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 90 Collections and/or Records:
Division of Continuing Education assistant dean records, 1952-1959
Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other materials when Lynn Hilton was the Divison of Continuing Education's assistant dean. Dated from 1952 to 1959.
Division of Continuing Education assistant dean records, 1955-1970
Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records from when Phileon B. Robinson was the assitant dean of the Division of Continuing Education. Dated from 1955 to 1970.
Division of Continuing Education collection addendum, 1960-2002
Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records. Dated from 1960 to 2002.
Division of Continuing Education correspondence and other material, 1965-1973
Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records. Dated from 1965 to 1973.
Division of Continuing Education dean records, 1963-1973
Materials contain administrative files, meeting minutes, reports, correspondences, and other records when Stanly A. Peterson was the dean of the Division of Continuing Education. Dated from 1963 to 1973.
Division of Continuing Education department records, 1921-2005
Contains articles, reports, and staff meeting minutes from the division from 1921 to 2005. Includes self studies and comparative analyses of the division's programs.
Division of Continuing Education general program records, 1969-1989
Materials contain administrative files such as literacy program proposals and reports, information on workshops, lectures, and other general program records. Dated from 1969 to 1989.
Division of Continuing Education general records, 1968-1986
Contains the general records of the Division of Continuing Education, including reports, lectures, department files, and other materials relating to various activities and workshops. Materials dated 1968 to 1986.
Division of Continuing Education gerontology research records
Contains gerontology research under the Division of Continuing Education. It houses information on classes for the elderly, minutes from Executive Committee meetings, letters, and pamphlets about gerontology course offerings from colleges and universities around the United States.
Division of Continuing Education memorandums and other material, 1963-1972
Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, lists, procedures, financial information, and other records. Dated from 1963 to 1972.