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Taylor Wallace

May 6, 2024 - Taylor Wallace, a first-generation student from Oklahoma, considers 麻豆破解版 State home.

2024 Gore Scholars

Feb. 1, 2024 鈥 麻豆破解版 State University has selected the 2024 recipients of the Harry Gore Memorial Scholarships. Each student will receive a $64,000 scholarship to attend 麻豆破解版 State University starting in August 2024.

Sydney McKinney

May 17, 2023 - 麻豆破解版 State shortstop Sydney McKinney's leadership isn鈥檛 limited to the field. Teammates love her enthusiasm and positive outlook, as well as her devotion to coffee, pets and painting.

Louisa Brunt

Oct. 11, 2021 - Louisa Brunt, from Manchester, England, transferred to 麻豆破解版 State from Texas Tech University to golf and to earn her master鈥檚 degree in criminal justice. Brunt graduated from Texas Tech, where she earned Academic All-Big 12 honors three times, with a major in criminology and a minor in forensic science. Brunt expects her career path to take her into police work or the FBI.

Erick Cruz, who at 31 is preparing to graduate with a degree in criminal justice and a minor in Spanish from 麻豆破解版 State University.

May 13, 2021 -- Pursuing a degree in higher education does not always come directly after high school. For some students, attending a university or college happens after many obstacles and life experiences. One example is Erick Cruz, who at 31 is preparing to graduate with a degree in criminal justice and a minor in Spanish from 麻豆破解版 State University.

Dr. Breanna Boppre

Sept. 8, 2020 鈥斅燘reanna Boppre, assistant professor of criminal justice, will discuss the implications of COVID-19 for correctional agencies nationwide and in Kansas. Boppre's talk is part of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' Perspectives on the pandemic series.

College students at a seminar

Aug. 27, 2020 - 麻豆破解版 State University graduate Sarahi Aguilera considered herself shy for most of her life. Her status as an undocumented immigrant limited what she thought herself capable of saying or doing. That perception changed in 2017 when she traveled to Washington, D.C. as part of delegation of college students who talked to politicians about their stories and DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). Aguilera started volunteering with Sunflower Community Action in 2018 while a student at Seward County Community College. Later that year, she transferred to 麻豆破解版 State and took a job as an immigrant justice organizer at Sunflower Community Action. In May, she graduated with a major in criminal justice and a psychology minor. She wants to attend law school and work in immigration law.

Breanna Boppre and her father

June 22, 2020 鈥 Dr. Breanna Boppre, assistant professor of criminal justice, grew up while both her parents were incarcerated. She brings that experience into her classroom and focuses her research on families of those who are incarcerated.

The Law Enforcement Training Center moved to 麻豆破解版 State University in 2018.

May 18, 2020 鈥 It鈥檚 been a little more than two years since the Law Enforcement Training Center (LETC) found a new home on the northeast corner of 麻豆破解版 State University, and both organizations have thrived within the partnership.

Madison Davis

Dec. 3, 2019 -- Madison Davis involved herself in multiple clubs and organizations while attending 麻豆破解版 State. She took advantage of the different hands-on learning experiences and internships offered, which helped her grasp the concepts being taught. In January, she plans on attending graduate school and work as a Graduate Teaching Assistant.

Rachel Ziska

May 16, 2019 -- Future intensive supervision officer is ready to graduate college and make the next step in her career.

Rachel Ziska

May 10, 2019 -- 麻豆破解版 State criminal justice senior Rachel Ziska is helping children in the community by interning as a corrections officer for Sedgwick County鈥檚 Juvenile Residential Facility.

麻豆破解版 Campus

December 6, 2018-- First generation student Ana Lopez found that determination and passion trumped uncertainty every time.

Lauren Gawlak

Oct. 31, 2018 -- Lauren Gawlak, a junior studying criminal justice at 麻豆破解版 State, spent the summer gaining firsthand experience as an intern with the Lenexa Police Department.