Center for Positive Aging
Positive Aging = An attitude of celebrating our strengths!
The Center for Positive Aging at National-Louis University is hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences at the Chicago Metropolitan Campuses. The mission of the center is to promote positive aging through the celebration and honoring of life experiences. We offer opportunities to build upon our strengths. We achieve this goal through educational programming, academics, and research opportunities within our surrounding communities. We invite you to join us for one or all of our programs.
Upcoming Events:
Project Second Act(TM) : May 10th and 17th, 2008
A program to advance the economic success of women over 40 by:
- Expanding and increasing career and job opportunities
- Advancing professional development
- Increasing financial security
Learn the great art of Networking at our Lisle and Skokie Campus. Click here for more information.
Please review the brochure link below to learn more about our past project.
Click here to learn more.
Read about it in the Daily Herald
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=58221#
Visit the Project Second Act website:
www.projectsecondact.org
Are you financially independent? How can you reduce debt? What about increasing your savings?
The Center for Positive Aging at National-Louis University offers you a free on-line course to enhance your financial literacy.
Wi$e Up is an eight chapter curriculum that includes the following:
Money for Life, Money Math, Money Basics, Credit in a Money World, Savings Basics, Insurance and Risk Management, Becoming an Investor, and Achieving Financial Security.
The program is designed for Generation X & Y women, but it may be delivered to adult women and men of all ages.
It is offered in a classroom setting with workbooks or as an on-line course.
The goals of the program are to decrease debt and/or increase savings and investments. We encourage Wi$e Up participants to complete the required Chapter(s) 4, 5 and/or 7 and complete the pre-assessment and post-assessment for each chapter completed to assist with program tracking.
To register and participate, visit www.wiseupwomen.org
In order to track National-Louis University’s participation in this important program, the user will add the following prefix to their username: R5NLU
Example: Username (Login Name) R5NLUjane 
This program is offered to you free of charge through the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor and the Texas Cooperative Extension at Texas A & M University.
New Classes:
Register Now for Career Planning and Assessment - starting June 30, 2008 - Chicago and Lisle campuses
Coming this Fall
Finding Purpose and Meaning in the Second Half of Life
Retirement 101 - More Than the Fuzzy Slipper Commute?
Embracing Your Creative Spirit
Women Aging Vibrantly: Life is a Banquet
AARP Illinois Financial Security Conference - September 2008 - National-Louis University, Lisle
The Lifelong Learning Institute at National-Louis University
What exactly is a lifelong learning program? Society has found that older people are avid learners. Scientists say those who continue to learn are physically and mentally healthier. Universities throughout the U.S. have recognized this and are opening their doors to people of retirement age. Click here for more information.
The Transition Network
The Transition Network is a vibrant community of more than 2,100 women in New York City, Chicago, Washington DC, and San Francisco who are facing transitions by dynamically taking control of their lives. Most members are in their fifties and sixties and represent a spectrum of professions in business, government, health care, academia, not-for-profits and the arts. Log on to www.thetransitionnetwork.org for more information on the benefits of membership. The story of The Transition Network will be released in June 2008. A Chicago launch will occur on June 12, 2008. Click here for more information.
The National Center for Creative Aging
The National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA) is dedicated to fostering an understanding of the vital relationship between creative expression and the quality of life of older people. Creative expression is important for older people of all cultures and ethnic backgrounds, regardless of economic status, age, or level of physical, emotional, or cognitive functioning. The Center for Positive Aging is the Chicago network affiliate of this national program. We share a partnership with The Center for Creative Aging at Harold Washington College. Watch for future details for upcoming projects in the arts!
MindAlert Songwriter's Workshop - October 2, 2007
The Songwriter Works event is a collaborative grant sponsored by the American Society on Aging. The Center for Positive Aging is pleased to be partnered with the following organizations for this event: Chicago Department on Aging, Rush Medical Generations, Harold Washington College, and Lexington Health Care.
The Songwriter's Workshop
Click here for registration information
Travel + Learning = Travel Learn
Please take a look at the exciting trips offered through our travel partner.
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The Illinois Lifelong Learning and Service Coalition
The most important function of Lifelong has been information sharing. Those starting new programs find a wealth of experience and advice from other members. Other goals are to:
- Develop strategies to involve retirees on campus as learners, mentors, advocates, sharers of their life experiences.
- Advocate for policy and programs that address the educational needs and interests of retirees.
- Conduct research on the educational needs and interests of retirees and their attitudes about and habits of volunteering.
- Inform the Illinois Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board about the trends and challenges of retirees.
For more information, click here.
Academics at NLU and the Center for Positive Aging
Are you seeking more information about how to addresses issues and skill gaps for the aging population? NLU is currently recreating an academic certificate for various fields to enhance your work experience, build your workforce, or just gain more knowledge for working in the field of aging. Watch for details in Fall 2008.
We promote learning throughout a lifetime.
Women at Risk: Timing, Financing, and Coping with Retirement
Resources from the September 27, 2007 program
Click here to obtain the 160 page resource book.
The program was a collaboration between several partners including: the Actuarial Foundation, the Chicago Bar Association, WISER, National-Louis University, and The Transition Network
Click here for more details
ANNOUNCEMENT: The AARP Foundation’s Women’s Scholarship Program provides scholarship funds to women 40+ seeking new job skills, training, and educational opportunities to support themselves and their families, and improve their communities.
http://www.aarpfoundationwlc.org
We thank you for visiting the Center for Positive Aging!
How to Reach the Center for Positive Aging
For more information about the Center for Positive Aging, Contact Us, Maria Malayter at 630-874-4391 mmalayter@nl.edu, Maureen Kelly at mkelly@nl.edu . For information on the Lifelong Learning Institute contact Joan Marks at 224-233-2366 LifelongLearning@nl.edu .
We thank you for visiting the Center for Positive Aging!
