Identity area
Type of entity
University Name
Authorized form of name
G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
Parallel form(s) of name
- School of Continuing Education, The Chang School
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1948-
History
Continuing Education has been at Ryerson since the school was opened in 1948. Below is a rough timeline of significant events in the School's history:
1948: Extension Classes at The Evening School Program
1964: Bert Parsons, Director of Extension
Correspondence course in public administration – extension of night school course for civil servants
1971: Began receiving funding from the provincial government
Ben Celliers, Director of Extension
1972: Management Development Institute created.
1974: Ryerson integrating evening and day education under one academic umbrella
Name change from Extension Department to Evening Studies Department
1975: Report on part-time studies recommended that Evening Studies division replace the Evening Studies Department and that an Evening
Studies Council be created
1976: Ken MacKeracher, Dean of Evening Studies
Academic Council approved bylaws for creation of Evening Studies Divisional Council
Evening classes academic terms aligned with day terms
1977: Evening Studies Division moved to Jorgenson Hall/Learning Centre complex
Evening Studies became Continuing Education Division (headed by a Dean)
Continuing Education Division moved to lower ground floor of Learning Resources Centre from East Kerr Hall
First mention of Continuing Education administering Management Development Institute (which was established in 1972)
The first Dean of Continuing Education was Ken MacKeracher
First graduate in the Continuing Education division
1978: Continuing Education students able to appeal grades for non-credit courses
Occupational Health and Safety is first certificate program proposal in Continuing Ed to be presented to Academic Council
Continuing Education students’ caucus proposed and approved by Board of Governors
The Night Student News newsletter started
1979: Continuing Education Student Association referendum approved by CE students
Academic Council approved interdisciplinary certificate program in gerontology (offered through CED)
Academic Council approved policies/procedures for development of future part-time diploma/degree programs
1980: CE Division gained equal representation with day education on Academic Council
1981: CE certificate status disputed for certificate programs not sanctioned by Academic Council
1982: CE and promotion departments merged
1983: Milton Orris, Dean of Continuing Education
1987: 50 certificate programs offered by CE
1989: CE office moved from 111 Gerrard St. to 252 Victoria St
Ryerson CE Division, Durham College, York University, Trent University partner to allow students to transfer between schools
1994: CE moving from 21 Dundas Square to 415 Yonge
1995: Photo ID available to CED students
Marilynn Booth, Dean of CE
1996: Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning opened
Ryerson ends its partnership with Durham College
1998: CE advertised on television for first time
2000: CE moves to Heaslip House - 297 Victoria Street.
2003: G. Raymond Chang gave $5 million for new CE building; rename: G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education (GRCSCE)
2004: GRCSCE gets new logo
2007: Distance education program in nursing partnership between University of the West Indies and GRCSCE