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Fall 2008/Winter 2009 CONTINUANCE CONTINUANCEKnowledge and Understanding Passing from Generation to Generation Fall 2007/Winter 2008 Knowledge and Understanding Passing from Generation to Generation Fall 2008/Winter 2009 A Champion for Civic Engagement In this issue Governors Applaud Civic Engagement Solving Problems through Creative Dialogue Reaching across the Aisle INTERGENERATIONAL INITIATIVE PARTNERS Continuance Magazine Improving education through Fall 2008/Winter 2009 Vol. 23: 1 & 2 intergenerational engagement and leadership. Knowledge and Understanding HIGHER EDUCATION Passing from Chicago Educational Alliance • Chicago State University • City Generation to Generation Colleges of Chicago • Council of Community College Presidents EDITORIAL • Council of University Presidents • Eastern Illinois University • Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities • Editor: Jane Angelis, Ph.D. Governors State University • Illinois Community College Board Word Processing: Maxine Miiller Web Site: Eraina Nossa, Instructional Support • Illinois Community College Trustees Association • Illinois State Services, Morris Library University • Northeastern Illinois University • North Central College • Northern Illinois University • Southern Illinois University System GRAPHICS AND DESIGN • University of Illinois System • Western Illinois University Sharon Granderson and Matthew Signaigo Instructional Support Services, Morris Library P-12 (PRESCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL) Chicago Public Schools • Illinois Association of Regional Shannon Wimberly, Michelle Rositch, and Superintendents • Illinois Association of School Administrators • Rose Weisburd, Printing and Duplicating Illinois Association of School Boards • Illinois Education Association • Illinois Federation of Teachers • Illinois Principals Association • SUBSCRIPTION Illinois PTA • Illinois State Board of Education To be added to the mailing list, send your request to [email protected], FAX 618-453-4295, or call STATE AGENCIES 618-453-1186 Aging • Arts Council • Attorney General • Children and Family Services • Corrections • Historic Preservation • Human Services • ADDRESS Public Health • Secretary of State • State Archives • State Library • Continuance Magazine Office of the Associate Chancellor for Diversity Veterans Affairs Mail Code 4341 Southern Illinois University Carbondale AGING & RETIREE ORGANIZATIONS Carbondale, Il 62901 AARP • Chicago Department on Aging • Executive Service Corps www.siu.edu/offices/iii • Illinois Association of RSVP Directors • Illinois Association of 618-453-1186 Area Agencies on Aging • Illinois Association of Senior Centers • Illinois Coalition on Aging • Illinois Retired Teachers Association • Service Corps of Retired Executives • State Universities Annuitants INTERGENERATIONAL INITIATIVE Association The goal of the Intergenerational Initiative is to create an infrastructure of retiree involvement. HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS The following actions set that goal in motion: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum • American Family • promote intergenerational engagement History Institute • American Folklife Center, Library of Congress • and leadership that will help solve the American Indian Center • Changing Worlds • Chicago Historical perplexing problems of education Society • Illinois Historic Preservation Agency • Illinois Humanities • advocate for a public policy responsive to the Council • Illinois State Historical Society • Illinois Storytelling, Inc. needs and resources of all ages • foster communication and contact between • Mexican Fine Arts Center • Metro Chicago History Education generations and cultures Center • enrich the educational experience through lifelong service and learning SERVICE & COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS • publicize the stories about the good things Chicago Metropolitan Intergenerational Committee • HURRAH happening in education through intergenerational leadership (Happy Upbeat Retirees and other Residents Actively Helping) • Illinois Campus Compact • Illinois Coalition for Community Service Founded in 1987 with funding from the • Illinois Commission for Volunteerism and Community Service • Illinois Board of Higher Education Illinois Corporation for National Service • Voices for Illinois Children • Working in the Schools (WITS) CONTINUANCE Fall 2008/Winter 2009 Vol. 23 Nos. 1 & 2 CONTENTS Commentary Solving Problems through 2 Creative Dialogue A Modern-Day CCC Links Talents to Needs 22 Jane Angelis, Editor Generations Connect: An Illinois Tradition 22 Let’s Talk about Public Policy that Impacts Older Cover Story: A Champion for and Younger Generations 24 Civic Engagement 3 Pat Callan and Andrew Yarrow Public Agenda’s Students Face Up to the Service Can Transform Lives 3 Nation’s Finances 26 Interview with Harris Wofford Local Discussions Feature Aging is an Asset You Can’t Learn to Play the Harp for the Future 26 without Playing the Harp 6 Older Population Offers Opportunity for The Serve America Act 7 Our State 27 Gary Metro A Brief History of National Service 8 New Movement for Lifelong: A Coalition of Older Learner Civic Engagement 10 Programs in Community Colleges and Universities 28 The Atlantic Philanthropies Targets Civic The National Speakers Series 28 Engagement of Older Adults 10 Purpose of the Lifelong Coalition 29 Governors Applaud Civic Engagement 11 Future of Older Learner Programs Facts on the Illinois Policy Academy 18 The Story behind the Osher Foundation 31 Reaching across the Aisle to Resources and Events Do the Work of the People 16 32 Aging in America: Annual Conference 32 U.S. Senate: 1964 16 Don’t Cheat the Children 32 The Illinois Senate: 2009 17 Helene Block Fields Three cheers for the photographers and their splendid pho- tos: Cover: Jennifer D. Cogswell; Page 4: John Gilledy/PEI; The Last Word Page 16: The Mike Mansfield Library and Archives; and Page 33 17: Brandy Rees, Illinois Senate. A heary thank you to An- Principles of Public Civic Engagement 33 drew Dean, City Year Boston, for helping with photographs. Continuance Magazine www.siu.edu/offices/iii Fall 2008/Winter 2009 A Modern-Day CCC Links Talents to Needs n 933, the Civilian Conservation as the Retiree Leading model in ICorps (CCC) was established to Canton at Spoon River Community address the economic turmoil of College. Retirees Leading is based the depression and sponsor work on community partnerships that to replenish America’s natural immerse retirees in the workings of resources. Young men participated the community and help them hone in every state by planting trees, their leadership skills. The project building bridges, and constructing has graduated 50 retirees over the mountain roads to fight forest fires. last two years and has a waiting list of retirees eager for the training. or state agency, it has support In 2009, there are many similarities to ensure continuity. Third, the to the events surrounding the In the Cover Story, Harris champions who started the development of the CCC. Our Wofford describes how Roosevelt conversation will follow the economy is in turmoil and developed the CCC by connecting progress and acknowledge the unemployment has topped 7%. talents with needs. He followed contributions of volunteers. We have a growing group of the three simple steps: First, he citizenry –– retirees –– with time started a conversation with his More to Give, a report that could be used to replenish Cabinet, about how they could commissioned by AARP and natural and community resources. design the CCC based on other written by John Bridgeland, Robert Instead of planting trees, they successful programs. Like many Putnam, and Harris Wofford, calls could plant the seeds of academic of our leaders and policymakers, the progress of engaging older success with youthful scholars- Roosevelt’s cabinet was skeptical. generations ”a signpost of our to-be. Instead of building bridges, Second, Roosevelt assigned the country’s values.” Retirees are they could connect to others in the development to Cabinet members the longest-living, best-educated, community through technology who had the expertise: the wealthiest, and most highly skilled or one-on-one interaction. Instead Army and the Departments of of America’s generations and, yes, of constructing roads, they could Agriculture, Interior and Labor. they have more to give. build pathways for retirees to Third, he championed the progress. participate in their communities. “The American people are ready The architecture for enlisting to serve their communities, but The time is right for a modern- retirees to help in schools and not enough have been asked or day CCC to enlist retirees in communities can follow a know how,” says President Barack developing a service infrastructure, similar simple pattern. First, Obama. Our challenge in Illinois which President Obama calls college presidents, policymakers, is to do the “asking” and develop the architecture of service. The educators, business leaders well-managed organizations to architecture is simply a system that and their boards can initiate connect talents of older adults with connects talents with needs. conversations about what could the needs of society. be accomplished. Second, if the We don’t have to start from scratch operation is tied to a national -Editor Jane Angelis with the service infrastructure. service entity, such as AmeriCorps, Good examples abound, such VISTA, RSVP, a Volunteer Center 2 Fall 2008/Winter 2009 Continuance Magazine www.siu.edu/offices/iii CHAMPION FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT A Champion for Civic Engagement Service Can Transform Lives
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