Florida State University’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice is proud to announce professor Kevin Beaver has been awarded one of the 2014 Graduate Faculty Mentor Awards. The award carries an honorarium of $3,000.

The Criminology advising office will be closed Friday, March 21. Students who wish to speak to an advisor are encouraged to make an appointment by calling the advising office at 850-644-4050. To ensure any pressing issues are able to be resolved this week, the criminology advisors have expanded their usual walk-in hours for Thursday, March 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Florida State University’s Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research, a branch of the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, has formed a partnership with the National Institute of Justice. Through this collaboration, three research agendas will be pursued to generate scientifically valid findings to be used by practitioners, agency decision makers, and policymakers to produce effective juvenile justice outcomes resulting in future cost savings and improvements to public safety.

FSU College Highlights and Selected National Rankings (As of December 2013) MOST EFFICIENT HIGH-QUALITY UNIVERSITY IN THE NATION U.S. News & World Report has named Florida State University the most efficient high quality university in the country for the second year in a row (2013, 2014). The university’s value ranking rose from 42nd among public universities to 40th, evidence that Florida State combines an outstanding education with economic value.

Did you know the average annual starting salary after training for Law Enforcement Deputies working in Hillsborough County, Florida is nearly $45,000?

Criminology students are invited to attend an internship and career fair on February 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Oglesby Union Ballrooms. Hosted by the FSU Career Center, students will have the opportunity to meet agency decision-makers face-to-face.

Criminology students have been given an exclusive opportunity to participate in mock interviews with the Florida State University Police Department. On Thursday, February 13, the FSU Career Center is offering three Criminology students the chance to interview at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., or 11 a.m. at the Career Center. To set up an interview time, please contact Dustin Gummels or call the Career Center directly. Good luck!

Criminology students are invited to a Resume Writing Workshop, Tuesday, February 11th from 1:00pm – 2:00pm in room 214 Eppes Hall. Led by Criminology Career Advisor, Dustin Gummels and the FSU Career Center staff, students will learn the “Do’s” and “Don’ts” of resume writing. Writing cover letters and developing lists of references are also part of this hour-long workshop.

FSU Criminology Professor Gary Kleck argues that storing guns in safes could critically delay gun access. http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/parents-store-guns-home-22325804

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.