Each year, six faculty members from across campus receive recognition through the Missouri State University Foundation Awards for Excellence. Two of the awards this year went to Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice faculty members: Dr. Aida Hass was honored with a Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching. During her career at MSU, Aida has designed 21 unique … [Read more...] about Criminology Professors Take Two MSU Foundation Awards
Representatives from Sigma Mu Sigma, MSU's chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma - the national honor society recognizing criminal justice student achievement, received two awards at the 2023 Student Talent and Recognition (STAR) Awards Ceremony. Sigma Mu Sigma won the STAR Award for Outstanding Academic and Educational Program. A presentation from the Springfield Police Department on … [Read more...] about Alpha Phi Sigma Takes High Honors at Star Awards
Sigma Mu Sigma, the MSU chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma (APS) international criminal justice honor society, had an impressive showing during March at the APS Annual Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. Several of our criminology students won elections to the APS Executive Board, including Josh Woolfington (President), Cassandra Engle (Secretary), and Sierra Sankey … [Read more...] about MSU Honor Society Takes Several Awards at National Conference
At the MSU Board of Governors' Programs and Planning Committee meeting in February, Professors Bill Sandel and Brett Garland gave a presentation on building agency partnerships in criminal justice. Dr. Sandel's recent partnership with the Missouri Department of Public Safety - Office of Homeland Security and the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center … [Read more...] about Criminology Professors Share Department Highlights to Board of Governors
The demand for active shooter training has become a need in many law enforcement agencies across America. Thanks to a recent partnership between Missouri State University and Missouri Department of Public Safety, the state of Missouri will now have access to free active shooter training. What will the training include? Dr. Bill Sandel, assistant professor of criminology and … [Read more...] about MSU partners with Missouri Department of Public Safety