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PGC Office Closed for Independence Day
The PGC office will be closed Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Summer hours of 9:00am - 4:00pm will resume Friday, July 5th. Happy Fourth of July!
Congratulations and Best Wishes Sue!
A message from Pruett Gerontology Center's Services Administrative Coordinator, Sue Garcia: "Wow! What fun it has been working with all of you, being around so much energy and goodness. I am about to start a new adventure. I will be moving to San Jose, California...
Summer Movies on ACU Hill
If you live in or around Abilene, we invite you to spend an evening with a brave princess who decides to forge her own path in life – and with a criminal mastermind who hatches a grand scheme – and with a small-time magician who gets swept into an enchanted land –...
Programs and Services for the Elderly – Fall 2012
This Fall 2012 Gerontology course was special for all involved. Not your normal classroom experience, field trips were arranged to visit twelve different local agencies that service the elderly. They included government, non-profit, and for profit businesses. Many...
Honors Colloquium: The Social Isolation of the Elderly
Honors students partnered with Meals on Wheels Plus of Abilene to study elderly who live alone. Social workers on staff at Meals on Wheels Plus identified clients who were willing to visit with two students about their lives, why they live alone, are they lonely and...
You and Your Aging Parent
Not only is our population growing older but life for our seniors is also becoming more complex. Understanding all the financial, legal, and medical options and obligations can be overwhelming for them as well as for us. Add to these the challenges of maintaining a...
Aging Studies Grants
Congratulations to Dr. Carisse Berryhill and Dr. Matt Garver for being awarded Aging Studies Grants for undergraduate research at Abilene Christian University. This is the first year the Pruett Gerontology Center has offered the Aging Studies Grants. This grant is...
Welcome to the Pruett Gerontology Center Blog
The Study of Aging is vital to our communities' future health. In this nation and throughout the world, we are living longer. Many of us are able to enjoy these extra years active and involved on a level thought impossible not long ago. However, the new demographic...