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The Faculty of Extension


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In 1912, the University of Alberta was a young institution under the presidency of Henry Marshall Tory, who charged his protégé, a young AE Ottewell, with the task of “bringing the University to the people.”

More than one hundred years later, the Faculty of Extension continues to create opportunities for continuing and professional education in response to the needs of individuals and society, engaging university and community in learning, discovery, and citizenship. What once were traveling libraries, “magic lantern” shows, and free public lectures in far-flung rural Alberta is today a multi-faceted, research-driven agent of community engagement, locally, nationally, and internationally.

The Faculty of Extension works collaboratively with other Faculties and educational institutions, community and professional associations, business organizations, and public agencies. It promotes responsive community-university engagement through a wide range of innovative learning opportunities, community-based research, and citizenship activities.

The Faculty delivers hundreds of courses annually to thousands of learners; many of whom are international students. Programs and courses are offered in the areas of academic English; teaching in English; community engagement;  communications and technology; environmental resource management; Indigenous relations; information access and protection of privacy; land use planning; local and regional governance; management and leadership; modern languages; occupational health and safety; research and evaluation; residential interiors; visual arts; writing and editing.

Students benefit from the expertise of more than 200 experts in their fields, whose real-world experience dovetails with the research performed by members of the professoriate. This research, focused mainly in the areas of communication, social sciences, linguistics, community development, and non-traditional learning, has established Extension as a world leader in the Scholarship of Engagement, an academic domain that ties our historical mission with the vision for the future of the University of Alberta and embodies some of the core goals outlined in “For the Public Good.”

Extension’s engagement activities and scholarship go far beyond the campus and province, reaching a global “community of communities” whose cultures, perspectives, and needs are much more diverse than those of the communities served by our predecessors.  As the University pursues and advances the process of community-university engagement, Extension has unique perspectives, ongoing expertise, and a special role to play in informing and advancing that process.

Extension students, our partners in learning, benefit by earning credentials, completing studies through flexible schedules and delivery methods, advancing their careers, and enriching their lives. Beyond this, their commitment to continuing and professional education benefits their communities by generating new ideas and promoting innovation in a knowledge-based economy.

For full listings of courses or further information contact:
University of Alberta
Faculty of Extension
Enterprise Square, 10230 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5J 4P6
Phone: (780) 492-3116
Fax: (780) 492-0627
ext.ualberta.ca