Criminal Justice Society (CJS)
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Mission Statement
The purpose of Criminal Justice Society is to stimulate interest in Criminal Justice activities at the Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU), and to promote the scholarly and academic aspects of Criminal Justice. The Society offers extra curricular activities such as educational guest speakers, field trips, and student collaboration on research that will be presented at local, state, and national forums (conferences). In addition, the society of a great way for students to begin professional networking that could lead to various career opportunities. For a brochure, please click here.
How to Join
Dues each semester are $10 and include a CJS shirt as well as various events and tours. Membership is open to students with strong professional interests in the field of criminal justice regardless of major. The bylaws presently provide that active members (with voting privileges) must have at least a 2.5 overall GPA. Interested members need to fill out a member application and turn in to the board at the meetings or to one of the faculty advisors.
Contact Info
If you are interested or have any questions, please contact either the faculty advisors or one of the board members. In addition, all written inquiries can be sent to:
Criminal Justice Society
c/o Student Life
7400 Bay Road
University Center, MI 48710
2006-2007 Board
Back Row L-R: Kimberly Shideler, Brian Piacentini, Beth McDonald
Front Row L-R: Joshua Foote, Annie Mayes-Robinson, Jessica Elworthy, David Thompson
President: Beth McDonald (bamcdona(at)svsu.edu)
Vice-President: Brian Piacentini
Secretary: Jessica Elworthy
Treasurer: Joshua Foote
Faculty Advisors
Burk Foster (bfoster(at)svsu.edu), Holly Child (hchild(at)svsu.edu), and Joe Jaksa (jjjaksa(at)svsu.edu)
07-08 Meeting Dates
All meetings are on Wednesday afternoon from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. Business meetings and discussions are from 4:00 to 4:30, with the guest speaker starting at 4:30. Except as noted, all meetings are in the Multi-Purpose Room in the Doan Center, between RFOC and the Bookstore. The alternate meeting room is the Alumni Lounge, on the corner where Curtiss turns into Doan.
| Date | Speaker(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| September 5 | Walt Reynolds, FBI Agent | |
| September 19 | Larry Tambling, Corporate Security Officer for Citizen's Banking Corporation | |
| October 3 | Cindy Morley, Intake Officer, Saginaw Family Court | |
| October 17 | Sgt. Leonard Jaskulka, Fire Investigator, MI State Police | |
| October 31 | Prof Robert Lane, SVSU Political Science Dept, "Applying to Law School" | Member Pizza Dinner |
| November 7 | CJS ROAD RALLY! Starts at 4pm. | |
| November 14 | Michael Major, Asst Director, SVSU Career Planning and Placement | |
| January 23 | Christopher Taylor, Special Agent, Recruitment Coordinator, Detroit DEA Office, "The Drug Enforcement Administration" | |
| February 6 | Peter Wilson, Wolverine | |
| February 20 | Agents Josh McCallister and Layne Sill, United States Postal Inspector's Office | |
| March 2 | Ron O'Brien, MI Prisoner Re-entry Intiative | |
| March 26 | Dayna Harper, SVSU Crisis Managment Center | Member Pizza Dinner |
| April 9 | Mike Kazyak, Dow Corning, Corporate Security | |
| April 23 | Saginaw SWAT LAST MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR |