"To the End that More People May Live Richer, More Useful Lives"

Georgia's Plan, the 1953 University of Georgia proposal to the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to establish the Georgia Center for Continuing Education

The service mission of the University of Georgia has its roots in the mid-nineteenth century, when the school reconfigured itself to meet the needs of a changing society and economy. The land-grant university tradition, anchored in the Morrill Act of 1862, strengthened that commitment and introduced the concept that state-supported higher education should be broadly accessible to the American people. University of Georgia Chancellor Walter Barnard Hill (1899-1905) first articulated the University's modern public service and outreach mission.

The Georgia Center for Continuing Education, opened in 1957 through a partnership between the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the State of Georgia, embodies the University's public service tradition and is a vital part of today's outreach efforts. The Georgia Center is committed to providing access to higher education, both professional and personal, to those hoping to improve the quality of their lives and the lives of those around them.

An innovative leader in the field of lifelong learning, the Center offers a dynamic learning environment that extends the resources of the University of Georgia to lifelong learners around the world.

The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel