5 collections related to Continuing education -- North Carolina

The records of the Extension and Continuing Education Committee at North Carolina State University contain meeting minutes, memoranda, reports, correspondence, and other information regarding the activities of the committee in their duties to make recommendations to the University's administration concerning the operations and policies which govern the Extension Division, based on consideration of the activities and policies of the Division. Materials range in date from 1954 to 1979. The Extension and Continuing Education Committee was founded in 1954 under North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) Chancellor Carey Hoyt Bostian and was charged with making recommendations to the administration concerning the operations and policies which governed the College Extension Division, based on consideration of the activities and policies of the Division. Because NC State is a land-grant institution, Extension is a primary function of the University and offers a program of continuing education designed to provide professional, cultural, and recreational opportunities to all people of the State of North Carolina. In 1967, the Committee’s charges were expanded to also include examining the educational objectives of Continuing Education in relation to major changes taking place in society and analyzing facilities and personnel in relation to educational objectives. The College Extension and Continuing Education Committee worked directly with with Director of the College Extension Division. Less

The NC State Continuing and Lifelong Education Records contain correspondence, brochures, computer media, course catalogs, flyers, instructor sheets, newsletters, pamphlets, programs, publicity and promotional materials, reports, setup sheets, (scheduling documents), and other records. Materials range in date from the 1940s to 2024. North Carolina State University's McKimmon Center for Extension and Continuing Education opened in 1976, but the history of continuing education at NC State University dates back even further. As early as 1895, the college began to hold short courses (and later summer schools) outside of its normal offerings to college students. In 1924, the College Extension Divison was formally established to oversee many of these programs. In 1965 this unit was renamed the Division of Continuing Education. In 2022, the McKimmon Center was renamed NC State Continuing and Lifelong Education. It serves as a gateway to the vast intellectual and technical resources at NC State University (https://mckimmoncenter.ncsu.edu/history/, accessed 5/29/2020). Less

The North Carolina State University, Office of Extension and Engagement, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Records contain annual reports, course catalogs, brochures, and by-laws. Topics include the courses offered each semester, study trips abroad, and the annual activities and accomplishments of the Institute. Materials range in date from 1992 to 2022. The North Carolina State University, Office of Extension and Engagement, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute provides community members aged 50 and up with opportunities to continue learning through courses, programs, and study trips abroad. Topics range from the sciences to the humanities and may be one-time lectures or as many as six week courses. A division of the McKimmon Center for Continuing Education, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute was founded in 1992 as the Encore Program for Lifelong Enrichment. In approximately 2013, Encore joined the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Network under a grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation and became the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute or OLLI. Less

The North Carolina State University, Office of Extension, Engagement and Economic Development Annual Reports contain annual reports from the units and programs associated with the Office of Extension, Engagement and Economic Development, 1971-2004. The North Carolina State University Office of Extension, Engagement and Economic Development (EEED), previously known as the Office of Extension and Engagement, provided leadership and vision for University partnerships with external communities in the land-grant tradition. Separate from the Agricultural Extension Service (later the Cooperative Extension Services), a Division of Extension existed at North Carolina State College (later University) as far back as 1924. The office closed in 2011 with the retirement of Vice Chancellor James Zuiches. Less