Entries tagged with "gerontology"

Center on Aging, Meadowlark Hills celebrate partnership at Oct. 28 open house

An aging simulation, a keynote from the secretary of the Kansas Department on Aging and a peek at the future of retirement communities will be part of an open house Friday, Oct. 28, sponsored by Kansas State University’s Center on Aging. The open house will celebrate the partnership between the center and Meadowlark Hills Retirement [...]

Gerontology secondary major grows in popularity

Gerontology may be a secondary major at K-State, but a growing number of students are citing it as a primary reason for success.

Now undergrads may finish FSHS degree online

The School of Family Studies and Human Services and the Division of Continuing Education offer a new bachelor’s degree completion program in family studies and human services online beginning this fall.

Media mentions: Doll, ’08 grad Luhrs

Gayle Doll in Salina Journal In a story headlined “Age-old questions about longevity,” The Salina Journal Sunday explored the topic of longevity featuring 104-year-old Anna Winslow. Gayle Doll was the only expert interviewed. Reporter Gary Demuth wrote, “And there’s the conundrum — while no one wants to die, no one wants to live forever if [...]

Doll delivers diplomas to Alaska

The ceremony had the pomp and circumstances associated with any graduation: professorial regalia, speeches, a procession, a wandering dog… Well, maybe not any graduation. This one took place this summer against the backdrop of a log home and the blue Alaska sky, where two K-State distance education graduates marked the completion of their master’s degrees [...]