Thanks to all who attended the Careers in Aging Week "Networking and Roundtable Discussion" on April 14, 2009. Here are some pictures from the event, which was co-sponsored by Sigma Phi Omega, the Institute of Gerontology, and the School of Social Work.

The 20th Anniversary of the Annual Southeastern Student Mentoring Conference took place on March 26-28, 2009 in Athens, Georgia (the site of the original conference 20 years ago) and was a huge success. This Conference, co-sponosred by 9 universities in the Southeast, seeks to provide students with practical experiences associated with academic and applied gerontology.

On August 12-15, 2008, the Georgia Centenarian Study celebrated it's 20th anniversary in Atlanta. A historical event took place in that ten different centenarian research teams...

On May 16-17, 2008, the Georgia Geriatric Education Center presented "Improving Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Frail Older Adults" Conference at the University of Georgia. The objectives of the conference included learning more about innovations in hospice care, why and how to start a palliative care consult in your hospital, and why and how to improve end-of-life care in your nursing home.

Each year, we formally acknowledge our Gerontology Certificate recipients and induct the new members of the Sigma Phi Omega, Kappa Chapter organization with a special ceremony for the students and their families.  This year's ceremony took place on April 3, 2008 at the Institute of Gerontology.

The 19th Annual Southeastern Student Mentoring Conference took place on March 28-29, 2008 in Tybee Island, Georgia, and was a huge success. This Conference, co-sponosred by 9 universities in the Southeast, seeks to provide students with practical experiences associated with academic and applied gerontology.