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On Oct. 17, Alumni and Friends of Criminology held the 2015 Celebratory Brunch at Hotel Duval in Tallahassee, Fla. The event was held to honor alumni of the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice who have demonstrated outstanding professional accomplishments, service to the College, Florida State University, and their communities. Eight alumni and one faculty member were honored at this year’s event with Hall of Fame Awards, Distinguished Alumni Awards, and a Distinguished Service Award. Click on the categories below for a complete list of award winners:

This year’s Graduate-Faculty Workshop Series begins Sept. 25 with Institutional Review Board Compliance Graduate students, make plans to attend the first installment of the Graduate-Faculty Workshop Series, Sept. 25 at 9:30 a.m. in Classroom #215. At this interactive workshop Dr. Daniel Mears will cover Institutional Review Board compliance.

Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice Ph.D. graduate, Justin Pickett, recently received the 2015 Ruth Shonle Cavan Young Scholar Award from the American Society of Criminology. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding scholarly contributions to the discipline of criminology. Pickett earned both his master’s and doctoral degrees from Florida State University before joining the faculty at the University at Albany School of Criminal Justice in fall 2012.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2016-2017 Joseph Harris Outstanding Teaching Fellowship. The purpose of the fellowship is to enhance the quality of criminology and criminal justice undergraduate instruction by rewarding excellence in teaching.

Both the College of Criminology & Criminal Justice and the Career Center are proud to present this year’s Criminology Internship Fair! The event will take place on Wednesday, October 28th from 2pm-4pm in the Dunlap Success Center Rooms 2201 and 2202.   See our flyer here for more details!

The Tallahassee U.S. Probation Office is seeking a computer criminology student for a fall internship, with hopes that it will turn into a full time position. Ideally they are interested in a student who has an interest in digital forensics and probation work. Experience in the tools listed below is preferred but not required. From Senior U.S Probation Officer Michael A. Sobeski:

Katie Dean Moore, Career Liaison for the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, will adopt new office hours for the Fall 2015 semester. Students may schedule an appointment with Katie Dean at any time by email or can drop-in Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 1:00PM through 3:00PM starting August 25th*.

We are pleased to announce that the topics and dates for the Fall 2015 Nole to ProfessioNole Workshops have been announced.   These workshops provide students with valuable information and skills to help them navigate their own career path.  Topics discussed range from basic resume writing to a complete job/internship checklist.  All workshops will take place in Eppes Hall, Room 215 and last from 3:00PM until 4:00PM (unless otherwise stated).  Here are the topics of the workshops and their respective dates:

Kaleena Burkes, doctoral candidate in criminology, has been awarded the McKnight Dissertation Fellowship for the 2015-16 year.  This fellowship provides one year of support for students completing the dissertation in STEM disciplines.  Awardees have demonstrated superior academic achievement and are committed to careers in teaching and research at the university or college level.  Burkes’ research interests include: prisoner re-entry, recidivism, life course criminology, and race & crime.

FSU’s Master’s in Criminal Justice has been chosen as one of the Best Master’s in Criminal Justice Programs of 2015 by CriminalJustice.com http://www.criminaljustice.com/best-masters-criminal-justice-programs/