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Wisdom, Wonder and Wellness Senior Expo

Enjoy an afternoon of education and information on living well at any age. Save the date for a FREE community event presented by College DuPage Continuing Education.

Featuring seminars and classes to enrich and entertain, the Senior Expo has a special focus on financial literacy and health and wellness topics.

Sunday, April 14, 2024
Noon to 4 p.m.
Robert J. Miller Homeland Security Education Center (HEC)
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Pre-registration is recommended. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for check-in.

Light refreshments will be served.

Register for Senior Expo

2024 Event Schedule

Wisdom, Wonder and Wellness Senior Expo schedule of events.

Noon - Welcome and Keynote Presentation

S. Jay Olshansky, Ph.D. - Aging, Health and Longevity in the 21st Century

The first longevity revolution began more than a century ago, and the gift humanity gave to itself as a result was 30 years of added life—from 50 to 80. The tradeoff was a rise in aging-related diseases like cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Olshansky will explain why humans live as long as we do, and why this new effort to slow aging represents a shift in public health that should benefit generations to come.

S. Jay Olshansky, Ph.D. is a faculty member at the School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Named a Next Avenue Influencer in Aging, Dr. Olshansky researches upper limits to human longevity; health and public policy implications associated with individual and population aging.

1 to 1:30 p.m. - Free One-on-One Finanical Planning Sessions

SSG Miller Homeland Education Center (HEC), Atrium

  • Financial Planning Association of Illinois

1 to 1:45 p.m. - Breakout Session 

  • Wild America: National Park Ecosystems – David Kroese, College of DuPage Adjunct Faculty
  • VIP: Volunteers are Important People! – Laura Glaza, Glen House Food Pantry
  • Five Phases of an IRA – Jon Theeke, CFP®, ChFC®, FIC, Thrivent Financial
  • Changing Your Brain Health Can Be Easy and Fun - Jenna Eisenberg, Ageless Grace® 

2 to 2:45 p.m. - Breakout Session 

  • ChatGPT: The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tool for Everyday – Jay Sternickle, College of DuPage Adjunct Faculty
  • Taxes and the ‘Widow’s Penalty’ – Jon Theeke, CFP®, ChFC®, FIC, Thrivent Financial
  • Preventing Identity Theft – Maria Arana, Office of the Illinois Attorney General
  • Rightsizing Made Easy – Kim Moustis, Keller Williams Experience - The Kim Moustis Group

3 to 3:45 p.m. - Breakout Session 

  • Tai Chi – Phil Hinton, College of DuPage Adjunct Faculty
  • Social Security: Your Questions Answered - Paul Desruisseaux, EdwardJones
  • Selling Your Home: Staging for Success – GraceAnn Simoni, College of DuPage Adjunct Faculty
  • Secrets to Living a Long Life – John Robertson, College of DuPage Adjunct Faculty

Please note, breakout sessions can fill up quickly and will close when rooms are at capacity

Vendors Include

  • Alto Senior Living
  • ATI Physical Therapy
  • CapTel Outreach
  • College of DuPage Aviation Program
  • College of DuPage Continuing Education
  • College of DuPage Foundation
  • College of DuPage Dental Hygiene Clinic
  • College of DuPage Massage Therapy Clinic
  • EdwardJones
  • Glen Ellyn Family Eye Care
  • Glen Ellyn Public Library
  • Glen House Food Pantry
  • Honor Flight Chicago
  • Keller Williams Experience - The Kim Moustis Group
  • McAninch Arts Center
  • Oak Brook Park District
  • Office of the Illinois Attorney General
  • Pace Suburban Bus
  • Project C.U.R.E. 
  • The Roosevelt at Salt Creek
  • Senior Home Sharing
  • Soundwave Hearing
  • Tabor Hills
  • Wheaton Public Library
  • Wyndemere Senior Living
    and more!

2024 Sponsors

College of DuPage Foundation

Daily Herald Media Group

 

Glen Ellyn Family Eye Care

WDCB