In keeping with the land-grant tradition of the university, Continuing and Professional Education offers noncredit education and training to all the people.
CPE encompasses three sub-units: Office of Professional Development, The Computer Training Unit, and McKimmon Conference and Training Center, focusing on the development, facilitation, and delivery of continuing education and professional programs for business, industry, and other organizations.
Broad-based national conferences on a variety of timely topics as well as intensive, highly focused seminars and workshops take advantage of the very best campus as well as non-campus instructional resources, while up-to-date computer training is also available on a variety of different levels and on a wide range of topics.
Special efforts are made to meet the training needs of industry and government agencies through general as well as customized offerings. The university awards Continuing Education Units to participants in qualified programs. CEUs are part of a nationwide system that provides a uniform measure of attainment in noncredit educational programs.
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Jud Hair Executive Director, Continuing & Professional Education Phone: 919.515.8191 |
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Chip Futrell, CPP Associate Director, Continuing & Professional Education Phone: 919.515.8179 |
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Brenda Shelton, CPP Office Manager Phone: 919.515.8192 |
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Janice Sitzes, CPP Assistant Director, Marketing Continuing & Professional Education Phone: 919.515.8189 |
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Randy Schiener Multi-media Designer Phone: 919.513.0887 |
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Brandi Cobb, CPP Marketing Assistant Phone: 919.513.7062 |
McKimmon Conference & Training Center (MCTC)
McKimmon Conference & Training Center is our full-service meeting and training facility available to support on-campus, nonprofit, governmental and private sector clients in need of flexible space to hold seminars, workshops, conference, and exhibits that have an educational focus.
Office of Professional Development (OPD)
The Office of Professional Development has a highly trained professional staff experienced in both program development and events management. This group has developed, promoted and facilitated successful programs on campus, in Raleigh, all over the state, the southeast and as far away as Orlando, Washington, DC, and Seattle.
The Computer Training Unit is perhaps the best known provider of noncredit IT training in the area. Both face-to-face and online programs are provided in quick, convenient short course formats as well as more intensive multi-week programs leading to technical certification.
Administrative Technical Support
McKimmon Administrative Technical Support provides LAN, PC and programmatic support to units within the Jane S. McKimmon Conference & Training Center. Support includes PC hardware and software purchase and installation for units; registration and reservation software systems installation and maintenance; web services for management data collection and customer interaction; general help desk services; and main liaison to campus IT for facility. A 25 laptop rental classroom is maintained for McKimmon Center user rental, rental laptops are maintained for Center programs, and support is provided to Center visitors for classroom assistance and for usage of Nomad wireless access.
The McKimmon Center Print Shop and Mail Services provide support and perform services for the staff and units housed in the McKimmon Center. Clientele groups participating in meetings in McKimmon Center also have access to the services of the Print Shop and Mail Room. The Print Shop has state-of-the-art production equipment that can produce tape bound books with insert tabs, covers and color sheets, transparencies, etc. Print jobs can be sent from an office computer and stored on the system for future reprints. The Mail Services Office disseminates and posts all incoming and outgoing mail as well as handles all shipping and receiving for McKimmon Center staff and clients.
Marketing Services provides multi-media marketing support to the three units of the Continuing & Professional Education (CPE) --- Office of Professional Development (OPD), Computer Training Unit (CTU), and McKimmon Conference & Training Center (MCTC) as well as limited services to the other units of McKimmon Center for Extension and Continuing Education such as the Center for Urban Affairs and Community Services (CUACS) and the Encore Center for Lifelong Enrichment, as well as for the office of the Assistant Vice-Chancellor.
This full-service unit works to develop and fulfill marketing strategies to meet the client's individual needs. Customized marketing plans can be developed for any sized budget and any sized audience.
The staff of Marketing Services develops and delivers marketing vehicles in both electronic and print formats. Electronic marketing services include web site development, web site maintenance, e-mail broadcasts, and monthly e-newsletters. Print products include display advertisements, postcards, flyers, brochures, product catalogs, posters, banners, and other collateral materials.
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