Every day is another opportunity to connect with someone who may need something that the CDDC can provide. I love knowing that what I do contributes to this resource. Every day presents challenges that are just that – challenges. Looking for solutions or just standing with someone as they experience their challenge is important to me.
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Aging, both at the personal and societal level, is relatively new historically. There have never been so many people living into old age. Alarmist headlines warn of the approaching “silver tsunami” and have led to what I call “the doom and gloom of the baby boom.” Particularly concerning is that most of us will care for an aging parent at some point in our adult lives.
“From my experience working with Latinos, I learned that successful research and sustainable interventions should be based on a deep understanding of cultural traits, language and other distinctive characteristics of the targeted population,” Alma says.
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For the greater good
Dean Javier Nieto shares his journey and vision for the college
I’ve always enjoyed working with children so while the rest of my classmates found jobs working in coffee shops to pay for college, I worked in child development centers. I found that I loved spending time with young children and getting to know their families.
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A welcome ascent
Long gone are Physical Activity Course Program (PAC) instructor Cressey Merrill’s days of traveling to Eugene and then hauling his student’s equipment in the bed of his pickup truck for the trip back to OSU