WARMINSTER, PA – Last Thursday, Lonny Blessing and Neil Dampier from the Erickson School of Aging Studies at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) visited Ann’s Choice. Their visit was part of their tour to roll out the first-ever college major integrating management science, public policy, and the study of human aging. 

America’s rapidly maturing population presents unprecedented career opportunities. Few areas of commercial business and non-profit organizations will be untouched. Government agencies will be challenged to keep stride with this significant population shift. The Erickson School of Aging will prepare students to excel in this environment through wide-ranging educational and work experience. Undergraduate and graduate programs will focus on areas such as marketing and product design, community planning, social services, real estate, financial services, policy analysis and development, advocacy, consumer technology, travel, leisure and hospitality, health care management, and housing.

Lonny Blessing, director of program administration for the Erickson School, and Neil Dampier, manager of undergraduate admissions and recruiting, spoke to the leadership staff of Ann’s Choice about the new school and the educational opportunities it will offer.