Community Education
Education for Everyone
Education for Everyone
University of the West is proud to offer classes and workshops to the wider community through Community Education. Registration is easy and allows you access to real -time class sessions and/or online video lectures.
Community Education classes and lectures are provided on a no-credit basis. If you are interested in taking a class for college credit, please register through OPEN ENROLLMENT»
SPRING 2023
Please see below:
CE-MED820
Buddhist Meditation for Stress & Anxiety
(in English & Chinese)
Huicheng Shih, Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple
Huishiuan Shih, Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple
March 15 – May 31, 2023
Wednesdays, 7:00 to 8:30 PM Pacific Time
“Buddhist Meditation for Stress & Anxiety” is a 12-week in-person course, focused on dealing with the pressures of everyday life, as well as the possibilities of self-discovery and transformation through meditation.
– Session type: In-person & remote
– First class meeting: March 15, 2023 | 7:00 to 8:30 PM Pacific Time
– 12 sessions
– Course fee: $180
CE-CHAP811
International and Intercultural Chaplaincy
Nathan Michan
April 13 – May 4, 2023
Thursdays, 5:00 to 6:30 PM Pacific Time
This case-based course will examine how spiritual care is performed and is developing within and across different nations and cultures. We will look particularly at Asian nations and non-monotheistic cultures, as they offer some of the more notable comparisons to chaplaincy within the North America setting.
Nathan Jishin Michon (MA, MDiv, PhD) is editor of A Thousand Hands: Guidebook to Caring for Your Buddhist Community and the forthcoming Refuge in the Storm: Buddhist Voices in Crisis Care. Jishin is ordained as both a Shingon Buddhist priest and an interfaith minister, and has served as a disaster chaplain for survivors of the 2011 tsunami in Japan through Cafe de Monk, as well as working with hospice and memory care residents.
– Session type: Remote
– First class meeting: April 13, 2023 | 5:00 to 6:30 PM Pacific Time
– 4 sessions
– Certificate of participation provided
– Course fee: $60