The Dean’s Award of Merit recognizes four graduating seniors who have distinguished themselves through academic excellence, scholarly engagement, and outstanding service to others. Among this year’s honorees is Kathryn Hartig.
Category: Department News
Alpha Phi Sigma to Host Career Fair
Representatives of more than sixty agencies from across the region will be in attendance to meet with students seeking internships and jobs. Join us in the Ferguson Center Ballroom from
Alpha Phi Sigma & the Criminal Justice Student Association Tour Correctional Institute
On Tuesday, October 17th, members of the Criminal Justice Student Association and Alpha Phi Sigma toured the W.E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama.
Scott Deaton Memorial Scholarship Applications Accepted
The Scott Deaton Endowed Scholarship in Criminal Justice was established to honor the memory of Scott Deaton and to promote academic excellence for students majoring in criminal justice in the
Instructor Douglas Klutz Earns Student Accolades
Forbes Magazine reports that Douglas Klutz, an instructor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, is the top-rated professor in the nation on the MTV-owned site Rate My Professors.
CCJatUA Announces Community Forum on Campus Sexual Assault
Students and community members will have the chance to learn about responses to rape and sexual assault on the University of Alabama campus. Representatives from the law school, Title IX
Criminal Justice Student Groups Fight Human Trafficking
The members of Alpha Phi Sigma and the Criminal Justice Student Associate led a campus crusade against human trafficking this spring. They invited a panel from local law enforcement and
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Announces Name Change
Department Announces Name Change Since 2001, the number of undergraduates majoring in the Department of Criminal Justice has increased more than 300 percent. Last year alone, more than 2,000 students
Joint Electronic Crimes Task Force Collaborates with ALEA in Operation Standing Guard
In May, the Joint Electronic Crimes Task Force collaborated with ALEA, the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, and Walker County Sheriff’s office on a three-day-long
Sociology Students Help Protect a Vulnerable Population from HIV
HIV has been called the “sociological epidemic” because it often affects those who are poor and marginalized. Dr. Bronwen Lichtenstein teaches SOC 360 Sociology of HIV/AIDS, a course that works