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Georgia Center Timeline
- 1953
- The University of Georgia receives from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation $2.44 million in construction and programming grants for what would become the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. A matching grant from the Georgia legislature brings the construction funding to $3 million.
- 1955
- What had been the University's Division of General Extension becomes a unit of the Georgia Center. Already, as of May, 1955, the Center employs 156 full- and part-time staff. An informal groundbreaking ceremony inaugurates construction of the Georgia Center. The architectural plans for the Center are recognized by Progressive Architecture as the best 1954 design in its class in the educational field.
- 1957
- The new building hosts its first conference: the Southern Forest Tree Improvement Program, January 8-9.
- 1960
- Pioneering educational television station WGTV (Channel 8) begins broadcasting from the Georgia Center.
- 1965
- During the 1964-65 fiscal year, 56,006 people participate in Georgia Center conferences.
- 1966
- A new banquet area is added, seating 600 people.
- 1972
- Georgia Center staff are heavily involved in Governor Carter's plan for reorganization of state government and in the development of the internationally-recognized Continuing Education Unit.
- 1978
- A record-setting 340 residential conferences are held during the 1977-1978 fiscal year.
- 1982
- WGTV ownership and operations are transferred to the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission, the oversight board for Georgia Public Broadcasting.
- 1984
- The W.K. Kellogg Foundation approves the proposal "Georgia's Plan: Expanding the Role of the University of Georgia in Lifelong Learning," awarding an $8.4 million program grant to the University. Soon afterward, the Georgia legislature announces a $5.4 million matching grant for new construction and renovation of the Georgia Center.
- 1984-1991
- The various programs and activities in "Georgia's Plan" are implemented, as developed by UGA administration, the Georgia Center, the Department of Adult Education (now Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy), and Cooperative Extension.
- 1987
- WUGA, a National Public Radio station, begins broadcasting from the Georgia Center.
- 1989
- Georgia Center staff and visitors move into a new 112,000 square foot addition that includes new conference rooms, hotel rooms, and offices. A new 600-seat auditorium opens the next year.
- 1994
- The Georgia Center launches its web site.
- 1997
- The Georgia Center becomes the first university continuing education center to offer online registration.
- 1998
- The Georgia Center offers its first online courses through Independent and Distance Learning.
- 2005
- The Georgia Center adds "Conference Center and Hotel" to its name.
- 2006
- Between July 2005 and June 2006, the Georgia Center served more than 93,000 participants in 2,998 conferences, courses, workshops, and other events.
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