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As a winner of the 2020
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Fellowship, John Jay alumna
Shanell D. Bailey ’18 will head to the University of the West
Indies at Mona, in Jamaica, to follow the development of the
university’s Prison-to-College Pipeline Program and examine its
impact on the social and economic mobility of those leaving the
prison system. “I’m focused on the reentry and reintegration of
system-impacted individuals because they are some of the most
marginalized people in our society,” says Bailey.
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In the race to flatten the
curve, EMS professionals such as John Jay alumnus and Adjunct
Professor in the Security, Fire, and Emergency Management
department Richard Sposa ’01, worked around the clock to acquire
life-saving equipment for hospitals and expeditiously increase
the number of beds and intensive care units for Covid-19
patients. Working in Bergen County, New Jersey, one of the
hardest hit counties in the state, Sposa, Director of Englewood
Health’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS), runs the hospital
command center, where he ensures staff have enough personal
protective equipment (PPE), and patients are cared for properly
and safely. We spoke with Sposa to learn more about the Covid-19
response and how his John Jay education helped him handle the crisis.
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Alumna Reachelle Ramirez ’19
has always dreamed of becoming a lawyer, and after being accepted
to 15 law schools, she’s about to make that dream come true. This
past April, amid the statewide coronavirus lockdown, Ramirez took
to social media to announce her choice to the John Jay community.
“I’ve chosen to go to CUNY School of Law. I’m going to be a CUNY
girl for life,” declared Ramirez, who lives in Flushing, New
York. “I’m interested in working in Family Law and with the
Queens County District Attorney’s office. I’m really passionate
about juvenile rights. That comes from my time working with
underserved kids and teenagers.” Read More
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With over 30 years of
experience as a paramedic, George Contreras, an Adjunct Associate
Professor in the Master of Science in Emergency Management
program at John Jay, knows the mental toll working on the front
lines of the Covid-19 health crisis can take on EMS
practitioners. “In my entire career, I’ve never seen anything
like what we’re seeing now with Covid-19,” says Contreras. “As
paramedics and EMTs, we’re seeing so many people die day after
day. With our new protocols, when we respond to an incident, after
20 minutes of CPR, if there’s been no change in the patient, we
have to declare the person dead. Everything in you wants to keep
working and keep fighting to bring this person back because you
know that this is someone’s mom, dad, brother, sister, or
grandparent, but sadly, this is our new reality, and after 20
minutes, we have to stop trying to resuscitate.” Read More
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At John Jay, we’re fostering
an environment that promotes inclusivity, celebrates our
differences, and believes in justice for all. In honor of Pride
month, we’re commemorating and acknowledging the resiliency,
strength, dignity, and beauty of John Jay’s LGBTQ+ community. The
recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold the rights of the
LGBTQ+ community and protect them from workplace discrimination
based on their sexual orientation or gender identity was a
victory for fairness, for all. Sam Ascencio ’22, an English major
and Vice President of John Jay’s LGBTQ+ Allies Club, shares his
feelings about the landmark decision. Read More
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Yuliya Zabyelina, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor of Political Science at John Jay College, has
spent the vast majority of her career researching and examining
transnational organized crime, including its increased
involvement in mining activities since the 1990s. In the
forthcoming book Illegal Mining: Organized Crime,
Corruption, and Ecocide in a Resource-Scarce World,
Zabyelina, and co-editor Daan von Uhm, help shine a light on some
of these criminal acts. Read More
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DeCarlos Hines, President of
John Jay’s Black Student Union (BSU), knows that when it comes to
fighting institutionalized racism, the process for finding
solutions has to be bold, strategic, and collaborative. After
witnessing multiple Black people being unjustifiably killed in
our country, the BSU Executive Board put together a powerful town
hall called “What’s Next: Leading
the Way in Police Reform” and they wrote a letter to President
Karol V. Mason detailing a
very specific set of suggestions that could make our curriculum
and campus community more inclusive and racially sensitive. Read More
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Michelle Nairne ’21, a Law
and Society major from Queens, New York, has seen too many acts
of violence committed against Black people in her short 19 years
of life. As a Black woman, Nairne has learned to process the fear
and trauma she’s feeling, while also educating those around her
about the Black experience in America. Nairne examines how she
handles that education process, and how she’s learned to
appreciate true allies. Read More
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Professor José Luis Morín,
Chairperson of the Department of Latin American and Latinx
Studies (LLS), has created the Elisa Morín Scholarship to honor his
mother, Mrs. Elisa Morín (1930-2020), and all mothers of Latin
American origin who work hard and make great sacrifices so that
their children will know a better life. The scholarship will
support a first-generation student, regardless of immigration
status, who is majoring or minoring in Latin American and Latinx
Studies and who is committed to public service and social
justice. To donate to the scholarship, click here.
A proposal by Associate Provost
for Institutional Effectiveness, Allison Pease, Ph.D., to retrain Humanities faculty in creating
effective online courses, was funded by the National Endowment
for the Humanities NEH CARES Act.
Biology Professor Angelique Corthals, Ph.D., was part of two separate teams that were each
awarded a rapid response grant by the National Science Foundation
(NSF) to study different aspects of Covid-19. In an effort to
explain why bats carry coronavirus but don't seem affected by it,
Corthals will study how genes not directly involved in the immune
response could still impact the performance of the immune system
when it’s under stress.
Professor Aftab Ahmad, Ph.D., and Professor Muath
Obaidat guided John Jay’s ISACA
Cybersecurity Club to a third place victory at the Cybersecurity
Case Competition hosted by the ISACA NY-Metropolitan
Chapter.
Craig Trainor ’01 was appointed to the New York Advisory Committee to
the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. As a member of the committee
he will advise the Commission on civil rights matters, such as
criminal justice issues, police practices, voting rights, and
fair housing matters in the State of New York.
Natoya L. McGhie ’06 has been named President of the Brooklyn Women’s
Bar Association. She’s the second Black President in the
Association’s 100+ year history.
Ret. Lt. James H. Gebhardt
’69 passed away last month after a brief illness. A
proud graduate of John Jay, Gebhardt served in the U.S. Navy and
was a celebrated member of the NYPD. John Jay College offers its
condolences to Gebhardt’s daughters Lori and Lee, his sisters,
his grandchildren, and the rest of his adoring family.
Donald Hoffman, Ph.D., an adjunct faculty member in the Department of
Sciences passed away due to Covid-19. He came to John Jay 44
years ago to teach a graduate course in Toxicology and over the
years taught more than 3,000 students. The Donald B. Hoffman Memorial Scholarship in
Toxicology has been established in his
honor and will support an outstanding undergraduate student
majoring in Toxicology or Forensic Science with a concentration
in Forensic Toxicology. To donate to the scholarship, click here.
We are saddened to report that Thomas Reppetto, Ph.D., a faculty member in the Department of Law and
Police Science, has passed away from congestive heart failure.
Reppetto was a former Chicago police officer, who authored
several books on the history of policing, and was appointed the
first president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York
City. Our hearts go out to his friends and family at this time.
Raymond Pitt, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Sociology, has passed away.
Throughout his career, Pitt was committed to the development of
sensitive, humane policies and practices in the treatment of
mental illness. At John Jay, he led a team of faculty in
developing and implementing training programs for police
officers, who are often the first to respond to crisis situations
involving mentally ill persons. We send our heartfelt condolences
to his family and friends on their loss.
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Participate in this workshop if
you are looking to build your professional network during these
virtual times. We’ll discuss how to build a LinkedIn profile, how
to use LinkedIn to connect with professionals, how to search for
positions, and how to use other social media platforms to connect
with companies. Click here to register.
The CUNY Dispute Resolution
Center at John Jay College and the Association for Conflict
Resolution of Greater New York present The
Ubiquitous Work of Conflict Resolution: Finding Applications
in Every Field. In this talk, David J. Smith will share his ideas
on the range of disciplines and applications for careers for
those interested in resolving and managing conflict and building
peace. RSVP: mvolpe@jjay.cuny.edu
You must register in advance
for this workshop. Click here to register.
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