The following courses are for, about, and of interest to women. They may not be offered every semester.

Women's Course Offerings 

The following courses are currently being offered:

PSY 107 Applied Psychology: Psychology of Personal Growth
Instructor: Dr. Cheryl McKinley
The goal of this course is to assist you in building confidence in your academic abilities and increadsing your self-esteem.  Topics will include:  psychology of women, effective communication, assertiveness skills, relationships, family and mothering issues.

HUM 140 Introduction to Women's Studies
An interdisciplinary survey of the concepts and methods other disciplines have defined as value/gender neutral.  It will build on scholarship that defined women's roles in various arenas:  political philosophy, psychology, sex role stereotypes, labor force distribution and rights, health care and educational participation, and will examine how gender-laden philosophies have affected our scholarship and therefore our understanding of ourselves.

HUM 142 Women and Creativity
An interdisciplinary survey of the nature of female creativeness, focusing on women in the traditionally male arenas of art and literature and on areas in which the female creative impulse mainfests itself under other names:  the shaping of xocial attitudes, domestic arts and religious experiences.

If English is Your Second Language

Oakton Community College offers college level credit courses in writing, reading, grammar, speaking, listening, and pronunciation. The Alliance for Lifelong Learning offers survival English, TOEFL preparation, and many other useful courses for ESL speakers. A modern Language Lab, Instructional Support Services office, and free academic counseling and tutoring are available for students. 

Contact any of the following for more information and assistance:

• Virginia Gibbons 847-635-1628 or gibbons@oakton.edu
• Georgia Kariotis-Valos 847-635-1943 or kariotis@oakton.edu
• Linda Davis 847-635-1486 or ldavis@oakton.edu

Visit the ESL web site at http://www.oakton.edu/resource/iss/eslone.htm

Emertitus Program at Oakton

If you are a woman over the age of 50 you have access to this program.

For more information call Leona Hoelting at (847) 635-1414.
This program offers opportunities for women (and men) to attend:
          Dinner/Lecture Series, Tours Celebrating the Arts in Chicago.
          For example: Goodman Theater, dinner at Ravinia

Seminars throughout the year at an average cost of $35 for 6 sessions.Some recent seminars have been entitled: Modern Art Masters: American Impressionists, Siblings or Strangers: Christians and Jews in the Beginning, Socrates, Buddha and Jesus, American Musical Theater, and Contemporary Short Stories

Non-Credit Classes offered at the Ray Hartstein Campus at 7701 N. Lincoln Avenue, Skokie. The majority of these classes meet for 6 sessions and cost only $50 for the series.
Some recent titles have been: Four Plays: The Politics of Theater, Dreams: A Pathway to Understanding the Self, Advanced Bridge, American Musical Giants, Meditation, Tai Chi Chih: For the Body That Wasn’t Born Yesterday.

Some Specific Credit Classes are geared to the needs of older students and offered through the Emeritus Program. Residents of the Oakton District age 60 or older are eligible to enroll in courses at half the tuition price. Proof of age and residence must be provided at time of registration.

Fast Track to Work
Oakton offers some "fast tracks" for women who want to get into the job market quickly and at the same time pursue a career. The following are some excellent courses or groups of courses to help you get started:

Entrepreneur Don Harris,chairperson 847-635-1846 Courses: MGT 160 3 credits Small Business Mgmt WWW 111 2 credits Fundamentals of the Internet WWW 131 2 credits Building a Web Page	CAD Draftsperson Joe Kotowski, chairperson 847-635-1861 Courses: ENG 120 3 credits Engineering Graphics CAD 116 3 credits  Basic AutoCAD
Child Care Teacher Peg Callaghan, chairperson 847-635-1844 ECE courses 6 credits 2 years of college or ECE courses 6 credits 1 year of college with one year of experience in the field	Appraiser John Michaels, chairperson 847-635-1776 RES 140 2 credits Basic Principles of Appraisal RES 141 1 credit Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice RES 142 2 credits Residential & Single Family Appraisal
Hi-tech Secretary Hollis Chalem-Brown, chairperson 847-635-1954 OST 136 1 credit Introduction to Microsoft Word for Windows OST 137 1 credit Intermediate Microsoft Word for Windows OST 138 1 credit Advanced Microsoft Word for Windows OST 120 3 credits Automated Office Procedures	Professional Saleswoman Susan Cisco, chairperson MKT 261 3 credits Advanced Professional Selling and Prior sales experience
Webmaster Kitty Tabers, chairperson 847-635-1969 WWW 111 2 credits Fundamentals of the Internet WWW 131 2 credits  Building a Web Page	Computer Operator Michele Reznick, chairperson 847-635-1904 CIS 103 4 credits Introduction to Microcomputers

NEW!   Office Systems Technology 1 Semester Certificate Program (16 weeks)
Office Information Processing Specialist Certificate 
Spring 1999, at the Ray Hartstein Campus in Skokie
Phone:  Mary Ann Pellegrino at 847-635-1958 for more information