Continuing and Innovative Education, The University of Texas at Austin http://www.utexas.edu/cie/stories/ en wwenske@austin.utexas.edu Copyright 2011 2011-12-13T06:00:19+00:00 Season’s Greetings from Continuing and Innovative Education http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/seasons-greetings-2 http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/seasons-greetings-2 View our video card wishing all of our students, faculty, colleagues and friends a very happy holiday season. Learn More Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:19 -0600 UEX’s Business Foundations Certificate helps Kaushlesh Biyani reach his entrepreneurial goals http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/uex-helps-kaushlesh-biyani-reach-goals http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/uex-helps-kaushlesh-biyani-reach-goals Work Smarter Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:00:46 -0500 PETEX hosts grand opening event for new Learning and Assessment Center in Houston http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/petex-grand-opening http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/petex-grand-opening On October 12, PETEX hosted a grand opening of its new Learning and Assessment Center in Houston. Oil and gas industry professionals were invited to tour the facility and discover the rich teaching and learning capabilities of the dynamic new site. Learn More Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:45 -0500 PDC offers new Safety Professional Certificate Exam Prep Course http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/safety-prof-cert-exam-prep http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/safety-prof-cert-exam-prep The PDC introduces the Associate Safety Professional (ASP)/Certified Safety Professional (CSP®) Exam Prep Certificate course. Those who go on to pass the CSP exam can significantly boost their salaries and career options. Work Smarter Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 CIE’s Informal Classes and OLLI: “Best in Austin” http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/best-in-austin http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/best-in-austin In recent weeks, both Informal Classes and OLLI have been singled out in the media for offering some of the greatest benefits to life in Austin. Enjoy Life Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:15 -0500 Monica Mercado awarded CIE’s 2011 TOP Award http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/monica-mercado http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/monica-mercado Monica Mercado was awarded CIE's 2011 TOP Award for her great contributions to the success of the new Informal Classes program. Under Monica's watch, Informal Classes has been transformed from a program on the edge to being a center of growth for CIE and the University. Work Smarter Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:11:31 -0500 PETEX opens new oil and gas industry learning center in Houston http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/petex-opens-learning-center-in-houston http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/petex-opens-learning-center-in-houston The new PETEX Learning and Assessment Center helps fulfill the latest training and personnel demands of the oil and gas industry. Learn More Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:38 -0500 CIE’s Gwyn Boyter appointed by Rick Perry to Special Education Continuing Advisory Committee http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/gwyn-boyter-appointed-to-special-education-advisory-committee http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/gwyn-boyter-appointed-to-special-education-advisory-committee Dr. Gwyn Boyter of the University of Texas-University Charter School has been appointed by Rick Perry to a committee that provides guidance to Texas legislative policy with respect to special education. Learn More Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:27 -0500 PDC launches new Online Nonprofit Management Certificate Program http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/online-nonprofit-mgmt-cert-program http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/online-nonprofit-mgmt-cert-program Register today for this online training program designed for nonprofit professionals interested in learning the latest best practices, and for those who want to learn more about how nonprofit organizations work. Work Smarter Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 The Future of Online Learning Explored at Continuing Education Summit http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/the-future-of-online-learning http://www.utexas.edu/cie/story/the-future-of-online-learning On September 15 and 16, UPCEA hosted the “Future of Online Learning Summit” in Chicago, Illinois to explore how online learning will help shape the future of higher education. For a limited time, video presentations from the summit are available for online viewing. Work Smarter Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:44 -0500