As a student enrolled in the Criminal Justice program at Fayetteville State University (FSU), I find that the university demonstrates a genuine concern for how it impacts the student population. One of the goals behind FSU’s mission is to establish an environment that creates learning experiences to influence each student’s life perspective. My personal experiences during my tenure at FSU have helped shape how I see and view the world. Both my social and professional development has been influenced by the facets which the school promotes; self- identity, shared values, and its commitment of selfless service to the community.
One of the unique aspects of the university is that it is a place for social opportunity and embraces diversity. The
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individual identity of the student body is part of what makes up the culture of this institution. Currently the campus offers a different number of departmental clubs and organizations such as; The Hispanic Club, African and Caribbean Students Association, Friendly Loving Accepting Multi Sexual Environment (F.L.A.M.E.), and the International Student Association to name a few. This is a vital quality because it influences cultural competency around FSU. It has influenced my view that in order for me to be a successful steward, I must be able to accommodate diverse backgrounds. This is whether I am in close quarters with a work group, or have periodic engagements with people in society. In my personal experiences with the faculty staff in the Criminal Justice department, I find that the instructor’s values help to guide the decisions we make as individuals.
Through my own observations, I found that the culture at FSU aligns with the culture of the students to help instill a sense of shared values. I recall a time during my Criminal Courts class with Dr. Robert Brown when he related policing with student responsibility and accountability. The intent was to not only help the students understand that law isn’t enforced 100% of time, but that holding students accountable for every policy that they don’t follow would topple the system. The point was to allow the students to internalize for themselves that individual responsibility and accountability is pertinent. Dr. Brown was able to share these values with us without having to be forceful or convincing. This influenced my thought process because I once believed that if I wanted people to understand things, I should just take a direct approach. At the end of his lecture, I realized that sharing values is about finding commonality within a group. Since people are our greatest resource, influence is not about coerciveness but about the effectiveness of united
principles. Fayetteville State University partners with several organizations around the community to aid in the assistance of others. Community service not only makes a difference to the organization being served, but is a direct reflection of the self-less acts of this institution. Last April during National Volunteer Week students and faculty members were able to participate in events to help service the community. One of these events was the School Supply Drive in which students could receive volunteer hours for donating groceries and school supplies to the community. Another event during that week was the Second Harvest Food Bank. Volunteers had the opportunity to aid in handing out subsistence items. The main goal of the food bank is to provide nutritious food for under income and homeless people who are at risk of starvation. I’ve always known that volunteer work was important; but in hindsight, community service is a social responsibility we should embody. My perceptions and views have been influenced positively by the holistic approach of FSU. Through indirect means, FSU uses the ideas of promoting self- identity to set the conditions of individual liberation, use shared values to stimulate involvement, and encouragement in others, and demonstrate that selfless service is an obligation to those who have the ability to impact others.
“College campuses are not dominated by widespread racial/ethnic segregation and the racial/ethnic clustering that does occur isn’t impeding intergroup contact.” (578, Hoeffner and Hoeffner). Throughout the essay, the writer continues to provide facts and sources on the information that diversity is not a problem on college campuses. She quotes evidence that states that college students are getting a “variety of positive educational outcomes that result from being educated in a diverse environment.” (578, Hoeffner and Hoeffner).
In a society where a collegiate degree is almost necessary to make a successful living, the idea that a student cares less about the education and more about the “college experience” can seem baffling. In My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student, Rebekah Nathan, the author’s pseudonym, tackles the idea that academics are less impactful on a student then the culture of college life. Nathan, a 50-year-old cultural anthropologist and university professor, went undercover as a college freshman for a research project. From her research, she hoped to better understand the undergraduate experience by fully immersing herself in college life. To do this, she anonymously applied to “AnyU,” a fake acronym for a real university,
The mission of The Black Student Union (BSU) at Post University is to go beyond the issues and make a change by fostering student development through academics, social services, diversity and to build a cultural as well as family oriented environment for students. BSU upholds and heightens the awareness and friendships between all races as well as cultures. Establishing a sense of unity across Post University for now and years to come.
To get started, the school based out of Giddings Texas, a state known for stern, harsh and swift punishments, is showing a kinder side which focuses on getting the troubled juveniles back on the right path and attempting to make them a functional member of society. As Hubner explains in his book, the professionalism of the staff and their skill, the philosophy o...
Achieving academic excellence while obtaining my Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice is the first step towards becoming financially able to support my son by working as a law enforcement analyst. While working on my degree, I am determined to maintain my 4.0 GPA, a challenge that demonstrates my ability to learn and overcome obstacles, as well as. This commitment to maintaining my GPA requires me to work on having a positive attitude, as well as learn about discipline, self-management, and hard work, all which are beneficial to me in my field of work. I chose criminal justice because it requires thinking about and analyzing facts to solve crimes while helping and protecting people, something I have always felt strongly about. Since I was
And finally, colleges and universities have to be inclusive of varied student subpopulations. They need to determine and address the special needs of groups such as racial/ethnic minorities, women, athletes, Greeks, students of different ages, and gay and lesbian students.
This article discusses the different forms of racial diversity contribution to students’ educational and learning experiences and the autonomous positive effects on students who adopt these diversity opportunities. The author demonstrates how the quality of higher education is substantially heightened by diversity-connected efforts. Those efforts improve students learning and experiences by cultivating key behaviors and knowledge and by providing a unique educational context.
The mission of Franklin Pierce Universities Criminal Justice Program is to produce graduates who have demonstrated competency in administration of justice, corrections, criminological theory, and law enforcement the program provides students with essential knowledge in the areas of policing, courts and corrections within a solid liberal arts framework. Special attention is given to career roles, social interaction and social forces that contribute to so...
The quest for knowledge and understanding drives individuals to explore the unknown and live out the thoughts that once consumed their minds. Experience and formed opinions are the end results of these journeys; assumptions are either reinforced or shattered, but either way the truth is a little bit closer than before. Dark and gray areas consume the field of criminal justice; only personal experience can serve as a light. Participating in the internship program offered through the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University has become that light. Throughout this semester the knowledge acquired from SHSU criminal justice classes combined with the experiences gained from the Dallas County Adult Probation Department has produced an exceptional understanding of fact and theory pertaining to the field of criminal justice. Courses such as Criminology 262 and the Fundamentals of Criminal Law 264 contributed to the personal triumph gained from involvement in the internship program and allowed individual strengths and weaknesses to ...
Colleges and Universities play a major role in developing the behavioral patterns of young adults. In addition to developing young minds, colleges help to cultivate character, responsibility, and social acceptable behavior. Students who attend Carlford have expressed their dissent with the current environment of the university. Because of these underling issues, Carlford’s retention rates amongst minorities have suffered. If Kirsten is unable to handle the situation, there will be a trickledown effect to all areas of the university. Being a new professional in the field of Higher Education can be challenge. There are times where an incident directly affects your position and there are other times where there issues that affect the entire institution. Because the issue directly pertains to Greek Life, the Coordinator of Fraternities and Sororities has the responsibility of identifying the concerns and implementing initiatives that will allow the college to be proactive in future situations of this nature.
Introduction As a new University of Virginia coalition begins to take form, it is the hope of the author that this new group follows Amanda E. Vickery conception of citizenship, and realizes the potential value in creating social justice-oriented citizens. In order to fully expand on this recommendation this paper will discuss multiple areas of interest in order to promote the idea of cultivating social justice-oriented citizens at the University of Virginia; Characteristics of Social Justice Oriented Citizens, Universities of Virginia’s existing Neoliberal structure, Recommendations. If these aims are achieved one could imagine an increase in African American Enrollment at the University of Virginia. Characteristics of Social Justice Oriented
...ion and success. While much has been researched, the journey has only just begun. Very briefly I have highlighted a topic that has been and still could be researched with hundreds of different auxiliary issues stemming from it. Delving further into what student life departments do for student retention and success and their role in this process is a very important piece of this ever expanding puzzle. There is not a lot of literature or research on the topic right now and while this specific question is still a very broad topic, it can easily be narrowed down and sectioned off for more specific goals and research. What we need but do not have a whole lot of yet is a body of research that delves into the nature of institutional practices when it comes to student life departments, their theories and practices and the impact they have on student success and retention.
... and acknowledge dissimilarities. Prejudice, discrimination, and stereotyping have no place in the university, but rather than labeling people who partake in these acts as a racist, it would be in the university’s and student’s best interests to help educate one another on cultural diversity and further their intercultural praxes.
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Diversity and Inclusion are important to the University of Toledo’s campus because they don’t just serve to one ethnicity, they serve to many. Many different kinds of cultures come to UT to give themselves an education and to better themselves. Here at the University, they want everyone to get along with each other, since it’ll make coming to school more exciting