Department of Sociology & Crime, Law and Justice
CLJ Affiliate Program Group (APG) Objectives
CLJ APG Career Profiles
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THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF THE LIBERAL ARTS
Department of Sociology
Crime, Law, and Justice Program
Objective: The Crime, Law, and Justice Affiliate Program Group (APG) is chartered by the College of the Liberal Arts Alumni Society under the Auspices of the Penn State Alumni Association and focuses on the networking of alumni and professionals working in the criminal justice system and related fields. The group serves as a resource for the Sociology Department and the CLJ program, and the department has input on and final approval of all activities and programs of the APG.
The purpose of the Crime, Law, and Justice APG is to:
Inform students about the career possibilities in criminal justice and criminology, and prepare them for the professional challenges they will face in the field.
Insure that students in the program are informed about the current and ongoing issues in the criminal justice and criminology field from the practical prospective of the members.
Insure that students in the program have the skills and knowledge base they need to be successful in the work place.
Maintain mentoring relationships with current students.
Work with student organizations to establish beneficial programs, including alumni guest speakers and tours of agencies and other alumni worksites.
Provide and enhance student internship and career opportunities.
Provide opportunities for APG members to share ideas, network, and learn from each other about other areas of criminal justice, law and criminology.
Act as ambassadors for Crime, Law, and Justice, to the rest of the College of Liberal Arts and the University Community as a whole, so that they know that our alumni play important roles in the community.
Honor and award individuals for outstanding achievements through the Crime, Law, and Justice APG.
Facilitate the contribution of funds for academic scholarships and enrichment activities for students in the CLJ Program.
Crime, Law, and Justice APG Board Members
Robert Donaldson '77
Charles Lutz ‘67 (Chair)
John Gaynor ‘76
Jim Kates ‘85g
Jolene Kopriva ‘75
Peter Liese ‘76
Louis Lombardi ‘86
David McGarvey '89
Thomas McKemey ‘71
David Moffat ‘79
Ricardo Núñez ‘79
Mary O’Neill Marsh ‘69
Helene Placey ‘86 (Vice Chair)
Cindy Transue ‘82
Marylouise Uhlig ‘67
Ross Volk ‘78
Ex-Officio Board Members
Brian Cuban ‘83
Click HERE to join the CLJ APG
The CLJ APG meets twice yearly—Once in the fall semester, October 9-10, 2007 and once during the spring semester, March 27-28, 2008.
If you’d like information about these meetings, please contact Mary Lee Carns at mlcarns@psu.edu.
Send us News and Notes about yourself!
We’d love to know what you’re doing these days, so please take a minute to send us a bit of news about yourself so that we can update others about recent events in your life. Please send your News and Notes information to Mary Lee Carns at mlcarns@psu.edu.
APG member Kim Ronan had a beautiful baby boy on July 17, 2006 . He weighed in at 8 pounds, 12 ounces and was 22 inches long. His name is Brady William Ronan. Congratulations to the Ronan family! :)
Some of you might remember that APG member, Mike O’Donovan has been working in Iraq for some time now. Very recently, he moved to a real hot spot in that country—Baghdad. He works with DynCorp International on a project called World Wide Personal Protective Services (WPPS), and the project members fall under the Regional Security Office of the State Department. Personal Security Specialists (PSS) provide High Threat protection services for a variety of "principals" in Iraq and in other locations around the world.
In mid-January, Mike attended the 127 hour State Department training course that all the Personal Security Specialists must complete. Mike says the training brought back a lot of memories of his former law enforcement lives and despite being the oldest guy in the class (57), he managed to do pretty well. Any CLJ students who are former Special Forces, Ranger, Recon Marines, Navy Seals, or Police Officers with High Threat or SWAT backgrounds interested in finding out more about Mike’s line of work, can contact him directly at mike_094@yahoo.com.
On January 25, 2005, APG member William J. Clements, Esquire, an attorney at the law firm of Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers, LLP in Philadelphia spoke at a continuing legal education seminar sponsored by the National Business Institute entitled "Safeguarding Proprietary Information in Pennsylvania." Mr. Clements' talk focused on recent developments in cyber law, privacy law, electronic discovery in civil and criminal litigation and computer forensics.
This April, APG Board Member, Marylouise Uhlig will travel to Sitka, Alaska. As the Associate Assistant Administrator with the Environmental Protection Agency in the Office of Pesticides, Prevention and Toxic Substances, Marylou will be giving a speech on the EPA’s Tribal Programs for the last 25 years and getting input from tribe officials at an upcoming conference. The EPA provides funding to tribes to assist in the development and implementation of pesticide programs under tribal law.
On Tuesday, July 27, 2004, at 8:08 am, the newest addition of the Lombardi family made her proud entrance into this world. Gabriella Florence Lombardi came in at 7lbs., 12 ounces and twenty inches. Proud Papa and APG Board Member Louie Lombardi says the whole family is doing well but big sister Sarah is a bit jealous…
This spring, APG member Joe Koletar accepted an invitation to join the Manhattan Advisory Board of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Joe also became a Founding Member of the American Management Association’s Homeland Security Council and was elected as a Fellow in the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
APG Board Member John Gaynor has a son who was a very close friend and high school team mate of Penn State backup quarterback, Greg Hennigar. Sadly, Greg was killed in an automobile accident early this spring. In an effort to honor his memory, several of Greg’s high school friends organized a rough-touch football tournament and a golf-outing to raise money in Greg’s name for the Father Judge High School football program in Philadelphia. The whole Gaynor family was involved in these events from manning the tables to actually participating on teams. Several PSU alums donated items to be raffled off for the events, including our own APG Board Member Charles Lutz who graciously donated his Kent State football tickets. All told, over $13,000 was raised this summer by a small group of people with big hearts. Feel free to contact John Gaynor at PSU676@aol.com for information about future fund-raising events.