Leaders of university continuing education units frequently dedicate significant energy to managing relationships between their units and senior university administrators. Many CJUCE readers know of cases where a particularly sympathetic (or unsympathetic) university president or provost has substantially changed the trajectory of a continuing…

This article presents a concise, historical overview of university extension and continuing education in western Canada. It argues that, over the course of the twentieth century, the major universities in western Canada made three basic claims regarding the purposes of their extension and continuing education units. Prior to 1940, universities…

The purpose of this article is to provide continuing higher education leaders with a comprehensive overview of the major considerations for doing business in the global market. Included is an analysis of the driving forces in global higher education and current trends in cross-border programs and a brief review of activities that may be part of a…

As part of the 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), states are "required to ensure that highly qualified personnel are recruited, hired, trained and retained to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities" [Section 612(a)(14)(D)]. The purpose of this document…

This article is a response to Scott McLean's (2007) CJUCE Forum article "About Us," which set out the claims that university continuing education (UCE) units make about themselves on their websites. Using the activities of the Legal Studies Program of the Faculty of Extension at the University of Alberta as a reference point, this…

This document acquaints providers of continuing education and training with the appropriate use and application of the Continuing Education Unit (CEU). It particularly outlines minimum requirements for awarding the CEU. A definition of the CEU (ten contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible…

The widespread acceptance and adoption of the unit is offering to the individual adult student a single unit of measure which can be accumulated and is becoming a means for personal recognition, professional certification, and employment improvement for upgrading and promotion. (Author)

This continuing education article is designed to teach nurses to describe sickle cell anemia, identify complications, specify signs and symptoms, and describe nursing interventions. It concludes with a multiple-choice test. (SK)

This document is a guide to developing and producing a teleconference to serve hearing impaired postsecondary students. Individual sections address the following topics: (1) planning your teleconference (identifying purpose and target audience, setting a date, use of continuing education credits, and planning for teleconference video…

Awarding continuing education units (CEUs) can offer ongoing benefits to a company, institution, or training group at relatively little cost. A company offering CEUs may be able to help employees complete their college degrees and set long-range goals. (JOW)

A World Wide Web search identified five sites providing nursing continuing education online and one using electronic mail to deliver programs. All offered certificates and were approved by state boards or other agencies to offer continuing education credit. (SK)

Conditions prevailing in the world of work, and the corresponding behavior of adults to seek further education as a means of adjusting to these conditions, has provided the climate for the emergence of the Continuing Education Unit (CEU). Adults today need a kind of accreditation that recognizes both their continuing pursuit of competence and…

Describes a funding system developed to measure output in continuing education from a financial point of view''; mathematical formulas are given. (Author/SP)

According to conference co-chair Ty Webb, this year's Special Libraries Association (SLA) conference theme, "Climb to New Heights," challenges the info pro to "accept challenges by creating innovative solutions." To meet that need, conference programming, which runs June 3-6 in Denver, includes SYNERGY sessions, which are based on the…

The evolution of the Continuing Education Unit (CEU) may be one of the most significant developments in decades. The concept appears to be gaining widespread acceptance. Current efforts toward establishing a national CEU data bank would add further impetus to the utilization of the Unit. (Author/MW)