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Dowling College Establishes Intergenerational Center on Policy and Practice
OAKDALE, NY – Long Island's first center for intergenerational policy and practice is being launched at Dowling College. According to Robert Gaffney, Dowling's President, "The Center for Intergenerational Policy and Practice is dedicated to the promotion of policies, programs and coursework that bind generational groups together as well as intergenerational practices that reduce age stereotyping and discrimination." "The Center is a partnership of Dowling College with Intergenerational Strategies, a Hauppauge-based not-for-profit organization and Long Island's pre-eminent leader in the intergenerational field," Gaffney continues.
"The Center will be multi-disciplined, offering not only an academic studies program but also a leadership development initiative directed to age 50+ adults who are looking for second careers in public service work. In addition, the Center will offer seminars and an annual conference," says Dr. Susanne Bleiberg Seperson, the Intergenerational Center's Director.
Paul Arfin, President and CEO of Intergenerational Strategies, reports that the Center is the first of its kind in the entire region. According to Arfin, "the Center will draw upon best practices in the growing intergenerational field and serve as a replicable model for other colleges and universities. " He feels intergenerational programs are the wave of the future and are needed on Long Island. Intergenerational programs have demonstrated that they can improve the health conditions of older adults while benefiting the groups they serve whether they are children, youth, or older populations.
The Center's public policy agenda will concentrate on generational equity issues challenging those that would pit one generation's needs against those of another generation. We will recommend and promote policies that see each generation having assets to contribute to the common good. "
The Center will launch its activities in July with a Summer Seminar Series on intergenerational and aging issues. A conference is being planned for November.
For further information about The Center for Intergenerational Policy and Practice, please contact Dr. Susanne Bleiberg-Seperson at bleibers@dowling.edu.
About Dowling College
Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at
its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre
Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk
border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor′s, Master′s, and Doctoral degrees in several
disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education.
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