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With Special Thanks

Three dynamic alumni volunteers served as speakers during John Jay's Freshman and Transfer Orientation in August. Opening the series of events were President Jeremy Travis and Vice President Berenecea Johnson Eanes, along with Assemblyman Marcos A. Crespo, BA'03 who warmly welcomed incoming students and their parents. He told a remarkable story that began with an unexpected College internship for then Assemblyman Reuben Diaz, Jr. and culminated this summer when Crespo was elected to fill the vacancy left in the 85th Assembly District when Diaz, Jr. was elected as Bronx Borough President. Second Vice President of the Alumni Board, Teri Coaxum, BA'93, MPA '08, Deputy State Director for U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and the first African-American woman deputy state director in the United States, spoke with candor and gratitude about how Professor Kwando Kinshasa motivated and sparked her college career. Finally, alumnus Robert G. Koval, MPA '86, who was selected to represent the DEA as Liaison Officer to the Joint Staff at the Pentagon, informed freshmen that hardly a day passes when he does not use a skill learned at John Jay. To each of these distinguished graduates - who not only inspired our new students, but also joined staff and faculty to greet parents - for giving back so generously, I offer deep appreciation and special thanks.

                        
 - Jerylle Kemp, Director of Alumni Relations


College News

Fall 2009 Kicks Off with More Students, More Faculty & Two New Majors
The fall 2009 semester began with one of the largest classes of new students in John Jay's history that brought enrollment to just over 15,000. To accommodate this growing population, the College has increased the number of faculty over the last five years by 34%. At the beginning of this academic year alone, the College welcomed 36 new faculty members in 14 academic departments. "This investment in new faculty is a critical building block of a revitalized John Jay College," noted President Jeremy Travis. With the start of the semester, John Jay also introduced two new undergraduate majors to its growing roster of academic offerings: Bachelor of Arts degrees in Gender Studies and Global History. Travis said, "Our new majors are receiving positive reviews from the University and academic colleagues around the country and will distinguish the John Jay undergraduate education in the coming decades." Drawing on the expertise of approximately 45 faculty members representing 14 academic departments, the major in gender studies includes such courses as Sex and Culture, Women and Terrorism, Sex Offenders in the Criminal Justice System, History of Gender Images, Manhood in America and many others. The BA in Gender Studies is the first of its kind in CUNY. Similarly, the BA in Global History is believed to be among the first in the country to use a historiographic approach which emphasizes the connections between and among civilizations. One outside reviewer, Professor Joshua Freeman, Executive Director of CUNY's PhD program in history, said the new program "represents the forefront in thinking among historians...In stressing global interactions, large historical processes and broad themes, the major adopts a highly sophisticated approach to teaching world history."

College Receives $768,000 Grant from U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) awarded a $768,000 Emergency Management for Higher Education grant to the College's Office of Continuing and Professional Studies for the development of the City University of New York All Campus Emergency Management System (CUNY ACEMS). According to Project Director Richard Glover, "The goal of this project is to develop a single, CUNY-wide, structured, comprehensive all-hazards, and fully integrated plan. As this goal is accomplished, the CUNY community will realize an increase in campus safety and the safety of the New York City physical communities of which the individual colleges are an integral part. John Jay will partner with the Borough of Manhattan Community College to expand the training offered to members of the CUNY campus community.


Events

Connect and Reconnect @ John Jay
2009 Alumni Open House in Denver, Colorado
Tuesday, October 6, 2009                   6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Alumni Association President Michael F. McCann (BS '74, JD) and Washington, DC Coordinator Daniel Cabrera, Jr. (BS '88, MPA '93) cordially invite John Jay alumni to join former classmates and friends for an alumni reception in the Mile High City.

Please RSVP to 212.237.8964 or jkemp@jjay.cuny.edu. Please include your full name, email address, degree and graduation year in your response.

The Broker Restaurant
821 17th Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Located on 17th Street between Champa & Stout, inside the Colorado Business Bank Building, 3 1/2 blocks from the Colorado Convention Center.)




What a Wonderful World: An Automythography
Written and Performed by Meghan Duffy
Wednesday, October 7, 2009                7:00 PM

This poignant memoir artfully rewrites some of the social scripts available to women and underscores the lasting impressions of the first generation American experience.

Tickets are $15. For tickets, call Ticket Central at 212-279-4200.

John Jay College
Gerald W. Lynch Theater
899 Tenth Avenu
New York City


Graduate Lecture Series
Race & Justice
Thursday, October 8, 2009                 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Co-sponsored by the Center on Race, Crime and Justice and the Office of Graduate Studies, the evening's lecture will be "Race and the U.S. Constitution" by Professor Gloria Brown-Marshall of the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration who is the author of Race, Law, and American Society: 1607 to Present.

John Jay College
445 West 59th Street, Rom 1311N
New York City


Occasional Symposium Series
Managing Community Interventions
Tuesday, October 13, 2009                   9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

The Center for Crime Prevention and Control cordially invites you to "Managing Community Interventions" where project managers of the National Network for Safe Communities will participate in an exciting session that examines the complexities of implementation and oversight of innovative crime reduction strategies in cities and states across the country. Among the jurisdictions that will be represented are: Cincinnati Police Department; High Point, NC Police Department; Providence, RI Police Department; Richmond, VA Police Department; Los Angeles Police Department; Virginia Office of the Attorney General, U.S. Attorney's Office of the District of Massachusetts, Commonwealth Attorney's Office of Richmond, VA; NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services, Nassau County District Attorney's Office; and the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services. Also attending will be Tracey Meares, Deputy Dean and Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law at Yale Law School and Stewart Wakeling, Project Director/Principal Investigator of the Public Health Institute.

RSVP to ccpcevents@jjay.cuny.edu

John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 630T
New York City


John Jay Book & Author Series
Monday, October 19, 2009                   4:00 PM

Professor David Green of the Sociology Department will discuss his book When Children Kill Children: Penal Populism and Political Culture. The book explores the reasons underlying the vastly different responses of English and Norwegian authorities to two child-on-child homicide cases. The panelist will be Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice Jock Young. The moderator will be Stephen Handelman, Director of the Center on Media, Crime and Justice.

John Jay College
Gerald W. Lynch Theater Lobby
899 Tenth Avenue
New York City




Film Screening
Rhyme and Punishment
Tuesday, October 20, 2009                   6:30 PM

What happens when a rapper who has everything suddenly has his freedom stripped away and is forced to confront the harsh realities of prison life? Rhyme and Punishment takes an in-depth look at the role of prison in hip-hop culture, offering personal narratives of hip-hop artists who are, have been, or are soon to be incarcerated. Convicted rappers including Beanie Sigel, Prodigy, Cassidy, Project Pat, Immoral Technique and Slick Rick explain the details of the crimes that led to their arrests, and document their struggles to deal with the brutality of incarcerated life. The film explores the bitter journey from the streets to the studio to the cell block.

Admission is free. No ticket reservation is necessary.

John Jay College
Gerald W. Lynch Theater
899 Tenth Avenue
New York City


Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB)
Information Session and Workshop
Thursday, October 22, 2009                   2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Sponsored by the Urban Male Initiative and Career Development Services, this session will give John Jay alumni and students who are interested in careers that involve city government, law and oversight an opportunity to get the inside scoop from a board member, staff lawyer, and team investigator about their experiences working for the CCRB. Attendees will obtain job and internship information and guidelines as well as insider tips on having the perfect resume and cover letter. Business casual attire is required. Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP by October 16 at umirsvp@jjay.cuny.edu.
John Jay College
445 West 59th Street, Multipurpose Room
New York City


Occasional Series on Reentry Research
Evaluation of Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative
Friday, October 23, 2009                   9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

The Prisoner Reentry Institute cordially invites you to "Evaluation of Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative" by Christy Visher, Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice and Co-Director of the Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies at the University of Delaware. Professor Visher will present preliminary findings from the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI), a five-year multi-site evaluation, to determine whether these programs have accomplished the overall goals of the initiative and to determine the relative costs and benefits of the programs.

RSVP to Amelia Thompson at 212.484.1399 or amthompson@jjay.cuny.edu.

John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 630T
New York City


Graduate Open House
Tuesday, October 27, 2009                   3:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Alumni considering graduate school are invited to meet with faculty and staff who will be available to discuss graduate programs, admissions requirements, careers, scholarships, internships and financial aid. Meet with the program directors for: Criminal Justice (MA), International Crime and Justice (MA), Public Administration (MPA), Public Administration Online Program (MPA-IG), Protection Management (MS), Forensic Computing (MS), Forensic Science (MS), Forensic Psychology (MA), and Forensic Mental Health Counseling (MA).

For more information and to RSVP, click here or call 212.237.8863.

John Jay College
Gerald W. Lynch Theater
899 Tenth Avenue
New York City


Malcolm/King
"Fall Back" Celebration
Friday, October 30, 2009                   5:30 PM - 9:30 PM

The Malcolm/King Committee invites you to an evening of refreshments, music, dancing and surprise guest appearances at this scholarship fundraiser.

Donations:
Contributor $30
Patron $40
Supporter $50
The Real "T"ing $120

All but $15 of your donation is a tax deductible contribution to the M/K Scholarship Fund.

RSVP by October 23, 2009 to 212.237.8117 or mlilly@jjay.cuny.edu. Donations should be payable to John Jay College and sent to Marva Lilly, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 445 West 59th Street, Room 1236N, New York, NY 10019.

John Jay College
445 West 59th Street, Multipurpose Room
New York City


Graduate Lecture Series
Race & Justice
Tuesday, November 3, 2009                   5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Co-sponsored by the Center on Race, Crime and Justice and the Office of Graduate Studies, the evening's lecture will be "Created Equal: How to Reduce Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System" by Dr. Barry Krisberg, President of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency and Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.

John Jay College
445 West 59th Street, Room 1311N
New York City




De Novo - Part 1: Lil' Silent
Written and directed by Jeffery Solomon

Thursday, November 12, 2009

7:00 PM
Friday, November 13, 2009 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 14, 2009 7:00 PM

Presented by the Houses of the Moon Theater Company, this play is based on the gripping true story of fourteen year old Edgar Chocoy, who fled Guatemala to escape the largest gang in Central America, only to be sentenced to death by a flawed U.S. immigration system.

Tickets are $15. For tickets, please call Ticket Central at 212.279.4200

John Jay College
Gerald W. Lynch Theater
899 Tenth Avenue
New York City




Il Furioso
Directed by Seth Baumrin

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

8:00 PM
Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:00 PM
Friday, November 20, 2009 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:00 PM
Sunday, November 22, 2009 8:00 PM

Presented by John Jay's Department of Communication & Theatre Arts with support from the Department of African American Studies, Furioso is a dual language adaptation of Aeschylus' Eumenides which uses drumming, dance and Aeschylus' classical text, spoken in English and Spanish, to dig up the roots of justice, from bloody revenge to fair trial in multi-tribal Athens.

Tickets are $10. For tickets, call 212.237.8363.

John Jay College
Gerald W. Lynch Theater
899 Tenth Avenue
New York City


Graduate Lecture Series
Race & Justice
Monday, November 30, 2009                   5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Co-sponsored by the Center on Race, Crime and Justice and the Office of Graduate Studies, the evening's lecture will be "Tattletales and Victims: Rethinking Police Use of Confidential Informants," by Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration Professors Delores Jones-Brown, Director of the Center on Race, Crime and Justice; and Jon Shane who is also a Senior Research Associate for the Police Foundation in Washington, DC and a subject matter expert for the Center for Problem Oriented Policing.

John Jay College
445 West 59th Street, Room 1311N
New York City

Alumni Spotlight



Thirteen years ago Sam Bruce (MPA '08) migrated to the United States from Ghana to join his family and learn more about the world. He subsequently spent eight years in the military and served in Operation Enduring Freedom for a year after the September 11th attacks. His ambition to learn more about other cultures is all but guaranteed in his new position. Bruce is now headed to Washington, DC where he has accepted an appointment at the Department of State as a Foreign Service Information Management Specialist (IMS). Bruce is currently in training for six months. After which, as a member of the Foreign Service, he will be expected to serve anywhere in the world. The State Department can send him to any one of its 265 embassies, consulates and missions worldwide. "Typically, placement in the Foreign Service is two years at a post," he says. "The idea is to work in at least two 'hardship' posts during the first four years of service." As an IMS, Bruce will have to manage a worldwide telecommunications network, maintain the telephone and wireless programs at overseas embassies and consulates, manage the diplomatic pouch and mail operations, among other duties. Bruce is a member of the National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration, the American Society for Public Administration, Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and the Air Force Sergeants Association.

Student Highlights

For a growing number of students, internships not only provide a dynamic hands-on experience, but they also can provide a pathway to career opportunities. In the Master of Criminal Justice program, graduate students are gaining a wealth of experience in a number of public agencies. Among them is Rachel Maniscalso who is completing an internship with the Secret Service where she is working on a multi-million dollar case of mortgage fraud. Payal Desai helped to prepare grants for peer review as part of her internship with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in Washington, D.C. Shelley Ann Walker is interning with The Juvenile Justice Initiative, NYC Administration for Children's Services in the Bronx. Jody Archimene is working for the NYC Department of Investigation in its Finance Department. Akeilla Day served as an intern with the NYC Department of Probation in the Kings County General Counsel Division and Kristoffer T. Denboske is with the Port Authority in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Office of Alumni Affairs, 555 West 57th Street, Room 608, NY, NY 10019 ' Phone 212.237.8547, Email: alumni@jjay.cuny.edu, http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/alumninews