Press Releases
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Dr. Bill Thomas Discusses His Innovative Ideas on Aging on National Public Radio
Dr. Bill Thomas, an innovative authority on eldercare recently named Professor of Aging Services at the Erickson School at UMBC, was a featured guest in March on WYPR-88.1 FM's “ Maryland Morning With Sheilah Kast” and “ The Marc Steiner Show”.
National Innovator of "Eldercare" Joins The Erickson School
Dr. Bill H. Thomas, internationally-recognized reformer in the field of long-term care, is joining the Erickson School at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, as a professor in the Management of Aging Services, a first-of-its kind program integrating studies in human aging, public policy and business management.
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Scholarships Open Doors For Students Pursuing Careers in Aging Services
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County awarded a full-tuition scholarship to a freshman and a $5,000 AARP Career Award to a junior this month, recognizing both for their dedication and promise as majors in the first undergraduate class in Management of Aging Studies, a new bachelor of arts degree offered through the Erickson School.
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Core Text "Aging, Society and the Life Course" Published in Third Edition, Catonsville, MD
Just published in its third edition, Dr. Leslie Morgan’s textbook on social gerontology, “Aging, Society and the Life Course,” has become a central text in aging studies. Morgan, associate dean of the Erickson School, co-authored the book with Dr. Suzanne R. Kunkel, director of Scripps Gerontology Center of Miami University.
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New Retirement Living TV Studio Opens for Business at UMBC, Catonsville, MD
Retirement Living TV, the nation’s only cable TV venue with programming devoted exclusively to people age 55 and over, has begun daily programming/taping at a new $1.3 million media studio designed and built by the TV station and Erickson Retirement Communities at UMBC, Catonsville. MD
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Dr. Eckert talks about The Erickson School on National Public Radio
Dr. Judah Ronch will be leaving Erickson in February and taking a faculty appointment at the Erickson School at UMBC, Catonsville, MD.
Listen to the live broadcast here...
Dr. Judah Ronch is Appointed Professor of Practice At The Erickson School at UMBC
Dr. Judah Ronch will be leaving Erickson in February and taking a faculty appointment at the Erickson School at UMBC, Catonsville, MD.
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How we age is becoming a growing curriculum
More than 100 students - including 43 declared majors - enrolled in two courses on the experience of aging and on global aging and social insurance. Some were UMBC freshmen or previously undeclared
or double majors.
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Special medicare Pard D programming to air through December 31st on Retirement Living TV to help people better understand coverage options
Retirement Living TV will help people nationwide better understand Medicare Part D and their options for coverage with special programming about the subject that will air now through December 31st. Retirement Living TV's "Spotlight on Medicare Part D" will air on DIRECTV Channel 238.
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Dr. Bill Thomas, Innovative Authority On Aging, Offers Lecture At Erickson School On Nov. 9
Developer Of The “Eden Alternative” And “Green House” Approach To Long-Term Care To Deliver 7 P.M. Lecture
Thomas has been recognized as an innovator in formulating approaches to long-term care. Thomas has
brought plants, dogs, cats and birds into nursing home facilities to
share with patients. This unique approach, known as the Eden Alternative, shifted attention toward enhancing the emotional well-being of residents.
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Edgewater student thinks multigenerational, earns scholarship
The 20-year-old from Edgewater was recently named the first recipient of The Erickson School Achievement Scholarship at UMBC. The scholarship provides full tuition and fees per academic year for a qualified student pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree at UMBC in Management of Aging Services.
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Two Executive Education courses offered at The Erickson School:
October 24-27, November 1-4
The Erickson School of Aging Studies at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) teams once again with the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry (NIC) to offer a set of Executive Education courses. The series continues at UMBC with two sessions, “Finance, Underwriting and Investment Analysis” on Oct. 24-27 and “Development” on Nov. 1-4.
"‘Finance, Underwriting and Investment Analysis’ and ‘Development’ combine several of the most important ingredients of successful seniors housing and care,” said Kevin Heffner, CAE, CFRE, who recently joined the Erickson School of Aging Studies as its new Director of Executive Education.
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Task force examines the movement of Maryland's elderly into and out of the state
Its called the dynamincs of elderly migration, and its a relatively new field that not only looks at how many buy why. "It became an issue a few years ago when people retired and moved to warmer climates, to places like Florida, Arizona and New Mexico," said J. Kevin Eckert, dean of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Erickson School of Aging Studies. "States began looking at the impact of losing their retirees, especially as the baby boomers, who control a significant amount of resources in the United States, got older. It has real implications for states' budgets."
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Baltimore County-Based National Aging Studies Undergraduate Program to Start This Fall
Classes Filling Up!
“Our first students will arrive at the end of August, with the first class beginning on September 6,” says Lonny Blessing, director of program administration at The Erickson School. “Already, 73 students have enrolled in Aging 200, our introductory class on the aging process.”
Other undergraduate course offerings include courses on management, policy, and the study of human aging. It is the only major of its kind in the country.
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Heffner named Director of Executive Education at Erickson School of Aging Studies
BALTIMORE – Kevin D. Heffner, CAE, CFRE, an executive with the Beacon Institute, has been selected as the new Director of Executive Education for the Erickson School of Aging Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).
Heffner brings to the Erickson School of Aging Studies considerable experience and expertise in senior care. He will coordinate a program of executive education courses offered by the Erickson School for leaders in the seniors housing and care industry.
The Executive Development Program at the Erickson School is presented in partnership with the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry (NIC), a nonprofit organization that has been the leading source of business and financial information for the senior living industry since 1991.
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Groundbreaking Program to Offer BA in Aging Services
More than 100 inquiries have already come in from students interested in enrolling in the new bachelor’s program in management of aging services that will be offered by the Erickson School of Aging Studies for the first time this fall. The Goldman Mature Market Report recently sat down with Erickson School Dean Kevin Eckert to learn more about what’s going on.
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The Erickson School of Aging Studies in The Washington Post
To further that vision of aging, the Erickson School of Aging Studies opened in 2004 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, with a $5 million commitment from a foundation that Erickson controls.
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Executive Education Courses Continue at Erickson School of Aging Studies, May 17-20.
The Erickson School of Aging Studies at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) teams once again with the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry (NIC) to offer a set of Executive Education courses. The series continues at UMBC on May 17-20 with a four-day seminar, "Management and Operations," led by Chris Hollister, CEO of Southern Assisted Living, Inc.
Posted in UMBC News on April 18, 2006
Executive Education Courses Return to Erickson School of Aging Studies, Feb. 22-25, 2006.
The Erickson School of Aging Studies teams once again with the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry (NIC) to offer a set of Executive Development courses. The series begins at UMBC on Feb. 22-25 with a four-day seminar, "The Business and Strategy of Seniors Housing & Care."
Posted in UMBC News on January 30, 2006
$200,000 Given to the Erickson School of Aging Studies to be Used for Student Scholarships
The Erickson School of Aging Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), has been the happy recipients of $200,000 in donations from two prominent sources in the seniors housing and care industry.
Posted in UMBC News on December 7, 2005
UMBC Center for Aging Studies Researchers Present at World's Top Gerontology Science Conference
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County's (UMBC) Center for Aging Studies was well-represented as 17 of its researchers presented at the 58th annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the world's largest and most prestigious multidisciplinary scientific conference devoted to gerontological research.
Posted in UMBC News on November 27, 2005
Executive Development at Erickson School to Address 'Finance, Underwriting & Investment Analysis'
Financiers who lend to and invest in the senior living industry, as well as financial professionals within management and development companies, will benefit from an upcoming, four-day Executive Development course at the Erickson School of Aging Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). "Finance, Underwriting & Investment Analysis," led Raymond Braun, president and CFO of Health Care REIT, will be offered on November 2-5, 2005.
Posted in UMBC News on August 16, 2005 02:38 PM
Erickson School of Aging Studies Announces Advisory Council Members
The Erickson School of Aging Studies announced today the members of its newly created Advisory Council. The council members are comprised of top executives in the aging services arena, who will support the School in identifying, developing, connecting and providing resources for the advancement of educational, applied research and policy activities.
Posted in UMBC News on June 6, 2005 03:51 PM
Executive Development at Erickson School to Address Organizational Excellence
Senior living professionals can now take advantage of a subject not normally offered through executive development. This summer organizational excellence will be covered at an extensive, four-day course at the Erickson School of Aging Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).
Posted in UMBC News on April 26, 2005 02:20 PM
Senior Living Executives to Highlight Selling & Marketing Best Practices at Erickson School's Next Executive Development Course
David Smith, president of One On One, Service to Seniors, a St. Louis, Mo.-based sales consulting group, and partner of One McKnight Place, a large continuing care retirement community, will lead the next executive development course at the Erickson School of Aging Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).
Posted in UMBC News on March 3, 2005 11:19 AM
Tom Grape to Lead Executive Development Course at Erickson School
Tom Grape, chairman and CEO of Benchmark Assisted Living, will lead the next executive development course at the Erickson School of Aging Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). "Management and Operations of Seniors Housing & Care" will be held on March 16-19, 2005. The course will examine best practices in the management and operations of the professional senior living company.
Posted in UMBC News on February 15, 2005 10:55 AM
UMBC Names J. Kevin Eckert Dean of Erickson School of Aging Studies
BALTIMORE - The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) announced today the appointment of J. Kevin Eckert as Dean of the Erickson School of Aging Studies. Eckert, a nationally renowned researcher on residential care, assisted living, and aging services, will lead the new school at UMBC. A primary focus of the school will be improving the quality of education for professionals in the burgeoning aging services and care industry, which is essential to ensuring a decent quality of life for Americašs growing aging population.
Posted in UMBC News on February 7, 2005 01:29 PM
Second Executive Development Course Offered at Erickson School of Aging Studies at UMBC
The second executive development course at the recently established Erickson School of Aging Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is being held on January 26-29, 2005. The course, "Development of Seniors Housing & Care," is geared to industry professionals and will examine the entire development process of the professionally managed, senior living company.
Posted in UMBC News on November 24, 2004 10:10 AM
New Executive Development Program Launches at Erickson School of Aging Studies at UMBC
BALTIMORE - Executive education for senior living professionals is now offered at the new Erickson School of Aging Studies, established earlier this year at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).
Posted in UMBC News on October 7, 2004 12:00 AM
$5 Million Erickson Foundation Commitment Launches School for Seniors Housing, Aging Services At UMBC
The Erickson Foundation has announced a $5 million commitment to support the formation of a new school to develop leaders in the burgeoning seniors housing and care business and related fields.
Posted in UMBC News on April 29, 2004 12:00 AM
