Student Organizations & Student Services
Alpha Phi Sigma is a national honor society for Criminal Justice students. It is active at 不良研究所 and
often combines its activities with those of Lambda Alpha Epsilon. Membership in these
two organizations often overlaps. For further information, please contact聽Dr. Robert Hanser.
Lambda Alpha Epsilon is a national association of Criminal Justice students. It is active at 不良研究所, often
combining its activities with those of Alpha Phi Sigma. Students participate in local
fund raising events, attend regional and national meetings, and engage in charitable
activities. For further information, please contact Dr. Bonner.
Criminal Justice Networking System. Approximately 2,000 students have graduated from the Criminal Justice Program since
it began in 1970. We maintain a list of approximately 850 of those graduates, along
with contact phone numbers, agency of employment, and so forth. These alumni provide
faculty and students with information and assistance where appropriate. The booklet
containing these names is made available to students upon request. For further information
about the Networking System, contact Dr. Robert Hanser.
Criminal Justice Alumni Association. The 不良研究所CJAA was formed in the mid-1980s. It currently has a large concentration
of members from the local area. These alumni meet periodically with students and provide
them with information and to some degree maintains a mentoring relationship with active
students. The Alumni Association also funds a major scholarship award. For further
information, contact Dr. Robert Hanser.
Criminal Justice Scholarships. The Criminal Justice Program has acquired over $250,000 in endowments since the
early 1980s. The interest on these funds is used to provide student scholarships and
faculty development opportunities. The program routinely awards approximately $7,000-8,000
annually in program-awarded scholarships. The scholarships include: the Paul Howard
Kitchens Memorial Scholarship in Criminal Justice, the Sidney Wilhite Scholarship
in Criminal Justice, the Buddy Henderson Memorial Scholarship in Criminal Justice,
the Jerry Posey Memorial Scholarship in Criminal Justice, the Kinsey Memorial Fund
Scholarship in Criminal Justice, the Monroe Police Local Number 81 Scholarship, the
Terry M. Cannon Scholarship in Criminal Justice, the Sheriff Bailey Grant Memorial
Scholarship in Criminal Justice, the West Monroe Police Reserves Scholarship in Criminal
Justice, and the State Trooper Mike Kees Memorial Scholarship in Criminal Justice.
For further information, please contact Dr. Robert Hanser.
Graduate Assistantships. The Department of Criminal Justice usually awards 2-4 graduate assistantships and/or
2-4 graduate work-study assignments each year. Assistantships carry a stipend of $5,400
for a 9-month appointment and includes tuition waiver and waiver of out-of-state tuition.
Work-Study asssignments carry a stipend of $4,480 for a 9-month appointment and do
not include waivers. Expectation is 20 hours work assignment per week. Assistantships
may be for teaching or research, dependent upon various applicable guidelines of accrediting
associations, departmental need, and individual faculty needs. For further information,
please contact Dr. Robert Hanser.
Criminal Justice Job Fair. The program holds a job fair each year in March or April. It is routinely attended
by 40 to 60 criminal justice agencies representing federal, state, and local agencies
in the fields of corrections and police. Representatives from as many as 10 states
across the country have attended the job fair.聽For further information, please contact
Dr. Bonner.
Criminal Justice