Information systems security exam prep
Harford Community College is taking registration for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional Certification.
The test preparation class provides the information that information security professionals need to succeed on the certification exam.
The course will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow through Friday at the Higher Education Center at HEAT.
Information: www.harford.edu or 443-360-9108.
A public reading at Cecil
Students from Cecil College's Introduction to Creative Writing class will present a public reading of Original Words at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Technology Center Amphitheater on the North East campus at One Seahawk Drive.
Participating students include Heather Duffer, Andy Hamilton, Chris D'Antonio, Kevin Cosby, Jerry Warner, Laura Manchester, Vaughan Ellerton and Jaimie Horton.
Andrea Cumbo, assistant professor of English, teaches students the techniques and practice of writing and reading poetry, fiction and literary nonfiction; the creative process of writers; the state of contemporary culture as seen in literature; and their own writing process, passions and limitations.
Information: 410-287-6060, ext. 522.
Geospatial technologies
Joppatowne High School's homeland security students will demonstrate geospatial technologies from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Wednesday for GIS Day, during the National Geographic Society's Geography Awareness Week.
Sophomores and juniors in the program will demonstrate the software they have been working on this year, including Satellite Tool Kit and ArcGIS 9.1.
The Joppatowne students are applying GIS as part of the program. Students in "Foundations of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness" a 10th-grade course, are given an overview of GIS concepts and how the technology applies to tackling emergency-preparedness issues.
Information: 410-588-5354.
School plans open house
Forest Hill Nursery School will hold an open house from 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at 2230 Rock Spring Road (Route 24), Forest Hill, in the Child Development Center of Advent Lutheran Church. Visitors can meet the teachers and explore the classrooms.
Registration is requested.
Information: 410-838-0868.
Workshop for parents
The Highlands School will hold a parent workshop, "Improving Handwriting Skills," from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at the school, 2409 Creswell Road, Bel Air.
