Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning was part of Academic Affairs from 1966-1979. From 1979-1997, it was part of the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1997 to the present, Continuing Education is now under Academic Affairs and Integrated Education. Its current name is Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning program reported to VP Academic Affairs, 1966-1979; to respective academic college/dept in 1979-1997; to Vice Provost Academic Affrs/Integrated Education 1997. Continuing Education grew out of the Extension Division, which began in 1949. Under direction of Jack Peterson, many engineering courses were offered on site. Travel courses were also offered until accreditation concerns closed them.

May be temporary; course materials may not be permanent. [Note from MARC 351]

Santa Clara University was founded in 1851 by the Society of Jesus as Santa Clara College and is California’s oldest operating institution of higher learning. It was established on the grounds of Mission Santa Clara de Asìs, the eighth of the original 21 California missions. The college originally operated as a preparatory school and did not offer courses of collegiate rank until 1853. The institution became known as the University of Santa Clara in 1912, when the schools of engineering and law were added. For 110 years, Santa Clara University was an all-male school. In 1961, women were accepted as undergraduates and Santa Clara University became the first coeducational Catholic university in California. The number of students and faculty tripled over the next decade and the university began the largest building program in school history with eight residence halls, a student union, and an athletic stadium. In the early 1970s, the Board of Trustees voted to limit the size of the undergraduate population, an action that was intended to preserve the character and ensure the quality of the university for generations to come. In 1985, the university adopted Santa Clara University as its official name. Bibliography: Santa Clara University. “About SCU – History.” www.scu.edu/about/history.cfm (Accessed Nov. 23, 2010) McKevitt, Gerald, S.J. The University of Santa Clara: A History, 1851-1977. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1979.