April 6-12, 2014 is national Careers in Aging Week, sponsored by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE). Throughout April, UNCG Gerontology students invite you to view their exhibit near the Reference area of Jackson Library. And on Wednesday, April 9, they captured the attention of students traversing Elliot … Continued
The 2014 Greater Greensboro Senior Games and SilverArts competitions are April 8 through May 15, 2014 and include a variety of sport events as well as performing, literary, heritage and visual arts. Volunteers are needed for all events. Registration begins early February on the City of Greensboro’s website or call 336-373-7564. The … Continued
UNCG Gerontology Program graduates for the 2013-2014 academic year are celebrated at a recognition & awards reception Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 1-2:30 p.m.in the Dogwood Room, Elliott University Center, UNCG.
An exciting community-wide conversation about preparation for the Silver Tsunami — preparing for serving and embracing the large number of persons aged 65 and older within our own community. Keynote Speaker “Bracing for the Silver Tsunami”Dr. James H. Johnson, Director, Urban Investment Strategies Center,Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, … Continued
*Check-in & Networking begins at 8am; Event begins promptly at 9am * Paul Greenwood will speak to professionals at the UNCG Elliott University Center about the growing problem of Elder Abuse and Exploitation and the role that professionals in nearly every discipline can play to prevent and resolve this problem. … Continued
GROWTH Lunch & Learn Emerging Trends in Family Caregiving Using the Life Course Perspective presented by Elise Eifert. Edwards Lounge, Stone Building, UNCG. Elise Eifert provides insight into characteristics of baby boomers that separate them from previous aging cohorts and how these characteristics affect family caregiving using the theoretical lens … Continued
GROWTH Lunch & Learn (PDF). Making Community Events Accessible to Older Adults presented by Betha Barba and Anita Tesh of the UNCG School of Nursing. Edwards Lounge, Stone Building, UNCG Older adults are a rapidly growing and important segment of the population because of their numbers, their accumulated wisdom and … Continued
Wednesday January 21, 2015, GROWTH Lunch & Learn (PDF). Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Aging presented by Dianne Welsh, PhD, Hayes Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship at UNCG and Fulbright Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship in Central Europe
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 the Greensboro Housing Coalition hosts Housing Choices for Healthy Aging offering workshops such as:
Wednesday, March 4, 2015, Continuing Care Retirement Communities: Patterns of Community. Edwards Lounge, Stone Building, UNCG presented by Julia Hahmann, PhD, Gerontology Program Visiting Scholar Dr. Dianne Welsh, Hayes Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship at UNCG and Fulbright Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship in Central Europe, explains the UNCG entrepreneurship program, then … Continued
Thursday, May 7, 2015 upcoming graduates of the UNCG Gerontology Program, their faculty, and mentors, participate in our annual Recognition Reception. We honor our gerontology community and faculty partners, student internship preceptors, Gerontology Research, Outreach, Workforce, and Teach Hub (GROWTH) Lunch & Learn presenters, Friends of the UNCG Gerontology Program, … Continued
2015 HEALTHY AGING SUMMIT A 2015 Healthy Aging Summit will be held in Washington, DC on July 27-28, 2015.