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We provide fun, educational, and dynamic informal classes including photography, dancing, art, fitness and more! Try a variety of classes with us without an intimidating time commitment.

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Brian Loflin (of our fantabulous Nature Photography video) teaches several different photography classes for us - Composition and Light, Macro Photography, Publishing Your Photographs.  We asked him to take part in our instructor interview, and we thought we’d share a snippet:

IC: Can you tell us a little bit about your background with photography?

BL: I am a biologist by education. Early on I had the requirement to document my work through photography. That work included producing high magnification images and processing the materials in a traditional darkroom. As they say, it got in my blood. Later, I had many fortunate opportunities to travel around the world photographing people, places and products. Today I am back to the pursuit of natural sciences with my wife, Shirley, through writing, photographing and publishing books through Texas A&M University Press. I have recently completed my third in that series and two others. We also lead nature photography workshops in a variety of locations.

We also wanted to share some of the comments from his last Beyond the Basics class:

Great teacher.  The class was very informative -some topics over my head in the last couple classes, but I liked talking about Photoshop too.

Very insightful.  Learned basics, advanced techniques, and creative methods.  Brian brings professional and creative processes to the classroom.

Brian has more classes scheduled to start in June!  Check out his instructor page to find links to all of his upcoming courses.

"Get Hired” Tips for Job Seekers"

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Melissa Martinez added this class to our handful of job-seeker class in the spring, and she’s gotten great reviews.  We really hope our students find our classes helpful in their lives, and we appreciate that our instructors aim for the same thing.  Comments on Melissa’s class:

IC: How was the class overall?

Student Mario Torres said, “Great!  Thanks for the jump start and thanks for the great ideas!”

“Good, current info.”

“Great ideas, very helpful.  This class gave me a lot of great ideas and new ways to view the job application process.”

It great to hear good things about our classes.  Take advantage of Melissa’s knowledge and jumpstart your own job search with her next class on May 21.

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"Buy a Home - First Time Homebuyers"

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Dawn Rush Dotson took over this class for a long-time IC instructor just this year.  We’re glad to have her here teaching the class!  Here are some comments from her students from the class last month:

IC: How was the class overall?

Informative.

Smooth and informative.  Question friendly.
Very helpful - covered financing and buying process - well-rounded agenda.
Great … informative … Dawn [is] articulate and interesting.  Answered questions well, friendly, humorous a plus!

Dawn’s next class will take place next Tuesday, April 30th.

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Regina is one of our newer instructors, but her classes draw a lot of interest!  She is the owner of a small business consulting firm and has years of experience helping people become entrepreneurs through easily understood and practical coaching. She has worked with such clients as DiverseArts, The UT Center for African and African American Studies, and singer Eric Moore.   Our student, Victoria Simmons, attended Regina’s last class with us and wrote on her evaluation form, “Regina was amazing!  Tons of info, well-delivered.  Answered questions thoroughly.  Great resources.”

Regina has been teaching two classes for us, Build Your Website/Blog and Build Your Business from Scratch.  This summer, she’s throwing two new classes into the mix!  How to Start a Business in Texas and How to Promote a Business Online are both one-day seminars that will hopefully fit into people’s summer schedules a little easier than multi-week classes.  Each course is meeting next Saturday, May 4 for the first time.  Be sure to check them out to help you with your small business idea!

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One of our students, Janet, has taken horseback riding several times - 3 times, in fact, I believe in preparation to a trip to Big Bend.  Actually, I met her when I took Western Horseback Riding in February, and then noticed her name on subsequent rosters.  So, I reached out to her to get her take on the class so I could share with you.  Here’s what she said:

The riding lessons are excellent.  What I really value, though, is that we don’t just hop on a horse and ride.  We saddle the horses before our lesson and groom them afterwards, developing an understanding of how to care for the horse and giving us much more confidence around the horses. That is a piece I haven’t experienced in riding lessons before, and I think it has made a real difference to my improvement and enjoyment of these classes.

Linda at Bear Creek Stables thought it would be cool (and I completely agreed!) to offer a mother/daughter class (and there’s a father/son class coming up in June!).  Plus we have all the regular horseback classes coming up, as well: Western, Western Intermediate, and Western Trail.

-Bailey
UT Informal Classes staff

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Chad Tracy, our guitar teacher (and former Informal Classes course coordinator!), always gets great comments on his guitar classes.  Here are some comments from his last Beginning Guitar II class.

Great instructor!

Great teacher.  Passionate about subject.

Loved the class!

The class was wonderful and the perfect level of difficulty/music theory for me.

Was a really good class.  Learned a lot.

Very good.  Learned a lot of music - not just guitar.

Chad is taking the summer off (LUCKY!), but if you’ve always wanted to learn guitar or are just looking for a new way to express yourself, check back with us in July for more guitar classes!

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From the lowlands of Mexico to the modern chocolate shops of Paris, you will explore the history, techniques, flavors, and socioeconomic power of this food of the gods. Learn to recognize what makes “good” chocolate good! You will compare small batch craft chocolate and commercial chocolates, and graduate from CHOCOLATE 101 with maps, tasting guides, a reading list, and tips for finding, selecting, and purchasing really good chocolate.

A friend of our instructor, Adrienne Newman, teaches a class on chocolate and politics at Harvard.  Check out her story here:

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/03/the-dark-side-of-chocolate/


Don’t miss out on our own Chocolate 101, returning on May 14. 

Coming back to TCC next week, 4/17!  Don’t miss your chance to register!

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	Love this picture!  Plus, LeaderCast is pretty awesome.

leadercast:

Don’t forget to sign up!

www.utleadercast.eventbrite.com

Love this picture!  Plus, LeaderCast is pretty awesome.

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