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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

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for Arts and Humanities at Pebble Hill

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The Auburn University Intergenerational Working Group invites faculty, staff, and students from all disciplines to attend and engage in a campus-wide symposium focused on connecting 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.

Cal J. Halvorsen

Keynote Speaker

The symposium will feature 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. He has expertise on self-employment, job-training programs, volunteering in later life, and intergenerational initiatives, with his work cited in both academic and public spheres.

Program

  • Welcome
  • Overview of Intergenerational Differences
  • Crowd Sourcing Group Strengths and Differences
  • Intergenerational Learning in Higher Education
  • Panel: Intergenerational Learning in the Classroom
  • Lunch and Keynote Speaker
  • Lightning Round: How To with Faculty Practitioners

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, the Office of Sustainability, 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.