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Organized in 1933, the Division of University Extension was responsible for the extension of the University's education resources to qualified persons who were not students in residence.
The major functions of the office are to conduct campus extension programs, work with continuing education and public service field staff, work with major academic units on campus to develop continuing education and public service activities that link societal needs and university purposes and resources, assist academic units to strengthen their commitment and effectiveness.
The Office included Conferences and Institutes, Engineering, Extramural Classes, International Affairs, Music and Visual Arts.
1. Board of Trustees Transactions, 37th Report, September 26, 1933, p. 374-75
2. Ibid., 39th Report, May 27, 1936, p. 754.
3. History, the University of Illinois Division of University Extension, 1933-68, A Progress Report, Helen Farlow, p. 9
4. Ibid., p. 5.
5. Ibid., p. 5.
6. Board of Trustees Transactions, 57th Report, July 18, 1973, p. 326.
7. University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education and Public Service Guided Individual Study 1978-79, pp. 15-18.
8. Interview with Dennis Dahl, January 31, 1979.
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
9/1964
Alphabetically by topic and chronologically thereunder
Printed programs and announcements of short courses and conferences, listing dates, times, speakers and explaining procedures for registration, arranging room and board and giving directions to the conference locations. The larger series include the "Better Community Conferences" of the art extension committee (1917-29), the annual "Art School" of the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs (1956- ), the "Institute on Employment Security" (1960- ), "Institute for Administrators and Boards of Directors of Homes for the Aged" (1960- ), "Institute for Nursing Home Administrators (1958- ) and a "Seminar on General Semantics" (1961- ).
The series also includes the Illinois Adult Education Association News Letter.