Brigham Young University. Division of Continuing Education
Dates
- Existence: 1964-
Administrative History
The Division of Continuing Education (est. 1964) is an administrative division at Brigham Young University responsible for coordinating distance education offerings, extension services, and conference planning.
Formerly known as the Adult Education and Extension Services (est. 1921), the Brigham Young University Division of Continuing Education was renamed and redesigned in 1964. The division was designed to provide educational programs and services offered to regular university students to adults who do not have opportunities for day time study. Services offered range from off-campus programs, lectures, correspondence study, and community services — both through the off-campus centers and extended programs in wide geographic areas — to formal on-campus classroom offerings, both credit and noncredit, extended and short-term in nature.
Departments within the Division of Continuing Education include the Bachelor of General Studies, Religious Enrichment, EFY Programs, Conferences and Workshops, Evening Classes, Independent Study, and the Salt Lake Center. Deans of the division have included Harold Glen Clark (1964-1973), Stanley A. Peterson (1973-1978), William R. Siddoway (1978-1986), Richard C. Eddy (1986-2009), Wayne J. Lott (2009-2014), Lee J. Glines (2014-2023), and Richard M. Houseman (2023- ).
Citation:
Wright, N.E. Fam. and loc. hist. stud. 400R, c1981 (subdiv.) t.p. (Division of Continuing Education, Brigham Young University)Brigham Young University organization history website, Sept. 28, 2011 (Division of Continuing Education; previously known as Adult Education and Extension Services, renamed in 1964; administered the Bachelor of General Studies Program, 1999- )
Department of Conferences and Workshops records, 1968-1999 (department and predecessor, Department of Special Courses and Workshops, part of Division)
BYU Organizational History Project, via WWW, Dec. 15, 2010 (Adult Education and Extension Services renamed Division of Continuing Education, 1964; Deans: Harold Glen Clark (1964-1973), Stanley A. Peterson (1973-1978), William R. Siddoway (1978-1986), Richard C. Eddy (1986-2009), and Wayne J. Lott (2009- ); programs for adults)
BYU Division of Continuing Education website, via WWW, May 2, 2011 (departments: Bachelor of General Studies, Religious Enrichment, EFY Programs, Conferences and Workships, Evening Classes, Independent Study, and the Salt Lake Center)
Brigham Young University organizational history website, via WWW, June 22, 2023 (deans included Wayne J. Lott (2009-2014), Lee J. Glines (2014-2023), and Richard M. Houseman (2023- ))
Found in 150 Collections and/or Records:
Division of Continuing Education records on physical facilities and centers, 1962-1986
Materials contain general files, and physical facility files on the California Center, Idaho/Ricks College, and Salt Lake Center. Dated from 1962 to 1986.
Division of Continuing Education satellite campuses records, 1982-1989
Materials contain administrative files for the Salt Lake, California, Ogden, and Idaho centers. Dated from 1982 to 1989.
Division of Continuing Education workshops and programs records, 1982-1989
Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records. Dated from 1982 to 1989.
Doctoral Admissions and Standards Committee minutes, 1958-1970
Contains minutes of Doctoral Admissions and Standards Committee meetings.
Education Week Department records, 1922-1972
Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records. Dated from 1922 to 1972.
Evening Classes Department minutes, 1957-1970
Materials contain minutes from staff meetings, 1957-1970.
Evening Classes Department records, 1950-1970
Contains a history of the Evening school, minutes, administrative files, budgets, reports, surveys, and Evening school schedules, bulletins, and newsletters. Dated from 1950 to 1970.
Executive Council meeting minutes, 1981-1993
Contains meeting minutes of the Division of Continuing Education Executive Council maintained by Henstrom. Also includes meeting minutes from the dean's staff meetings. Materials date from between 1981 and 1993.
Faculty Advisory Council meeting minutes and other records, 1989-2001
Collection of Faculty Advisory Council meeting minutes and other records. Topics included in these minutes are parking policies, a typed "Organization and Procedures of the BYU Faculty Advisory Council," directories of Council members with photographs of each member, and an agenda for the FAC Executive Commmittee. Dated 1989 to 2001.
General Latin American program records, 1972-1974
Materials contain records on tutorial training in Latin America, and genealogy in Spanish. Dated from 1972 to 1974.