Deadlines to apply for both the Experiential Recognition Program (ERP) and Experiential Certificate Program (ECP) for SUMMER 2015 is on Thursday, May 14th (5/14/2015). ERP:  www.career.fsu.edu/ERP ECP:  www.career.fsu.edu/ECP

Florida State University’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice proudly announces the recipients of the 2014-2015 Scholarship Award: Frank A. and Lynn W. Baker Scholarship – Alexis Wilt and Marilyn Pinto Robert L. Clark Memorial Scholarship – Leah Butler Dr. Maegan A. Evans Deans’ Award for Graduate Student Excellence – Jennifer Brown and Ashley Russell Eugene and Rosalind Czajkoski Scholarship – Brandon Bakes and Candace Wright Corey D. Dahlem Memorial Endowed Scholarship – Justin Ravelo and Marilyn Pinto

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State University’s online graduate programs in education, criminal justice, information technology and business are among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 Best Online Program Rankings.

Katie Dean Williams, Career Liaison for the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, will adopt new office hours for the Spring 2015 semester. Students may schedule an appointment with Katie Dean at any time by email or can drop-in Mondays and Tuesdays from 10am to noon and 1pm to 3pm.

For the first time ever, the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice will host an all-FBI Career Panel on November 12. From 3:30 to 4:30pm in the Claude Pepper Center Broad Auditorium, professionals across the FBI agency will be on campus to speak to students about life as an agent, experiences that lead to positions with the FBI, and what factors make candidates attractive to decision-makers at the FBI.

The Chronicle of Higher Education addresses difficulty in finding Criminology Ph.D.s to serve as faculty in higher education institutions, notes graduates are in great demand.

On Friday, June 20, the 2014 Thirty Under 30 and the six recipients of the Reubin O’D. Askew Young Alumni Award were honored at the Young Alumni Awards Dinner. The Florida State University Alumni Association’s Thirty Under 30 Award was created to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of FSU’s young alumni. FSU Criminology is pleased to announce one of its own Ph.D. graduates, Karla Dhungana was among the list of recipients. Karla is a Senior Research Associate at The Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington, D.C.

The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University (FSU) is pleased to announce the GRE requirement for the online master’s program is waived for applicants with at least five years of professional experience in a relevant Criminology and Criminal Justice field. This decision made by university officials marks the second effort toward making one of its top-ranked programs accessible to students nationwide.

College of Criminology and Criminal Justice ranked #1 among all criminology and criminal justice program faculties for faculty research.  A recent article in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education by Professor Gary Kleck and recent College Ph.D. graduate, J.C. Barnes, shows that the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University has the most productive faculty in the United States.