Age-Friendly Coalition: Northern Kentucky University, Greater Cincinnati Region

Mission

NKU’s Age-Friendly University Coalition aims to respond to the educational needs and interests of adult learners and to enhance the visibility and availability of gerontological education and programming at NKU through the advancement and institutionalization of the 10 Age-Friendly University Principles.

OBJECTIVES

To collaborate with all NKU faculty, staff, and students to build new age-friendly programs, practices, and policies.
To support the academic and career goals of life-long learners in collaboration with other academic units and support offices.
To reengage with preexisting age-friendly programs (e.g., Donovan Scholars,
undergraduate and graduate gerontology micro-credentials, Adult Learner Programs and Services, etc.) and practices at NKU to ensure maximum utilization.
To increase accessibility of predeveloped digital teaching resources pertaining to aging to assist faculty with infusing aging content in their courses.
To propel both inclusivity of older adult learners and meaningful engagement of younger students in gerontological education and experiences.
To build cultural competence and ethnic diversity in aging in teaching, research, and service.
To create a culture that is open to using work and life experience as means of meeting learning outcomes for courses and programs.
To facilitate faculty workshops that encourage intergenerational course planning.
To expand experiential learning and research opportunities in aging for all NKU students and faculty.
To collaborate with community professionals and partnering Age-Friendly Universities across the country to expand age-friendly programs and practices.
To promote awareness and strategies for healthy aging across the lifespan.

NKU AGE-FRIENDLY COALITION MEMBERS

Allyson S. Graf, Ph.D. (Chair)
Department of Psychological Science

Sara Conwell, MA
Advisor, Adult Learner Programs and Services

Amy Danzo, M.Ed.
Director of Adult Learner Programs and Services

Suk-hee Kim, Ph.D., MSW
School of Social Work

Katherina Nikzad-Terhune, Ph.D., LCSW
School of Social Work