Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records

Collection

Collection ID: RG 23-6A

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection includes administrative records and publications related to the Guantanamo Bay off-campus credit program offered by Old Dominion University. Of note are news articles from the Guantanamo Gazette, a publication produced on the base.

Dates

1964-1979, undated
Other: Date acquired: 04/08/1982

Creator

Old Dominion College. Evening College (Organization)

Extent

0.40 Linear Feet

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to researchers without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.

Biographical or Historical Information

Begun in 1964, the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (GTMO) Extension was part of Old Dominion College's Evening College Off-campus Credit Program and later became part of the School of Continuing Studies. Continuing Studies was a far-reaching network extending from Suffolk to Vietnam. By 1980, these programs included more than 28,000 enrollments at area locations and local and foreign military bases such as Guantanamo Bay, Dam Neck, and ships at sea. The GTMO Extension offered undergraduate courses ranging from collegiate-level trigonometry to Spanish and graduate courses in education. However the course offerings fluctuated greatly between semesters and were dependent on enrollment and instructor availability. By 1976 an average of eleven or twelve classes were taught in ten-week cycles. Some instructors came from the Norfolk campus of ODU, while others were Navy personnel stationed at Guantanamo Bay.

Note written by Sonia Yaco

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection includes administrative records and publications related to the Guantanamo Bay off-campus credit program offered by Old Dominion University.

Arrangement Note

The collection is organized into four series: Series I: Correspondence; Series II: Publications; Series III: Administrative; and Series IV: Miscellaneous.