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OuTSTaNDINg pERFORMaNCE
Michael Herdlick, Instructor of Mathematics
at Tiffin University, was honored by the Ohio
Water Environment Association’s Annual
Meeting, held in Cincinnati this summer.
He was honored with the Crystal Crucible
(C2) Award for outstanding performance,
professionalism, and significant contributions
to the water/wastewater quality analysis
profession. The C2 award is given to those
professionals who have been active in
teaching, education, or research in the water and/or wastewater fields. The
Ohio Water Environment Association is an organization that works with
wastewater treatment facilities in hopes to curb pollution and help industries
regulate waste.
SOCIal NETwORkINg
Professor of Communication and Dean
of Graduate Studies Dr. Jan Samoriski
emphasized caution on the implications
of social networking before participants
at a conference on social media in Suffolk,
Virginia.
During his briefing to public affairs
representatives from different branches
of the Department of Defense, Samoriski
praised the work that’s being done by the military in communicating their
messages through social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, but
also warned about the social and legal implications of doing so. According
to Samoriski, “What we do online in an open environment can have serious
consequences.”
Samoriski urged caution in how much information is put on social networking
sites and the implications for national security. He also emphasized the
nature of technological innovation and how volatile the Internet is as a new
technology. “We’re dealing with a new generation that can’t imagine life
without the Internet and a cell phone,” said Samoriski. “We are inundated
with communications technology. At some point we’re going to reach a
saturation point,” Samoriski said. “We have to put social networking in
perspective.”
16 CHALLENGE > Fall / Winter 09
NaTIONal aND lOCal
SECuRITY
Professor Michael Lewis participated in the
Kennedy School of Executive Leadership
in Higher Education Program at Harvard
University. Lewis, Chair of Tiffin University’s
Bachelor of Criminal Justice (BCJ) Degree
Completion Program, took part in the
advanced crisis leadership and management
strategies sections expanding his knowledge
relating to the most current issues in
national and local security. “As a result of this experience, I have developed
a global perspective on how to manage major critical incidents effectively
and decisively while maintaining a focus on leading and motivating teams
through a variety of extraordinary circumstances,” Lewis says. He adds that
his experience added relevance for TU students in the classroom setting.
gaNgS aND ExTREMIST
gROupS
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
veteran and Tiffin University adjunct faculty
member Dr. Charles Williams has written
an article examining gangs and extremist
groups for the journal, “Policing,” published
by the Oxford (England) University Press.
Williams, who teaches in Tiffin University’s
online Master of Criminal Justice in Homeland
Security program, was a supervisory special
agent for the Department of Homeland Security before his recent retirement.
He remains an outside consultant in Homeland Security. “Policing Gangs
and Extremist Groups: A Different Viewpoint” suggests that new, informal,
horizontal intelligence-sharing networks should be created and utilized to
respond to these organizations. Williams says the groups present a “clear
and present danger to local, county, state, federal and international policing
cooperation.”
SIxTH EDITION puBlISHED
McGraw-Hill recently published the sixth edition of the popular textbook,
“Introduction to Criminal Justice.” Keith Haley, Professor of Criminal Justice
and Chair of the MSCJ program, wrote the book with co-author Robert
Bohm.
According to McGraw-Hill, “Introduction
to Criminal Justice is the perfect text
for students interested in pursuing a
career in criminal justice and for those
who simply want to learn more about
this important social institution.
The authors’ more than 50 years of
combined experience in teaching
introduction to criminal justice as well
as working in the field – Robert Bohm as
a correctional officer and Haley as a police officer – come through i n
their accessible yet comprehensive presentation.” The publisher adds that
Bohm and Haley “make it easy for readers to understand that much of what
the public ‘knows’ about criminal justice in the United States is myth, and
help students to learn the truth about the U.S. criminal justice system.”