March 14, 2002
Briefly
An 11-week Citizens Academy is being offered by the UW Police Department.
The academy is for anyone interested in learning more about police work, but isn’t considered training to become a law-enforcement officer. The academy begins on Wednesday, April 3 and continues every Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m. through June 12.
The academy is intended to increase understanding between the UWPD and the campus community through education. The class will cover arrest, search and seizure; defensive tactics; lethal weapons; high-speed chase; high-risk stop; and “shoot don’t shoot.” The academy is free and open to the first 25 applicants who pass a background screening.
To apply or find out more, contact Sgt. Mel C. Perez at 206-543-9338 or via e-mail at melp@u.washington.edu.
The UW will hold two eldercare workshops this spring. The sessions will cover planning for eldercare, how to choose long-term care, and how to deal with the family dynamics surrounding aging.
The first workshop will be in Seattle on consecutive Mondays, April 8, 15 and 22, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. An all-day session will be offered on the Bothell campus from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. Both workshops are open to UW faculty, staff, students and their family members. The Bothell workshop is also open to the public.
Liz Taylor, a local consumer advocate in the field of aging, will lead the workshops. Guidelines, resources and handouts will be provided to workshop attendees. The cost for the workshops is $60.
More information and a registration form are available online at http://depts.washington.edu/retiremt/center/pages/ecprograms.htm# workshops, or by contacting the UW Retirement Center at 206-543-8600, or by e-mail at eldersuw@u.washington.edu
The workshops are offered as part of the UW Eldercare Initiative, a collaborative effort of the UW Benefits Office, Retirement Center, and the Work/Life Office.
