U.S. Senate: Improving Wellness Among Seniors
Published: | 10:35 am | Posted in: Dawn C. Carr, Events
Click here to visit the official webpage for this hearing. Click here to watch the full hearing on YouTube.
2025 OAGE Conference Keynote Speakers
Published: | 8:26 pm | Posted in: Dawn C. Carr, Events
Bowling Green State University and the Ohio Association of Gerontology and Education present the 2025 OAGE Conference. The conference theme is Relationships and Aging: Successes and Challenges with families, Caregivers, and the Workforce. Here are the Keynote speakers: Dawn C. Carr, PHD, MGS, FGSADirector of the Claude Pepper Center,Professor in the Department of Sociology,and Co-Director […]
Claude Pepper Elder Law Moot Court Competition Welcome Reception
Published: | 8:24 pm | Posted in: Dawn C. Carr, Events
FSU Claude Pepper Elder Law Clinic is proud to present the Elder Law Moot Court Competition. The Clinic will host a welcome reception for all competitors on Thursday, November 7. This welcome reception will be attended by lawyers and policy specialists who focus on aging and elder law issues.
What Is Consumer Law?
Published: | 12:07 pm | Posted in: Events
Join the Elder Law Clinic and the Public Interest Law Students Association to learn about the expansive field of consumer law! Elder financial exploitation, financial market regulation, the process of buying a used car, and even arguing to get your full security deposit back from your landlord are all connected to consumer law!
Celebrating One Year of OMA at FSU
Published: | 8:35 pm | Posted in: Events, Health Care, OMA News and Events
Join us: Friday, October 4th at 10AM Claude Pepper Center 1st floor – Broad Auditorium 636 W Call St
AARP – Brain Health Lunch and Learn
Published: | 4:36 pm | Posted in: Events, Health Care, Mental Health, Preventive Health
Join AARP FL for a transformative Lunch and Learn session focused on the power of restorative sleep for brain health. Discover the latest research on how quality sleep can enhance cognitive function, mood, and overall health. Tracy Eckles, DDS will provide practical tips on improving sleep patterns and creating a restful environment.
OMA at the Florida State Guardianship Association Conference
Published: | 3:37 pm | Posted in: Events, OMA News and Events
Dr. Dawn Carr (Director of the Claude Pepper Center) and Suzanne Monroe Smith (OMA Program Lead) presented at the 2024 Florida State Guardianship Association Conference. They spoke about FSU-Opening Minds through Art, and the importance of person-centered care as the older adult population rises.
Opening Minds through Art: Jan. 18th & 19th Workshops
Published: | 12:04 pm | Posted in: Events, OMA News and Events, Uncategorized
Two OMA workshops were held at The Claude Pepper Center with the Scripps Opening Minds through Art (OMA) team from Oxford, Ohio. Guests created abstract art while learning about the evidence-based and research-backed OMA process. It was wonderful seeing how the “no-fail OMA art recipe” allowed everyone to express their inner artist. Guests had the […]
Opening Minds through Art: Connecting Generations through Art Making (Jan. 18th Lecture)
Published: | 1:49 pm | Posted in: Events, OMA News and Events, Uncategorized
Dr. Elizabeth Lokon (founder of Opening Minds through Art/OMA), Meghan Young (Associate Director, OMA) and Krysta Peterson (Assistant Director, OMA) join us at the Claude Pepper Center for a lecture titled “Opening Minds through Art: Connecting generations through art making.” For 16 years, Scripps Gerontology Center’s Opening Minds through Art (OMA) program has connected younger […]
Opening Minds through Art: Workshops
Published: | 2:44 pm | Posted in: Events
Opening Minds through Art (OMA) is an award-winning, failure-free, intergenerational art-making program for people living with dementia. OMA promotes autonomy and dignity, through opportunities for creative self-expression and social engagement for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Want to create abstract art with us? Dr. Elizabeth Lokon (the founder and creator […]
Opening Minds through Art: Connecting generations through art making.
Published: | 2:39 pm | Posted in: Events
For 16 years, Scripps Gerontology Center’s Opening Minds through Art (OMA) program has connected younger and older adults using the arts to build an age-inclusive society. An award-winning, evidence-based program, OMA pairs students with people living with dementia to form friendships and create art. A new virtual program, ScrippsAVID (Arts-based, Virtual, Intergenerational, and Dementia-Friendly), also connects older adults with students via video chat. Dr. Elizabeth Lokon, founder and […]
From Expertise to Impact: Partnering With State and Federal Stakeholders to Change the Lives of Older Adults
Published: | 11:12 am | Posted in: Events
Dr. Kunkel’s talk focused on the important role that aging experts can play in shaping the well-being of older adults. She described critical problems facing older people, and policy, program, and clinical practice solutions that can lead to improved quality of life. This presentation included examples of applied research studies that Dr. Kunkel’s team conducted […]