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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 64 Collections and/or Records:

Division of Continuing Education meeting and committee records, 1971-1987

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain committee files and meeting minutes, filed by department or committee in no particular order. Dated from 1971 to 1987.

Dates: 1971-1987

Division of Continuing Education memorandums and other material, 1963-1972

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 4 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, lists, procedures, financial information, and other records. Dated from 1963 to 1972.

Dates: 1963-1972

Division of Continuing Education personnel records, 1968-1985

 Sub-Series — Box Addendum 28: Series 20 [Barcode: 31197233264214], Folder: 4-15
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 9
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative records, including faculty and personnel information, employee orientation, faculty loads and approvals, job descriptions, and other records. Dated from 1968 to 1985.

Dates: 1968-1985

Division of Continuing Education records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547
Scope and Contents

Contains files of the Deans and Directors. Includes records for Education week, leadership conferences, Travel Study, Home Study, evening classes, Special Courses and Conferences, community education, Salt Lake Center, and a brief history of the Division. Dated from 1921 to 2002.

Dates: 1921-2002

Division of Continuing Education records on American Indian Services, 1983-1989

 Sub-Series — Box Addendum 42: Series 20 [Barcode: 31197233264354], Folder: 9-10
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 14 Sub-Series 2

Division of Continuing Education records on Latin American program, 1970-1982

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

Materials contain records on Guatemala, Mexico, Bolivia, enrichment files, program files, and other material on the Latin American program. Dated from 1970 to 1982.

Dates: 1970-1982

Division of Continuing Education records on Native American program, 1974-1983

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain program records (material genres unspecified). Dated from 1974 to 1983.

Dates: 1974-1983

Division of Continuing Education records on physical facilities and centers, 1962-1986

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Materials contain general files, and physical facility files on the California Center, Idaho/Ricks College, and Salt Lake Center. Dated from 1962 to 1986.

Dates: 1962-1986

Division of Continuing Education satellite campuses records, 1982-1989

 Sub-Series — Box Addendum 43: Series 20 [Barcode: 31197233264362], Folder: 1-10
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 14 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files for the Salt Lake, California, Ogden, and Idaho centers. Dated from 1982 to 1989.

Dates: 1982-1989

Division of Continuing Education workshops and programs records, 1982-1989

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 14 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records. Dated from 1982 to 1989.

Dates: 1982-1989

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  • Subject: Education, Higher -- Utah -- Provo -- History X
  • Subject: Records X

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Type
Archival Object 63
Collection 1
 
Subject
Minutes (Records) 34
Reports 24
Memorandums 23
Records 17
Files (Records) 11