Tera Stegner has a heart for the elderly in Corvallis, the college town she’s come to know and love since transferring to Oregon State her junior year to study gerontology, part of the Human Development and Family Sciences program in the CPHHS.
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Tera Stegner has a heart for the elderly in Corvallis, the college town she’s come to know and love since transferring to Oregon State her junior year to study gerontology, part of the Human Development and Family Sciences program in the CPHHS.
College of Home Economics (now College of Public Health and Human Sciences) alumna C. Joanne (Huffman) Grabinski, ’63, is taking a new direction in life, and channeling her Home Ec roots through needlepoint art.
As a home economics major at Oregon State in the ‘60s, sewing classes were her favorite. While her dream was to become a fashion designer, Wells enjoyed the diversity of her courses within the home economics department.
CPHHS doctoral candidate Han-Jung Ko (Koko) has been appointed to serve on the Gerontological Society of America’s Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization’s International Task Force.
Adults with disabilities in the Corvallis community now have a unique opportunity to exercise – while making friends – at IMPACT for Life’s new group fitness classes.
“This experience has been life-changing,” Rebekah says. “It truly has been an experience that has helped me grow and develop my independence and cultural competency.”