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December 01, 2021 - Middletown, PA

Department of Aging Announces That Penn State Harrisburg Joins Intergenerational Program to Enrich the Lives of College Students and Older Adults

The Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) was joined by students and faculty from Penn State Harrisburg along with older adults to announce the expansion of the department's Intergenerational University Connections Program.

First launched as a pilot at Slippery Rock University (SRU) in the fall of 2020, the Intergenerational University Connections offers students real world experience by completing service-learning projects that include engaging with older adults. Penn State Harrisburg, along with West Chester University (WCU) and Widener University, have joined the program for the 2021 fall semester.



Secretary of Aging Robert Torres speaks during a round table discussion, joined by students and faculty from Penn State Harrisburg along with older adults to announce the expansion of the departments Intergenerational University Connections Program, inside the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre, located in the Student Enrichment Center at Penn State Harrisburg on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/20292_PDA_Intergeneration_NK_001.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> From left; Secretary of Aging Robert Torres; Holly Logan, Penn State Harrisburg junior and Human Development and Family Studies major; Madison L. Adam, Penn State Harrisburg senior and Human Development and Family Studies major; Dr. Ana Patricia Aguilera-Hermida, assistant teaching professor and leader of the project at Penn State Harrisburg; and Kate Wildaur, a senior participating in the program; talk together during a round table discussion, joined by students and faculty from Penn State Harrisburg along with older adults to announce the expansion of the departments Intergenerational University Connections Program, inside the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre, located in the Student Enrichment Center at Penn State Harrisburg on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/20292_PDA_Intergeneration_NK_002.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> From left; Holly Logan, Penn State Harrisburg junior and Human Development and Family Studies major; Madison L. Adam, Penn State Harrisburg senior and Human Development and Family Studies major; Dr. Ana Patricia Aguilera-Hermida, assistant teaching professor and leader of the project at Penn State Harrisburg; and Kate Wildaur, a senior participating in the program; talk together during a round table discussion, joined by students and faculty from Penn State Harrisburg along with older adults to announce the expansion of the departments Intergenerational University Connections Program, inside the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre, located in the Student Enrichment Center at Penn State Harrisburg on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/20292_PDA_Intergeneration_NK_003.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> From left; Secretary of Aging Robert Torres; Holly Logan, Penn State Harrisburg junior and Human Development and Family Studies major; Madison L. Adam, Penn State Harrisburg senior and Human Development and Family Studies major; Dr. Ana Patricia Aguilera-Hermida, assistant teaching professor and leader of the project at Penn State Harrisburg; and Kate Wildaur, a senior participating in the program; talk together during a round table discussion, joined by students and faculty from Penn State Harrisburg along with older adults to announce the expansion of the departments Intergenerational University Connections Program, inside the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre, located in the Student Enrichment Center at Penn State Harrisburg on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/20292_PDA_Intergeneration_NK_004.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Penn State Harrisburg Chancellor Dr. John M. Mason Jr., speaks during a round table discussion, joined by students and faculty from Penn State Harrisburg along with older adults to announce the expansion of the departments Intergenerational University Connections Program, inside the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre, located in the Student Enrichment Center at Penn State Harrisburg on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/20292_PDA_Intergeneration_NK_005.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Secretary of Aging Robert Torres talks with Holly Logan, Penn State Harrisburg junior and Human Development and Family Studies major during a round table discussion, joined by students and faculty from Penn State Harrisburg along with older adults to announce the expansion of the departments Intergenerational University Connections Program, inside the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre, located in the Student Enrichment Center at Penn State Harrisburg on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/20292_PDA_Intergeneration_NK_006.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Penn State Harrisburg Chancellor Dr. John M. Mason Jr., speaks during a round table discussion, joined by students and faculty from Penn State Harrisburg along with older adults to announce the expansion of the departments Intergenerational University Connections Program, inside the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre, located in the Student Enrichment Center at Penn State Harrisburg on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/20292_PDA_Intergeneration_NK_007.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> From left; Secretary of Aging Robert Torres; Holly Logan, Penn State Harrisburg junior and Human Development and Family Studies major; Madison L. Adam, Penn State Harrisburg senior and Human Development and Family Studies major; Dr. Ana Patricia Aguilera-Hermida, assistant teaching professor and leader of the project at Penn State Harrisburg; and Kate Wildaur, a senior participating in the program; talk together during a round table discussion, joined by students and faculty from Penn State Harrisburg along with older adults to announce the expansion of the departments Intergenerational University Connections Program, inside the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre, located in the Student Enrichment Center at Penn State Harrisburg on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/20292_PDA_Intergeneration_NK_008.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Secretary of Aging Robert Torres speaks during a round table discussion, joined by students and faculty from Penn State Harrisburg along with older adults to announce the expansion of the departments Intergenerational University Connections Program, inside the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre, located in the Student Enrichment Center at Penn State Harrisburg on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/20292_PDA_Intergeneration_NK_009.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Secretary of Aging Robert Torres speaks during a round table discussion, joined by students and faculty from Penn State Harrisburg along with older adults to announce the expansion of the departments Intergenerational University Connections Program, inside the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre, located in the Student Enrichment Center at Penn State Harrisburg on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/20292_PDA_Intergeneration_NK_010.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Penn State Harrisburg Chancellor Dr. John M. Mason Jr., speaks during a round table discussion, joined by students and faculty from Penn State Harrisburg along with older adults to announce the expansion of the departments Intergenerational University Connections Program, inside the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre, located in the Student Enrichment Center at Penn State Harrisburg on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/20292_PDA_Intergeneration_NK_011.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Dr. Ana Patricia Aguilera-Hermida, assistant teaching professor and leader of the project at Penn State Harrisburg, talks during a round table discussion, joined by students and faculty from Penn State Harrisburg along with older adults to announce the expansion of the departments Intergenerational University Connections Program, inside the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre, located in the Student Enrichment Center at Penn State Harrisburg on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/20292_PDA_Intergeneration_NK_012.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a>