐ommercial Driver Training,鈥� 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday, $2700. Call 479-462-5072 for more information or to make an appointment to apply for the program.
March 6: 鈥淢icrosoft Outlook 2013,鈥� 8 a.m.-noon, Friday, Business and Industrial Institute Building, room 115, $69.
March 9-April 3: 鈥淐ommercial Driver Training,鈥� 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday, $2700. Call 479-462-5072 for more information or to make an appointment to apply for the program.
March 11-18: 鈥淚ntermediate Microsoft Excel 2013,鈥� 8 a.m.-noon, Wednesdays, Business and Industrial Institute Building, room 115, $129.
March 27: 鈥淭ime Management,鈥� 8 a.m.-noon, Friday, Flanders Building, room 110, $69.
April 1-8: 鈥淧roject Management,鈥� 8 a.m.-noon, Wednesdays, Flanders Building, room 110, $129.
April 15-22: 鈥淎dvanced Microsoft Excel 2013,鈥� 8 a.m.-noon, Wednesdays, Business and Industrial Institute Building, room 115, $129.
April 16: 鈥淐reative Problem Solving,鈥� 8 a.m.-noon, Thursday, Flanders Building, room 201, $69.
April 30: 鈥淒iversity Awareness,鈥� 8 a.m.-noon, Thursday, Flanders Building, room 201, $69.
May 8-15: 鈥淏eginning Microsoft Excel 2013,鈥� 8 a.m.-noon, Fridays, Business and Industrial Institute Building, room 115, $129.
May 20-27: 鈥淏eginning Microsoft Access 2013,鈥� 8 a.m.-noon, Wednesdays, Business and Industrial Institute Building, room 115, $129.
Instructors for this semester are Dr. Micki Voelkel of Van Buren, Dr. Kimberley Gordon and Jack Danciu of Fort Smith, and Roy Duncan of Fort Smith.
Voelkel, an associate professor in the CBPD since 1999, teaches the 鈥淢icrosoft Outlook 2013,鈥� 鈥淧roject Management鈥� and 鈥淏eginning Microsoft Access 2013鈥� classes. Voelkel has extensive experience in the areas of leadership, communication, personal effectiveness and computer applications. She is a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist instructor and has a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and a master's degree and a doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Gordon, an associate professor with the CBPD since 2006, will teach the 鈥淐reative Problem Solving鈥� and 鈥淒iversity Awareness鈥� courses. As a consultant, she meets with community leaders to help them craft and execute training and development programs. Her background includes more than 20 years in corporate America, holding leadership roles in human resources as well as sales. She has a bachelor鈥檚 degree in organizational management and a master鈥檚 degree in leadership and ethics from John Brown University and a doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Danciu, who has taught for 妻友社区 since 2001 and has more than 20 years of experience in the computer industry, teaches 鈥淭ime Management,鈥� 鈥淏eginning Microsoft Excel 2013,鈥� 鈥淚ntermediate Microsoft Excel 2013鈥� and 鈥淎dvanced Microsoft Excel 2013.鈥� Danciu is the owner of Danciu and Associates Computer Consulting. He has a bachelor鈥檚 degree with a double major in economics and management from Saint Joseph鈥檚 College - Calumet Campus in Indiana, and a master鈥檚 degree in business administration from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Duncan, who teaches and coordinates the Commercial Driver Development Program, has been with the CBPD since 2000 and has over 30 years of experience in the transportation industry and over one million miles of accident-free commercial driving to his credit. He has a Department of Transportation/Commercial Driver鈥檚 License Compliance Certificate from Safety Services of Arkansas and is certified by the State of Arkansas as a Commercial Driver鈥檚 License third-party examiner, qualifying him to administer CDL Road Skills testing.
In addition to classes and workshops offered for professional development, the Center for Business and Professional Development at 妻友社区 also provides regional businesses with customized training and consulting to meet company-specific requirements and on-site training to fit identified employee needs.
Contact Karen Harmon at 479-788-7742 or karen.harmon@uafs.edu to register, ask questions or obtain additional information on any of the classes offered by CBPD. Registration is required prior to the start date of the classes.