Marilyn Gugliucci to serve on inaugural board of Maine Council on Aging

Director of Geriatric Education and Research Marilyn Gugliucci, Ph.D., was elected to serve on the inaugural board of the Maine Council on Aging (MCOA). The mission of the council is to build a strong, multi-disciplinary network that represents the aging continuum and works to improve the lives of older adults in Maine. 

Currently, there are 27 organizational members of the council, including the University of New England and its Collaborative for Optimal Aging and the Maine Gerontological Society.

The two-fold goal of the MCOA is to work with advocates to develop a strategy in support of public policy that benefits older adults and to ensure that Maine provides input into a national aging agenda through fostering strong relationships with Congressional delegation, federal agencies and national associations.

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.