mission 
The mission of Continuing Education and Summer Session at the University of New Hampshire is to help coordinate and facilitate public access to higher education at its main campus in Durham, its commuter college in Manchester and its Professional Development and Training center in Portsmouth. In keeping with the institutional mission and identity, the University of New Hampshire’s primary purpose is learning, serving the state and the region through continuing education, professional development and training, cooperative extension, cultural outreach, economic development activities, and applied research.