Cal State Fullerton - Titan Yearbook

“Gerontology Center Becomes A Reality Pholo by Chuck Blanton I Capstone Gift: Dr. Charles L. Ruby of Fullerton (r) and Leo S. Shapiro of Brea join Cal State Fullerton President Jewel Plummer Cobb to celebrate Ruby ' s capstone contribution that enables the university to proceed with construction of a $1.9 million campus gerontology center. Shapiro is co-chair of the drive that was spearheaded by members of the Continuing Learning Experience. In honor of Dr. Ruby and his late wife, Rachael, the center will be named The Charles L. Ruby and Rachael E. Ruby Gerontology Center. V V V V " CLE members are rema rkable volunteers. " - CSUF ' s President Cobb. M s part of its commitment to commu- XI nity service, Cal State Fullerton, in f% 1979, created a group for retired and senior citizens known as Continuing Learning Experience. The group grew rapidly and soon outgrow the facilities available to it. CLE members then began to think about and plan for a building of their own. The space needs of Continuing Learn- ing Experience, the growth of interest in academic coursework in aging, and the expansion of research into aging con- cerns have led to the conceptualization of the Gerontology Center. The Center will provide classrooms, seminar rooms, faculty offices, large meeting rooms, and other needed areas, housed in one facility for the University ' s varied programs related to aging. The location of the site for the Center was approved by the Trustees in Janu- ary, 1983. It provides ready access to the Health Center, the Physical Education Building, the Library, and the Arboretum. Adjacent parking for 150 cars will also be buifc. The $1.9 million Center is the first pri- vately funded building on the campus. Artist ' s model of the $1.9 million Gerontology Center. Prologue 11 ”