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Aging News and Notes
APRIL 2015
Spring Workshop Series

All workshops will be held at the Country Inn and Suites, on Route 96B just south of the College.
Descriptions and Registrations

"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
Register Now for Free HEALE Training for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals

LGBT ELDERS (HEALE) CULTURAL COMPETENCY CURRICULUM
Wed., April 8, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

This full-day training will be held at Country Inn and Suites, 1100 Danby Road, in Ithaca, and is presented in partnership with the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center and the Ithaca College Center for LGBT Education, Outreach & Services. REGISTER HERE
Senior Living Expo: SAVE THE DATE!

Saturday, April 18, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
at the Ithaca High School Cafeteria

Enjoy this free event with over 30 exhibitors, representing different types of senior housing (from independent to skilled nursing facilities), care services for people both at home and in facilities, and much more!

Also join experts from the Tompkins County Office for the Aging, who will give these presentations:
  • 1:15 and 2:15 p.m. - "Senior Housing Options" with David Stoyell
  • 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. - "Community Services for Aging in Place" with Lisa Holmes

Questions? Call 607-274-1607 or 607-274-5492.

 

This event is sponsored by the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute and the Tompkins County Office for the Aging.

Speaker to Discuss Women's Sexuality 

Beth Montemurro, Ph.D., of Penn State-Abington, will give a presentation on "Deserving Desire: Heterosexual Women's Sexual Evolutions" on Thursday, March 26, at 7 p.m. in Textor 101 on the Ithaca College campus. Dr. Montemurro's most recent book is Deserving Desires: Women's Stories of Sexual Evolution (Rutgers U. Press, 2014). This event is cosponsored by the Ithaca College Department of Sociology and the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute. For more information or to request accommodations, please contact Rebecca Plante as soon as possible at rplante@ithaca.edu or 607-274-3311.
New Date for The 3rd Annual Intergenerational Prom 

Ithaca College and Cornell University's Project Generations will be holding its 3rd Annual Intergenerational Prom on Wednesday, April 8, 5:00-7:30 p.m., in Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall, at Ithaca College.
This free event will provide an opportunity for students and elders to get together for a night of dancing, light refreshments, relaxation, and fun. Dates are optional--singles are welcomed! Programming for the night will include live music, dancing, light refreshments, a special guest appearance, Prom King and Queen awards for the night's best dancers, a raffle with exciting prizes, and a hair/makeup and photo booth station. Please feel free to check out our Facebook page for more information on the event at http://www.facebook.com/projectgenerations.

To RSVP and/or request transportation, please contact Zach Nelson at GIAC (607) 272-3622 ext.233.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation should contact icprojectgenerations@gmail.com

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