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ARMY OF CHILDREN ACROSS AMERICA WAITING US

Jan Paschal — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:40:58 -0600

Encore.org member Jan Paschal writes:

I believe that young people and children are waiting for service projects, enabling them to help all of us. When visiting schools, I find always that children want to help each other, the elderly, and the overall population. If our communities need help with foodbanks, tutoring, clothing, or other civic needs, our children just need our leadership to make it happen.

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ENCORE COLLEGES: Preparing boomers for encore careers

Terry Nagel — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:42:38 -0500

A new report profiles 10 community colleges that are attracting experienced workers, engaging local employers and helping prepare boomers for meaningful work in the second half of life.

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press release - Michael Matone, The Singing Professor

Dr. Michael Baglino, Ed. D. — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:07:02 -0500

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release

Contact Info: Michael Matone, (US) 561 968 1858

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ENCORE COLLEGES: More community colleges launch encore programs

Terry Nagel — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:26:07 -0500

Santa Fe Community College will train older nurses to become nursing instructors. Western Dakota Technical Institute will offer courses for boomers who want to become seasonal rangers and interpretative guides at national parks. And Community College of Spokane is launching an effort to match older adults with job vacancies in the region.

These innovative community colleges are among the 15 institutions designing programs to help older adults focus on new careers and continued engagement, thanks to a $3.2
million “Plus 50” grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies.

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Spiritual Altruistic need for (worth and value) in what you do

boyd nelson — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:49:30 -0500

SEEKING A COMMUNITY OF THE PEOPLE DEDICATED TO COMMON CAUSE:

I am a sixty year old of: Swedish, Native American, and Northern {European/Caucus} lineages. I was initiated in Native American and Vanir Cosmic Ideology in the 1950’s. In my growing (dislike of) Mann’s way and path since 1995; I have returned to my study of Esoteric History and Ideology.

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ENCORE COLLEGES: Back to school for Broward boomers

Terry Nagel — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:36:24 -0600

As interest in encore careers increases, a community college in South Florida has launched a counseling program aimed at older residents who want to do “purpose-driven” work.

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TeeBeeDee: Go Back to College

David Bank — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:59:35 -0600

TeeBeeDee (get it? “to be determined”) is one of the best of the boomer social-networking sites that have sprung up in the last few years.

Their group, “Go Back to College” has 317 members and a number of fairly active discussions, including resources for grants and scholarships, and answers to the question: “Is it too late to go to university at 44?”

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DALLAS MORNING NEWS: Baby boomers go back to college

David Bank — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:51:39 -0600

Leigh Hoes, 51, trained to become a pharmacy technician in a one-year program at Richland College. She plans to work into her 60s or 70s. Photo by Randy Eli Grothe/Dallas Morning News.

Boomers are “rebooting” at Richland College in Dallas, one of the new wave of community colleges that are reshaping their programs to meet the new needs of career-switching baby boomers.

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DON'T DROWN IN ENCORE EMAIL!

David Bank — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:21:03 -0600

The exciting discussions emerging on Encore.org bring with them an annoying downside — a flood of email notifications about every new posting or comment.

It has always been possible (and still is) to turn off ALL email from Encore.org.

Now we have a new option — a ‘digest’ of postings and comments from each of your Encore groups that we will send out as a single e-mail from each group on a regular basis, probably weekly.

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Online PhD Degrees in Nursing Under Discussion

Judy Goggin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:49:54 -0600

It came as a surprise to me when I learned that the problem (at least a big one) underlying the nursing shortage in this country is a shortage of nursing faculty to teach students interested in entering the field. A solution that came to mind immediately was the opportunity for older nurses to take up encore careers as nursing faculty in greater numbers.

The latest Chronicle of Higher Education reports the positive outcomes of a study of online Doctorates for nurses.

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