1. Plus 50 Initiative: What Have We Learned So Far? 90th Annual AACC Convention April 17-20, 2010 Seattle, WA

2. A baby boomer turns 50 every 7.5 seconds. Boomers Go Plus 50

3. The New “Third Stage” of Life Thanks to advances in healthcare, the traditional “third stage” of life has also expanded. Most baby boomers can expect to spend three decades in retirement.

4. Plus 50 adults want to stay actively engaged in the workplace, in education and in service opportunities. Not the Stereotypical Retirement

5. Percent change in labor force by age, projected 2008-2018 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

6. What is the Plus 50 Initiative? Innovative program reaching out to adult learners who are age 50 and up that is benchmarking standards of excellence among community colleges nationwide. Plus 50 Training & Re-Training Plus 50 Learning Plus 50 Volunteering

7. Colleges' Plus 50 Program Focus Areas 30% 58% 86% 2008200950%75%100% Service and Volunteering Training / Re-Training Academic / Enrichment / Personal Interest

8. What have we learned? http://plus50.aacc.nche.edu/docs/pr/Plus50_Year_One_Evaluation_Report.pdf

9. Standards of Excellence for Plus 50 Programming Plus 50 offerings should be tailored to the needs, interests, and objectives of the plus 50 population.

10. Standards of Excellence for Plus 50 Programming Faculty and staff should receive professional development that provides them with the skills they need to teach courses and provide services that effectively meet the needs of plus 50 students.

11. Standards of Excellence for Plus 50 Programming Plus 50 offerings should be marketed in such a way that does not appeal to a student’s identity as a “senior.”

12. Standards of Excellence for Plus 50 Programming Colleges should publicize student stories to attract plus 50 students to campus.

13. Standards of Excellence for Plus 50 Programming Colleges should set up a Plus 50 Advisory Committee to help develop programming and to support sustainability efforts, and should ensure that it includes community partners, as well as people who have expertise with this age group.

14. Standards of Excellence for Plus 50 Programming Program staff should seek to build an internal constituency for Plus 50 programming at their college to help ensure sustainability.

15. Growth in Credit and Non-Credit Plus 50 Workforce Training Courses

16. Enrollment of Plus 50 Students in Workforce Training Courses (Changes from Baseline to Year One)

17. Career Counseling and Career Workshops (Changes from Baseline to Year One in Number of Clients Served)

18. Plus 50 Initiative Website http://plus50.aacc.nche.edu/