This Day in ACU/PGC History~August 28

How is your first week progressing? As you go to your classes and meet your teachers, read your syllabus, and learn of the learning opportunities ahead, it all may seem a bit overwhelming. Consider your fellow students back in early days of ACU. They went to school on...

Welcome Week Wishes~August 22

Welcome Week began in 1984. During Welcome Week, this week, we will share greetings to students from our Friends of PGC. Our friends have sent their greetings to us at the PGC office during the summer. Today’s message is from Judy Osborne, Social Worker and...

Welcome Week Wishes~Wednesday August 21

Welcome Week began in 1984. During Welcome Week, this week, we will share greetings to students from our Friends of PGC. Our friends have sent their greetings to us at the PGC office during the summer. Our message for Wednesday emphasizes gratitude from a Christian...

Welcome Week Wishes~August 19

Welcome Week began in 1984. During Welcome Week, this week, we will share greetings to students from our Friends of PGC. Our friends have sent their greetings to us at the PGC office during the summer.   Our message for Monday arrives from Melissa W. in...

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...