Category: Student Experience
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Posted Wednesday, November 12, 2008 by Rose Du Houx Pogatshnik
Hello School of Justice Studies students! I am writing to inform you about two events on the St. Cloud campus in the near future. Both are great opportunities and I encourage you to attend.
On Tuesday, November 18th at 11:30am Tom Eibes will be on campus to give a presentation on employment with the Minnesota Department of Corrections. He works at MCF – St. Cloud (the prison on Highway 10). He will discuss job opportunities, hiring process and a “day in the life” as an officer in the facility. The State of Minnesota offers excellent benefits and is a great career choice. It is also an excellent foot-in-the-door for all jobs in criminal justice. Lunch will be provided so please RSVP to me if you can attend. My email is rose.pogatshnik@rasmussen.edu.
On Tuesday, December 2nd at 2:00pm Carie Ann Potenza, Director of the School of Justice Studies, will be on campus along with myself to meet students and answers questions. We will discuss employment options, internship and volunteer opportunities, PPOE process and any other questions you may have. Later that afternoon (approximately 4:00pm) Carie Ann will be meeting with PPOE students to complete the enrollment paperwork.
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Rose Du Houx Pogatshnik
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Posted Tuesday, September 02, 2008 by CarieAnn Potenza
Eden Prairie Campus Criminal Justice Open House
Thursday, September 11, 2008
6:00 PM-9:00 PM.
The Eden Prairie Criminal Justice Student Activity Council is very excited about hosting a Criminal Justice Open House on Thursday 9-11 at the Eden Prairie Campus from 6-00 PM-9:00 PM. The theme of the open house will be changes in policing and corrections since 09/11/2001.
The Eden Prairie Police Department will conduct a K-9 demonstration from 6:00 PM-7:00 PM.
From 7:00-8:30 PM, panelists from the following agencies will be present to discuss the evenings topic as well as their job descriptions, qualifications, and educational backgrounds:
- Eden Prairie Police Department (Detective and S.W.A.T. member)
- Hennepin County Sheriff’s Department
- Hennepin County Explorers
- Hennepin County Water Patrol (including watercraft)
- Department of Homeland Security
- Shakopee Women’s Prison
- State Patrol
- Carver County Corrections
- Carver County Sheriff’s Department
- Winona County Corrections Officer
- Waconia Police department
- Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
This is a unique opportunity to meet and talk with professionals in your career field!
Please join us at the Eden Prairie Criminal Justice Open House and bring a friend and/or family member on Thursday 9-11.
Questions about the event may be directed to Eden Prairie Criminal Justice Student Activity Council President Crystal Marks at: crystal.marks@smail.rasmussen.edu or Law Enforcement Coordinator Mike Server at: michael.server@rasmussen.edu
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Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 by CarieAnn Potenza
An experience for paralegal students . . .
On Saturday, August 23, 2008, Amy Springer, Reference Librarian for the Eagan campus, and Liz Hurley-Felling, instructor for the Introduction to Legal Research class, gave paralegal students an opportunity to visit the law library at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, MN. Eight students attended from various parts of the Minneapolis-St.Paul metro area and Wisconsin. Kirk Olson, another instructor for the paralegal program who usually attends this tour with us was unable to make it this time. We missed him!
The purpose of this fieldtrip is to show the students how to manually research information, but also to minimize any fears they may have about going into a law library by themselves. It is important for students to know that these libraries are open to the public and they can utilize them anytime.
We began the tour with Librarian Amy Springer showing us where everything was located in the law library and how the materials are organized. Instructor Liz Hurley-Felling showed the students the reporters, statutes, and encyclopedias. To put into practice what students were learning and experiencing, we all performed a couple of exercises to retrieve information using the law books.
The two hour law library session was followed by lunch at Axel’s Bonfire Grill on Grand Avenue. This gave us a chance to socialize, and talk about the experience of researching at a law library. This is a great example of taking classroom learning and applying it to the real world experience.
Liz Hurley-Felling
Paralegal Studies Coordinator/Instructor
Eagan campus/online
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Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 by CarieAnn Potenza
Rose Pogatshnik,
Rasmussen
College – St. Cloud Criminal Justice Instructor, has organized a tour of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in
St. Paul, MN . Students will experience “real life” CSI (and it’s NOTHING like the television show)! The BCA is responsible for forensic analysis including DNA, major crime scene, drug chemistry, firearms, latent prints, toxicology and trace evidence. The BCA also manages the Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS), Crime Alert Network and CRIMNET. The BCA is also home to one of the most amazing stained glass art pieces, called the “Exquisite Corpse”. More information about each of these divisions is available on their website, http://www.dps.state.mn.us/bca/bca.html..
The tour is scheduled for Thursday, September 4th, 2008 at 10:00am. Space is limited so contact Rose at rose.pogatshnik@rasmussen.edu by August 20th 2008 to reserve your spot. You must be currently enrolled in or successfully completed the class Policing in America to attend. Transportation will be the responsibility of the student, carpooling is encouraged!
Please email Rose with any questions you may have!
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Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 by CarieAnn Potenza
Welcome School of Justice Studies Students and Faculty to Summer Quarter 2008 . There are many career focused experiences taking place this quarter on the Rasmussen College Campuses. Students in Minnesota are visiting the oldest prison in the Minnesota Correctional System that just opened a 19 million dollar expansion. Even with a new facility the former warden at Stillwater and now assistant commissioner for facilities at the Minnesota Department of Corrections said for an article in the Star Tribune, "What really makes the staff safe in here is not all the architecture, the handcuffs, the imminent force, it's the quality of their interaction with the offenders," said David Crist. Therefore, students looking to become correctional officers, need the communication skills necessary to de-escalate any tough situation. The Rasmussen College Criminal Justice AAS Degree has recently updated its curriculum to reflect the need for those specified skills.The new specializations are corrections, law enforcement, homeland security and crime scene evidence which will allow students to hone in on the skills necessary to be an excellent professional in the field.
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Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 by CarieAnn Potenza
Rose Pogatshnik, CJ instructor at the St. Cloud campus, has arranged a tour of MCF – Shakopee. This is the only women’s facility in the state of Minnesota. It was built in 1986 and houses all levels of female offenders who have been sentenced to prison.
The tour is scheduled on August 14th, 2008 at 10:00 am. You must be a criminal justice student and have successfully completed the class Introduction to Criminal Justice to attend.
Please send your full name, date of birth and driver’s license to Rose via email at rose.pogatshnik@rasmussen.edu by Friday, August 1st. Space is limited! Transportation is the responsibility of the student.
If you have any questions please contact Rose via email.
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Posted Tuesday, May 20, 2008 by Mark Krupinski
On Saturday, May 17, students from the Introduction to Legal Research class attended a Rasmussen College field trip to the William Mitchell College of Law. The tour of the law library was to familiarize students with how to look up information in a law library as opposed to electronically using Westlaw.
The tour began at noon. Kirk Olson, instructor from the St. Cloud campus, and Amy Springer, reference librarian from the Eagan campus, participated in leading the students through the tour. Amy pointed out where all the books were located. Kirk created some short exercises that had students locating statutes, information in encyclopedias, and cases. We worked as a group to locate the information and then discussed the outcome. It was a great exercise.
Afterwards, we all went to lunch at Bonfires on Grand Avenue. We enjoyed a leisurely lunch.
Liz Hurley-Felling
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Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 by Mark Krupinski
To discuss the law enforcement aspects in the field of criminal justice, Sara Suerth, a Brooklyn Park Police Officer will be speaking to the Introduction to Criminal Justice class on Thursday, May 15th from 5:30-6:00pm at the Rasmussen Brooklyn Park Campus. She will talk about the Brooklyn Park Police Department, what is involved in her day-to-day work procedures, her background and how she became a police officer, how she works with other criminal justice agencies, and if her job is what she expected it would be.
All students are invited to attend. Please email Leslie Palmer at leslie.palmer@rasmussen.edu with any questions.
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Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 by Mark Krupinski
Cass County Sheriff Paul Laney was a guest speaker at Professor Patty Laney’s Policing in America class on April 24, 2008, at the Fargo campus.
Prior to being elected Sheriff in November 2006, Sheriff Laney was a lieutenant with the Fargo Police Department. As a Fargo police officer, Laney worked with the gang and narcotics units and also commanded the canine and school resource programs. Sheriff Laney visited with students about his experiences and duties as a patrol officer, district commander, and SWAT commander.
Sheriff Laney also presented an overview of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. With a department of 166 people, including operation and management of the Cass County Jail, Sheriff Laney provided an excellent overview of the various opportunities f |