Fayetteville State University Student Analysis

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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 …show more content…

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

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