Save the Date! Join the Hub for Aging Collaboration at Rutgers Day 2024. We look forward to connecting with our Rutgers community at this event specifically focused on celebrating all things Rutgers. See you there!
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Hub Current & Past Events
Current & Upcoming Events
The Rutgers Hub for Aging Collaboration hosts a variety of educational, networking, and community enrichment events throughout the year. We are proud to offer events tailored to a wide range of audiences, including community practitioners in the field of aging, students in the Rutgers MSW Aging & Health Certificate program, and aging-focused faculty and staff at Rutgers.
Join the Hub for Aging Collaboration and the Rutgers Osher Lifelong Learning Institute for a joint kickoff to Older Americans Month 2024! This event will feature how older adults and organizations across sectors are "powered by connections" to help individuals, families, and communities thrive as they age.
More information coming soon! The Hub for Aging Collaboration will share more about its upcoming events for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 in the next few months. Stay connected with the Hub via email and social media to not miss any updates.
The Rutgers School of Social Work offers a wide range of continuing education offerings focused on critical practice topics related aging and older adults, including a certificate programs in gerontology (both basic and advanced), senior housing issues, and senior services management.
2024
April 26, 2024
Congratulations to this year's graduating students in in the Taub Fellowship in Aging! This event celebrated their to celebrate their success in the program with a showcase of their final projects.
March 22, 2024
The inaugural InnovAGING NJ 2024 Summit was a showcase of innovative programs and partnerships improving the lives of older adults and changing the aging norms in New Jersey. 250 attendees joined the event to explore ways of creating a brighter future for aging and health equity in New Jersey. View the program guide here. Explore the presentations through our digital archive of the event.
March 5, 2024
Hosted by the Rutgers Taskforce and Career Exploration Services, this virtual Career Expo event was designed specifically for Rutgers students interested in exploring and pursuing careers in the aging field.
Roundtable on Aging Education at Rutgers
March 1, 2024
The event was the Hub's 2024 Careers in Aging Month kick-off event. This virtual roundtable brought together over 45 people from the Rutgers community with the goal of building a community to advance aging education at Rutgers through an exchange of aging-focused education programs and opportunities.
Breaking the Mold: Synergies Across Older Adult Programming, Senior Centers, and Age-Friendly Community Initiatives in New Jersey
February 13, 2024
This virtual event featured cross-sectoral perspectives on fostering strong and deliberate partnerships across older adult programs/senior centers and age-friendly community initiatives in New Jersey and was co-hosted by the Rutgers Hub for Aging Collaboration, NJAAW, Silver Linings at Old Bridge, and the Henry and Marylin Taub Foundation. Click here to learn more about the event.
January 23, 2024
The January 2024 Aging and Health Certificate Speaker Series featured Dr. Kate Fiske for a discussion on caregiving for someone living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) throughout the lifespan.
February 4, 2024
The February 2024 Aging and Health Certificate Speaker Series featured Dr. Rebecca Boswell for a discussion on disordered eating in mid-later adulthood.
2023
Rutgers Get-Together at GSA 2023
November 9, 2023
The Hub organized the second annual Rutgers Get-Together at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, FL. We look forward to seeing everyone again in Seattle in 2024!
Engaging with Your Local Government through Municipal Committees on Aging
May 11, 2023
Co-sponsored by the Hub, Age-Friendly North Jersey, and OLLI-RU, this hybrid community event featured presentations from academics and age-friendly leaders sharing their experiences creating aging-focused committees in local municipalities in New Jersey. The event focused on how such committees can be used to create positive changes for older residents
Rutgers Day 2023
April 29, 2023
The Hub joined the annual Rutgers Day celebration for the first time! Our team shared information about the Hub and aging, aging-related resources at Rutgers - as well as popcorn.
Careers in Aging 2023
March 31, 2023
Co-sponsored by OLLI-RU and the Hub, the 2023 Careers in Aging event was the launch event for the Hub for Aging Collaboration. Attendees toured OLLI-RU and brainstormed ways to begin intentionally building an aging-focused community among the broader Rutgers community, including current students, faculty, and staff, as well as alumni and community partners.
Accessibility in Virtual Programming
March 21, 2023
Co-hosted with the Inclusive Healthy Communities program, the Hub for Aging Collaboration at the Rutgers School of Social Work, the Rutgers Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, and the Digital Accessibility Working Group. This panel conversation explored practice strategies for making virtual programming more accessible for attendees.
2022
Rutgers Get-Together at GSA 2022
November 3, 2022
The first Rutgers Get-Together (Indianapolis, IN)! Organized by the Hub, these gatherings at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting aim to build lasting connections across the diverse aging community at Rutgers.
Age-Friendly Virtual Fair 2022
September 15, 2022
The Virtual Fair convened individuals doing work related to age-friendly communities in NJ to learn from and connect with one another. The event served to help age-friendly champions across sectors identify opportunities for strengthening each other’s work and the Age-Friendly movement in New Jersey.