The UNI Forensic Program is open to all students interested in competitive speech and debate. Check-in for the conference will be from 8 to 9 a.m. Allen Hays , director of the UNI Graduate Program in Public Policy, said this conference may be of interest to policymakers, including state and local public officials, who are concerned with issues related to serving the needs of the elderly in their communities. The keynote speaker for the conference will be Joel Olah , executive director for Aging Resources of Central Iowa, and founding president of the Gerontology Society of Iowa. During the conference, three panels will discuss a wide-range of issues dealing with aging. These issues include the multicultural dimension to the problems of aging, the challenges facing care givers and housing options for the elderly.
Registration includes all program sessions, session materials, refreshments and lunch.
This program is also approved for 5.5 hours of continuing social work education. Back to the news release directory.