The UW celebrates 150 years http://www.washington.edu/150 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:24:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Orthodontic Mini Residency http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/12/18/orthodontic-mini-residency/ http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/12/18/orthodontic-mini-residency/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:21:45 +0000 Dane Odekirk http://www.washington.edu/150/?p=5677 Great experience, great job, great knowledge, great university, thank you teachers, one of my best experience in dental educational.

]]> http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/12/18/orthodontic-mini-residency/feed/ 0 A “Nobel” Introduction to my Major http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/07/18/a-nobel-introduction-to-my-major/ http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/07/18/a-nobel-introduction-to-my-major/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:28:32 +0000 akling https://www.washington.edu/150/?p=5653 I started at UW thinking I wanted to study Oceanography, but that first year of science and math was not really want I wanted to do. The Introduction to Economics course was taught by the chair of the department that Winter Qtr, and he made the subject come alive. I went on to major in Economics–and Professor Doug North went on to share the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1993. The UW continues to provide exceptional opportunities throughout all its disciplines.

]]> http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/07/18/a-nobel-introduction-to-my-major/feed/ 0 40 Moments in UW women’s sports http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/26/40-moments-in-uw-womens-sports/ http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/26/40-moments-in-uw-womens-sports/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:27:45 +0000 schmitz https://www.washington.edu/150/?p=5623 Forty years after the passage of Title IX, we highlight 40 key moments that helped shape the last 40 years in Husky women’s sports.  See the complete list here.

]]> http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/26/40-moments-in-uw-womens-sports/feed/ 0 The first Summer Quarter http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/the-first-summer-quarter/ http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/the-first-summer-quarter/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:25:00 +0000 dugdaleg https://www.washington.edu/150/?p=5300 The first UW Summer Quarter was held in 1904 (known as Summer Session at the time), at the urging of the State Teacher’s Association and others who felt need for increased access to education. Initially summer classes targeted teachers and others who sought off-season college studies that could be followed by continuing correspondence courses. Summer Session grew each year and was later folded into UW Extension in 1958. Today, Summer Quarter is administered by UW Educational Outreach, the department that also runs UW Professional & Continuing Education and other lifelong learning programs.

]]> http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/the-first-summer-quarter/feed/ 0 Peace Corps program joins UW Adult Education and Extension Services http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/peace-corps-program-joins-uw-adult-education-and-extension-services/ http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/peace-corps-program-joins-uw-adult-education-and-extension-services/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:24:59 +0000 dugdaleg https://www.washington.edu/150/?p=5343 In 1962, new Peace Corps training was added to the Division of Adult Education and Extension Services, known today as UW Professional & Continuing Education. In the first two years the University of Washington conducted 12 training programs, preparing 326 volunteers to serve the people of the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Peru and Thailand in nursing, public health and various other fields.

]]> http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/peace-corps-program-joins-uw-adult-education-and-extension-services/feed/ 0 Booming enrollment in non-traditional education http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/booming-enrollment-in-non-traditional-education/ http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/booming-enrollment-in-non-traditional-education/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:24:59 +0000 dugdaleg https://www.washington.edu/150/?p=5339 During the post-war “baby boom” period following World War II, enrollments in Adult Education and Extension Services exploded from 3,748 in 1947, to 20,120 in 1950, just three years later. Through correspondence, evening and daytime classes, the department served veterans returning from World War II, as well as provided programs for children and families, aligning with the growing population and suburban lifestyle. Programs and offerings increased during this period, reaching wider populations and targeting a diverse variety of interests. Today’s lifelong learning programs are offered by UW Professional & Continuing Education.

 

Picture: Registration Desk for Evening Classes, 1953

]]> http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/booming-enrollment-in-non-traditional-education/feed/ 0 First tuition rise in 30 years for UW Extension http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/first-tuition-rise-in-30-years-for-uw-extension/ http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/first-tuition-rise-in-30-years-for-uw-extension/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:24:59 +0000 dugdaleg https://www.washington.edu/150/?p=5336 In 1951, after an incredible 30 years at $4 per credit hour, the cost of adult education extension classes was raised to $5 per credit hour. During the period since the previous tuition increase, the United States had been through a World War and the Great Depression, and had been led by five different presidents. Today these programs are provided by UW Professional & Continuing Education, where they have remained fee-based (not state-funded) since 1921.

]]> http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/first-tuition-rise-in-30-years-for-uw-extension/feed/ 0 Center for Adult Education opens in downtown Seattle http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/center-for-adult-education-opens-in-downtown-seattle/ http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/center-for-adult-education-opens-in-downtown-seattle/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:24:59 +0000 dugdaleg https://www.washington.edu/150/?p=5334 Complementing a new name (the Division of Adult Education and Extension Services) and a new leader (Lloyd Schram), University Extension opened a new home in 1948. The Center for Adult Education in downtown Seattle’s Denny Regrade area consisted of two buildings leased from the federal government. However, the lease was not renewed and the division moved back to campus in 1952, just four years later. Today, UW Professional & Continuing Education once again offers classes in downtown Seattle.

]]> http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/center-for-adult-education-opens-in-downtown-seattle/feed/ 0 UW Extension gets a new leader http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/uw-extension-gets-a-new-leader/ http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/uw-extension-gets-a-new-leader/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:24:59 +0000 dugdaleg https://www.washington.edu/150/?p=5330 After 20 years leading UW Extension (known today as UW Professional & Continuing Education), Harry Smith retired in 1947. He was replaced by Lloyd Schram, who led the division until his retirement in 1975, nearly 30 years later.

 

Picture: Lloyd Schram, leader of what is now UW Professional & Continuing Education, 1947 – 1975

]]> http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/uw-extension-gets-a-new-leader/feed/ 0 Division of Adult Education and Extension Services created and expanded http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/division-of-adult-education-and-extension-services-created-and-expanded/ http://www.washington.edu/150/2012/06/15/division-of-adult-education-and-extension-services-created-and-expanded/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:24:59 +0000 dugdaleg https://www.washington.edu/150/?p=5328 World War II created both increased demands and desire for adult education. When the war ended, the University of Washington created a new Division of Adult Education and Extension Services to coordinate and expand these opportunities. The Division, headed by Lloyd Schram, included Correspondence Study and Extension Classes, a Teacher In-Service Training Program, and the Speakers Bureau, as well as other programs and resources. When Harry Edwin Smith retired in 1947, after 20 years as head of the Extension Service, the expanded Division comprised seven programs:

The Department of Extension Classes; the Department of Correspondence Study; the Office of Lectures and Concerts; the Community Forum Program and the Speakers’ Bureau; the University’s Touring Theatre company; the Instructional Materials Center; and the Office of Circulating Exhibitions. These programs brought faculty, students, visual and performing arts, and expertise from the University to citizens throughout the state.  In Seattle, the University transformed leased government buildings in the Denny Regrade into a new Extension Center with 17 class and conference rooms, assembly rooms, and an auditorium.  Today, Extension is known as UW Professional & Continuing Education.

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