Academic Extension at the Baker Downtown Center. 975 High Street, Eugene, OR.

Academic Extension (AE) partners with UO schools, departments, centers, and institutes to plan and implement new programs. AE engages in strategic planning to grow existing programs, conducts market scans to assess new program viability, and serves as a central communication point for cross-unit programs. AE’s Instructional Designers—professionals who have completed advanced study in pedagogy—work intensively with faculty, supporting their instructional goals by designing engaging course sites and authentic assessments within the university LMS and other platforms.

AE offers registration and payment services for both credit and noncredit educational experiences. It has a fully staffed Graphics and Communications group that works with program partners to design custom communications plans for individualized program marketing. AE also collaborates with stakeholders from the community to plan and implement new programs that bridge between UO and the community. AE takes an entrepreneurial approach to the higher education marketplace, delivering UO’s world-class content to audiences both near and far.