On September 11, 2013, nearly 120 runners participated in the College of Criminology & Criminal Justice’s inaugural Blue Light Memorial 5k and candlelight vigil. The race served as a fundraiser for a permanent fallen officer memorial at the College on Florida State University’s campus and brought in more than $7,500. As participants ran through FSU’s campus they were cheered on by volunteers from the Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy and Lambda Alpha Epsilon, a professional criminal justice fraternity.

The College of Criminology & Criminal Justice at Florida State University has officially moved into Historic Eppes Hall. Constructed in 1918, Eppes Hall was originally known as the Education Building and was the first building on campus devoted entirely to classroom use at the Florida State College for Women. As the College evolved into a major research university, and as academic units outgrew Eppes Hall, the building became home to a number of small programs looking for office and classroom space of their own.

Dr. Eric Baumer, Professor at Florida State University’s College of Criminology & Criminal Justice, has been elected as Vice President of the American Society of Criminology (ASC). Along with the President, President-Elect, and Immediate Past President of ASC, Dr. Baumer will exercise leadership in the field of criminology nationally and abroad. The VP serves as part of the ASC Executive Committee, the ASC Executive Board, Chair of the Publications Committee,a nd Editor of the Criminologist.

The editorial board of Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management has selected a research project conducted by an FSU father-son team as one of the most impressive scholarly studies it published during 2012. The article, written by William M. Doerner and William G. Doerner, examines the impact of professional accreditation on clearance rates in Florida police agencies over the 1997‒2006 period.

The College of Criminology & Criminal Justice at FSU is pleased to announce that Dr. Gary Kleck, Professor, has been appointed to the Committee on Priorities for a Public Health Research Agenda to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence. The project is a joint project of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council Division of Behavioral Social Sciences and Education with the administrative leadership provided by the IOM Executive Office.

Two of the College of Criminology & Criminal Justice faculty members were recently promoted to Professor, beginning next fall. Dr. Carter Hay and Dr. Kevin Beaver are two outstanding faculty members that work hard to promote the research capacity of the College and its Distance Learning program. Visit Dr. Hay’s and Dr. Beaver’s faculty pages to learn more about their research interests or how to get in touch to congratulate them personally. Congratulations, Dr. Hay and Dr. Beaver!

Faculty, staff and students are pleased to announce Ashley Rubin will be joining the number one criminology faculty in the country! Ashley Rubin, a doctoral candidate from the University of California, Berkeley, examines criminal punishment from historical and sociological perspectives. Some of her other research interests include methodology (qualitative and quantitative) and research design, organizational theory and law and society. Welcome, Ashley!

The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University is proud to announce that five of its distinguished faculty have been nominated for University Teaching and Advising Awards. Dr. Kevin Beaver, Dr. Carter Hay, Dr. Gary Kleck and Dr. Brian Stults have been nominated for Teaching Awards and Dr. Billy Close has been nominated for a Distinguished Teacher Award.

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!

On Saturday, December 18, 2010 the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice lost a very dear friend, and someone that many alumni knew very well, Mary Harris. Known as “Mary” to faculty, and “Mrs. Harris” to thousands of students, she was a tireless worker, a dedicated professional, and a friend to all.