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Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities
Intergenerational Learning Symposium

Exploring Intergenerational Learning and Collaboration at Auburn

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for Arts and Humanities at Pebble Hill

 

The Auburn University Intergenerational Working Group invites faculty, staff, and students from all disciplines to share their work and ideas that connect generations through teaching, research, and community engagement.

This campus-wide initiative seeks to identify and expand intergenerational practices that enrich learning and foster collaboration across age groups—whether in classrooms, research projects, or community partnerships.

We welcome proposals for:

  • Papers or presentations on research related to intergenerational learning or community engagement.
  • Presentations or workshops on classroom practices or community engagement projects that bring together people of different ages.
  • Reports on initiatives that bridge generations within the university or between campus and community.

Selected presenters will share their work at the Intergenerational Learning Symposium, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Cal J. Halvorsen, a gerontological social work scholar from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis whose work is at the confluence of aging societies, paid and unpaid work, and social purpose.

Interested but Not Presenting?

You don’t have to be conducting research or teaching an intergenerational course to take part! Faculty, staff, and students who are interested in learning more about intergenerational practices are encouraged to register to attend the symposium.

Submission & Registration

Proposal Deadline: December 1

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities, and OLLI at Auburn.

 

About the Intergenerational Working Group

The Campus-wide Intergenerational Working Group promotes collaboration and shared learning by:

  • Opening doors to partnerships across departments and units.
  • Providing mutual support for intergenerational programs and teaching.
  • Communicating opportunities across campus.
  • Meeting twice annually to share updates and develop new ideas for intergenerational programs and events.