Events & Workshops

Whether you're interested in short courses led by expert faculty or engaging social and recreational activities, there’s something for everyone.

Please note: All guests driving to the Galloway or Atlantic City campus must register their car for each visit. 

Upcoming Events:

Alzheimer's Caregiving Support Group 2025
Tuesdays at Noon, both on Zoom and in-person
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | 12 - 1 p.m.
Location:  IN PERSON or ZOOM
Choice of IN PERSON or ZOOM Stockton University Parkway Building. Each session will include education and support with SCOSA's experts on caregiving and mental health.

Stockton University Parkway Building
10 West Jimmie Leeds Road
Galloway, NJ 08205
 
The building is located next to Clayton's Self Storage. Please note parking is in the back of the building, and you must buzz in at the back entrance where parking is located. Meetings are held in the conference room. Please do not arrive prior to 11:45 a.m.


C’mon Let’s Get Happy: Blue Zones of Happiness & The Happiness Project
Tuesdays, January 21 - April 15
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Join Peppy and Gina to delve into happiness. Happiness is something we all search for. Everyone wants to be happy. Happiness is an active process. Happiness is not something we can buy or acquire. How do we know what happiness is? Have we experienced it? How can we identify it and make it part of our lives?  To answer these questions, we will use Dan Buettner’s book, The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons from the World’s Happiest People, (2017), author Dan Buettner explores how personal choices, culture, good health, and geographical location help promote happiness. We will also use Gretchen Rubin’s 10th Anniversary Edition of The Happiness Project (2018); “One of the most thoughtful and engaging works on happiness to have emerged from the recent explosion of interest in the subject.”
Click on the title to register.
SCOSA's Celebration of Aging Research
Friday, April 4, 2025 | 1 - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Galloway Campus Townsend Residential Center
Join us for this FREE event to learn about aging research at Stockton at the inaugural STARS symposium. This new event showcases the research findings of Stockton faculty and students currently conducting aging research.
Light refreshments will be served. Click on the title to register.

Keynote Presentation
The Prevention of Cognitive Decline: Updated Research from the Biopsychosocial Perspective

Christine A. Gayda, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
NJ Licensed Psychologist/Clinical Neuropsychologist

The factors that contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurocognitive disorders remain complex and under constant investigation. This session will review the most recent findings of the 2024 update of the Lancet Commission on dementia. The risk factors for dementia outlined in the report will be described within biological, psychological, and social headings. Specific strategies for reducing one’s personal risk factors will be discussed, with a goal-setting form provided to all participants for guidance. This presentation is based upon content from the textbook titled, Neurological Disorders: Cases from a Biopsychosocial Perspective Revised Preliminary Edition by Christine A. Gayda, Ph.D. and Rebecca L. Mannel, O.T.D., M.O.T. (2025, Cognella Academic Publishing).

Ripples from the Holocaust: From Zeilsheim to SCOSA 
First Monday of each month in 2025
Monday, April 7, 2025 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Zoom
During this program, Peppy will introduce us to her family’s life, while also intertwining important historical facts on the Holocaust. Some of the topics discussed will be: International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Death March, immigrating to America, finding family, the importance of teachers, Molly’s Pilgrim video, The Second Generation- Ripples From The Holocaust video, returning to Germany to find Hans Loeffler, Peppy’s response to October 7th, hearing  Arnold Schwarzenegger speak about his family history (a father who was a Nazi), Journey of German Jewish Dialogue since 1994, and My Ethical Will -  Having a will and its importance. This course will take place on the first Monday of every month in 2025.
Click on the event title to register.
Easter Basket
Saturday, April 12, 2025 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Swan Bay Folk Art Center, 300 Sooys Landing Road, Port Republic
Weave an 8’’heirloom Easter basket. Choose from Easter colored reed for an accent on your basket and learn a handle wrapping technique. Class fee $30. 
To register, Call Niki 609-652-0366 
The Drifters
Registration is closed. SCOSA tickets sold out!
Saturday, April 12, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Location: Stockton PAC
Up on the Roof. Under the Boardwalk. This Magic Moment. There Goes My Baby. Dance with Me. Spanish Harlem. Stand by Me. The list of hits goes on and on. THE DRIFTERS…one of Rock & Roll’s founding vocal groups is once again touring the U.S. under the auspices of their original management team. From their inception in the early 1950's and up until recently, THE DRIFTERS have a symbiotic relationship with Rock & Roll legend George Treadwell, who has discovered and managed such famous artists as Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughn and Nina Simone. The Treadwell Family was there when the original DRIFTERS formed and was responsible for guiding their career through 20 years of uninterrupted hits that has made them the second most successful recording artist of all time, according to Billboard Magazine.
SCOSA has partnered with the PAC to offer a very limited number of SCOSA sponsored tickets to those living in Atlantic County and are (age 60+); all others $28 per ticket. 
Players and Playwrights
Third Saturday Monthly Program
April 19 - December 20, 2025 | 1 - 4 p.m.
Location: John F Scarpa Academic Center, Room 316
Players and Playwrights (P&P) is a collective of playwrights and readers (aka players) who meet monthly to read original plays. Performances are organized several times a year. Interested players and playwrights are invited to attend a meeting once before committing to join.   
Click on the event title to register for FREE. 
SCOSA's Annual Successful Aging Festival
Click on the title for more information & updated events! Registration coming soon!
Friday, May 9, 2025
Location: Galloway Campus Center

Workshops/Lectures:

  • Chair Yoga
  • Telemedicine
  • Make a Pine Needle Basket
  • Blue Zones Sessions
  • Pinelands Discovery
  • Nature Photography Walk
  • Understanding Social Security Income and Long-Term Care Funding Alternatives
  • Puppy Raising with The Seeing Eye (will have puppies!)

Performances & Displays:

  • Miss Lois & the Silver Dancers
  • Saving Claire: The Story of Denying Gravity film & discussion
  • 'Flip the Script on Aging' Contest Winners
Tour of Poetry
2nd Saturday Monthly Program (subject to change)
May 10 - December 13, 2025 | 12 - 2 p.m.
Location: Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield
During each session of this monthly program, an established poet will read original work, present an engaging lecture, and encourage participants to write & share something of their own. Participants will have an opportunity to have their poetry included in the Tour of Poetry Anthology.
No Registration Necessary. 
For those that can't attend in person, you can view via Zoom | Passcode: 080608
Retirement Planning Today
Galloway & Atlantic City Offerings
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | 6 - 9 p.m.
Location: See options below

In this course you’ll learn how to: manage investment risks, use new tax laws to your advantage, make informed decisions about your company's retirement plan, and adjust your estate plan to function properly under the new laws.

However, money is only one aspect of retirement planning. This course blends financial education with life planning to help you build wealth, align your money with your values, and achieve your retirement lifestyle goals.

This comprehensive course on preparing for a comfortable retirement will be taught by Louis T. Barberio, III.

The course includes a complimentary one-hour, personalized follow-up meeting for each registrant.

Location: Atlantic City (Room 211)
Dates: May 13 and May 20, 2025
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm 

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Location: Galloway (F-Wing Room 118)
Dates: May 14 and May 21, 2025
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Click on the title to register! Course fee is $59. 
Included: You may bring one guest. One workbook per paid registration will be provided. Light refreshments will be served.

9th Annual Pinelands Summer Short Course
Friday, July 18, 2025 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Kramer Hall, Hammonton

A day-long event featuring outdoor adventures and indoor lectures that explore the unique history, ecology, and culture of the Pinelands. The event also includes an exhibit gallery. The participant cost for attending the Pinelands Short Course is $60.00. Educators can earn 4 Professional Development Credits.
Click on the title for more information. Registration coming soon!