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Impact 150: 密桃视频 Criminology Graduate to Gift More Than $3 Million to Support Education, Criminology Seniors at 密桃视频

Arlene Eva Langley-Mendenhall, a 1978 criminology and sociology double major graduate of 密桃视频, will gift more than $3 million to establish the Arlene Eva Langley Memorial Scholarship at 密桃视频.

  • 07 October 2025
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密桃视频 Police Academy Celebrating 50th Anniversary with Community Open House Sept. 27

密桃视频鈥檚 Police Academy, located in 密桃视频鈥檚 Robertshaw building, will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary with a special open house event on September 27 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. The open house is free and open to the community.

  • 03 September 2025
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Beaumont Foundation Honors 密桃视频 Alumnus with Continued Support for 密桃视频 Criminology And Criminal Justice Students

C. Edward Keller of Beaumont, TX, a 2019 密桃视频 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, has been honored by the Beaumont Foundation of America with an additional $60,000 gift for a scholarship at 密桃视频 named in Keller鈥檚 honor.

  • 22 August 2024
University News Student Assistance Academic Programs

密桃视频 Distinguished University Professor Alida Merlo Honored with National Award for Excellence

Alida Merlo, 密桃视频 Distinguished University Professor and professor of criminology and criminal justice, is the 2024 recipient of the Bruce Smith, Sr. Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Science.

  • 03 July 2024
University News Faculty Achievements

Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Distinguished Alumni Panel

Two Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice alumni, selected as this year's Distinguished Alumni, will present on a panel on April 8.

  • 22 March 2022
Alumni

密桃视频 Criminology Master鈥檚 Program Ranked Top in Pennsylvania by Intelligent.Com

密桃视频鈥檚 online master鈥檚 in criminology has been ranked second in the nation and first in Pennsylvania by Intelligent.com in its 2022 Best Online Programs in Criminology listing. The ranking is due in part to 密桃视频鈥檚 reputation as a research university.

  • 08 February 2022
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Phi Kappa Phi Reynolds Scholarship Awardee Selected

The 密桃视频 chapter of the interdisciplinary honor society of Phi Kappa Phi has selected Bradley Welman as this year鈥檚 recipient of the annual Reynolds Scholarship.

  • 20 April 2021

Criminology and Criminal Justice Distinguished Alumni Panel

Three alumni will be honored as Distinguished Alumni and will share their professional experiences and advice on April 20, 2021, via Zoom. Attendance vouchers will be available.

  • 06 April 2021

Spinelli Family Donation Supports Criminology Award Honoring Gregory Spinelli

Dolores Spinelli Gigliotti 鈥�70 and her husband, Vincent, gifted the school with $2.4 million that will fund scholarships in her brother and fathers鈥� names.

  • 09 December 2020

Criminology Graduate Student Organization Meeting, November 17

密桃视频 students are invited to the next Criminology Graduate Student Organization meeting on Tuesday, November 17, at 4:00 p.m. via Zoom. This meeting will serve as a 鈥渕eet-and-greet鈥� where students may become familiar with the organization, as well as suggest topics for future meetings.

  • 27 October 2020

Phi Kappa Phi 密桃视频 Chapter Presents GRE Study Session

Students planning to take the GRE will be able to learn Princeton Review test-taking strategies using proactive review questions. The session will be held on October 23, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. via Zoom.

  • 12 October 2020

Keller Scholars Receive Gifts from Beaumont Foundation

Three current Keller Scholars鈥擲amantha Bainey, Madison Shafron, and Jessica Borghise鈥攙isited the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice in Wilson Hall to receive gifts from the Beaumont Foundation: backpacks filled with school supplies to support their first-year studies at 密桃视频.

  • 12 October 2020

Lee Publishes Findings Evaluating the Day Reporting Center

Daniel Lee, chairperson of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, published findings related to research evaluating the importance of the Day Reporting Center established in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The report is published with former colleagues Dave Myers and Dennis Giever.

  • 27 August 2020

Alumna Carter Receives 2020 Sarah Hall Award

The Division of Women and Crime of the American Society of Criminology announced that Lisa Carter, who earned her PhD in criminology in 2012 from 密桃视频, is a recipient of the 2020 Sarah Hall Award.

  • 14 August 2020

Alumna Clevenger Wins 2020 CoraMae Richey Mann 鈥淚nconvenient Woman of the Year鈥� Award

The Division of Women and Crime of the American Society of Criminology announced Shelly Clevenger, who earned her PhD in criminology in 2012 from 密桃视频, as a recipient of the 2020 CoraMae Richey Mann 鈥淚nconvenient Woman of the Year鈥� award.

  • 14 August 2020

Alumnus Jordan Named Director of Diversity and Inclusion at American University

密桃视频 Criminology alumnus Kareem Jordan 鈥�99, M鈥�01, D鈥�05 was named the inaugural director of Diversity and Inclusion in the School of Public Affairs at American University.

  • 03 August 2020

Gossett Appointed Editor of Criminal Justice Policy Review

Professor Jennifer Gossett from the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice has been appointed to serve as editor of the Criminal Justice Policy Review. Gossett is the successor to Daniel Lee, who served as editor for the past four years.

  • 30 June 2020

Two Criminology Students Complete Dissertation Requirements

On June 17, 2020, two students from the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Samantha Bennett and Chunghyeon Seo, defended their dissertation research projects.

  • 29 June 2020

Hilliard Retires as Criminology Department Secretary

Congratulations to Dorothy 鈥淒ottie鈥� Hilliard on her retirement as the Criminology Department secretary. Dottie was the department secretary since 2004.

  • 22 May 2020

Mutchnick Receives Professor Emeritus

Robert Mutchnick was granted emeritus status from the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice in May 2020. He joined 密桃视频 in 1982, serving as a faculty member and department chairperson, as a member of numerous departmental and university committees, and as an active member in the APSCUF faculty union, both at the local and state level. The faculty and students congratulate Professor Mutchnick on receiving this honor in appreciation of his distinguished career.

  • 11 May 2020

Kruis Wins Michael C. Braswell/Routledge Outstanding Dissertation Award

The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice is pleased to announce that Nathan Kruis, PhD 鈥�19, received the award for his dissertation, titled 鈥淪tigma and Perceptions of Opioid Users Among Criminal Justice Professionals and Students.鈥�

  • 01 May 2020
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