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Coordinator
Adelle Williams

“My experience with the SRU gerontology program fostered my interest in aging. The education was the key that unlocked the door to my career in gerontology.”

Michelle Zanicky Jamieson
December, 1992

Gerontology is an interdisciplinary specialization that focuses on aging and the aging process. This specialization is designed to enhance the understanding of aging and enrich interactions among generations. It is a valuable adjunct for those preparing to work directly with, or indirectly for, older persons. Job opportunities for students who have academic preparation in gerontology are available in community agencies servicing the older adult, long term care facilities and hospitals, senior citizen living facilities, and community recreation and senior centers. The program is open to students in any major. Students may decide to complete the requirements for a certificate in gerontology or a gerontology minor.

The Student Gerontological Society provides students with opportunities to participate in the annual campus-wide Health Fest in October, community outreach activities, and program marketing as well as attend national and regional conferences. Sigma Phi Omega, the national honorary society in gerontology, recognizes students’ exemplary scholastic accomplishments in the field of aging. Undergraduate students with a QPA of 3.300 or above (on a 4.000 scale) are eligible to apply.

Advisement

Students planning to complete the program in gerontology will declare a major within a department. Major responsibility for advisement will rest within this department. However, the coordinator will assist students in the selection of gerontology courses to fulfill the minor in gerontology. Students must assume responsibility for fulfilling all requirements for graduation.