This past weekend Mount Aloysius College celebrated the graduation of yet another fine group of students. I was very proud to have attended the event and take advantage of the opportunity to congratulate our students one last time before they enter into new chapters of their lives…with all of their hard work and memories of college life behind them.
These next few months prior to the fall semester, I will be mentoring student internships at a variety of agencies across the area. Some of these include the Blair County Coroner’s Office, Johnstown Police Department, Cambria County Prison, Cambria County Sheriffs Office, and the Cambria County Probation Department…to name a few. Also, I am looking forward to the Introduction to Forensic Science course that I will be instructing this summer. It is a small class and I hope to be able to guide the students through a variety of hands-on educational endeavors that are not always possible in courses with more students. Finally, I will be spending a great deal of time planning the 2nd Annual Criminal Justice Symposium. While it was originally a summer event, I have moved it into the fall semester as of this year (2008). Continued details will follow as preparation moves forward. Until then, enjoy the warm Pennsylvania summer and all that goes along with it!!!

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The spring semester is coming to a close and I can’t believe that the end has arrived so quickly. I would like to commend all of the students for their tremendous effort this semester and for the quality of work that they have completed. The undergraduate students have worked diligently on research projects with topics exploring human decomposition in conjunction with blow fly activity, ballistics, hypothermia, effects of diving while intoxicated, correctional employee job satisfaction, and those who have been wrongfully convicted of a crime and exonerated through DNA advances. There have been many others and they were all noteworthy in their own unique way. Finally, I would like to congratulate all of the graduating undergraduate and graduate students who will be entering into a new chapter of their lives or careers as this semester draws to an end. I am sure that I speak for all faculty when I say that we are proud to send you onward after having had the opportunity to prepare you for what lies ahead. Congratulations!!!!

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