Gietzen awarded Minnesota Gerontological Society scholarship

Luke Gietzen, a senior majoring in both Gerontology and Psychology, has been awarded a highly competitive Gerald Bloedow Scholarship from the Minnesota Gerontological Society. In 1994, MGS established the Bloedow Scholarship fund to honor the lifelong contributions of Gerald Bloedow to the field of aging and to provide financial assistance to undergraduate and graduate students to further their education in […]

Dr. Hendrix-Sloan, Criminal Justice students tour N.D. prisons

On April 2, Dr. Geraldine Hendrix-Sloan, professor of Criminal Justice, and Criminal Justice Association student officers Erin Slack, Deanna Moen, Brooke Bergeron and 20 students toured two prisons in North Dakota: the Dakota Women’s Correctional Rehabilitation Center and the North Dakota State Penitentiary in Bismarck. Students were able to talk with inmates and staff about prison conditions in North Dakota […]

MSUM alumnus speaks at 18th Annual Gerontology Colloquium April 3

The 18th Annual Gerontology Colloquium took place on April 3. This year’s colloquium featured MSUM graduate Paul Baymler (B.A. Gerontology, 2014). Baymler is a Senior Linkage Line Phone Specialist with the Land of the Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging, one of Minnesota’s seven area agencies on aging that are administered by the Minnesota Board on Aging. Students gained valuable […]

Dr. Sue Humphers-Ginther named co-chair of the Gerontology Educators Network

Dr. Sue Humphers-Ginther, along with Dr. Phyllis Greenberg, Gerontology Graduate Program Director at St. Cloud State University, were recently named Co-Chairs of the Gerontology Educators Network, an initiative of the Minnesota Gerontological Society. MGS is professional membership organization composed of social service professionals, housing experts, health care providers, researchers, policy analysts, program administrators, educators, retirees, consultants, university students, and others […]

Criminal Justice, Gerontology, and Sociology students inducted into national honor societies on May 3

On Thursday, May 3, the faculty in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice inducted 15 students into one of three national honor societies, including four students who were inducted into two national honor societies. The faculty also announced the winners of the department’s annual awards. Criminal Justice Majors inducted into the Mu Omega chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma include: […]