Gerontology students attend the Minnesota Gerontological Society Conference

Gerontology students Paul Baymler, Kaleena Briceno, Katherine Johanson, and Hillary Johnson along with Gerontology Program Coordinator Sue Humphers-Ginther attended the annual meeting of the Minnesota Gerontological Society in Brooklyn Center, Minn., on April 25, 2014. This year’s conference theme was “Recruiting, Retaining, and Retraining – Preparing the Workforce for an Aging Society”. Keynote Speaker, Dr. Jacquelyn James of the Sloan […]

Gerontology Student Awarded Scholarship from the MN Gerontological Society

Katherine Johanson, a junior majoring in Gerontology and Psychology, has been awarded the 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 gerontology. Johanson will […]

MSUM alum to speak at 13th annual Gerontology Colloquium April 9

The 13th Annual Gerontology Colloquium will take place Wednesday, April 9, from 4:30 – 6 p.m. in Lommen 102. This year’s colloquium will feature MSUM graduate Lexie (Kreps) Bosh (B.A. Gerontology and B.S. Health Services Administration, 2009). Bosh is Business Office Manager at River Pointe of Moorhead, a senior living community with assisted living and memory care. Participants will gain […]

Sue Humphers-Ginther elected co-president of Minnesota Gerontological Society

Sue Humphers-Ginther, Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Gerontology Program, was recently elected Co-President of the Minnesota Gerontological Society along with Phyllis Greenberg, Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Gerontology at St. Cloud State University. The Minnesota Gerontological Society is a statewide professional membership organization consisting of social and health services providers, housing experts, research scientists, policy analysts, program administrators, […]

Gerontology program awarded grant to support Careers in Aging Week

MSUM hosts 11th Annual Gerontology Colloquium Wednesday, April 13 from 4:30-6:10 p.m. in Lommen Hall 108. The Gerontology Program in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice has
 been awarded a $200 grant from the Gerontological Society of America and the
 Association for Gerontology in Higher Education to support Careers in Aging Week 
activities. Careers in Aging Week is an […]