The American Association of Community Colleges Plus 50 Initiative is a three-year effort to identify a pilot group of two-year institutions that will create or expand campus programs to engage the 50+ population in learning; training/re-training programs; and/or volunteer, civic, service activities. The initiative is funded by a grant to AACC from The Atlantic Philanthropies. AACC provided sub-grants to member colleges selected through a competitive grant process.

Funding for the Initiative
The initiative is funded with a $3.2 million dollar grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies (www.atlanticphilanthropies.org).

What's New

The AACC Plus 50 Initiative presents a series of six live webinars this fall. The no cost interactive one-hour webinars will be available to community colleges interested in programming and services for learners age 50 and above. This series brings together a host of subject matter experts in panel discussions and presentations. The next webinar, titled "Understanding the Particular Needs of the Adult Learner" will be held November 19, 2009. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. To see a description of the series, click HERE. To sign up to participate send an e-mail to Mary Sue Vickers at mvickers@aacc.nche.edu. To view recordings of the past sessions that you missed please visit the webinar page.

• Plus 50 Initiative Newsletter: Ageless Learning - Issue #34
• Educating Plus 50 Learners: Opportunities for Community Colleges