by Kaylee Baker | May 20, 2024 | GERO Student Focus
Written by Molly Daugherity Someone in the Caregiver Support Group sent us a message about this group called Tech-Enhanced Life and how they wrote about ways technology was able to be used in the context of aging. I found an article in the group discussing the...
by Kaylee Baker | May 13, 2024 | GERO Student Focus
Written by Aidan Cantwell For older adults with children, grandchildren, or even great-grandchildren, spending time with them can have an extraordinarily positive impact on your mental health. Furthermore, the physicality of playing with small children provides an...
by Suzanne Macaluso | Mar 31, 2021 | Aging Resources, GERO Student Focus, Images of Aging, Uncategorized
The Images of Aging Photo Contest is an annual tradition at ACU that invites students to submit photos that give the show a positive view of aging. The images are judged by a distinguished panel of judges with expertise in the field of photography. The images are...
by Sarita Aguilar | Sep 29, 2020 | Aging Resources, GERO Student Focus, Pruett Gerontology Center
The idea behind the Adopt-a-Grandparent program is a simple one: to show the love of Christ to a group of people who often feel marginalized, abandoned, and lonely. Many senior citizens who live in independent-living or assisted-living facilities are there because...
by Dulce Holtzclaw | Feb 24, 2020 | GERO Student Focus
This year Pruett Gerontology Center at ACU proudly co-hosted the 2020 Abilene Senior Health Expo Event and Town Hall Lunch! The expo catered to about 325 older adults and others with an interest in aging, featuring a diverse group of vendors all catering to the...
by Sarita Aguilar | Jan 31, 2020 | GERO Student Focus, Uncategorized
Inter-generational experiences has become a sight that is not commonly seen. This is partly due to how unfamiliar this idea is, especially to those in the younger generations. If you have not been exposed to spending time with our older population, interacting with...
