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University Communications and the Office of the Provost hosted the second annual Newsmakers of the Year event, a celebration of Florida State University faculty members whose expertise and research raised the university’s profile in 2013, on January 28 at the Augustus B. Turnbull III Florida State Conference Center. Dr. Bill Bales, Dr. Kevin Beaver, Dr. Terry Coonan, and Dr. Gary Kleck were recognized as top newsmakers for the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Florida State University Criminology and Criminal Justice graduate student Victoria Underwood may take these words of her Delta Zeta Sorority creed to heart more than most: To those whom my life may touch in slight measure, May I give graciously Of what is mine.

FSU’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice proudly announces the 2013-2014 Scholarship Award Winners: The Frank A. and Lynn W. Baker Scholarship has been awarded to Ashlee Burns and Precious Johnson. The Robert L. Clark Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Cashen Boccio. The Criminology General Scholarship has been awarded to Christie Falco and Julie Mestre. The Eugene and Rosalind Czajkoski Scholarship has been awarded to Tracey Woodard.

FSU’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice is proud to announce the addition of Dustin Gummels to its student advising team. Dustin brings several years of experience in assisting students with professional and career development strategies. As the new Career Advisor, Dustin will provide services that assist students in building their resume, searching for employment, and determining if graduate school is the right path toward achieving their career goals.

Florida State University senior Michael “Eli” Mitrani’s dedication, ambition and educational pursuits position him well to reach his professional goal of working in national security — about which he can’t say much due to the nature of that profession. “I just know I want to work for the federal government,” the dual criminology and psychology major said. “I’m interested in doing criminal investigations.” And that’s nearly all the detail one can get out of Mitrani about his future goals. His ideal job in international affairs and law enforcement requires extreme secrecy.

Registration is stressful for everyone, especially Criminology & Criminal Justice Students! Because the University has introduced a new program for course registration, we thought we’d provide a few helpful tips to make the process a little easier. Tip #1: Make sure you’re searching for the correct term (Spring 2014) Tip #2: Choose your course career (Graduate or Undergraduate)

Eleven members of the Florida State community were recognized for their contributions to distance learning during the 2012-2013 Distance Learning Awards Ceremony Nov. 13. The event was held in conjunction with National Distance Learning Week. “At Florida State, we strive to create the same level of quality learning for our distance students that their on-campus counterparts enjoy,” said Susann Rudasill, director of the Office of Distance Learning.

FSU administrators have approved the implementation of the 3+3 program, an accelarated program jointly administered by the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the FSU College of Law. The program allows qualified students to receive their bachelor’s degree from Criminology and juris doctorate degree from the College of Law in just six years.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — At 37 years old, Gemma Burlakoff became one of three women to die at the hands of their spouse or partner in Palm Beach County in October, a month dedicated to domestic violence awareness. Nicole Bishop is the director of victim’s services in Palm Beach County. She said calls for crimes related to domestic violence are on the rise. “It’s heartbreaking and we just want it to stop,” she said. Bishop said between 2009 and 2011 there were 40 domestic violence homicides.

The Department of Computer Science can now award more than $3.2 million to students studying computer science, computer criminology, computational biology, information security, and computer and network system administration through scholarships.