Short Takes

July 30, 2019 | Jim Townsend

Help keep UH-Clear Lake beautiful

Put your green thumb to good use with University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Habitat Work Days each Tuesday, weather permitting, beginning 9 a.m. in the North Office Annex, 2700 Bay Area Blvd., Houston.

Join other volunteers for important upkeep, including clearing paths, cleaning the pond and other conservation tasks at the weekly Habitat Work Days. For more information, call 281-283-3946. Large groups are asked to call ahead.

 UHCL foreign language courses start Aug. 26

Learn a new language and get personal attention from expert teachers in University of Houston-Clear Lake’s non-credit Foreign Language Program. Small classes and private tutoring are available for Spanish, Chinese, German, Japanese, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese and more.

Courses are also available for those seeking to improve their English conversational skills.

To learn more or to register, visit the Foreign Language and English Enhancement Program online or call 281-283-3033.

Nursing conference at UHCL Pearland Sept. 6

University of Houston-Clear Lake at Pearland is hosting its annual professional conference for nurses on Friday, Sept. 6, 8 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. The campus is located at 1200 Pearland Pkwy., Pearland.

This year’s conference is titled, “Nursing Documentation: Transforming Data to Improve Nurse and Patient Outcomes.” Registration cost includes lunch, parking, and continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours approved by the Texas Nurses Association. For TNA members, early-bird registration through Aug. 1 is $125 and $150 from Aug. 1 to Sept. 2. Walk-in registrations and non-TNA members pay $175. Undergraduate, non-RN students pay $50. The first 10 students to register receive a discount.

To register, visit the TNA District 9 Conference online. For more information, call 713-523-3619 or email tna9@tnadistrict9.com.