Continuing and Professional Education

CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) connects the University of Oregon with regional communities to enable learning outside of the traditional university setting. We work in partnership with UO schools and colleges, selected vendors, and national credentialing associations.

Through CPE, individuals can access professional development, lifelong learning, and community engagement opportunities that allow them to grow and thrive—even during a pandemic— without being an admitted student at the UO.

continue.uoregon.edu DIGITAL SKILLS BOOT CAMPS

These six-month, intensive, noncredit learning opportunities include coding, data analytics, cybersecurity, and user interface and user experience, produced in partnership with a selected vendor. The boot camps are structured around applied learning and project work, culminating in a noncredit certificate of completion. Delivery continues to be fully live online to enable participation from across the state of Oregon and the entire Pacific Northwest.

ENROLLMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Running 17 cohorts in the 2021–22 academic year, with 16 scheduled for the 2022–23 academic year.

• Maintaining average enrollment in the 2021–22 academic year of 23 students per cohort, with 33 in the largest cohort. • Increasing enrollment of participants located outside the Portland metro area 77 percent in 2021–22.

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OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE (OLLI)

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Oregon (OLLI-UO) is part of a prestigious national network of 125 Osher Institutes designed to engage adults over 50 in pursuing knowledge and promoting social engagement. At OLLI-UO, courses, lectures, and study and discussion groups are taught or led by professors, community professionals, and our very own OLLI-UO members.

Experiences gained during the pandemic have enabled Zoom delivery to be paired with the return of in-person participation, providing full access to presenters and participants.

OLLI-UO continues to expand its community engagement and partnerships, spreading the news of successful active aging through thought-provoking academic pursuits and healthy socialization.

osher.uoregon.edu CONFERENCE SERVICES FOR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Community engagement and learning have been essential for professionals this year as they adjust to new realities precipitated by the upheaval of 2020 through 2021. Professionals have looked to the training and supportive engagement that conferences provide, and they have required the flexibility to participate in person or virtually. With the return to face-to-face experiences, the need for flexibility has changed the events industry in a seminal way, requiring conference organizers to create events with great technological sophistication. Conference Services has responded by extending core delivery models and new technologies developed for virtual events for information delivery and peer support to new hybrid events, allowing in-person and virtual audiences access to shared content and connections.