University of North Carolina Wilmington Public Service and Continuing Studies Records
Scope and Contents
The University of North Carolina Wilmington Public Service and Continuing Studies Records pertain to the administrative history of public service, extended education, and continuing studies at UNC Wilmington beginning in 1970. The collection includes annual reports, marketing materials, news releases, and course catalogs. The largest series, Community Services and Programs, documents professional education, adult education, youth programs, and special events. Programming topics included travel, the arts, entrepreuneurship, economic development, leadership, lifelong learning, urbanization, and rural development. The division founded and operated a public access television station, UNCW-TV. The Division for Public Service and Extended Education was involved in information technology, particularly in distance learning and the North Carolina Information Superhighway. The division coordinated extension education at Coastal Carolina Community College, Camp Lejeune, and elsewhere in southeast North Carolina, in additon to Web-based instruction.
Dates
- Creation: 1970-2019
Creator
- University of North Carolina, Wilmington (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions.
Historical Note
Beginning in the 1970s, the Office of Continuing Education at the University of North Carolina Wimington oversaw programs, services, and educational outreach for business, schools, and the general public. It next became the Office of Special Programs, adding conference services, extension courses, and youth programs. In 1992, the office became the Division for Public Service and Extended Education, directing community programs in leadership, the arts, technological development, and economic development, along with off-campus and online learning. In 1995 the division established the Onslow Extension site in collaboration with Coastal Carolina Community College, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, and the Onslow County Public Schools. The division partnered with Japanese universities on Global Virtual University (1997-2002), a distance education initiative. The 1990s also saw the creation of a public access television station at UNC Wilmington. In 2002, due to an administrative reorganization, responsibilities for extension, distance, and online learning shifted to Academic Affairs, while the Division for Public Service and Continuing Studies retained public service programming and lifelong learning. In 2012, the division was eliminated with its operations distributed to various campus units, including the Office of Community Engagement.
Extent
15.4 Linear Feet (13 containers, including 12 records center boxes and 1 tall document box)
Language of Materials
English
Japanese
Arrangement
The collection in arranged in three series: Series I, Administrative Records; Series II, Community Services and Programs; and Series III Extended Education. Within each series, files are arranged alphabetically.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Nina Herzog in Spring 2021.
Subject
- Coastal Carolina Community College (Organization)
- University of North Carolina, Wilmington (Organization)
Geographic
- Brunswick County (N.C.)
- Camp Lejeune (N.C.)
- New Hanover County (N.C.)
- Onslow County (N.C.)
- Wilmington (N.C.)
Topical
- Adult education
- Arts
- Community and college
- Continuing education
- Distance education
- Economic development
- Education -- North Carolina
- Education, Higher
- Entrepreneurship
- Professional education
- Public universities and colleges
- Public-access television
- Rural development
- Special events
- Universities and colleges -- Public services
- University extension
- University of North Carolina, Wilmington -- History -- Sources
- Urbanization
- Web-based instruction
- Title
- University of North Carolina Wilmington Public Service and Continuing Studies Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nina Herzog
- Date
- 2021 June 25
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository