Sharing Life Stories with Shockers: An Intergenerational Project
About Connecting Generations
Connecting Generations is a freshman first-year seminar designed to connect Wichita State students with older adult storytellers to collaborate in the preservation of the older adult's Life Story. Students and storytellers develop rich intergenerational relationships that build positive attitudes and respect between generations.
Since fall 2024, the course has been team-taught by two Public Health Sciences (PHS) instructors. What's unique about this team? They too, are intergenerational! Learn more about Jacie Green and David Gear.
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Want to learn a little about the experience from the second year of the program?
Want to learn about our VERY first semester of the project? It was quick the initial experience, check it out!
Sharing Life Stories with Shockers was featured in an issue of The Active Age, authored by one of our very own storytellers.
A Collaborative Experience
Since spring 2024, PHS has partnered with Life Bio to utilize the Life Bio Memory App to collect the audio and produce the life story book. Learn more about the Life Bio purpose!
Unleash your potential
By 2034, older adults will outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history (U.S. Census Bureau, 2020). If you have an interest in working with the aging population, with a program in Aging Studies, you'll be ready for the evolving opportunities in the aging services industry.
Whether you are seeking a minor to complement your undergraduate degree, a certificate to advance your knowledge, the Administrator-in-Training (AIT) practicum to become a licensed nursing home administrator, or graduate education with the MA in Aging Studies program, PHS offers an educational pathway tailored to your goals.