Gerontology Program Records
Abstract
The UNCG Gerontology Program collection contains files created and gathered by the department, which documents the department’s operations. This includes correspondence generated by program staff, published news on the program, and files pertaining to different events held by the program.
Dates
- 1985 - 2016
Creator
- Gerontology, Department of (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information. Please see our Sensitive Materials Statement.
Biographical / Historical
Although gerontology research at UNCG started in 1969, the Gerontology Department did not emerge until 1983. Budget cuts led to the department’s termination in 1994, but by 2001, the program’s inception of a Master of Science degree in gerontology resurrected the program. The School of Nursing and School of Education also began offering gerontology-related degrees during this time. Now, UNCG’s Gerontology program also offers a post-baccalaureate certificate and an undergraduate minor. Students are provided with a scientific, broad and integrated view of aging through collaborative relationships with academic disciplines, community organizations, and businesses in order to approach issues of aging from a truly biopsychosocial perspective. The undergraduate and graduate programs in Gerontology prepare students for careers in agencies and organizations serving older adults and their families.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The collection is organized into one series, General Files. Within the series, folders have been arranged alphabetically by topic.
Method of Acquisition
Records were transferred from the department.
Offensive Language Statement
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Processing Information
Collection processed by Shelbi Webb in May, 2021.
- Title
- Gerontology Program Records
- Author
- Archives Staff
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository