Congratulations to Ronqeiya Luther, a student currently enrolled in our MS in Gerontology program. She is the first recipient of the Nancy Edmunds Hannah Award in Gerontology. We would also like to thank the Hannah family for setting up this award to support a gerontology student such as Ronqeiya who… Continue reading…
As we begin the semester at UNCG, we may see some new “senior” Spartans! Beginning this Fall 2017, the General Assembly authorized the UNC Board of Governors to establish rules permitting those who have attained the age of 65 to audit courses tuition-free on a space available basis (see below). … Continue reading…
The UNC General Administration has just approved the MS in Gerontology (31 hours) to be offered online for Fall 2018. Elise Eifert, PBC in Gerontology, PhD in Public Health, will be joining the Department of Social Work, where Gerontology is now located, to develop and coordinate this online program. UNCG… Continue reading…
Welcome Elise Eifert, Ph.D., who joins the UNCG Gerontology Program as Coordinator of the online Masters of Gerontology. Recently employed as Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and Health Promotion in the College of Education at Florida Atlantic University, in 2014 Eifert previously earned her Ph.D. in Community Health Education… Continue reading…
Congratulations to three new Sigma Phi Omega (SPO) gerontology honor society members! Sigma Phi Omega is the national honor society for the gerontology profession. In March, three students of the UNCG Gerontology Program were inducted into our local SPO Delta Gamma Chapter. Jennifer Shore, Joanna Hartness, and Sara Bailey are… Continue reading…
By 2030, more than 69 million Americans will be over the age of 65.
And UNCG’s Kate Reid will be at the forefront of supporting this aging population.
Ana Herrera, a student in the UNCG Gerontology Program beginning August 2016, received a $1,000 scholarship from the Southeastern Association of Area Agencies on Aging on October 13, 2016. Herrera graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a B.A. in Sociology and a minor in Gerontology in… Continue reading…
What are Old People For? The Triad Retirement Living Association (TRLA) shares a new locally filmed video that we can all enjoy, answering that very question!
The faculty and staff of the UNCG Gerontology program share our sincere condolences to the family of Allen Kivett, husband of HDFS Emeritus Faculty Vira Kivett. Vira Kivett served our first gerontologist at UNCG and remains an inspiration to this department.
Legal Services for Seniors Attorney Diane Brady with Legal Aid of NC provides free legal services to eligible seniors on the first Thursday of each month, by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please call 336-398-1716 or 336-398-1731. Visit the Legal Aid NC website at http://www.legalaidnc.org/about-us/offices/Pages/Greensboro-Office.aspx
