Linden Center for Creativity and Aging

The Lindens' Commitment

The Linden Center for Creativity and Aging was inaugurated on October 11, 2007 by a generous gift from Judi and Jay Linden.  The Lindens recognize the need to better understand the links between aging and creativity and the opportunities aging presents for all persons and institutions in society. In particular, they believe it is critical for college students and programs, regardless of discipline, to embrace these opportunities and use them to create new knowledge, products, and art. To that end, they have established the Linden Center for Creativity and Aging within the Gerontology Institute at Ithaca College.

Opportunities With an Aging Population 

With the U.S. Census Bureau foretelling an enormous growth in the elder population by 2030, the Linden Center will be on the forefront of looking at the potential positive impacts of this historic national trend.  Through classes and lectures, students will learn the opportunities that an aging population creates for them in various fields such as communications, business and health sciences.

Ithaca as an Interdisciplinary Model

Ithaca College is an ideal institution to address this expanded vision of the links between an aging society, creativity, and innovation. It has highly regarded programs in business, health sciences, music, communications, and the humanities and sciences that are recognized as among the best among other comprehensive colleges. The Gerontology Institute works with faculty from all these areas on research projects, teaching and curriculum development, and community outreach and education activities. The interdisciplinary structure of the Gerontology Institute allows it to integrate activities from across campus and relate them to the aging.