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CARES: History

Supported by the Division of Academic Affairs
Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (MCLI)

  • Established as the Senior Adult Network in 1993
    • To meet the needs of a growing older adult population
  • Hosted a conference on lifelong learning to provide input for the 1995 White House Conference on Aging
    • This was an officially sanctioned mini WHCoA
  • Initiated a multi-phase effort to develop and validate mission, goals, objectives, and action steps in 1995
    • Process was modeled after that used by the Governing Board
    • Aligned our work with Governing Board end statements
    • Ratified by individual college programs and district-wide advisory council in 1998
  • Helped develop and participated in a Governing Board Strategic Conversation on lifelong learning in 1997
  • Sponsored a Senior Showcase in 1999
    • Shared the contributions of seniors and programs offered throughout the District
  • Developed and conducted the Elderlearning Survey in 2000-2001
    • Involved a convenience sample of older adults in Maricopa County
    • Designed to ascertain interests in lifelong learning including:
      • reasons for learning
      • preferred instructional and learning methods
      • topics of interest
      • location and scheduling preferences
      • willingness to pay
      • barriers to participating in lifelong learning
    • Reported results at a day of dialogue in spring 2001
  • Co-founded the Arizona Older Workers Resource Task Force in 2000
    • Other founding members were AARP, the Arizona Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging, the Arizona Department of Commerce, and the Arizona Department of Economic Services
    • Hosted the kick-off breakfast in 2001
    • Co-sponsored the Older Worker Dialogue Day in 2001 involving employers, older adults, and occupational faculty
  • Presented at Arizona Governor’s Conference on Aging in 2000 and 2002
    • Presentations on lifelong learning and Arizona’s aging workforce
  • Provided input for Arizona Governor’s Aging 2020 Plan
    • Represented lifelong learning on a panel presentation to state agency directors
    • Presented to state housing staff on changing needs associated with an aging population
    • Participated in workshop: Partnerships for Health – Informing Policy and Practice in Arizona: Aging 2020 Plan and Research Agenda.
  • Convened multiple dialogue days in recent years
    • Topics have included lifelong learning, emerging issues in aging, public policy, and health care

 

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