Free
brown bag lunch seminars to be held
The University Human Resources Management Training Department is
sponsoring the 2004 Brown Bag Lunch Series.
The Brown Bag Lunch seminars are free, one-hour informational sessions
on a variety of topics.
All seminars are presented from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursdays in Room
451, Basic Science Building. Feel free to bring your lunch. Registration
is not required.
For information, call 792-2121 or visit http://www.musc.edu/hrm/training/brownbag.htm.
July 8: Want to Buy a Home but
Don’t Have the Down Payment?
Michaele Russell and Debbie Kidd, Homeownership Resource Center—Family
Services, will give tips on buying your first home. The session will discuss
the various down payment assistance programs, low interest rate programs
and forgivable grants for the first time homebuyer. Find out how to enroll
in a first-time homebuyer workshop where eligible graduates can participate
in many first time homebuyer mortgage options such as the S.C. State Housing
program (ex. $4,000 down payment given, home mortgage loan rate 4 percent
interest). Had a mortgage in the past? You could still qualify. Credit
problems preventing homeownership? Russell and Kidd will give information
on how to over come this obstacle.
July 15: How to Create a Backyard Habitat
Chris Wood, Wild Birds Unlimited, will present this session on bringing
people and nature together. This session is for people who want to create
an environment to attract songbirds to come to their yards using food,
water, shelter, and places to raise young.
July 22: End-of-Life Issues
What happens if you are not competent or able to communicate a desire
to die a natural death? Have you chosen a person to make medical care decisions
for you if you are not competent or able to communicate them yourself?
Do you know the answers to these questions for your family members? Annette
Drachman, J.D., director of legal affairs for MUHA, will answer these questions
and discuss other end-of-life legal issues relating to you and your family
members.
July 29: American Sign Language
Say volumes without speaking a single word— communicate with your hands.
Christine Carpenter-Stewart, HR Employee Relations and Retention consultant,
will present this fun and simple crash course in American Sign Language
using common, everyday words to enhance your customer service skills in
the workplace.
Aug. 5: Create a Beautiful Flower
Garden
Tom Thurman and Peggy Wiggins, MUSC Facilities and Engineering, will
present this workshop on designing landscape areas using flowers and shrubs.
Aug. 12: Pet First Aid
When your pet has an emergency, being prepared is very important. Philippe
Gresle, HRM IT and operations manager, will present some basic first aid
and emergency care procedures for cats and dogs. He also will present tips
for keeping your pet happy and healthy.
Aug. 19: Does Skin Care Have
to Be Expensive?
What do you really need in skin care? Is it really necessary to buy
expensive products? Learn more about skin care basics with Dr. Amie Shannon,
MUSC dermatologist.
Friday, June 25, 2004
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