Office of Continuing Education

About Us

History of the UGA's Continuing Education Program in Griffin

The continuing education program began modestly in 1997 as a conference and meeting program with the support of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education, the City of Griffin and Spalding County.  The Conference and Meeting Program continues today and has expanded over the years in the number of conference and meeting events offered annually.

In the fall of 2003, a noncredit program was launched and currently provides students with many opportunities for professional development and personal enrichment. The program focuses on career development, giving individuals the opportunity to pursue a professional certificate in an area that enhances them professionally. And there are personal enrichment courses offered for the fun of learning new things.

The Office of Continuing Education also offers customized business training (The Continuous Improvement Program) and a community outreach program.

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Philosophy

Continuing Education is committed to the following values:

• Excellence in programming, service, and administration, that meets the diverse and changing educational needs and interests of our local and global society. 
• Collaboration among units, teamwork, and partnerships between persons and groups to achieve our mission is key, particularly when working with limited resources. 
• Integrity in product creation and delivery and in human relations. 
• Efficient use of those resources that we are entrusted. 
• Following administratively sound and efficient operating practices in step with those policies and procedures given by UGA and the state of Georgia. 
• Convinced that lifelong learning improves the quality of life for every person and underpin economic vitality. 
• Education and activities that extend educational resources to society are an investment social capital. 
• We are dedicated to creating access to knowledge and to making that access available at times and locations convenient to learners, including those underserved in the past, those with disabilities, in a safe and comfortable learning environment, throughout their lives. 
• We believe effective exchanges of knowledge are shaped by active partnerships between educators and lifelong learners. 
• We seek to empower individuals, through education, to respond to the changes in society and to apply knowledge to the solution of problems.
• We are committed to the use of technology and innovation in operating and to innovative and technologically advanced educational delivery systems when applicable.

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Mission

The mission of Office of Continuing Education is to offer adult and continuing education programs and University resources to meet the lifelong learning needs of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and its faculty, the citizens of Griffin and Spalding County, the state of Georgia, the nation, and the world.

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