Eppes Hall Will Become Home to College of Criminology & Criminal Justice
The College of Criminology & Criminal Justice is excited to announce it will be moving to its new home during the summer of 2013! Historic Eppes Hall, originally known as the Education Building, first opened its doors to Florida State College for Women students in 1918 and was the first building on campus devoted entirely to classroom use. The handsome building’s exterior is adorned with a stonework owl, frogs, and Florida’s state seal, which complement its great tradition on campus and the legend after which the building was named: Francis W. Eppes, the founder of Florida State University.
It is with great pride that the Criminology family has adopted historic Eppes Hall. The College has made a significant investment to preserve the building and to add accommodations that will enhance the learning environment for one of the University’s highest ranked academic programs. As Eppes Hall nears its second century of service to the University, the College of Criminology & Criminal Justice looks forward to calling it home and to continuing the legacy of bringing research to life. For more information about the history of Eppes Hall, click here.
Fall Internship Fair a Success
The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice held its second Internship Fair last October in the Broad Auditorium at the Claude Pepper Center. There were ten agencies present and over seventy students were in attendance. There was a large showing of different agencies and companies, including representatives from the following groups: the Public Defender’s Office, the State Attorney’s Office, the Tallahassee Police Department, the Florida Supreme Court, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, and the Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy. The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice has decided to make the Internship Fair a bi-annual event, so another fair has been scheduled tentatively for the end of April. Additionally, we plan to invite more agencies in order to give our students even more internship options! Students who did not have the opportunity to attend the Internship Fair in the Fall, please look for the email invite for the Spring Internship Fair. It is a great way to meet with local internship supervisors and to learn about all of the possible internship options. The Internship Coordinator, Leslie Hill, is present throughout the event to offer guidance about how to receive academic credit for an internship. Please direct any questions about the upcoming Internship Fair or other general questions about internships to Leslie via email or by phone (850-645-5691). Her office hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8:30am-3:00pm (Hecht House, #213). For more information, please click here.
Dr. Kecia Johnson Joins FSU's College of Criminology & Criminal Justice
The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice is pleased to welcome a new faculty member, Dr. Kecia Johnson. Dr. Johnson is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Her research interests and expertise are in the area of crime and deviance, race/ethnicity, and gender and labor markets. In addition to Dr. Johnson’s laudable research, she also has extensive teaching experience, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Welcome, Dr. Johnson!.
Criminology Student Spotlight: Austin Groover, Sophomore
Austin Groover is a Criminology major and a work study student at the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice. When he is not in class, often times he can be found working at the front desk of the Hecht House, assisting other Criminology students. He also works as a SAFE CONNECTION bus driver on campus, and he has ridden with the FSU Police Department as a passenger with their RIDE ALONG program. Austin hopes to get an internship with the Police Academy, FBI, or U.S. Marshall’s Office in his senior year, and ultimately would like to be employed as an FBI agent or a U.S. Marshall.
Austin has had some valuable experiences while working and volunteering on campus. Although most of the evening that he spent on a typical FSUPD “Ride Along” last semester was spent watching the roads and clocking motorists’ speeds as they drove down Tennessee Street, he did have the opportunity to witness a drug arrest and two different DUI arrests.
While working one of his shifts at SAFE CONNECTION, Austin also was able to witness a criminal offense. During one of his shifts last fall, he had to report an incident to the FSUPD over the SAFE radio. According to Groover, “ It happened around 2:00 am as I was dropping off a student in front of Landis Hall. As I approached Landis, I saw a taxi sitting at the entrance dropping off a couple who looked like they had come from the bar. I sat behind the taxi for about ten seconds before I started to pull around him, but as I started to go around I saw the gentleman of the couple start lunging into the driver’s side window where the driver was sitting. I waited about five seconds and then the next thing I knew the guy had the taxi driver out of the taxi and in a headlock. Surrounding guys tried to break up the fight and also an intoxicated senior jumped out of my van to get in the middle (even though I had told him to stay in the van). As all of this broke out, I radioed to base with the code ’10-33’. This code means contact FSUPD. I gave a description of the suspect and the victim and described what was happening. About three to five minutes after I called it in, FSUPD finally arrived and took care of the situation. The suspect was finally arrested for assault. Given that I am interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement, this incident was fascinating to me, as I watched FSUPD take charge and handle a potentially dangerous situation.”.
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