*** Welcome New CRMJ Faculty Members for 2007-08 -- Beginning Fall 2007, Dr. Guadalupe Vidales, Assistant Professor comes to us from the University of California, Irvine. Mr. Michael Seredycz joins our department as a lecturer (but soon-to-be Assistant Professor). Ms. Louise Loud, who has taught several classes as an adjunct instructor for us will be a CRMJ lecturer this year.

***2007 American Sociological Association Meeting -- Professor Dennis Rome , the director of the ASA Honors Program organized the entire honors program involving several sessions during the August 2007 ASA meeting in New York City. Professor Susan Takata presented two papers: 1) "A Visual Sociology from the Class and Into the Community: The Making of the 'Message' to Share" and 2) "Today's Changing Concept of Community: 'I Feel Good' and Other Sneaky Strokes.", both co-authored with Professor Jeanne Curran (California State University, Dominguez Hill). Also participating in the ASA meeting was Mr. Michael Seredycz.

*** 2006 American Society of Criminology Meeting -- Professor Susan Takata and Professor Jeanne Curran from the California State University, Dominguez Hills presented their paper, "Learning is Messy! - Affect and Teaching/Learning through the Internet". They also presented a poster session titled "Visual Learning and Student Creativity: Innovations in Criminal Justice Education" featuring the creative work of students from UWP and CSUDH.

*** Professor Dennis Rome was awarded an NEH grant to participate in the 2006 NEH Summer Institute on "Human Rights in Conflict: Interdisciplinary Perspectives." In New York, Professor Rome will participate in a five-week summer institute focusing "on different aspects of human rights in conflict: (1) philosophical and historical, (2) legal, (3) cultural, and (4) political.

*** Professor Susan Takata was awarded the National Academic Advising Association's Outstanding Advising Certificate of Merit for 2006.

**Controlling Community Violence -- Since July 2000, UWP's Criminal Justice Department has sponsored the Controlling Community Violence Program (CCV), which serves offenders in southeastern Wisconsin who have been convicted of domestic violations, battery, disorderly conduct, and criminal damage. Offenders are referred to the CCV program as an important alternative to imprisonment. The purpose of the program is to teach offenders how to handle, and deal with conflict before it escalates to abuse. The CCV program is an excellent example of UWP's connection to the local community.

Updated: September 16, 2007st