Don't Miss "Alive Inside" Film on Music and Dementia to be Shown at Ithaca College Wed., Feb. 4, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Hockett Family Recital Hall, Whalen Center for Music, Ithaca CollegeThis free screening is open to the public and is presented in partnership with the Park Center for Independent Media, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, and School of Music. Susan King of the Los Angeles Times says, "Alive Inside illustrates music's joyous power for dementia patients." | | Alive Inside Official Trailer 1 (2014) - Alzheimer's Documentary HD |
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 Distinguished Speaker 2015 "On Being Mortal: The Human Hand in How We Die"with Holly G. Prigerson, Ph.D.Monday, February 16 at 7:00 p.m.Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall, Ithaca CollegePrigerson is the Irving Sherwood Wright Professor in Geriatrics, professor of sociology in medicine, and director of the Center for Research on End of Life Care at the Weill Cornell Medical College. This free public event is presented in partnership with the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center. Read more.... |
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STILL TIME TO REGISTER!
Palliative Care: Translating Theory into Community Practice - a Mini-Conference
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 9:00 am-1:00 pm
at the Hotel Ithaca
 Presented in partnership with the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center, Hospicare and Palliative Care Services, and Cayuga Medical Center. Full schedule now available on the webpage.
Registration is required for this free event. For more information, contact Teri Reinemann, treinemann@ithaca.edu or 607-274-1607.
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Workshops Series Starts in Early March--Register Now On-Line
All workshops will be held at the Country Inn and Suites, on Route 96B just south of the College. Discount available if you register for all three! Descriptions and Registrations  Aging in Community: Research and Emerging Models Thurs., March 5, 2:00-4:30 p.m.
Presenters: Mary Ann Erickson, Associate Professor, Ithaca College; Betsy Schermerhorn, Admissions Director, Kendal at Ithaca; Jim Quest, founding member, Love Living at Home in Ithaca  "safeTALK" Suicide Prevention Wed., March 25, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Presenter: Lee Ellen Marvin, Director, Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service  Family Caregiving in Rural Communities Thurs., April 23, 2:00-4:30 p.m.
Presenter: Deborah Monahan, Associate Dean of Research, Syracuse University
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Associate Professor Elizabeth Bergman, aging studies, will be presenting "Learning Outside of the (Classroom) Box: Experiential Learning Opportunities for Undergraduate Gerontology Students" at the 41st annual meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) in Nashville, TN. Her presentation will highlight several recent specific examples of projects and initiatives with an experiential component carried out by faculty and staff in IC's Gerontology Institute. Co-authors of this presentation include Mary Ann Erickson, associate professor and chair of aging studies; Rhoda Meador, director of the institute; and Christine Pogorzala, assistant professor.
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