Mending the Gap
5/15/18
Art, culture, sport, and a new kind of volunteer bring old and young together to strengthen the social fabric.
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'FaceAge' exhibit visits Penn State York April 9-13
3/28/18
Penn State Laureate Andrew Belser will present his innovative and award-winning multimedia exhibition, “FaceAge,” at Penn State York from April 9-13 in the conference center of the Main Classroom Building. The program is open to the campus community and the general public.
FaceAge course provides opportunity for intergenerational connections
4/13/17
HDFS 497, “FaceAge: Perspectives on Aging” is an eight-week course that brings together HDFS students and adults aged 50 and older through Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Penn State to provide real-life, intergenerational synergy. The course, which launched this spring, focuses on perceptions and perspectives of the aging experience and offers the opportunity to learn from different perspectives and generational cohorts.
OLLI Founders' Lecture event features well-known author on ageism
3/31/17
Ashton Applewhite, author and activist, will be the featured speaker for the Founders’ Lecture for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Penn State York from 3-5 p.m. May 3 in the conference center on campus. This is a fundraising event for OLLI and tickets are on sale now.
Story Circle helps foster relationships between students, older adults
12/20/16
A novel approach to fostering relationships, Story Circle, a 90-minute facilitated discussion hosted by the Center for Healthy Aging in the College of Health and Human Development at Penn State in collaboration with theater professional Joan Lipkin, provides an opportunity for college students and older adults to engage in settings conducive to conversation and understanding.
Land-use webinar to focus on intergenerational spaces and places
12/20/16
Creating public places that are conducive to intergenerational engagement and cooperation and how planners can develop these places will be the topic of a web-based seminar offered by Penn State Extension. Presenting the 75-minute webinar from noon to 1:15 p.m. on Jan. 18 will be Matt Kaplan, professor of intergenerational programs and aging in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
Young and old, face to face
9/28/16
FaceAge, a new video installation directed by theatre professor Andy Belser, explores our fears about aging, how age shows in our faces, the rewards of aging, and how we communicate across generations.
Probing Question: What is the sandwich generation?
1/25/12
If you didn’t know better, you might think the Sandwich Generation was the name of a new show on the Food Network. In reality, the recipe for this kind of sandwich consists of three generations, with elderly grandparents as one slice of bread, dependent children as the other, and, in the middle, Baby Boomer parents who are spread thin trying to be caretakers for all their loved ones.
Kids at the Child Development Lab help to celebrate volunteer's 95th
11/19/10
Children at Penn State's Child Development Lab (CDL) celebrated the 95th birthday of one of their favorite volunteers -- Norene Bigelow, affectionately known as "Grandma Norene." The children surprised her on Thursday, Nov. 18 with a special song, which they wrote and performed with local children's musician Mark Ross. They also presented her with an apron decorated with their handprints and a finger-painted serving dish. Bigelow has been volunteering at the CDL for eight years.