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2021 Graduate School Citation Award Recipient

Melissa was awarded the 2021 Excellence In Service To The Community & Profession Citation from the Graduate School.

Graduate Showcase 2021

This year, the Master's Criminal Justice program is represented in the (virtual) Graduate Showcase by Alyssa McCord and Cassie Merritt.

2020-21 Graduate Dean Citation Awards

The School of Criminal Justice would like to congratulate two of our MCJ Graduate Students on earning Graduate Dean Citation Awards for the 2020-21 academic year.

CCPS STUDENT AWARD RECIPIENTS

Congratulations to all CCPS student award recipients! We would like recognize and honor your achievements in academic excellence.

Alumnus, Capitol Police officer remains focused on law enforcement aspirations amid recent Capitol attacks

Capitol Police Officer Deon Atkins, '15, is earning a master's degree from Grand Valley as he focuses on becoming an FBI special agent.

The Latest - Lakers Guiding Lakers

This fall, Terrell and Matt Rogers, both GVSU criminal justice students, became the first from their program to intern at Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids (CHAGR).

Fall 2020 School of Criminal Justice Faculty Award Recipients

Congratulations to this year's fall 2020 Faculty Award Recipients in the School of Criminal Justice!!!

KAYLA BATES, '18 & '20, RECEIVES AWARDS AND MORE

Class of 2020 graduate, Kayla Bates, has set her goals high

Faculty honored for scholarship, teaching excellence at annual awards convocation

Dr. Brian Johnson, professor of criminal justice, receives the Outstanding University Service Award from President Philomena V. Mantella.

Feel Like You Belong: Kyezie Bwanangela - Investigating Justice

Earlier this year, Kyezie Bwanangela a criminal justice major and native from the DRC Congo was interviewed by Alan Headbloom from WKTV Journal.



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