The Gerontology Minor has been reduced to 12 hours starting fall 2020 (no double-dipping with major). The gerontology website and university catalog have been updated to reflect this change. Have you considered minoring in Gerontology? The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that 88.5 million Americans will be 65 or older by… Continue reading…
“Embrace Their Reality.” This is Rachael Wonderlin’s best-known, soon-to-be trademarked approach to dementia care. For Rachael, founder and owner of Dementia By Day, positive communication is essential to caring for those with dementia, but in a way that hasn’t traditionally been advised.
Intelligent.com has ranked UNC Greensboro’s Master’s in Gerontology #7 for 2020!
University of North Carolina at Greensboro has been featured in a ranking of the Best Online Master’s in Gerontology!
University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #5.
On December 13th, the Gerontology Program hosted a reception in honor of PBC and MS in Gerontology graduates from August and December. In the photo above, Dr. Elise Eifert (far left), the Gerontology Graduate Coordinator, and Dr. Rebecca Adams (far right), the Gerontology Undergraduate Coordinator, pose with the graduates that… Continue reading…
Earlier this year, three Spartans were selected as honorees by the Southern Gerontological Society (SGS) for the Gerontologist Rooted In The South (GRITS) award.
Dr. Rebecca Adams, Dr. Janice Wassel, and Dr. Richard Tucker ’70 M.A. were selected.
Dr. Corinne Auman is featured in the Retirement Resource Guide with her article “The Joy of Professional Help.” Be sure to check it out!
Kirstin Norris, a graduate student in the Gerontology MS program, has been inducted into UNCG’s KON chapter (Omicron Alpha Kappa), HHS’ school-wide honor society. Join us in congratulating Kirstin!
Sara Bailey has been awarded the 2019 George and Beatrice Goldman Fisher Gerontology Dissertation Award for her work, The Game of I am: Enhancing Empathy and Improving Attitudes Toward Older Adults in First-Year Master’s Students Training to Become Counselors and Student Support Professionals. This award annually supports the best UNCG… Continue reading…
Current gerontology minor Jeannie Ake and the first graduate of the program, Joanna Hartness, work on music intervention at Wellspring Continuing Care Community under supervision of GROWTH faculty affiliate Cassandra German.
