Meeting of
the Minds:
American
Justice Summit Returns to John Jay
|
|
 The urgent need for American justice
and prison system reform took center stage at John Jay College of
Criminal Justice on Jan. 29, as the second annual American Justice
Summit brought together individuals who are working at both the policy
and grass roots levels to find creative and effective solutions for a
variety of pressing problems. Read
more...
|
|
ALUMNI PROFILE: Thomas C. Ridges (B.A. '95)
New Job, New Challenges
|
|
 Like many Brooklyn natives before
him, Thomas C. Ridges (B.A. '95) has made the move to Staten Island,
and he made history in the process. On Feb. 1, Ridges became the first
African-American prosecutor to hold an executive-level post in the
Staten Island District Attorney's Office, when he was sworn in to the
newly created position of Special Counsel to District Attorney Michael
E. McMahon.
Read
more...
|
"John Jay Value" Campaign
Is Unveiled
|
|
 John Jay College boasts more than 50
years of providing a high quality education, particularly for students
who could not otherwise afford to attend college.
Read
more...
|
John Jay Ranked Among the Safest
College Campuses in the U.S. and a Top Public University in New
York
|
|
 John Jay College has been ranked #18
in the Safest College Campuses rankings by Niche, a web-based resource
for information, including rankings and reviews, on K-12 schools,
colleges, cities, and neighborhoods. John Jay was also ranked #9 on
Niche's list of Top Public Universities in New York.
Read more...
|
|
One Trailblazer's Quest for Color-Blind Justice
|
|
 Jelani Cobb, Director of the Africana
Studies Institute at the University of Connecticut and a contributor
to The New Yorker, has been selected as the 2016 Justice Trailblazer,
an award presented annually by John Jay College of Criminal Justice
and The Crime Report, a publication of the College's Center on Media,
Crime and Justice (CMCJ). Read
more...
|
|
Students Warm Up to Winter Session
|
|
 Enrollment for the three-week winter
session last month at John Jay rose by roughly 12 percent compared to
the same period a year ago, a development that is being credited to
expanded marketing and outreach efforts and a close collaboration
between Enrollment Management and Academic Affairs. Read
more...
|
"Bridging the Divide"
Series Resumes on
March
1
|
|
 The curtain will rise on March 1 for
Act Two of John Jay College's year-long initiative "Bridging the
Divide: Re-imagining Police-Community Relations," with a panel
discussion on Gender, Sexuality and Policing.
Read more...
|
|
|
Dara Byrne (Communication and Theatre Arts) has
been named interim Associate Provost and Dean of Undergraduate
Studies, succeeding Scott
Stoddart, who stepped down to join the faculty of the
English Department. Byrne had been serving as Director of Macaulay
Honors College at John Jay and Faculty Director of the John Jay Honors
Program. Nathan Lents (Sciences) will succeed Byrne in those roles on
an interim basis.
Norman Groner (Security, Fire and Emergency
Management) spoke at the 6th annual Symposium on Human Behaviour in
Fire, held in Cambridge, England. Groner presented a paper titled
"A Simple Decision Model for Managing the Movement of Building
Occupants during Fire Emergencies."
Benjamin Lapidus (Art and Music) performed on and
wrote the liner notes for the new album by legendary jazz bassist Andy
Gonzalez, "Andy Gonzalez - Entré Colegas." The album is
available on Truth
Revolution records.
Gloria
Browne-Marshall (Law, Police Science and Criminal
Justice Administration) was the invited speaker on Martin Luther King
Jr. Day, Jan. 18, at the University of Franche-Comté in Besançon,
France, where she presented a talk on "Racial Violence in America
Today: What Would James Baldwin Do?." Her talk was subsequently
published online in the Milwaukee
Courier.
Alain Bauer's (Center on Terrorism) article
"L'avenir du terrorisme" (The Future of Terrorism) was
published in the winter 2015-2016 issue of the French journal Les
Carnets des Dialogues du Matin.
Jeremy Travis (President) has been appointed to
the U.S. Partnership on Mobility from Poverty, an initiative organized
by the Urban Institute and funded by a grant from the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation.
Rossana Rosado (Latin American and Latina/o
Studies) was appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as New York's next
Secretary of State. The appointment makes Rosado the state's
highest-ranking Latina official.
|
|
|
Richard J. Brady (B.A. '82), who holds a law degree from Pace
University law school,retired as Chief of the Waldwick, N.J., Police
Department in 2004, after which he served six years as Prosecutor for
the Borough of Midland Park. In October 2013, he was appointed as
Municipal Court Judge in Midland Park to fill an unexpired term, then
was reappointed to a three-year term in August 2015.
Gerard P. McAleer (M.P.A. '96) retired as Special Agent in Charge
of the New Jersey Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
in 2010, then worked for two years as associate director of the New
Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness. He is currently
Chief of County Detectives in Middlesex County, N.J., where, he says,
"I still love going to work every day."
Terrence E. DeGrenier (B.S. '97) finished his M.S. in Criminal
Justice at Michigan State University in December 2015. Specializing in
Judicial Administration, he has been inducted into Alpha Phi Sigma,
the National Criminal Justice Honor Society.
Danielle B.
Varas (B.A. '98) is afamily psychiatric and mental
health nurse practitioner and member of the adjunct clinical faculty
at New York University College of Nursing.
Kayan P. Guy
(B.S. '01) works as a paralegal at the New York Law
Department's Special Federal Litigation Division, which defends civil
rights suits against the City Of New York. She is the proud mother of
Kayla, 7, and Leah, 2.
John C.
Hennessy (B.A. '07) was recently promoted to
lieutenant with the New Jersey Transit Police, where he is assigned to
the Special Operations Division.
Angie Dorville
(B.A. '12) is a crisis intervention counselor at the
HBCIP/Puerto Rican Family Inc., and is pursuing an M.S.W. at Hunter
College Silberman School of Social Work, on a full scholarship.
Nancy Jeeuth
(B.S '15), who founded and served as president of one
of the student club West Indies Massive while at John Jay, is
continuing to promote the West Indies through entertainment as one of
the four female DJs on the Internet radio station Red Apple Radio. In
addition, she advocates for justice with HANAC Youth Services, helping
students gain real work experience and achieve career readiness.
Brandi A.
Walzer (B.A. '15) works for SCO Family of Services as
a family support specialist and with Phoenix House as a veterans
outreach coordinator. She writes: "Both jobs are amazing and I
love that I have positions that can impact and change a person's life.
I get to make a difference every day and I would not have it any other
way."
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buy your John
Jay College merchandise online:
|
|
|
|
Upcoming Events
|
The newest issue of J Journal: New Writing on Justice,
John Jay College's prize-winning literary journal, is out. J
Journal is the only journal of its kind in the country. Please visit
jjournal.org for purchase and subscription information. Support
the Arts. Support J Journal. Support John Jay College.
Calling All International Bloodhounds
Greetings from the new Office of
International Student Recruitment. As a John Jay alumna or
alumnus, you are our best ambassador! We need your help to
connect with the next generation of international
students. Whether you are originally from another country or are
now living, working, or studying abroad, please share your stories
with your fellow alumni and send your updated contact
information so John Jay can keep you informed. If you have any
questions, please contact Eli Cohen, Deputy Director,
International Student Recruitment and Marketing (ecohen@jjay.cuny.edu)
The Bloodhound Bowl. All alumni from the classes of 2005
to 2015 are invited to join their fellow Bloodhounds for two hours of
bowling
Tickets: $50 (includes , including light food,
drinks, and shoe rental
Frames Bowling Lounge, Port Authority Location, 550 9th
Ave, New York, NY 10018
Brooklyn
Nets Alumni Game. All alumni from the classes of 2005
to 2015 are invited to join their fellow Bloodhounds as the Brooklyn
Nets take on the Philadelphia 76ers at the Barclay's Center in
Brooklyn
John Jay & The Arts:
The King and I
Alumni and guests are invited to an informal reception
followed by a matinee performance
Tickets: $88 (Loge D and
E); $55 (Student Loge)
Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, 150 West
65th Street, New York, NY
Spring 2016 Job and
Internship Fair
Main Gymnasium, Haaren Hall
Suggested alumni donation $20. Professional attire
required
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
