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Brigham Young University. Division of Continuing Education

 Organization

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 25 Collections and/or Records:

Institute of American Indian Services and Research financial records, 1968-1978

 Series
Identifier: UA 623 Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains office information, financial files, correspondence, missionary files, project files, personal files, and other miscellaneous materials associated with the collection.

Dates: 1968-1978

Institute of American Indian Services and Research general financial records, 1968-1973

 Sub-Series — Box 2: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197231239648]
Identifier: UA 623 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains check requisitions and approvals, travel applications and reimbursements, and telephone bills.

Dates: 1968-1973

Institute of American Indian Services and Research general missionary records, 1964-1974

 Sub-Series — Box 15: Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231243723]
Identifier: UA 623 Series 4 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains Indian education ideas, reports and papers on peyotism, fimlstrip scripts, talk notebook, travel schedules, Zone Conference and Mission Presidency meeting materials, Lamanite Programs materials, correspondence, missionary ideas, mission addresses, papers from a Professional Development workshop, suggestions for married coupls, Lamanite Priesthood Conference materials, missionary reunion papers, and the history of the Southwest Indian Mission.

Dates: 1964-1974

Institute of American Indian Services and Research incoming correspondence, 1974

 Sub-Series — Box 7: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231239689]
Identifier: UA 623 Series 3 Sub-Series 2

Institute of American Indian Services and Research incoming correspondence, 1973

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 623 Series 3 Sub-Series 4

Institute of American Indian Services and Research incoming correspondence, 1975

 Sub-Series — Box 11: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231239721], Folder: 1-6
Identifier: UA 623 Series 3 Sub-Series 6

Institute of American Indian Services and Research incoming correspondence, 1976

 Sub-Series — Box 12: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231239739], Folder: 7-10
Identifier: UA 623 Series 3 Sub-Series 8

Institute of American Indian Services and Research missionary records, 1961-1974

 Series
Identifier: UA 623 Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains office information, financial files, correspondence, missionary files, project files, personal files, and other miscellaneous materials associated with the collection.

Dates: 1961-1974

Institute of American Indian Services and Research newspaper articles on Native Americans, 1962-1968

 Series — Box 19: Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231243772]
Identifier: UA 623 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper articles.

Dates: 1962-1968

Institute of American Indian Services and Research office records, 1968-1976

 Series — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197231239630]
Identifier: UA 623 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains workshop records, conference agendas, programs, minutes, memos, and sample CPOs.

Dates: 1968-1976