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Is Pre-Calculus required in your degree program? Why not take it this summer at the Hutchinson Center? Nothing beats being by the water in the summertime and we're offering this course via video conferencing with Orono.

MAT 122.669 (1153) Pre-Calculus taught by Todd Zoroya on Tues/Thurs, 5:30-9:30pm, 5/28-7/2/13

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Have you always wanted to learn sign language or looking for an interesting elective? Then American Sign Language I sounds like the perfect class for you. The Hutchinson Center's class sizes are small enough for individualized attention and located in the heart of Belfast on the coast. A great place to be during the summer!

CSD 101.665 (3419) American Sign Language I taught by Carrie Pierce is being offered live at the Hutchinson Center on Tues/Thurs, 5:30-8:00pm, 5/28-7/18/13.

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Summer classes are enrolling now and open enrollment for the Fall 2013 term began April 30. Now is the time to make an appointment for advising. Jose Cordero, Student Services Coordinator, is leaving the Hutchinson Center to take a position at University of California Berkeley. His last day is May 10.

So if you want Jose's good advice, now is the time to make your appointment with him. Call 338-8000 to make an appointment. Jose is working with Erica Hughes, Nancy Boyington and Diana McSorley who will be the transition team until a new advisor can be appointed.

Appointments for advising are required as time slots are limited. Please don't wait until the last moment. Decisions about whether classes will make are made one week before the class starts. If you haven't registered, then we don't know you wanted that class we just cancelled. Your registration might have saved the class!  Don't lose out!  Register now!!!

Need a 3-credit college course for this Spring? 

The University of Maine Hutchinson Center is again offering the popular three-credit college course, PAX 452:  Advance Study in Transformative Mediation, which deepens oneís understanding of the principles of the transformative orientation to medication practice, and builds on the learnings in PAX 451.

The course will begin on Monday, April 16th and continuing all week, ending on Friday, April 20th.  The class will run from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm each day (Monday through Friday).  The instructor is Will Galloway, who has been teaching for the University and Hutchinson Center for over 10 years and is very well respected in the peace studies field as well as the midcoast community.  Mediation is about conflict and resolution, and is very much individualized to each situation. Some people choose mediation as a way to resolve a difficult situation. Others use it to begin a difficult conversation. The end goal is to work together to reach an agreement or understanding.   Students will deepen their understanding of the premises and principles of the transformative orientation to mediation practice.  Students will consider how values and belief systems impact the development of mediation models or schools of thought.  The course includes skills development through intensive coaching.

The course introduces students to the theory and practice of mediation.  Participants will reflect together on the nature and origins of conflict and its impact on society and individuals.  Student will acquire and practice the skills needed for effective conflict management.

The skills gained in this course are useful in so many fields:  community, human resource, community development, social work, restorative justice, peace studies and everyday life.  For more information or to register for the class please contact the Hutchinson Center at 338-8000, toll free 800-753-9044 or stop in the main office.

Two new University of Maine Orono classes are being added to the Fall 2013 class schedule and delivered via video conferencing technology at the Hutchinson Center:

CIE 598 Sustainable Infrastructure, a special topics 3 credit graduate engineering class with no pre-requisites and open to all. More details available soon.

PHI 100 Contemporary Moral Problems, examines a variety of moral problems causing controversy in contemporary society. Focuses on evaluating arguments for and against competing solutions to these problems. Also discusses different philosophical strategies for thinking about moral obligations and relationships. Topics surveyed may include: abortion, affirmative action, euthanasia, feminism, the environment, capital punishment, welfare and aid to the needy, technology, war and racism, among others.  This course satisfies the General Education Ethics, Western Cultural Tradition, and Social Contexts and Institutions requirements.  Credits: 3