Students

Don Hunter, a graduate of the FSU College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, has dedicated his life to public safety in the state of Florida. 

By Tim Sproles Graduate Student Orientation for the fall semester is officially in the books.  The orientation was held on Monday, August 15th, at the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice. According to Professor Carter Hay, Director of the Graduate Program, it has been a while since orientation was held in the building.

The College’s online master’s degree program remains among the nation’s best, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2022 rankings.  The College’s online master’s degree in criminal justice jumped two spots to No. 6 nationally and also placed No. 5 among public universities and No. 4 for veterans. 

College of Criminology & Criminal Justice Dean Thomas G. Blomberg will be a main presenter at this year’s Justice Research and Statistics Association Fall Criminal Justice Series. Dean Blomberg will be presenting a session on translational criminology and politics.

Criminology Internship Fair  Join Us: Thursday, October 28 Noon – 4:00 p.m. SSB | Rm. 203 Business casual attire preferred, but not required If you are thinking of interning anytime in the next year, don’t miss out on this opportunity to meet representatives from agencies encompassing private, public, and non profit sectors. Questions: Contact Internship Director Katie Dean Moore.

College of Criminology & Criminal Justice Associate Professor Jillian Turanovic and Mark C. Stafford Professor of Criminology Daniel Mears were recently honored by the University with faculty awards.

A sense of service, faith, family, and 1970s television programs led College of Criminology & Criminal Justice alumnus Jason Kaelin to his career in law enforcement and, ultimately, to his current position with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Matthew Robinson, College of Criminology & Criminal Justice alumnus and professor at Appalachian State University, was recently named among the Top 25 most influential criminologists by AcademicInfluence.com, coming in at the 19th most influential in the field.

Congratulations to all of our Fall 2020 College of Criminology & Criminal Justice Graduates! Please join us in celebrating the graduates, listed below, at Florida State University’s Virtual Graduation on Friday, December 11 at 7:30 p.m. (ET). The ceremony will be streamed on http://Facebook.com/floridastate, http://YouTube.com/floridastate and http://live.wfsu.org!

The College of Criminology & Criminal Justice is pleased to announce that Ph.D. student, Julie Kuper, has been honored with the Graduate Student Paper of the Year award from the American Society of Criminology (ASC) Division of Victimology.