ENCORE Program 2019 Winter Class ScheduleGENERAL INFORMATIONTable of ContentsGeneral Information...................................................................1Registration Procedures..............................................................2Email...........................................................................................3Student ID Cards.........................................................................3Parking........................................................................................3Donation Form............................................................................4Calendar of Classes.....................................................................5Class Descriptions....................................................................6-9Maps....................................................................................10-11

Board of Trustees Sydney K. Kamlager, President Mike Fong, Vice President Gabriel Buelna, Ph.D. Andra Hoffman Ernest H. Moreno Scott J. Svonkin Steven F. Veres Christopher Martinez, Student Trustee

District Administration Francisco C. Rodriguez, Ph.D. Chancellor Deputy

Chancellor (Vacant) Robert B. Miller, D.P.A.,

Vice Chancellor of Finance Resource Development Ryan M. Cornner, Ed.D., Vice Chancellor of Educational

Programs and Institutional Effectiveness Albert J. Roman, D.P.A.,

Vice Chancellor of Human Resources Jeffrey M. Prieto, J.D., General Counsel David Salazar, AICP, Chief Facilities Executive

The Encore Program has made every effort to make this Class Schedule accurate and may, without notice, change general information, courses, or programs offered.

For complete college information, see Pierce College General Catalog. Federal Privacy Rules Regarding Student Information Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) prohibits the disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records. For more information visit the U.S. Department of Education.

Contact InformationOffice: VLGE 8310A (behind South Gym)Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am – 4 pmTelephone: (818) 710-2561, (818) 710-4163Pierce College ENCORE web site

General Mailing Address:ENCORE, Pierce College, 6201 Winnetka Avenue, #341Woodland Hills, CA 91371

Encore is a Pierce College education program designed specifically for older adults (50+), but all students over 18 are welcome. Courses address the needs of older adults focusing on topics that promote independence, advocacy, community engagement, personal growth, physical and cognitive health, economic self-sufficiency and subject matter that relates to older adults’ life circumstances and positive aging skills. Encore offers free noncredit classes and fee-based classes through Community Extension.

Encore Mailing List: Current students are already on the list. Others can call (818) 710-2561 to have a catalog mailed.

Donations to the ENCORE Program provide for special projects, events, supplies and equipment. Checks payable to: Pierce College Foundation – Encore; use form on page 5. Donations of any size are appreciated. Thank you for your support!

Special Services: Students with disabilities can contact Special Services. Authorization, based on verification of disability, is required before accommodation can be made. Special Services is located in the Student Services Building. For questions, call (818) 719-6430.

Emergency procedures: From any pay phone on campus: dial *80. From any campus extension: dial 4311. From cell phones: dial (818)710-4311. Campus “Blue Lights” are tall blue cylinders topped by bright lights. Press large red button to immediately connect to the Sheriff’s station.

Academic Courtesy is common sense respectful behavior given by the students to each other, to professors and college staff. Disobedient, disruptive or disorderly behavior exhibited by any student will result in disciplinary action in accordance with District policies and procedures.

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ENCORE Program 2019 Winter Class ScheduleREGISTRATION PROCEDURESAre you taking classes in Fall 2018, or did you take classes in Spring 2018?

If “Yes”, review “Check Registration Appointment” directions.

If “No”, review the “Apply to Pierce College” directions that follow this paragraph.

Apply to Pierce College Complete the online application at home or at our office (Appointments: 818.710.2561 / Walk-ins: 8:30 to 3).

1. Go to www.piercecollege.edu.2. Click Apply Online at the top right.3. At the bottom, click Click Here to Begin

Application.4. Click Create an Account and follow the prompts to

create a username and password. Record them. (If you do not wish to provide your SSN, go to the bottom of the page and click box indicating you do not wish to use your SSN.) Click Continue.

5. Click Start A New Application.6. Read the introduction. Click Start Application.7. Answer ALL questions. Click Submit.

a. Educational Goal: select Educational Development

b. Intended Major: select IGETC--General Education

8. Fill out entire college application, answering questions about your educational background.

You are now waiting for an e-mail with your student ID # which begins with an 8 or a 9; it is not your CCC ID#. Disregard messages requesting transcripts. Note: Please check your e-mail Spam folder.

Have you received your student ID #?Yes: Proceed to ‘Check Registration Appointment’ directions that follow this paragraph. On the login screen, follow directions which say ‘1st time signing in?’ No: Call us if at least two weeks have elapsed since you applied.

Check Registration Appointment1. Go to www.piercecollege.edu.2. Click Class Registration.3. Type your user name (student ID #) and

password.4. Click Reg Date & Deadlines. Select Winter 2019.5. Look for Non-Credit under Session.

Note: Online registration appointments are issued by the Los Angeles Community College District. We cannot change registration appointments.

During your registration period (as stated in the previous paragraph), register for classes:

1. Go to www.piercecollege.edu.2. Click Class Registration. Click Winter 2019 when

asked. Type your user name (student ID #) and password.

3. Click Enrollment Shopping Cart.4. Select Winter 2019. Click Continue.5. Type in 5-digit class number in Enter class number

box.6. Click Enter (Click Waitlist box to be on the waiting

list).7. Click Next. To add another class, repeat steps 5-7.8. In Select column, check box next to each class &

click Enroll.9. Click Finish Enrolling.

Waiting lists: Clear Shopping Cart. Repeat steps 1-9; pay special attention to step 6.

To add classes after the semester starts:Attend the first session. If the instructor gives you a Permission Code, clear Shopping Cart, repeat above steps 1-9, and enter it in the ‘Permission Code’ box in step 6.

Instructors may add students throughout the semester as space becomes available.

Due to time constraints, phone assistance is limited. For further assistance, come to our computer lab in the Encore office.

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Parking PermitsPurchase at Business Office

$7 – Cash Only Picture ID Must be currently enrolled in a Winter 2019 class

Purchase OnlineUse the Student Portal to pay with credit card or check. Permits must be picked up at the Business Office. There is no mail-in.

General Parking InformationVisit or call the Business Office regarding parking permits at (818) 719-6432.

Parking Permits are required starting the fourth day of the Winter 2019 semester.

Permits must be displayed clearly from rear view mirror.

Parking Permit Refunds: All refunds must be claimed in person at the Business Office by presenting parking permit and receipt. Check with the Business Office for the parking permit refund deadline.

Lost/stolen permits: The Business Office may sell you a new permit depending on availability.

One day/30 Minute Parking Permits: Available from pay validation machines. Machines accept cash or credit cards but do not give change.

$3 one-day permits are available in Lots 1, 6, 7, & 8 and can be used in any parking lot on campus.

$1 - 30 minute parking permit is available in Lot 1 and only for use in spaces marked 30 minutes in Lot 1

EmailStudents are encouraged to check their email regularly for class cancellations, changes and announcements.

Log-in to LACCD Email:1. Go to piercecollege.edu.2. Click on Students, then Student Email.

To FORWARD LACCD email to your personal email:1. Log in to your LACCD email (see above).2. Click on the cog wheel icon located on the top right

and select Options.3. Click Search All Settings. Type f. Click on Forwarding.4. Enter email address you would like to have your

emails forwarded to in box directly under Forwardmy email to.

5. Click Save.

Student ID CardCarry your Student ID Card with you at all times.Where to get a Student ID Card: CopyTech, located in the College Services Building, behind the Brahma Café(refer to map in this catalog).

Students need to provide:1. Student ID number. Call the Encore office if you do not

know your Student ID number.2. Proof of current enrollment. Students can download

their schedule at CopyTech OR bring a print-out of their schedule. For CopyTech hours: (818) 710-4422

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DONATION FORMWhether you are a long time Encore supporter or giving for the first time, thank you for supporting Encore! Donations to the Encore Program provide for special projects, events, supplies and equipment. Please use this form to mail in your donation.Mail your completed form along with your donation to:

Pierce College Foundation – Encore6201 Winnetka Avenue #341Woodland Hills, CA 91371

Donor Information Name________________________________________________________________________________________________Address_______________________________________________________________________________________________City_________________________________________________State Zip Code______________Phone________________________________________________________________________________________________

DonationMy check is enclosed in the amount of $______(Checks payable to: Pierce College Foundation - Encore)

This gift is: In appreciation of the Encore program In appreciation of an Encore Instructor In Memory

Remember someone special by giving a gift in their memory. Encore will send a card acknowledging your thoughtful donation to the person of your choice:Name________________________________________________________________________________________________Address_______________________________________________________________________________________________City_________________________________________________State Zip Code______________Phone________________________________________________________________________________________________Name________________________________________________________________________________________________Address_______________________________________________________________________________________________City_________________________________________________State Zip Code______________Phone________________________________________________________________________________________________

In HonorGive a gift to honor someone for a birthday, anniversary, to celebrate the birth of a grandchild or otherName________________________________________________________________________________________________Address_______________________________________________________________________________________________City_________________________________________________State Zip Code______________Phone________________________________________________________________________________________________

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CALENDAR OF CLASSES Winter 2019 Jan. 2 - Feb. 1Class #

Class Instructor Days Time Location

12233 Aquatic Fitness Hefter Tue, Wed, Thu 9-11 am POOL10671 Body Movement Tapper Mon, Wed, Fri 9-11 am SGYM 540210524 Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing Kraus Wed, Thu 9:30 am-12:30 pm VLGE 834410503 Artistic Anatomy: Head & Body Scarbro Tue, Thu 9:30 am-12:30 pm ART 331210580 Acrylic Painting Tirr Tue, Thu 9:30 am-12:30 pm VLGE 834110675 Yoga/Mat Pilates Combination MacDonald Tue, Wed, Thu 10 am-12 pm NGYM 560110246 Animals as Artistic Inspiration Thornton Tue, Wed, Thu 10:30 am-12:30 pm MUS 340010664 Body Movement Cummins Tue, Thu, Fri 11:10 am-1:10 pm SGYM 540211520 Sit and Tone Tapper Mon, Wed, Fri 11:10 am-1:10 pm VLGE 811111814 Photoshop for Seniors Perret Tue, Wed 11:30 am-2:30 pm BUS 325211417 Digital Photography Nisan Tue, Thu 12:30-3:30 pm VLGE 830010658 Great Composer Series: Mozart Domine Wed, Thu, Fri 1-3 pm MUS 340110487 Introduction to Ink Drawing Kraus Wed, Thu 1-4 pm VLGE 833010628 Oil/Acrylic Painting Scarbro Tue, Thu 1-4 pm ART 331210606 Impressionist Painting Thornton Mon, Fri 1-4 pm ART 331212232 Watercolor: In Plain Sight Tirr Tue, Thu 1-4 pm VLGE 834112234 Chair Exercise MacDonald Tue, Wed, Thu 1:20-3:20 pm VLGE 811110263 American Art--1950s, 1960s, 1970s Thornton Tue, Wed, Thu 1:30-3:30 pm MUS 3400

Important DatesSemester begins Wednesday, January 2, 2019Semester ends Friday, February 1, 2019

HolidayJanuary 21, 2019 Monday, Martin Luther King Day

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ENCORE Program 2019 Winter Class ScheduleArtClass #11417Digital PhotographyNisan, RitaTue, Thu 12:30-3:30 pm Class meets 2 days a week. Room: VLGE 8300Make your digital camera work for you. Learn use of available light (natural or artificial), importance of composition, exposure and camera techniques that turn snapshots into professional-quality photographs. Learn how to download, organize and store digital images. Bring camera and camera manual to first class meeting. This course utilizes Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR), Mirrorless camera or other digital cameras (no point & shoot or smart phones). Cameras need to have manual control capabilities in addition to automatic controls.

Class #10524Fundamentals of Portrait DrawingKraus, PeterWed, Thu 9:30 am-12:30 pm Class meets 2 days a week. Room: VLGE 8344Basic drawing skill recommended. In this hands-on course, via lecture demo and critique, learn to develop the human head and facial features in a variety of traditional and contemporary ways. Bring table covering, table top easel, pencil, unlined paper and eraser to first meeting.

Class #10503Artistic Anatomy: Head & BodyScarbro, CarolineTue, Thu 9:30 am-12:30 pm Class meets 2 days a week. Room: ART 3312Understanding the human anatomy will help an artist draw more efficiently and quickly. In this class we will focus on the anatomy of the head and body. We will dissect the head by understanding universal head measurements, skeletal face structures, muscles, and then flesh. Having a deep understanding of anatomy will allow an artist to draw or paint faces with a more intuitive approach. Class materials: oil or acrylic paints, acrylic paper or oil canvas pad.

Class #10580Acrylic PaintingTirr, CatherineTue, Thu 9:30 am-12:30 pm Class meets 2 days a week. Room: VLGE 8341This course teaches how to recognize strength in a composition. It covers a variety of acrylic techniques such as glazing with matt and gloss mediums, liquid applications, dry brushing and blending and knife techniques. Working from still life and occasionally portraiture, the student will develop an expressive personal style and design.

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ENCORE Program 2019 Winter Class ScheduleClass #10487Introduction to Ink DrawingKraus, PeterWed, Thu 1-4 pm Class meets 2 days a week. Room: VLGE 8330Basic drawing skill recommended. Develop your understanding and proficiency with ink and ink wash. Via hands on experience, lecture, demonstration, and critique, we will explore the quality and character of line. Materials needed will be discussed at first meeting.

Class #10628Oil/Acrylic PaintingScarbro, CarolineTue, Thu 1-4 pm Class meets 2 days a week. Room: ART 3312All levels welcome. We will explore the diverse possibilities of painting, from realism to abstraction. Slide lectures and demonstrations of materials will accompany the in-class projects. Bring painting materials to class and be prepared to experiment.

Class #10606Impressionist PaintingThornton, John PaulMon, Fri 1-4 pm Class meets 2 days a week. Room: ART 3312Using light and color, students will create paintings in the Impressionist style. All mediums and levels are welcome.

Class #12232Watercolor: In Plain SightTirr, CatherineTue, Thu 1-4 pm Class meets 2 days a week. Room: VLGE 8341This course introduces the student to all types of applications of watercolor. It covers positive and negative painting, wet in wet, dry brush, glazing, and use of resists. It will enable the student to strengthen design and compositional skills, while covering the techniques needed to capture both still life and landscape, in expressive and imaginative ways. The class will combine observation with expression, to develop a unique personal vocabulary.

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ENCORE Program 2019 Winter Class ScheduleArt HistoryClass #10263American Art--1950s, 1960s, 1970sThornton, John PaulTue, Wed, Thu1:30-3:30 pm Class meets 3 days a week. Room: MUS 3400Social revolution, political turmoil, and free-expression led to America's most vibrant creative decades. Pollack, Warhol, Rothko, Faith Ringgold, Judy Chicago, and others define innovation and genius in the arts.

Class #10246Animals as Artistic InspirationThornton, John PaulTue, Wed, Thu10:30 am-12:30 pm Class meets 3 days a week. Room: MUS 3400Cats, wolves, elephants, monkeys, birds, and aquatic creatures symbolize forces both natural and divine. We examine Egyptian, Mayan, Chinese, African, European, and island cultural art forms--from ancient to contemporary times.

ComputerClass #11814Photoshop for SeniorsPerret, JosephTue, Wed 11:30 am-2:30 pm Class meets 2 days a week. Room: BUS 3252This is an intermediate-level computer course designed to teach the basics of Photoshop and to prepare students to repair and restore old photographs. The labs are PC-based and use MS Office Suite elements.

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ENCORE Program 2019 Winter Class ScheduleHealth and FitnessClass #10664Body MovementCummins, DianaTue, Thu, Fri 11:10 am-1:10 pm Class meets 3 days a week. Room: SGYM 5402Improve cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, muscle strength and endurance.

Class #10675Yoga/Mat Pilates CombinationMacDonald, AmyTue, Wed, Thu10 am-12 pm Class meets 3 days a week. Room: NGYM 5601Basic Pilates exercises for extra body conditioning with music, as well as a relaxing stretch and yoga flow to release tension. Please bring a mat.

Class #10671Body MovementTapper, KarenMon, Wed, Fri 9-11 am Class meets 3 days a week. Room: SGYM 5402Improve cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, muscle strength and endurance. Mat and light dumbbells (1-5 lbs.) required.

Class #12233Aquatic FitnessHefter, DeborahTue, Wed, Thu9-11 am Class meets 3 days a week. Room: POOLFun, fat-burning fitness workout using shallow water techniques designed for swimmers and non-swimmers. Improve posture, flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular fitness. Bring swimsuit and class attire (rash guards, shoes, etc.) for instructor to check. First day of class, we will review the syllabus, equipment and facility information for 1 hour and get in the water the second hour of class.

Class #11520Sit and ToneTapper, KarenMon, Wed, Fri 11:10 am-1:10 pm Class meets 3 days a week. Room: VLGE 8111Sit and Tone consists of gentle exercises using a chair for seated and/or standing support. Light weights, elastic tubing/TheraBands and balls are used to improve muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and cardiovascular fitness.

Class #12234Chair ExerciseMacDonald, AmyTue, Wed, Thu1:20-3:20 pm Class meets 3 days a week. Room: VLGE 8111This class consists of gentle exercises using a chair for seated and/or standing support. Includes yoga chair techniques. Elastic tubing/TheraBands, balance discs, and balls are used to improve muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and cardiovascular fitness. Please bring a towel to class. Equipment is provided.

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ENCORE Program 2019 Winter Class ScheduleMusicClass #10658Great Composer Series: The Music of Wolfgang Amadeus MozartDomine, JamesWed, Thu, Fri 1-3 pm Class meets 3 days a week. Room: MUS 3401A general survey of the symphonic works of Mozart. This five-week course explores the composer’s music in its historical context as well as its philosophical meaning and aesthetic concerns. Lectures will involve listening examples, and discussion of the repertoire. Students will learn elements of music such as formal structure, melody and harmony, instrumentation, and basic terminology as they apply to specific musical works by Mozart.

Want to help start an Encore Band?

1. What instrument/s do you play?

2. Other people who would be interested?

3. Suggestions for starting an Encore Band.

Please drop this short survey off at the Encore Office or mail to:Encore, Pierce College6201 Winnetka Ave.Woodland Hills, CA 91367

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Office: VLGE 8310A (behind South Gym)Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am - 4:00 pmTelephone: (818) 710-2561

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