Professor Ann Ellis, PhD brought 13 Grinnell College students back to The Mayflower Community on Monday, December 9th to again participate in small group discussions with Mayflower residents. They previously worked with residents last October. As an assignment for Professor Ellis’ Adult Development class, the students gathered information about social and family changes in the
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Steven Langerud has now served since August 1, 2018 as the Executive Director of The Mayflower Community in Grinnell, Iowa. (Pronounced as if the “e” were at the end…“Lang’ rude”) Steve and his wife Karen Veerhusen-Langerud, who is the Director of the Grinnell College Laboratory Preschool, have lived in Grinnell since 1986. After serving as
On Saturday, November 16th, six residents of Grinnell College’s Food House prepared a meal in the MultiCulture House and in their Food House. The students then delivered and served the free buffet dinner to a group of 25 Mayflower Community residents, after which the students joined the Mayflower folk to eat and talk. The evening’s
Residents of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) have the luxury of being supported by young technical minds as they work with their electronic devices. Involved in a Mayflower program called “Tekkie Tutors,” Grinnell College students and Mayflower residents get paired up so that the former can assist the latter use cell phones and computers to
Professor Ann Ellis, PhD brought 13 Grinnell College students to The Mayflower Community on Wednesday, October 16th to participate in small group discussions with Mayflower residents. As an assignment for Professor Ellis’ Adult Development class, the students gathered information about how cultural changes have impacted the lives of the 14 residents who attended. Specifically, residents
Carina Wilson is the new AmeriCorps Service and Social Innovation Coordinator assigned to Grinnell College’s Center for Careers, Life, and Service (CLS). Carina will be spending time in The Mayflower Community and other community organizations, working on community building with a focus on intergenerational, community, and college engagement. A Denver, Colorado native, Carina in her
The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) is pleased to salute residents Jenny and Luther Erickson on the creation of a new professorship at Grinnell College in their honor: The Luther & Jenny Erickson Endowed Professor of Chemistry. The initial professorship has been awarded to Leslie Lyons, professor of chemistry. She is pictured with Jenny and Luther.
This summer, The Mayflower Community Health Center is experiencing the enthusiasm of young, dedicated certified and licensed staff. Besides earning college tuition, they are gaining “experiential learning” experience. Typically, graduate medical schools require 2,000 hours of health-related work experience as part of post-grad studies in medicine. In addition to the members of the Grinnell College
Johnny Khuu, The Mayflower Community’s Resident Intern, will end this engagement on Friday, June 28th. A desert reception will be held for him in the Buckley Dining Room from 12:50 to 1:30pm. Johnny moved into a Mayflower apartment and began volunteer work with a local not-for-profit organization and The Mayflower Community in May of 2018.
Thursday, June 13th marks the final day for classroom and clinical work for the nine Grinnell College students who have been on an intensive Mayflower Community training program to be certified as Nurse Aides (CNA). The nine underclassmen were chosen to begin training on May 20th under the tutelage of Vickie Wieck, RN, Mayflower Assistant