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University of Missouri-St. Louis
Gerontology Program - School of Social Work

Welcome to the Gerontology Program

This is an exciting time for gerontology education at UMSL! Our distinguished, multidisciplinary faculty serve a diverse, committed student body. We care about older adults and their important perspectives and needs! Plus, with our new programmatic home in the School of Social Work, and broad-based support from the University Community at large, the Gerontology Program couldn't be better positioned for the opportunities of educating the gerontology work force of the 21st Century!
Founded in 1981, the Gerontology Program is one of the most mature and well-established graduate programs of its kind in the U.S. today. UMSL Gerontology graduates are involved in all aspects of aging-related professional practice in St. Louis and beyond, shaping positive attitudes and building meaningful structures for care and support of older adults. Today, the experience of advancing age is at least as diverse as any other phase of life, and arguably more so. The UMSL Gerontology Program embraces this diversity and makes sense of it for our students, while also grounding them in core values and competencies that define them as "UMSL Gerontologists."
Openness and collaboration are keys to our Program's success moving forward. While small relative to other degree programs at UMSL, the Gerontology Program holds a unique position in education and outreach that defies disciplinary boundaries. We all need to know about health, function and success in aging - if not professionally, then certainly for ourselves and family members. My vision for UMSL Gerontology is simple, that we are the preeminent source for academic and professional training in gerontology for our City and Region!

Thomas M. Meuser, Ph.D.
Director, Gerontology Program
Associate Professor of Psychology and Social Work

Gerontology Colloquium

Vision, Perception, and the Aging Driver: Advising Patients and Clients to Promote Safety

Thursday, June 19, 2008
7:30 a.m. to Noon

Summit Lounge
JC Penny Conference Center
University of Missouri-St. Louis

CURRENT NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

FORTHCOMING COURSE OFFERINGS

RESOURCES

ALUMNI & FRIENDS

Gerontology Newsletter

The Gerontology Program will be publishing a newsletter periodically. Click here to view or download the latest issue.

Our Mission

The Gerontology Program is committed to producing graduates who have an appreciation for the rewards and challenges of gerontological practice, and who are equipped with the knowledge to shape positive attitudes concerning aging, and who have the skills necessary to build meaningful structures for care and support of older adults in our community and beyond.

Our Vision

The Gerontology Program at the University of Missouri St. Louis embraces the diversity of aging - as experienced by residents of Missouri and beyond - through the provision of high quality, multidisciplinary education and scholarly research designed to enhance function and quality of life for older adults in community, residential and institutional settings.

Gerontology Program · School of Social Work · 406 Tower Building · One University Blvd · St. Louis, MO 63121 · 314-516-5280 (phone) · 314-516-5210 (fax)