The University Gerontology Center Summer Institute
Age and Engagement® in the Classroom
Summer Institute
May 19-22, 2008
Enrollment for the workshop is full.
Applications are no longer being accepted.
This workshop is for college instructors and faculty who want to introduce new or strengthen existing courses dealing with issues in aging. It will cover aging from a multidisciplinary perspective, including demography, sociology, economics, health, psychology, social work, and law. The workshop is open to instructors in post-secondary institutions, including universities, liberal arts colleges, and community colleges. Applicants need not have prior experience in aging studies but must be committed to including these materials in future courses.
SU Gerontology Center
Provides
v Tuition & fees
v 4 nights hotel
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Continental breakfast
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2 group dinners
Participant Needs
v
Transportation
v Additional meals
v All other expenses
Participants will attend presentations by leading scholars on the effects of, and barriers to, various forms of engagement, such as employment, volunteering, care work, exercise, and nutrition in later life. Participants will explore internet-based resources, discuss topics in small groups, develop a course module, and have access to specialized PowerPoint presentations to aid in the creation of future courses. In addition, sessions will be held on involving students with the elderly outside the classroom.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Bogart at kbogart@maxwell.syr.edu or 315-443-9040.
Age and Engagement® in the Classroom
Tentative Agenda
Monday, May 19th - AGING AND ENGAGEING IN THE CLASSROOM
8:30 Welcome and Overview
Madonna Harrington Meyer - Sociology
9:00 The Gerontological Imagination
Janet Wilmoth - Sociology, A Multidisciplinary Overview
9:30 Demographic Issues
9:30 - Christine L. Himes - Sociology
10:30 - Douglas A. Wolf - Public Administration
11:30 Introduction to Assignment Modules
12:00 Lunch (on own)
1:30 Internet as a Resource
Martha W. Bonney, Gerontology Center
2:30 Community Service Strategies
2:30 - Janet Wilmoth - Sociology
3:00 - Eileen Schell, Writing
3:30 Break
4:00 Opening Keynote, Gary V. Engelhardt - Economics
"Social Security Now and in the Future"
5:00 Q & A
5:30 - 7:00 - Group Dinner
Tuesday, May 20th USE IT OR LOSE IT
9:00 Exercise and Muscle Decline
Lori Ploutz-Snyder - Exercise Science
10:00 Nutrition, Fructose, and Health Decline
Timothy Fairchild - Exercise Science
11:00 Functional Decline and Nursing Home Care
Tom Dennison, Public Administration
12:00 Lunch (on own)
2:00 Cognitive Decline
Martin Sliwinski, Psychology
3:00 Auditory Decline
Karen Doherty
4:00 Work on Modules
5:00 Break for Dinner (on own)
Wednesday, May 21st PLANNING AHEAD
9:00 Social Security
Eric Kingson - Social Work
10:00 Links to Family and Community
Carrie Jefferson Smith
11:00 GLBT Issues in Old Age
12:00 Lunch (on own)
1:00-4:00 Work on Modules
6:00 Group Dinner w/Closing Keynote: Timothy Smeeding,
Distinguished Professor of Economics and Public Administration
"Policy Analysis and Change for the Coming Decade"
Thursday, May 22 Closing Session
9:00 Participant Presentations
Madonna Harrington Meyer - Sociology
12:00 Feedback and Closing Discussion
12:30 Departure
If you have questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Bogart at 315-443-9040.
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