General News

This is the time of year for celebrations and we are thrilled to congratulate our newest graduates from the MA, Certificate, and Minor as well as our most recently inducted Honor Society Member! We look forward to hearing about your next steps and your contributions to the world of aging services and the field of […]

Thank you to Brittany Kearney, MBA, MA of PACE for leading the information session. We hope to have another one this spring and all are welcome!

Please join us for a Dementia Friends Information Session on Campus November 14th from 4:00-5:00 in Barnard 244. Please refer to the flyer for details and RSVP information. We hope you can join us!

The Graduate Program in Gerontology is please to announce proposed updates to our Graduate Certificate. These changes are contingent on the curriculum approval process and can be found here. Should everything be approved, this curriculum should be available starting fall 2020. Additionally, we are creating interdisciplinary pathways with several graduate degrees on campus. These pathways […]

Help us enhance the lives of older adults by donating canned goods! All donations will benefit Friendship Trays of Charlotte. Boxes are located throughout the Union, Fretwell, and CHHS. Follow the Club/Society on instagram @uncc_gerontology

UNC Charlotte is holding its Graduate School Recruitment Fair on October 10th from 3:30-6:30 on campus. Come see what Gerontology and other graduate programs have to offer! More information can be found by clicking here.

We are actively accepting applications to our Graduate Certificate in Gerontology. We look forward to working with students and faculty across various disciplines to strengthen Gerontological Education. More information can be found by clicking here.

Want to support student research in aging? It’s easy! Just give to the Shenk Graduate Research Award by doing the following: Click here. Put “Shenk” in the search box. Check the “Shenk Graduate Research Award” Select your payment type. And know that you are supporting student research in aging!

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course equips students to be professionals who understand and respond to individuals, groups, organizations and communities that have experienced symbolic and tangible loss and experience resulting grief responses. The course identifies different theories used to address grief and loss over the lifespan that include normal and complicated grief, cultural and spiritual influences. […]

We are excited to offer a new course entitled Minorities and Aging. Graduate and undergraduate seats will be available in this course taught by Dr. Candace Brown, Assistant Professor of Gerontology. This course is open to all students and will have cross listings in Gerontology and Sociology. Undergraduates will meet M/W/F while graduate students will […]