October 2, 2007
Bowling
Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University, through its Center for Gerontology, has been invited to join the Student Mentoring Conference on Gerontology and Geriatrics.
The organization, which began 18 years ago at the University of Georgia, conducts annual conferences featuring student research that rotate at campuses of the sponsoring institutions. Current members include University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Medical College of Georgia, University of Alabama, University of Kentucky and University of South Florida.
In extending an invitation to Dr. Dana Burr Bradley, director of WKU’s Center for Gerontology, Dr. Leonard Poon of the University of Georgia cited the “very positive input on the participation and excellent scholarship of WKU students at the Southern Gerontological Society meeting. This was indeed an excellent start by mentoring your students in regional and national conferences. Further, WKU is acquiring an international reputation in taking a leadership role in the editing of the new Journal of Aging, Humanities and the Arts.”
WKU gerontology students participate regularly in community-based research. In 2007, 10 students in Honors Gerontology 100 developed recommendations for life-long learning in rural communities as part of the Kentucky Creative Retirement Project. Their research exemplifies the university commitment to developing solutions for challenges in our region, Dr. Bradley said.
“Presenting research in a student-centered environment is critical to developing world-class scholars,” Dr. Bradley said. “Membership in the consortium is a critical step in WKU’s history.”
Members of the consortium come together to make decisions on the annual program. A summary of activities of the conferences is available online at http://www.geron.uga.edu/studentprograms/studentmentoringconference.php
The 18th annual conference will be held March 28-30 at Tybee Island, Ga.
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For information, contact Dana Burr Bradley at (270) 745-2356.
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