LSCS Conference Day

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Can We Talk?
Presentors: Michael Kirch and Sunnye Pruden
Location: Conference Center Rooms 151-153
This Communicating at Lone Star College–CyFair All College Event is a Strategic Horizons Initiative. This workshop is designed to improve institutional, departmental and individual communication competence. Training will provide campus members a common language to discuss and solve communication issues. This session is limited to 150 people (a make-up session will be held March 2) All full-time employees are expected to attend this training. Register through MyWorkshops.

Campus Self-Guided Tour
Follow the maps included in your packets
Take a leisurely stroll around campus and check out all the native grasses, flora and wildlife.

Get Relaxed, Get a Massage
Presenter: Regan Armstrong
Location: Student Commons
Are you a little stressed out? Stop by the new student activities area next to the food court for a 10-minute massage. Register through MyWorkshops.

Get Fit!
Location: Fitness Center
Open exercise is available all day in the fitness center. Come try out the equipment, visit with Casey (yes, he’s back!) and meet a few new friends.

Game, Set, Match!
Location: tennis courts*
The courts are open! Bring your own tennis equipment or check out equipment in the Fitness Center. Form your own teams for free play.

Got Time for Table Tennis?
Location: Student Commons *
Try out our brand new ping pong tables! Check out equipment in the Fitness Center. The tables are located in the new student activities area next to the food court.

Origami Fun
Presenter: Melissa Savage
Location: ART 115
Come take a look at the ancient art of folding paper. Learn some basic techniques and make your own origami including a Cy-Fair duck. Register through MyWorkshops. (20)

Cake Decorating
Presenter: Jeanette Martin
Location: HSC 105
Impress your friends and family with beautiful cakes. Come and learn the basic techniques of cake decorating from an expert. Register through MyWorkshops.

Tired of Bad Hair Days?
Presenter: Carley McCoy
Location: ART 116
In this hair makeover session (the first of three makeover sessions) learn salon-style tips such as using Velcro rollers, blow dryers and irons. Register through MyWorkshops.

How to Make Lattes and More
Presenter: Cyber Cafe staff
Location: LRNC Cyber-Cafe
Create a coffee house at home! Learn from the professionals how to make tasty hot and cold drinks: café lattes, chai teas and frappes. Samples provided. Register through MyWorkshops. (20)

Salsa Dancing
Presenter: Marisol Garza
Location: CC 118 (dance studio)
Move your seat with some Latin flavor. Learn the basic movements and steps of this popular dance. Register through MyWorkshops.

“Love Letters” by A.R. Gurney
Presenters: Cliff Jones and Laura Taggett
Location: ART 102 (Recital Hall)
Enjoy this Reader’s Theatre performance about Andrew and Melissa’s funny friendship and fated romance from second-grade through adolescence on into maturity and middle age.  Register through MyWorkshops.

Chess - The Game of Kings and Queens
Presenters: Serge Danielson-Francois and Chess Club members
Location: Student Commons
Let the Lone Star College–CyFair Chess Club, ranked third in Texas, dazzle you with their chess moves and entertain you with competition commentaries. Games will be available for players of all levels of experience including those who’ve never played before because chess is for everyone. Register through MyWorkshops.

Self-Defense
Presenter: Robert Webre
Location: CC 118 (dance studio)
Come spend an hour that can help save your life or the life of someone you love. Learn simple ways of how to defend yourself. Wear comfortable clothes. Register through MyWorkshops.

All About Nails (fingernails that is)
Presenter: Carley McCoy
Location:ART 116
In this nail makeover session (the second of three makeover sessions) learn how to give yourself a five-minute manicure. Register through MyWorkshops.

Jewelry Making 101
Presenter: Sarah Cassidy
Location: ART 115
Come learn the basic stringing techniques in making your own jewelry and then create beautiful pieces of beaded jewelry to take with you. Register through MyWorkshops. (15)

Career Development
Presenter: Mary Wooten
Location: HSC116
Get information to help you plan careers within Lone Star College System. You will learn about related positions in Lone Star College System job families and about the skills and education necessary for those positions. Register through MyWorkshops.

Home Repair Projects Made Easy
Presenter: Lowe’s staff
Location: CENT110 Facilities open area
See how you can update your home and save money by doing basic home repairs yourself. Learn from Lowe’s home repair experts. Register through MyWorkshops.

Quick, Easy and Good Cooking
Presenter: Matthew Glidden
Location: HSC 105
Learn about successful party food and meal making in today’s hustle-bustle world. This informal presentation leads you through the steps of preparing a Southwestern Style grilled shrimp appetizer or party hors d’ oeuvre; a “Redneck Caviar” party dip that requires scoop chips; and a quick-to-fix New Orleans style red beans and rice dish. Regsiter through MyWorkshops. (20)

Bird Banding
Presenter: Clay White
Location: meet in the parking lot behind the tennis courts
You may have heard of it, but what is it? Well it’s not musical, but just as entertaining. Come join us as we capture our feathered friends, provide them with a shiny new bracelet and return them to the wild. Register through MyWorkshops.

That’s a Wrap!
Presenter: Sue Tinder
Location: HSC 113
Wrap a gift that looks so great outside that it almost doesn’t matter what’s inside. Learn to make bows for wrapped packages, gift baskets, floral arrangements, wreaths, tree tops and pews for weddings. Register through MyWorkshops. (20)

“Scents to Suit You”
Presenter: Melinda Mayes
Location: ART 116
Oil and water don’t mix, but did you know not all scents mix well with you? Learn how aromatherapy, used in the tub, in a room, or on your body, can enhance your health, mood and relaxation time. Register through MyWorkshops.

Two Steppin’ through Texas
Presenters: gals from the Texas Roadhouse
Location: CC 118 (dance studio)
Learn a basic line dance during this fun session so you can two-step too with the best. Register through MyWorkshops.

GeoCache
Presenter: Buchanan
Location: meet at the volleyball court
Try a scavenger hunt across the Barker Cypress campus the high-tech way using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and potentially fabulous prizes for the winner. Register through MyWorkshops.

Retirement Planning: A Behavioral Approach
Presenter: Dr. Dale Konicek
Location: HSC 104
Come and address issues of retirement planning: how to get your plan off the run way, formulating budgets, retirement planning calculators, critical variables used to calculate retirement, and investment options. Audience-driven question-answer session. Register through MyWorkshops.

Henna Tatooing
Presenter: Ragini Shah
Location: ART 115
An ancient art, henna body art has recently become very popular. Create a henna tattoo on your hand, face or foot. Register through MyWorkshops. (20)

Nothing But Net!
Location: basketball court
Test your shooting skills against your peers and win potentially fabulous prizes! Enter the game of 21, free throw contest and 3-point contest. Check in at 10:45 a.m. at the basketball court. Register through MyWorkshops.

Using Your Digital Camera to Get Great Shots
Presenter: Maggie Baldwin
Location: meet in Art 114
Want to know how to use your digital camera more effectively? Or how to capture digital images that create a dramatic effect? Learn tips from an expert who vividly captures Lone Star College–CyFair’s floral and wildlife. Wear comfortable shoes and clothes (you can get a little dirty) and bring your camera and a tripod. Register through MyWorkshops.

Hot Topics and Trends in Higher Ed
Presenters: Michael Fey and TECH suite 216 faculty
Location: HSC 116-118
Discuss and debate “hot topics” that will influence teaching and learning in the 21st century. Informal round table format allows participants to move in and out of the discussions. Register through MyWorkshops.

“Love Letters” by A.R. Gurney
Presenters: Aaron Capps and Shannon McNees
Location: ART 102 (Recital Hall)
Enjoy this Reader’s Theatre performance about Andrew and Melissa’s funny friendship and fated romance from second-grade through adolescence on into maturity and middle age. Register through MyWorkshops.

Let’s Volley!
Location: volleyball court
Team up for a 2 v 2 tournament with more potentially fabulous prizes to win. Meet at the volleyball court at 12:15 p.m. for team check in. Register through MyWorkshops.

Two languages, Two cultures: One Goal
Presenter: Elise Sheppard
Location: HSC 116
Jews and Arabs studying and working together is Israel: working toward peace and integration at the Hand in Hand Institute for bi-lingual education and at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies. Register through MyWorkshops.

A Glimpse at Vista 4
Presenter: Hilton Lasalle
LOcation: HSC 120 (computer lab)
How different is Vista 4? What does it look like? This session addresses these questions. Designing and Teaching functions are demonstrated in a Vista 4 course and a CTDL online preview is shared. Register through MyWorkshops. (28)

Simplify Your Exercise Program
Presenter: Ronnie Nespeca
Location: Fitness Center
Want to get your body in great shape? Want more energy but don’t know where/how to start? Want a “new year’s motivator”? Talk to our resident personal trainer and get going on a customized exercise program that’s right for you. Register through MyWorkshops.

Put Your Best Face Forward
Presenter: Carley McCoy
Location: ART 116
In this beauty makeover session (the last of three makeover sessions) learn how to accent your best features. Makeup will be supplied or bring your own. Register through MyWorkshops. (20)

Juggling Fun
Presenter: Joe Schlichting
Location: Student Commons
For beginner or experienced jugglers, come learn how to keep all your balls in the air or just to improve your juggling skills. Register through MyWorkshops.

Home Repair Projects Made Easy
Presenter: Lowe’s staff
Location: CENT110 Facilities open area
See how you can update your home and save money by doing basic home repairs yourself. Learn from Lowe’s home repair experts. Register through MyWorkshops.