Name: OLLI + ClarkLindsey Longevity Symposium
Start: 2025-10-17T08:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-17T16:30:00-05:00
Location: 101 W Windsor Rd

Join us Oct 17 for the OLLI & ClarkLindsey Longevity Symposium—workshops, speakers & happy hour for adults 50+ focused on lifelong wellness.
About this Event

This enriching event will bring together experts, educators, and community members to explore topics centered on health, well-being, and aging. Hosted at ClarkLindsey’s vibrant campus in Urbana, the symposium will feature engaging workshops, keynote speakers, and interactive sessions designed to promote lifelong wellness and personal growth. Open to adults 50 and older, the event reflects OLLI’s commitment to lifelong learning and ClarkLindsey’s dedication to fostering well-being and independence. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn, connect, and be inspired in a supportive and dynamic environment. Plus, there will be a happy hour following the event.

This symposium is free for OLLI members, ClarkLindsey residents, and community members 50+. However, space is limited so registration is required.

Registration will be required with a limited number of spaces available.

IF you are an OLLI Member register here: OLLI + ClarkLindsey Longevity Symposium

IF you are a ClarkLindsey Resident register on ICON.

Community Members sign up here on Eventbrite. One ticket per person.

8:30 AM: Doors open / Check-in / Coffee & Networking
9 AM: Opening Remarks
9:30 AM: Morning Keynote: "Voltaire: An Enlightened Life" with Robert Kiely, Ph.D. Northwestern University, and former faculty at the School of the Art Institute at Chicago
10:30 AM: 15 minute break
10:45 AM: "LifeSpan Health with Insights from Carle Illinois College of Medicine" with Dr. Jaya Yodh, Teaching Professor and Associate Head in the Department of Biomedical and Translational Sciences at Carle Illinois College of Medicine at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Dr. Samar Hegazy, pathologist and Associate Professor at Carle Illinois College of Medicine
11:45 AM: Lunch*
1:00 PM: Breakout Sessions
"Fueling the Gut: Nutritional Approaches for Gut Health and Microbiota" with María G. Sanabria Véaz, Ph.D. student in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Doctoral Students
- "The Wellness Clock: Daily Habits That Support Healthy Aging" with Quang Nguyen, Ph.D. candidate in Molecular and Integrative Physiology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- "Mind in Motion: Dancing for Brain Health" with Susan Aguiñaga, Associate Professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2:00 PM: 15 minute break
2:15 PM: Afternoon Keynote: "The Longevity Lounge: Real Talk on Thriving in Later Life" with Deb Reardanz, CEO of ClarkLindsey and Judy Jones, Resident of ClarkLindsey
3:30 PM: Happy hour (until 4:30 PM)

*Lunch is a single plated option (salmon quinoa salad). If you have dietary restrictions, we will not be able to accommodate a different plated lunch, but you are welcome to order that day from the ClarkLindsey Bistro (pay on your own).