Spring 2027 Peekskill Newsletter

SUNY Westchester Peekskill . 27 North Division Street . Peekskill NY 10566 . 914-606-7300 Web Design Strategy Students will learn the fundamentals of website design and the production process. The course will introduce students to the design research process. Topics will include user personas, sitemaps, journey maps, wireframes, and how to design a mockup using the Adobe Creative Suite including basic image editing. CE-DGART 2140PE Tues., Feb. 2-Mar. 23, 6:30-8:30 pm. Coding HTML & CSS This course provides students with how the web is structured and how to approach interface design. Students will learn the anatomy of HTML, HTML documents, elements, tables, attributes, how to embed images and multimedia, and how to style the web with CSS (Cascading Style sheet). Topics such as CSS Selectors, the box model, backgrounds and borders, styling text, and layouts will be explored. In addition, students will also learn how to debug HTML elements using the DOM inspector tool. CE-DGART 2141PE Thurs., Feb. 4-Mar. 25, 6:30-8:30 pm. WEB DESIGN CERTIFICATE (64 HRS) - REMOTE This is a non-credit remote synchronous certificate program. Learn design principles and front-en programming using languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Students will learn to use tools like Chrome Devtools, Adobe Photoshop, and Dreamweaver. Students will be utilizing the design thinking process to work as a collaborative web development team, to prototype, evaluate, and test a finished portfolio piece. Portfolio pieces will be online websites ready for professional use. Students must register for the entire program at time of registration; a payment plan is available. Coding Responsive & Interactive Websites Students will take a deep dive into CSS programming and website interfaces for various devices for responsive design. The class explores topics such as responsive front-end frameworks, floats, positioning, flexbox, grid, typography, and media queries. Digital accessibility and 508 compliance will be addressed and incorporated into the curriculum. Websites will be developed into a mobile application. CE-DGART 2142PE Tues., Mar. 30-May 18, 6:30-8:30 pm. Custom WordPress Website Students will learn how to design and develop a fully customizable WordPress website. Topics like WordPress Themes and Child Themes, Plugins, Widgets, custom CSS, the WordPress admin/ dashboard, and domain and hosting will be explored. The WordPress Website project produced in the class will include all the work students have created in the certificate program and may be used for their portfolio. CE-DGART 2143PE Thurs., Apr. 1-May 20, 6:30-8:30 pm. NON-CREDIT CERTIFICATES For details, visit www.sunywcc.edu/web-cert Application required: www.sunywcc.edu/peekskill-apply-arts Program tuition is $1,615 (ISP costs not included). EXPANDED HISTORIC PRESERVATION CERTIFICATE (140 HRS) This 140-hour Historic Preservation Certificate at SUNY Westchester Peekskill combines classroom learning with hands-on fieldwork in woodworking, masonry, site management, and conservation. Unique among New York State community colleges, the one-year program includes one required elective. Lectures may also be taken independently for personal or professional development. All interested students should contact the Program Coordinator, Alan Strauber, at Alan.Strauber@sunywcc.edu ELECTIVE: Historical Archaeology The course is an introduction to historical archaeology which encompasses artifact identification, laboratory processing and field techniques. Students will conduct onsite field work including digging for artifacts as well as artifact identification at the Voris-Gedney Archaeological Site adjacent to the Bird Homestead and Rye Meeting House at 624 Milton Road, Rye, NY 10580, and lab work in the classroom. Documentation of historic sites will also be explored. Instructor-Sara Mascia At SUNY Westchester Peekskill: CE-HIST 2168PE, $527. Thurs., Jan. 28-Apr. 1, (skip 2/4, 2/18, 3/4 & 3/18), 6:30-8:30 pm. OFF-SITE Field Work: Sat., Apr. 3-April 24, (rain date 5/1), 8:00 am-12:00 pm. www.sunywcc.edu/historic-preservation Program tuition is $2,635. 11

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