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