MILESTONES: Syracuse University Continuing Education
Syracuse University has a 100-year legacy of distinction in
continuing education.
1902-The first SU summer session.
1918-The first Evening Session was held on October 18
and made SU one of the first universities in the country open
to nontraditional, part-time adult students. Later, the Evening
Session became the School of Extension Teaching and Adult Education.
1932-The largest of 33 extension centers in the state
opened at Endicott. By 1946 it had grown into Triple Cities College,
SU's branch serving Endicott, Johnson City, and Binghamton. (It
became Harpur College that joined the state system in 1950 and
later became the liberal arts college of SUNY Binghamton.)
1933-The Utica extension center began. (It grew into
a two-year branch college of SU by 1946 and soon after evolved
into four-year status, awarding its first degrees in 1953.)
1946-The
School of Extension was reorganized 
to
form University College (UC) to better serve "adult,"
working, part-time students, placing adult education on an equal
status with the other SU colleges and schools.
1947-Peck
Hall (built in 1895 for SU’s former College of Medicine)
at 610 East Fayette Street was renovated to accommodate UC.
1951-52-The first SU Tax Institute first provided educational
updates for tax lawyers and CPAs.
1953-The Graduate School of Sales Management and Marketing
was initiated with Sales and Marketing Executives International.
1953-54-Institutional branch campuses were established.
Rome, Endicott, and Poughkeepsie emphasized engineering and science
courses for the U.S. Air Force, IBM, and General Electric. At
the Chautauqua Center, UC and the School of Education conducted
summer courses.
1957-Reid Hall, also at 610 East Fayette Street, which
was built in 1914 to house the Syracuse Dispensary, was remodeled
and turned over to UC.
1959
-The Humanistic Studies Center began offering short courses
and other forms of education to interested adults.
-A grant supported creation of a General Education Program leading
to an Associate of Arts degree (now liberal studies).
1962-67-UC managed SU's role as the country's third largest
trainer of Peace Corps volunteers.
1963-The Community Leadership Conference first convened
political, civic, and business leaders for in depth discussion
of issues.
1964-A center of programs for local business and industry
was operated by UC with the business administration school.
1965-Thursday Morning Roundtable began as a public service
forum for a cross-section of civic leaders in Syracuse; since
then it has earned numerous national awards.
1966-SU was one of the nation's first universities to
offer independent study degree programs. A grant facilitated initiation
of a new Bachelor of Liberal Studies for adults.
1968-Project Opportunity began as an antipoverty program
with SU scholarship support for adults who were academically unprepared
and financial disadvantaged to attend college. The next year its
first grant from the state Higher Education Opportunity Program
made it one of the 24 original schools in the state to initiate
such a program.
1972-73-The Institute for Retired Professionals began,
enabling retirees to remain intellectually active and informed
on current issues and problems.
1978-The Onondaga Citizens League was established to
facilitate study of local long-range problems and public issues.
1979
-The English Language Institute was created to offer several
levels of formal instruction in English as a second language.
-The Legal Assistant Certificate Program was started in cooperation
with members of the judiciary and the state and county bar associations.
1991-SU was the only university to develop The Front
Line Series of independent study course for U.S. Marines deployed
in the Persian Gulf. The courses were later adapted for Marines
on a military humanitarian mission in Somalia.
1995-The Center for Business Information Technologies
was created, offering its first four certificate computer training
programs.
1998-UC,
also known as Syracuse University Continuing Education (SUCE),
moved to 700 University Ave., on the corner of Adams Street and
University Avenue adjacent to Marshall Square Mall. The new UC
site is the renovated and modernized former Grover Cleveland residence
hall, built in the 1920s as an upscale apartment building. The
move brought all University College administrative and student
services offices, classrooms, and computer clusters under one
roof. This consolidation greatly enhanced UC’s ability to
provide an accessible, quality college experience for part-time
students.
2000
-The University Continuing Education Association (UCEA)
named an SU part-time student the national Outstanding Continuing
Education Student.
-The Leadership Institute for Applied Research on Change was
formed.
2001
-The state approved UC's four programs of study for adult, part-time
students leading to the Bachelor of Professional Studies degree.
-Syrtis, SU Technology-enhanced Instructional Solutions, was
established as a business unit that creates instructional design
matched to business objectives of clients.
2002-Two undergraduate credit certificate programs are
approved for two Bachelor of Professional Studies degree programs:
applied computer technology, and legal studies.
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