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Brigham Young University. Department of Conferences and Workshops

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1979-

Administrative History

The Department of Conferences and Workshops is an administrative and teaching unit at Brigham Young University.

The department was previously known as the Department of Special Courses and Conferences, and took its current name in 1979. It is charged with offering and supporting credit-bearing and non-credit courses and programs for on-campus and distance students, as well as the general public. Directors have included Bert Gividen (1981-1989), R. Dwight Laws (1989-1994), Steven W. Taggart (1994-2013), and Robert Holcombe (2013- )).

Citation:
Family history & genealogical research syllabus, 1979, c1980 (a.e.) t.p. (Brigham Young University, Department of Conferences and Workshops; Conferences and Workshops)

BYU organizational history project, via WWW, Feb. 3, 2014 (Department of Conferences and Workshops; previously known as Department of Special Courses and Conferences, renamed in 1979; part of Division of Continuing Education; offers and supports credit and non-credit programs for on-campus and non-student audiences; directors: Bert Gividen (1981-1989), R. Dwight Laws (1989-1994), Steven W. Taggart (1994-2013), Robert Holcombe (2013- ))

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Department of Conferences and Workshops general organization, administrative, and university policy papers, 1968-1981

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1237 Series 2 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents Newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, organizational charts, articles, forms, correspondence, agendas, outlines, guides, schedules, programs, manuals, reports, inventories, and other materials concerning joint planning management, university goals and calendars, policy, conflict of interest, university standards on dress and grooming, safety, honesty, and integrity, general services, university press and archives, tour guide instructions, conferences and workshops, division committees and...
Dates: Other: 1968-1981
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1237, Department of Conferences and Workshops records / Department of Conferences and Workshops administrative records

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