Event highlights gerontology students’ community connections

Jasman Mangat (left), who is completing her Master of Applied Gerontology (MAG) practicum at Rose Cottage Community Hospice, speaks with George Darte, co-owner of George Darte Funeral Chapel and MAG practicum supervisor, at the MAG program's first Student Practicum and Community Partner Poster Presentation event on July 18. Community partners annually support the MAG program through service-learning opportunities, field trips and a capstone 300-hour practicum, which includes an applied research and knowledge translation component.