Please note: Supplies for classes are required and are available for purchase through this registration process. You may purchase them from another source; however if you do not purchase the resource through the online registration a copy will not be available for you.
 
If you purchase your supplies through Brookwood, they will be available in the Brookwood Bookstore the Sunday before your class begins.

 

Childcare for BrookwoodU is available for children birth to grade 5 on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings only. Out of courtesy for the teacher's scheduling and others in the class, childcare must be paid for in advance through this online process.

 

All transactions are non-refundable. Class registrations are transferrable. Childcare reservations and pre-payments are only valid for use with this class and are not transferrable to any other event or later session.

 

 

Intro to Photoshop
Mondays, August 30 – September 20, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Registration has closed for this session.

This three-week course will provide participants with a general overview of Photoshop; its main features and uses; and optional components of the program. This class is an introductory course only and will not explore the more advanced features of Photoshop (not a lab). Two-class hours per week. Materials fee of $5 required.

 

Instructor: Al Cleveland
Al has attended and served at Brookwood since 1996 and calls Fountain Inn home.  Al is a professional photographer, author, IT analyst and retired educator.  He has become an expert with Photoshop through use in his photography business.

 

Beginner American Sign Language
Mondays, August 30 - November 22, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Registration has closed for this session.

This 12-week class is an introduction to American Sign Language (ASL), a visual-gestural language used by Deaf people in the US and Canada. One-and-one half class hours per week. Books and materials fee required.
 
Required Resource: Vistas Signing Naturally, Level 1 by Smith, Lentz, Mikos
Cost: $59.95
 
Instructor: Dawne Bendig
Dawne is a graduate of Converse College with a Bachelors in Deaf Education.  She also has a Masters from Clemson University in Reading.  She taught deaf children in the public school setting (middle and high school) for nine years.  She also taught American Sign Language at Southern Wesleyan University.  She is currently an adjunct professor and part-time sign language interpreter at Spartanburg Community College.  She started the Deaf Ministry at Brookwood in 2003 and is the current leader of that ministry.
 
Nutrition, Health and Fitness
Mondays, August 30 - October 11, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
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Nutrition, Health and Fitness is a six-week course, taught by Kelly Frazier. This course discusses health and fitness issues ranging from healthy eating programs, starting an effective exercise program and weight management that works. One-and-one half class hours per week.  Materials fee of $5 required.
 
Instructor: Kelly Frazier
Kelly is a faculty member in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at Furman University.  She holds a Masters Degree in Health and Exercise Science from Furman and is a certified Health and Fitness Instructor by the American College of Sports Medicine.  Kelly’s areas of expertise include nutrition, exercise, weight management, and chronic disease prevention.  She is actively involved in Activate Upstate, a free community health program sponsored by Furman University, Greenville Hospital, and the YMCA of Greenville. Kelly has written the free 280 page Activate South Carolina Healthy Living Guide (formally the South Carolina Shrinkdown) that was distributed to over 30,000 participants statewide.
 
Positive Parenting
Mondays, August 30 - October 11, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
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This class is a parents’ guide to understanding and changing behaviors while teaching skills such as anger management and conflict resolution.  It will provide basic steps to deal effectively with behaviors and develop practical, research based strategies for parenting. Books and materials fee required.

 

Required Resource: How to Handle a Hard-to-Handle Kid: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding and Changing Problem Behaviors by C. Drew Edwards, Ph.D.
Cost: $18.00

 

Instructor: Sarah Payne
Sarah has received both her Bachelor of Arts and Masters in Education from Clemson University.  She is married to Greg and the mother of two daughters.  Sarah is currently a counselor at Sara Collins Elementary School in Greenville County.

 

PLACE
Mondays, August 30 - October 11, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Registration has closed for this session..

 

Mondays, October 18 - November 22, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Click here to register for this class.  Childcare is available for this class.

PLACE is a self-discovery tool to help you tie together all of the aspects of who you are to better understand how and for what purpose God uniquely designed you. The PLACE process is comprised of 5 workshops. After the completion of the workshops, you will meet with a Connection Coach who will go into detail with you about your PLACE profile and how and where you may best fit into serving and connection at Brookwood. Materials fee of $9 required.

 

Instructor: Jason Schofield
Jason has grown up in Greenville since 1987.  He attended Mauldin High School and Erskine College.  Jason is married to Hope and together they have 5 children.  He enjoys and is passionate about helping people learn how to be the best they can be in any given area of life. PLACE allows Jason to fulfill that passion through helping others figure out who God designed them uniquely to be and where they can best fit and use that design in Ministry.

 

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This three-week course will discuss the basics of Photoshop including installation, configuration, self-help and support.  Two-class hours per week.   Materials fee of $5.00 required.

 

Instructor: Al Cleveland
Al has attended and served at Brookwood since 1996 and calls Fountain Inn home.  Al is a professional photographer, author, IT analyst and retired educator.  He has become an expert with Photoshop through use in his photography business.

 

Registration has closed for this session.

In this three-week course, students will use Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 to manage, edit, and print data.  After completing this course the student should be able to: explore the user interface and ribbon; obtain help; navigate in Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007; select and enter data; save a workbook; manipulate data; insert and delete; create basic formulas; calculate with functions; copy formulas and functions; and create references.  Two-class hours per week.  Materials fee of $5.00 required.

 

Instructor: Robbie Hackworth
Robbie is the Data Integrity Coordinator at Brookwood Church.  She and her husband now call Simpsonville home and have been at Brookwood for four years.  Robbie has previously taught computer classes for Greenville Technical College and is now sharing her skills with BrookwoodU.

 

Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 - Level 2
Tuesdays, September 21 - October 5, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
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In this class, students will use Microsoft Office Excel 2007 to streamline and enhance spreadsheets with templates, charts, graphics, and formulas.   Upon completion of this class, students will be able to: calculate with advanced formulas; organize worksheet and table data using various techniques; create and modify charts; analyze data using PivotTables and Pivot Charts; insert graphic objects; customize and enhance workbooks and the Microsoft® Office Excel® environment. Two class hours per week.  Materials fee of $5.00 required.

 

Instructor:  Kevin Wilson
Kevin has lived in the Greenville area for 10 years and has been attending Brookwood for the last three years.  He is married to Susan and they have one daughter Danielle.

 

Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 - Level 3
Tuesdays, October 12 - October 26, 6:30 -8:30 pm
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Upon completion of this three-week class students will be able to: increase productivity and improve efficiency by streamlining workflow; collaborate with others using workbooks; audit worksheets; analyze data; work with multiple workbooks; import and export data; use Excel with the web; structure workbooks with XML.  Two class hours per week.  Materials fee of $5.00 required.

 

Instructor: Kevin Wilson
Kevin has lived in the Greenville area for 10 years and has been attending Brookwood for the last three years.  He is married to Susan and they have one daughter Danielle.

 

Playing Fifth Base - Learning a New Parenting Game: Discipline & Understanding for Children with ASDs
Tuesdays, September 21 – October 26, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Click here to register for this class.  Childcare is not available for this class.

This is a six-week workshop for parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.  Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders are unique, and parenting the child with ASDs can be both challenging and rewarding.  In this workshop, you will learn how to:  identify goals for your child; manage your stress; understand behaviors common to children with ASDs; utilize positive discipline techniques to redirect behaviors; and manage challenging behaviors.  Two class hours per week.  Materials fee of $20 per person required.

 

Offered by PRIDE (Promoting Resources in Developmental Education), a program of Children’s Hospital, Greenville Hospital System.

 

Presenters: Kelly Pfeiffer and Julie Kellett
Kelly is a Certified Positive Discipline Instructor/Associate and Master Certified Child Care Trainer, SC DSS.  She is a wife and mother of four and is a trained parent facilitator.  Kelly has educated parents using the “Parenting the Positive Discipline Way” curriculum in Upstate South Carolina since 2000.  She is a graduate of Furman University and serves as a Certified Positive Discipline Associate/Trainer for the Positive Discipline Association and a Certified Child Care Trainer for the South Carolina Child Care Training System and received her Master Trainer Certification in March of 2008.

 

Julie is a Clinical Therapist with Children’s Hospital Autism Program. She received her B.S. in Psychology from Furman University in 1999, and an M.A. in Clinical Psychology from the University of South Carolina in 2003. She has two wonderful children: six year-old Jake, who was diagnosed with autism at the age of three, and four year-old Mia. Julie was a Family Partner with Family Connection for a little over two years, and continues to facilitate their monthly Autism Connection group as a volunteer.

 

Microsoft® Office PowerPoint 2007 - Intermediate
Tuesdays, November 2 - November 16, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Click here to register for this class.  Childcare is not available for this class.

In this class, students will enhance presentations with feature that will transform basic presentations into a powerful means of communication.  Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: customize the PowerPoint environment; customize a design template; add diagrams to your presentation; add special effects to a PowerPoint presentation; use the various options to customize slide shows; use PowerPoint to collaborate on a presentation; and finalize a presentation.  Two class hours per week.  Materials fee of $5.00 required.

 

Instructor: Jim Doud
Jim has worked in Information Technologies, in application development, database administration, management of delivery of IT services.  He has a Bachelor's of Science and Master's in Computer Science.

 

Microsoft® Office Word 2007 – Level 1
Wednesdays, September 1 – September 15, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

This three-week class will provide students with the basic concepts required to produce basic business documents.  Upon completion students should be able to: create a basic document by using Microsoft Word; edit documents by locating and modifying text; format text; format paragraphs; add tables to a document; add graphic elements to a document; control a document's page setup and its overall appearance; and proof documents to make them more accurate.  Two-class hours per week.  Materials fee of $5.00 required.

 

Instructor: James Jones

 

Enhancing Your Marriage
Wednesdays, September 1 - October 6, 6:30 - 8:00 pm. 
Registration has closed for this session.

Wednesdays, October 13 - November 17, 6:30 - 8:00 pm. 
Click here to register for this class.  Childcare is available for this class.
This six-week course discusses the five love languages, communication, intimacy, conflict resolution, spiritual growth and what is God's perspective on marriage.  One-and-one half class hours per week. Book and materials fee of $9 per person required.
 
Instructors: John and Alison Gianakas
John and Alison have been members of Brookwood Church for 15 years. John currently serves as a Trustee on the Advisory Team and both Alison and John previously led the Marriage Mentors Ministry. John and Alison have been married for 24 years.  They have been through some very hard times and almost ended their marriage.  Once they committed to approaching their marriage from a biblical perspective they were amazed at the healing, restoration and tremendous growth they experienced.
 
Financial Peace University
Wednesdays, September 8 - December 8, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Click here to register for this class.  Childcare is available for this class.
This thirteen week course is a biblically based accountability curriculum that teaches you how to manage God’s money and resources in a godly way.  It empowers you to make the right financial decisions to achieve your financial goals.  Two hours per week. Book and materials fee required.
 
Required Resource: Financial Peace University Kit by Dave Ramsey
Cost: $124.25

 
Instructor: Wayne Traylor
Wayne and wife, Jacque, have been married 40 years and have consistently applied biblically based financial principles.  He serves with the Financial Ministry at Brookwood and mentors couples and individuals on personal finance with the goal of developing a written monthly spending plan that is actually lived on. 

 

Microsoft® Windows 7 - Level 1
Wednesdays, November 3 - November 17, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Click here to register for this class.  Childcare is not available for this class.

In this class, students will log on to Windows 7, explore its interface, identify the different components in the interface, customize the Windows 7 desktop, manage files and folders, use the common tools and programs available in Windows 7, and browse the Internet.  This class is designed for any worker, business professional or private individual who needs knowledge in operating systems and file management skills.  Two class hours per week.  Materials fee of $5.00 required.

 

Instructor: Bret Stenhouse

 

Registration has closed for this session.

This three-week class will teach students basic computer, email, and internet skills.  Upon completion of this class students should be more comfortable using a computer in the home environment.  Two-class hours per week.  Materials fee of $5.00 required.

 

Instructor: Callie Baldwin
Callie is a Marketing Consultant with over 12 years of experience in Marketing and Communication.  Her background is in Communication Studies and she owns her own Marketing/Advertising Consulting Firm, CB Consulting.  Callie is passionate about educating aging adults in the basic use of computer technology in their home.
 
Basic Digital Photography
Thursdays, September 2 - September 23, 6:30 - 8:00 pm. 
Registration has closed for this session.

Thursdays, September 30 - October 21, 6:30 - 8:00 pm. 
Click here to register for this class.  Childcare is not available for this class.

Thursdays, October 28 - November 18, 6:30 - 8:00 pm. 
Click here to register for this class.  Childcare is not available for this class.
This four-week course is an entry level class on understanding and using a digital camera.  Students will learn how to take better pictures and explore composition, lighting, and photojournalism. One-and-one-half class hours per week.  
 
Recommended Resource: Capture the Light: A Guide for Beginning Digital Photographers by Steve Meltzer
Cost: $13.46
 
Instructor:  Jeff Kubacz
Photography first began as a hobby for Jeff.  After studying photography courses in college Jeff turned this hobby into a career.  Jeff is currently self-employed as a Real Estate Photographer and volunteers with the Brookwood Photography Team.

 

This class has reached it registration limit.  Please click here to be added to a waiting list. Childcare is available for this class.

If you're serious about food, this three-week course will have you cooking like a pro and loving it. This course will cover everything from selecting the proper gear for your kitchen to making the right choices when selecting ingredients for your next culinary experience. Not only will you take home some delicious recipes but you will learn what makes a dish truly great. Class hours vary but will not exceed two hours. Materials fee of $37.50 required.

 

Instructor: Lonnie Gilbert
Lonnie began cooking as a necessity while a bachelor in Chicago in the 1980s.  Cooking soon became a hobby and a passion.  Since then, Lonnie has designed plating concepts for United Airlines First Class meal services and has written recipes for the United Friendly Skies Cookbook.  After moving to Las Vegas in the late 90s, he worked with chefs from Emeril's and Wolfgang Puck's Spago.  He currently lives in Simpsonville with his wife Amber and their son Gage.
 

 
Spiritual Growth/Bible Institute
 
Old Testament Survey
Mondays, August 30 - November 22, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Registration has closed for this session.

Old Testament Survey is a 12-week course  taught by Don Buck.  This course is a survey of the Old Testament Books from Genesis to Song of Solomon and a survey of the Old Testament Major and Minor Prophets. One and one-half class hours per week.  Four semester credits.  This course is required for Bible Institute Certificate. Book and materials fee required.  
 
Required Resource: The Essential Bible Companion by Watson, Strauss and Cooper
Cost: $13.50
 
Instructor: Don Buck
Don, retired Vice President of Fluor Corporation, is a graduate of Vanderbilt University with a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering.  He has completed two advanced Management Courses at the Amos Tuck Executive Program at Dartmouth College and the American Graduate School of International Management.  He served as a Deacon for 10 years and as a church Elder for 14 years.  He has taught Youth and Adult Bible Classes for the past 30 years.  Currently, he co-teaches Tough Questions and leads a Small Group Bible Study.

 

Genesis: The Battle for the  Beginning
Tuesdays, August 31 - November 16, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Registration has closed for this session.

Explore the amazing history of our world revealed in the first 6 days of creation. This unique Bible-based course brings together a wealth of information to demonstrate the fallacy of evolution and how today's scientific knowledge lines up with the Genesis account of creation.  In addition, we will study the Theology of Creation, The Fall, The Flood, etc. as we look into Genesis Chapters 1 - 12. One-and-one half class hours per week.
 
Required Resources: Bible, 3-ring binder

 
Instructor: Tim Buck
Tim owns TCB Properties, is a graduate of Pillsbury Baptist Bible College with a B.S. Degree in Bible and completed 4 years of Seminary majoring in New Testament and Old Testament studies.  His range of ministry experience includes pastoring, church planting and teaching.  Currently, he is the Baptism Orientation Class Team Leader and leads the New Believers Class.

 

The Essentials
Wednesdays, September 1 - November 3, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Click here to register for this class.  Childcare is available for this class.
This 10 week class deals with the basics of the Christian faith and how you apply God’s guidelines to your daily living. One-and-one half class hours per week. 
 
Instructor: Hugh McCown

 

How to Study the Bible
Wednesdays, September 1 - October 6, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Registration has closed for this session.

In this beginners’ Bible study course, you will learn how the Bible came about, how to choose a Bible translation, and different methods to study the Bible. This class does not meet the Bible Institute requirement for Hermeneutics.   One-and-one half class hours per week. 

 

Required Resource: Rick Warren's Bible Study Methods: Twelve Ways You Can Unlock God's Word by Rick Warren
Cost: $15.29

 

Instructor: Allen White
Allen is the Adult Discipleship Pastor at Brookwood Church. In his 28 years of ministry experience, he has served as the Executive Director of Lifetogether.com, a small groups publishing and training ministry; an instructor at the Global Bible Institute in Modesto, CA; and as an associate pastor. Allen holds both a B.A. in Biblical Studies and World Missions as well as a Master of Divinity in Christian Education.

 

Spiritual Disciplines
Wednesdays, September 1 - October 6, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Registration has closed for this session.

Spiritual Discipline is a six-week course taught by Harold Christian. This course is a study of the importance of daily Bible reading, prayer and Spiritual Discipline.  One and one-half class hours per week.  Two semester credits. This course is required for Bible Institute Certificate.  Book and materials fee required.

 

Required Resource: The Godward Gaze by Steve McVey (Out of Print) - 100's of used copies online for under $10.00: amazon.com, fetchbook.info, etc.

 

Instructor: Harold Christian
Harold Christian, Senior Partner in Christian & Davis Law Firm, is a graduate of Carson-Newman College with a B.A. Degree in Political Science who earned his Jurist Doctorate Degree from University of South Carolina Law School. He has been a Small Group Leader at Brookwood Church for the past 11 years and also currently serves as a Trustee on the Advisory Team.

 

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
Wednesdays, October 13 - December 8, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
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The Christian faith is supposed to produce deep, positive change. So why doesn’t it seem to work in real life? This video- and discussion-based course will explore seven pathways to emotionally healthy spirituality and will introduce you to a life with God that goes beyond “tip of the iceberg spirituality.”  One and one-half class hours per week.  Book and materials fee required.

 

Required Resource:  Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Workbook by Peter and Geri Scazzero
Cost: $9.99
Recommended Resource: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazerro
Cost: $14.00
 
Instructor: Allen White
Allen is the Adult Discipleship Pastor at Brookwood Church. In his 28 years of ministry experience, he has served as the Executive Director of Lifetogether.com, a small groups publishing and training ministry; an instructor at the Global Bible Institute in Modesto, CA; and as an associate pastor. Allen holds both a B.A. in Biblical Studies and World Missions as well as a Master of Divinity in Christian Education.

 

The Truth Project
Thursdays, August 26 - November 18, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Registration has closed for this session.

This 13-week course is designed to equip believers with a comprehensive biblical worldview. Practically and personally, participants will be reintroduced to the truth claims of God.  The lessons discuss in detail God's design for living out the Christian worldview in daily life.  Most importantly, it addresses the need to marry our actions to our core beliefs. After participating in this class students will be qualified to lead a small group study on The Truth Project. Two class hours per week. 
 
Instructor: Nick Nalepa
Nick is a former Artillery Captain in the US Army, a current manager at Michelin North America and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Florida and a Master of International Management degree from Thunderbird School of Global Management.  During his undergraduate years at Florida Southern College preparing for a commission in the Army he was a language major but was also formally schooled in Old and New Testament studies as well as Logic and Western Philosophy.  He has been a small group leader and has travelled into Liberia, West Africa with Brookwood Missions twice, and will be returning to Liberia in 2010 as a team leader.
 

 
Leadership Development

 

Christian Leadership at Home, Work and in Everyday Living - Lead, Follow or Get out of the Way
Thursdays, September 2 - October 7, 6:30 - 8 pm
Registration has closed for this session.

Thomas Paine once said, lead, follow or get out of the way!  No matter if at work, home or in everyday activities -- we are all leading but is our leadership productive and Christian?  A leader can only achieve excellence through caring relationships with others.  This training opportunity will provide you the eight critical success factors (CSF) of a good leader, the seven essential leadership styles plus when and with whom to use each.  The Situational Leadership Process will be discussed, demonstrated and a specific plan developed that will impact and motivate individuals at home, your working environment and in daily living.  This course will make a difference in the environment in your home and work!  Several book summaries will be provided as resources plus the Bible, the life of Jesus and biblical leaders will be examples.  Come join us and bring your smiling face, caring heart and open mind for an informative, practical and enjoyable time with other Christian leaders.  One-and-one half class hours per week. Materials fee of $5 required.
 
Instructor: Dr. Mike Collins
Mike is an experienced management development consultant and speaker. His career has included high school and college coaching, university professor in Texas, Alabama and South Carolina, hospital manager, plus managing his own consulting firm.  Presently, he works part-time as an instructor at Greenville Technical College and as a trainer at Caterpillar. Mike earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a master’s degree from Baylor University and a doctorate in education from the University of Southern Mississippi.  He completed a two-year program in management development at the Piedmont Management Institute in Greenville, South Carolina.
 
Getting Organized at Home
Thursdays, October 14 - November 18, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Click here to register for this class.  Childcare is available for this class.
We live in an age and a culture where we are constantly bombarded with “stuff”.  We have more opportunities to buy “stuff” than ever before.  Our homes are now bigger by design, and so is our exposure to the things that fill them.  So how do we get our arms around this situation and get a handle on the stuff we buy or bring into our homes? How do we keep that stuff from turning into clutter?  How do we go about “de-cluttering” our home environment?  Together, let’s look at some ways we can better approach getting our homes organized.  During this class, we’ll do a room by room appraisal to identify key objects we really love or need, learn how to separate ourselves from the stuff we never liked but felt we had to keep, and let go of certain keepsakes that we’re afraid to throw away and that take up valuable space needed for other things.  Is clutter causing chaos in your home?  Is it causing you added stress? Where do you even start to get control over it?  First, we’ll define what clutter means to us individually. Next, we’ll examine ourselves and why clutter exists and to what degree it exists in our home environment.  Finally, we’ll focus on the processes of removing clutter, organizing the things that are left, and supporting a clutter-free home space.   One-and-one half class hours per week.  Materials fee of $5.00 required.
 
Instructor: Stephanie Baker
Stephanie has been a trainer since 1993, first with dental and medical proprietary software products and then into the corporate training environment delivering curriculum on Microsoft Office products and business soft skills.  Stephanie is married to Jeff and calls Simpsonville her home.

 

Motivation for Overcoming Barriers: Beam Me Up, Scotty!
Thursdays, October 14 - November 18, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Click here to register for this class.  Childcare is available for this class.
In the old Star Trek movies, when troubles or difficulties occurred, you could radio back to the spaceship and be beamed back out of danger and out of the difficulty.  In the real world of today, we face barriers and roadblocks to good health, finances, relationships, prayers and need a motivational plan for overcoming our adversity.  In this training session, the top 10 motivational techniques for overcoming adversity will be presented, discussed and a specific plan will be developed for each participant in the class.  This includes adversity like losing a job, not enjoying your work, health problems, relationship concerns or just having problems getting out of bed each morning.  Come join us for an uplifting, enjoyable and enriching class.  You will be provided book summaries and references of motivational techniques for overcoming adversity at home, work and in everyday living.  One-and-one half class hours per week. Materials fee of $5 required.

 

Instructor: Dr. Mike Collins
Mike is an experienced management development consultant and speaker. His career has included high school and college coaching, university professor in Texas, Alabama and South Carolina, hospital manager, plus managing his own consulting firm.  Presently, he works part-time as an instructor at Greenville Technical College and as a trainer at Caterpillar. Mike earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a master’s degree from Baylor University and a doctorate in education from the University of Southern Mississippi.  He completed a two-year program in management development at the Piedmont Management Institute in Greenville, South Carolina.