USC Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center

The AROHE executive office and the USC Emeriti Center (hosting the AROHE Conference) are located in the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (right).  James Birren, a keynote speaker for the AROHE Conference, was the founding dean for first school of gerontology in the country expanded out of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center.  The USC Emeriti Center will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary year beginning with the AROHE Conference in October 2008.

The Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, one of the first centers for gerontology research in the U.S., was founded at the University of Southern California in 1964.  The center was expanded in 1975 with the inception of the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, the first school of gerontology in the country.  James Birren served as the founding dean for the school and maintains ties through teaching a course on Guided Autobiography.  The Andrus Center is currently regarded as a leader in its field, housing many prominent researchers who cover the gamut of gerontology.