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John Jay College's Office for the Advancement of
Research has announced the 2019 Faculty Research and Scholarship
Award Winners. The 2019 Scholarly Excellence Award Winners are
Amy Adamczyk, Professor of Sociology; Sarah McDougall, Associate Professor of History; Edward Paulino, Associate Professor of Global History;
Erin Thompson, Associate Professor of Art Crime; Kevin Wolff, Assistant Professor of Criminal
Justice. Wolff has also been named the 2019 Donal EJ MacNamara Junior
Faculty Awardee.
David Brotherton was awarded a $42,000 grant by The
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation to continue his ethnographic study
of Ecuador's three largest street gangs and how legalizing the gangs,
rather than punitive measures, can reduce violence.
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Yorick Smaal (the Spring 2019 John Jay
Research Visiting Scholar) explores the lives and loves of queer
soldiers in the South Pacific in the Second World War.
The
Promise and Perils of Mentorship in a #MeToo Era Workshop
Bonnie Oglensky, Academic Director of
the Sociology and Human Relations programs at CUNY School of Professional
Studies will host the workshop.
Webinar:
Branding
Yourself
This webinar will teach you how to
brand yourself and appeal to potential companies and recruiters. Register Here
Thursday, April 4
5:00 PM
Come and join John Jay Alumni during
the 2019 Alumni Reunion. COME BACK, CONNECT and CELEBRATE. For more
information, contact
There will be a discussion with
actors, playwrights and special guests immediately following each
performance. If you have any questions, please contact:
Thursday, April 11
4:30 PM
Please join us, in welcoming The
Honorable Catalina Cruz '05, Queens Assemblywoman, to John Jay. This
event is co-sponsored by the Office of External Affairs and Adelante!
OAR
Book Talk -
Phillip Yanos,
"Written Off"
Professor of Psychology Philip Yanos will discuss his latest book
which explores the social injustice of mental health stigma and how
this problem can prevent those diagnosed with mental illnesses from
achieving their true potential.
Vera Fellows End
of Year
Celebration
Join us for the annual report on and
celebration of the John Jay-Vera Fellows Program.
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Looking Forward to
Alumni Reunion 2019
John Jay's 2019
Alumni Reunion on April 4 promises to be a memorable event.
Organizers have revved up the schedule of events by introducing new
meetup groups that will gather before the awards dinner. These 15
meetup groups let attendees mingle, reconnect, and network with
groups and cohorts they identify with from their time at John Jay,
such as, NYPD, McNair Scholars, Veterans, Pre-Law, or Athletics.
After checking in, an "influencer" for the meetup group
will act as a host, helping members of the group make connections.
For alumni who were in the Honors Program, the meetup group acts as a
double celebration, as this year marks the program's 10th
anniversary.
After the meetup
sessions conclude, attendees will make their way to the awards dinner
where they can help celebrate this year's Alumni Reunion honorees who
have helped pave the way to success for others and have served as
inspiration to the entire John Jay Community. Read More
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Announces Sexual Assault Kit
Backlog Elimination at John Jay
"For decades the
national backlog for sexual assault kits, which are known as rape
kits, perpetuated what I think is a sizable injustice against sexual
assault survivors, and in particular women, denying them the very
basic civil rights under the law," said Manhattan District
Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., at the "Test Every Kit" press
conference at John Jay College on March 12, 2019. "The backlog
of untested rape kits not only undermined justice and the perception
and reality of equality, it also made every woman and every American
less safe." That's why, in 2014, the Manhattan D.A.'s Office
announced what was then an unprecedented three-year,
38-million-dollar, national investment to address this
intergenerational injustice. By some accounts, there were hundreds of
thousands of untested rape kits collecting dust in police storage
facilities all across the country, representing thousands of sexual
assault survivors who had never seen justice prevail. Read More
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Marcia
Esparza and Daniel Auld
Raise Awareness About Historical Injustices in Latin America
Awardees of the
2018-2019 Inaugural Presidential Student-Faculty Research
Collaboration Award, Daniel Auld, Director of Learning Technologies,
Academic Services & Assessment, and Marcia Esparza, Associate
Professor of Criminal Justice, are embarking on their new research
with the goal of bringing awareness to the injustices in Latin
America. Their ambitious project is titled "Historical Memory
Project/E-Portfolio Collaboration", and their hope is that it
will resonate with many people in the John Jay community. Read More
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Thanking Benefactors and Supporting Students at the
Champions of
Justice
Reception
Robin Merle, Vice President for
Institutional Advancement, told the audience at the Champions of
Justice reception on February 28, that, "One of my favorite
quotes, that is very appropriate for tonight is, 'It takes each of us
to make a difference for all of us.'" That spirit of
giving, that desire to help students reach their fullest potential,
permeated the room. The event gave the John Jay community the chance
to congratulate student scholarship, fellowship, and internship
recipients, while also recognizing and thanking the generous
benefactors that made it all possible. Read More
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Law Day
Inspires Hope and
Creates
Opportunities for the
Next
Generation of Lawyers
Make no mistake about
it, the aspiring lawyers at this year's Law Day will help change the
face of the legal profession. In a profession that remains one of the
least diverse in the nation, 85% of lawyers are white, the bar needs
to encourage inclusivity and support underrepresented populations
advancing in the field. That's where Charles Robert Davidson,
Director of the Pre-Law Institute and Center for the Post-Graduate
Opportunities, and events like Law Day come in. At the Law Day
luncheon, on March 1, 2018, Davidson told the audience of aspiring
lawyers that they reaffirmed his faith in the future. "If you
all have any doubt about whether you can do this, I want you to put
that to bed right now. Because I have no doubt, you can do
this," said Davidson.
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Empowering Women and Communities at the 28th Lloyd
George Sealy Lecture
John Jay College's
Department of Africana Studies and the National Organization of Black
Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) hosted the 28th Lloyd George Sealy
Lecture on March 7. Sealy was a distinguished member of the John Jay
College faculty, and was the first African-American to graduate from
the FBI national academy, and the first African-American Assistant
Chief Inspector and Commander of the Brooklyn North Patrol Service
Area for the NYPD. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard, Chair of the Africana
Studies department, thanked NOBLE for its support and for
co-sponsoring the event, "I'm proud and happy that the Africana
Studies Department is hosting this event with NOBLE," said
Gordon-Nembhard. "This is our 28th Lloyd George Sealy lecture,
one of the longest running events in John Jay, celebrating the life
of our own Lloyd George Sealy and remembering his accomplishments as
a teacher, scholar, and top-ranking police professional in the
NYPD." Read More
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John Jay Hosts the 2nd Annual Symposium on Women in
Law Enforcement
"Law enforcement
is so much better because of the presence of women in leadership
roles," said Karol V. Mason, addressing the audience at the
Women in Law Enforcement Symposium on March 8, 2019, in celebration
of National Women's History Month. It was a sentiment shared by John
Jay's Director of Public Safety & Risk Management, Diego Redondo,
as he revealed his good-natured humor with the overwhelming female
crowd. Read More
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Honoring Detective Garda Jerry McCabe at the McCabe
Fellowship Reception
John Jay's academic
exchange program, known as the Detective Garda Jerry McCabe
Fellowship, was established in honor of Detective Garda McCabe after
he was killed during an attempted robbery in Adare County, Limerick
on June 7, 1996. To memorialize the father of five for his brave
service, an exchange program of police professionals was established,
allowing them to deepen their leadership skills and understanding of
police practices. This year's fellowship recipients Garda Edward
Henderson and Sergeant Declan J. Egan were congratulated at the
McCabe Fellowship Reception on March 15, 2019, and had the
opportunity to meet many high ranking Irish and New York officials,
such as: Charlie Flanagan, Minister of Justice and Equality in the
Republic of Ireland; James O'Neill, NYPD Police Commissioner; Drew
Harris, Garda Commissioner, Republic of Ireland; Professor Bettina
Murray, Ph.D.; and our very own Karol V. Mason, President of John Jay
College of Criminal Justice. Read More
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Michael McPhee (B.S. '18) has received the Albert Elias Academic
Award and will start the master's program in the fall.
Stephanie Elias (B.A. '17) will go to Jordan to work with the
Center of Victims of Torture to research a new assessment tool that
will be implemented in schools and shelters for victims of torture.
Kieran Mahoney (B.S. '13) represented his borough of Queens
during this year's St. Patrick's Day Parade in Manhattan.
Aki Ashe (B.A. '09) has a new book out called Brooklyn
United Ties: How To Tie A Tie. A portion of the proceeds of his
newest book will go to the American Cancer society.
Lauren Renee Cummings (M.A. '05) received a presidential appointment
to Trinidad and Tobago's first Sentencing Commission to bring
proportionality and transparency to sentencing in the criminal
justice system.
LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson (B.A. '75) has received the Distinguished
Service Award in recognition of her service to the Utah Genealogical
Association and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. She was
instrumental in helping develop the commemorative Martin Luther King
Jr. event that kicked off the SLIG Academy and was the coordinator of
SLIG's first African-American research course.
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