With support from University and community stakeholders, the center serves as a catalyst for health-related research in aging and provides educational programs and service-learning activities that offer lifelong learning for professionals, older adults and their families.
Graduate Certificate In Aging Studies
This 9 credit certificate is offered fully online with options to meet with instructors and other students. This certificate begins in August 2019 and replaces the previous 15 credit Graduate Certificate in Gerontology. More information is available on the Center for Gerontology website.
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Gernant Scholarship Recipients
In 1975, the Leonard and Frances A. Gernant Gerontology Scholarship Fund was created to ensure that gerontology have a place at WMU. The award provides funds for individuals dedicated to a career in health and human services with an emphasis on the aging. Meet the recipients.