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INTERIOR DESIGN
Full certificate available the Fall 2021. All courses are taught by Debbe Daley of
Debbe Daley Designs LLC in Lowell
NEW ONLINE Interior Design 101
Learn how to design like a pro. This course will teach you how to choose paint color
for the home. Redesign a space with existing furniture and using pieces you already
own. How to incorporate charming and heirloom items into a new room design without
the space looking dated. Repurposing furniture and learning how to measure a room
for proper furniture size including the topic of proper size area rugs to use in a
space. Lighting is another design element that will be addressed, size, placement.
How to measure for window treatments, fabrics, scale and custom vs. ready- made.
Design theory, furniture placement and how to design a room from scratch. $359
01/26 - 03/02 6:00pm - 7:00pm Tuesday Web Course
Course Number: PER 999 75 CRN: 20017 Professor: Daley
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Credit, Home, Repair
ONLINE How to Buy & Finance a Home
These sessions are designed to offer a wealth of information, tips and strategies
in the home buying and refinancing process, especially considering recent opportunities
created by auctions and foreclosures. The classes will cover all terms and options
of financing real estate as well as credit issues. Also includes the details of FHA
loans as well as demystifying the myths of reverse mortgages and a discussion to help
prevent identity theft. (6 hours) $25
01/25 6:00pm - 9:00pm Monday Web Course
Course Number: PER 850 30 CRN: 20000 Professor: BEAUDOIN
03/29 6:00pm - 9:00pm Monday Web Course
Course Number: PER 850 80 CRN: 20001 Professor: BEAUDOIN
ONLINE Myths & Misconceptions of Credit & Credit Repair
In this class, we will drill into all the myths, suspicions, fallacies, and beliefs
of the credit world we live in today. We will discuss the information we have acquired
along the way as to how our scores are created how to avoid the pitfalls of bruised
and damaged credit, and what steps can be utilized to help repair and build a strong
credit rating into the future. This is a must if you have ever had a negative experience
applying for a car loan, credit card or line of credit. The truths will be disclosed.
Please join us for a candid, interactive class to learn the truths of the credit world
we live in today! $59
02/22 6:00pm - 9:00pm Monday Web Course
Course Number: PER 951 30 CRN: 20002 Professor: BEAUDOIN
04/26 6:00pm - 9:00pm Monday Web Course
Course Number: PER 951 80 CRN: 20003 Professor: BEAUDOIN
ONLINE Supplemental Energy Systems & Reducing Energy Costs
New England weather extremes can result in electrical outlet supply outages and power
equality/reliability issues while electrical energy rates have risen substantially.
The instructor will teach homeowners how to assess the economic feasibility of installing
emergency standby generation and renewable energy sources to maintain electrical power
supply quality/reliability and reduce power supply costs. Topics discussed will include
Emergency Stand by Power Systems, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Sources, Supplemental
Energy Sources & Utility company considerations. (6 hours) $69
03/16 - 03/23 6:00pm - 8:00pm Tuesday Web Course
Course Number: PER 941 30 CRN: 19673 Professor: CHAVIER
04/20 - 04/27 6:00pm - 8:00pm Tuesday Web Course T
WEB Professor: CHAVIER
Course Number: PER 941 31 CRN: 20024 Professor: CHAVIER
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ONLINE Secrets of Remarkable Presentations
If your goal is to INSPIRE, MOTIVATE, PERSUADE, and Move the World in a positive direction...
A great presentation can galvanize emotion and incite action to make a dent. The goal
of this Workshop is to put rocket fuel in your influence engine. Taught by experienced
35-year veteran Real World Stories and anecdotes Hands-on fun exercises. There is
a materials fee of $20 payable to the instructor the day of the class for a book and
additional handouts. (4 hours) $75
03/05 9:00am - 1:00pm Friday Web Course
Course Number: PER 986 30 CRN: 19976 Professor: Herther
04/02 9:00am - 1:00pm Friday Web Course
Course Number: PER 986 31 CRN: 19979 Professor: Herther
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NEW ONLINE The Craft of Storytelling
Learn to turn experiences – those times in your life that feel important -- into stories
that really connect with others. Learn the storytelling skills behind The Moth, and
other popular true-story podcasts. This same skill set can help you communicate better
at work and at home and can help you make the transition to new work in a changing
economic environment. Think about it: Whether we are on a date, giving a wedding toast,
making a sales pitch, on a job interview, or on stage at storytelling event, we are
all telling stories, all the time. Why not get good at it? This class is fun, supportive,
and appropriate for any level. Kurt Mullen has told stories for PBS’s Stories from
the Stage, for the popular podcast, RISK! for the Mistakes Were Made story series
in Washington D.C., and for other storytelling series all over the East coast. (8
hours) $99
01/12 - 02/02 6:00pm - 8:00pm Tuesday Web Course
Course Number: PER 989 75 CRN: 19990 Professor: MULLEN
NEW ONLINE Meet Edgar Allen Poe
This course will trace Poe’s unsettling biographical roots and itinerant career path
as a journalist, short story writer, poet, and critic from Boston to Baltimore. Readings
will include his tales of mystery and imagination, his poetry, and works by authors
from the 19th century to the present whom he influenced (10 hours) $75
01/19 - 03/23 6:30pm - 7:30pm Tuesday Web Course
Course Number: PER 992 75 CRN: 19988 Professor: O'CONNELL
NEW ONLINE Poetry Through the Ages
This course will highlight a variety of poets through the various genres of history.
Come and learn about the romantic period, the neoclassical period or perhaps the gothic
era of literature from the Middle English. There have been many poetry movements
as it relates to the vitality of many communities. (10 hours) $75
01/21 - 03/25 6:30pm - 7:30pm Thursday Web Course
Course Number: PER 993 75 CRN: 19989 Professor: O'CONNELL
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