CCJ Events and Photos
Upcoming Local Events (* denotes events outside CCJ).
Fall 2009
October 16, 2009
ASC Practice Talks II
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
October 15, 2009
ASC Practice Talks I
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
October 14, 2009
The CCJ department, Lydia's House (a local domestic violence shelter), and several other university groups are co-sponsoring the showing of the film "Sin by Silence" (see the trailer here). The film will be followed by a discussion of domestic violence issues.
JC Penney Auditorium
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
September 25, 2009
UMSL CCJ Professional Development Seminar
Drs. Janet Lauritsen, TJ Taylor and Andres F. Rengifo
Getting a Job and Keeping It
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
September 17, 2009*
UMSL Center for Teaching and Learning - Conceal & Carry on Campus: Balancing 2nd Amendment Rights with Campus Safety
UMSL’s Constitution Day observance includes disciplinary perspectives from Curators’ Professors Dave Robertson (Political Science) and Rick Rosenfeld (CCJ), a point-counterpoint debate between Missouri legislators Jim Lembke and Jamilah Nasheed, and a presentation by UMSL’s InterAct Theatre Troupe.
MSC Century Rooms
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (Register here)
September 11th, 2009
UMSL CCJ Professional Development Seminar
Drs. Bob Bursik, and Lee Ann Slocum
The Comprehensive Examination
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
August 28, 2009
CCJ Dissertation Defense - Brad Brick
Race, Social Context, and School Punishment: An Examination of Disparity
in School Discipline
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
August 20, 2009*
Child Trauma Colloquium Series - "New Gangs in the New Millennium" David Price, officer at the St. Louis County Police Department
Kathy J. Weinman Advocacy Centre @ USML (auditorium)
8:30 AM (please RSVP at 314-516-6798)
August 20, 2009
Welcome reception for new and continuing CCJ Ph.D students
Please join us for informal conversation, introductions, etc.
Oscar's Restaurant
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
**Check out a full list of Guest Speakers and view our Photos**
ARCHIVE OF PAST EVENTS (* denotes events outside CCJ).
Winter/Spring 2009
January 19, 2009*
Washington University - School of Medicine
Dr. William Julius Wilson, Lewis P. And Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University, will be the guest speaker for the January 19, 2009 Martin Luther King Celebration lecture. A sociologist and leading scholar on urban poverty, Wilson is the author of numerous publications including "The Truly Disadvantaged" and "When Work Disappears: The World of the New Urban Poor."
January 30, 2009
UMSL CCJ Professional Development Seminar
Drs. Bob Bursik, David Klinger and Dave Curry
The Comprehensive Examination
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
February 12, 2009*
UMSL Community Partnership Project - Seminar Series
Foreclosure: Understanding the Impact on Home Prices, Vacancy, and Crime
126 JC Penney Conference Center
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (learn more)
February 20, 2009
UMSL CCJ Professional Development Seminar
Drs. Kristin Carbone-Lopez, Beth Huebner and Tim Maher
Teaching Seminar: Addressing problems in the classroom
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
February 27, 2009
CCJ Seminar on Theories of Violence
The Seminar will focus on Randall Collins' book Violence: A Micro-Sociological Theory (Princeton University Press, 2008). In addition to Professor Collins, of the Sociology department at the University of Pennsylvania, participants include Professor Mark Cooney (Sociology, University of Georgia), Richard Felson (Sociology, Penn State University), and Richard Rosenfeld (UMSL CCJ).
Social Sciences & Business Building (SSB) 132
9:30 AM - 12:30 AM
March 5, 2009 (note change in schedule)
ACJS Practice Talks
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
March 20, 2009
Choosing White-Collar Crime
Dr. Neal Shover (Department of Sociology, University of Tennessee)
Dr. Shover will be giving a guest lecture on white-collar crime and his latest research. The event is free, open to the all students and the public, and is brought to you by the CCJ Graduate Student Association.
Social Sciences & Business Building (SSB) 133
1:00 PM
April 1, 2009
UMSL CCJ and US Probation for the Eight District of Missouri
Making a Difference Presentation featuring Richard Pimentel
Richard Pimentel is a renowned expert on disability employment issues, credited
with making the Americans with Disabilities Act become law. Richard’s amazing life was the subject of the MGM feature length
and award winning movie “Music Within.” He is also one of the
most highly sought after and motivating speakers in the nation.
JC Penney Conference Center
9:00 AM: Showing of "Music Within"
10:45 AM: Presentation by Richard Pimentel (see flyer)
April 10, 2009
CCJ Dissertation Defense - Jennifer Cobbina
From Prison to Home: Women's Pathways In and Out of Crime
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
April 16, 2009
8th Annual Youth Violence Prevention Conference
Gangs: Unique but Similar - Implications for Social Response
This year’s program focuses on similarities of youth gangs across the United States and Europe. Presenters will highlight the similarities that have been observed in studies of American and European gangs. There will also be an emphasis upon societal responses to gangs, including discussion of the new strategy being pursued by the city of Los Angeles. Scheduled speakers: Judith Aldridge (School of Law, University of Manchester), Jeff Carr (Mayor's Anti-Gang Task Force, City of Los Angeles), Malcolm W. Klein (Sociology, University of Southern California), Cheryl Maxson (Criminology, Law, and Society, UC Irvine), Dana Peterson (Criminal Justice, University at Albany).
The conference is organized by UMSL CCJ Professor Finn-Aage Esbensen.
JC Penney Conference Center
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM (see flyer - also check the 2009 Conference materials)
April 20, 2009*
UMSL Graduate School and Sigma Xi
Graduate School Research Fair
This event provides advanced graduate students the opportunity to present their scholarly and creative work to faculty, staff, administrators, students, family members, and community members. The students' research is presented in poster format so that visitors may interact with presenters directly. Judges will determine which studies deserve awards and special recognition. Deadline to enter: April 3rd.
MSC Millenium Student Center, Century Rooms
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (learn more)
May 1, 2009*
UMSL College of Arts and Sciences
Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS)
URS creates an opportunity for students to present their research, scholarship, and creative work to the faculty, staff, administrators, students, and visitors in either a poster or oral format. Most projects include a combination of research, scholarship, and creative thought. Deadline for applications: March 20th.
MSC Millenium Student Center
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM (learn more)
May 21, 2009*
Child Trauma Colloquium Series
"Violence Exposure Among St. Louis Youth"-- Nancy Shields (associate professor of Sociology) and Lois Pierce (professor of Social Work) from UMSL.
Time and Place: 8:30 a.m. main auditorium in the Kathy J. Weinman Advocacy Centre. This event is free but an RSVP is requested, call 314-516-6798 to get a seat.
June 24, 2009
CCJ Dissertation Defense - Mark T. Berg
Understanding the Persistence of the Victimization-Offending Relationship: Modeling Causal Mechanisms Across Place and Time
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
July 17 - August 2, 2009
Criminal Justice Study Tour in Germany
This summer study tour is designed as an introduction to German culture, using the justice system as a focal point. Lectures during the first half of the tour will introduce students to the German justice system while the second half of the tour will consist of a joint seminar with German students. The program will be lead by Professor Finn-Aage Esbensen, UMSL CCJ. He will be accompanied by Professors Elmar Weitekamp and Hans-Juergen Kerner from the Institute of Criminology at Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen. (learn more about costs, credits and activities).
Fall 2008
August 13, 2008
Welcome reception for new and continuing CCJ Ph.D students
Please join us for informal conversation, introductions, etc.
Location: Oskar's Cafe
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
September 9, 2008*
UMSL Center for International Studies - Immigration Seminars
Dr. Saskia Sassen (Dept of Sociology, Columbia University)
Does globalization make a difference for immigrants?
Millenium Student Centrer (MSC), Third Floor, Century Room C
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
September 12, 2008
UMSL CCJ Professional Development Seminar
Dr. David Klinger
The Institutional Review Board
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
September 19, 2008
JRSA Annual Conference Practice Presentation
Brian Oliver
Individual and State-Level Effects on Recidivism: An Analysis of the BJS Prisoners Released in 1994 Database
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
September 26, 2008
UMSL CCJ Professional Development Seminar
Drs. Kristin Carbone-Lopez, Beth Huebner and Tim Maher
Teaching Seminar: Designinig a Class
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
October 3, 2008
UMSL CCJ Professional Development Seminar
Drs. Dave Curry, Bob Bursik, and David Klinger
The Qualifying Exam
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
October 16-17, 2008*
UMSL Center for the Humanities
Drs. Robert Bartlett (Univ. of Vermont) and Dave Robertson (UMSL), among others
What is a City? Urban Environmental Sustainability
JC Penney Conference Center
8:45 AM - 4:00 PM (register online)
October 17, 2008
UMSL CCJ Professional Development Seminar
Drs. Bob Bursik, Lee Ann Slocum, Richard Wright
Publishing in Academic Journals
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
Noon - 1:00 PM
October 19-22, 2008*
International Community Corrections Association
16th Annual Conference on What Works: Risk, Resiliency, and Reentry
Millenium Hotel, St Louis (learn more)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
October 24, 2008
ASC Practice Talks
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
October 27, 2008
Oral Defense Examination
Candidate: Karin E. Tusinski
The Causes and Consequences of Bullying
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
10:00 AM - Noon
October 29, 2008*
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Dr. Thomas A. Garrett and Leslie S. Ott
Local Crime and Local Business Cycles
One Federal Reserve Bank Plaza, St. Louis
8:00 AM - Noon (register online)
October 31, 2008
UMSL CCJ Professional Development Seminar
Drs. Kristin Carbone-Lopez, Beth Huebner and Tim Maher
Teaching Seminar: The First Week of Class
Short Conference Room, Lucas Hall
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
November 12-15, 2008*
American Society of Criminology - 60th Annual Meetings
Reinvigorating Theory Through Diversity and Inclusiveness
Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront
Click here for more information about the conference and the city of St. Louis.
December 4, 2008*
Chancellor Thomas F. George and the UMSL Alumni Association
Reception to meet newly appointed Chief of Police for the City of St. Louis,
Dr. Daniel Isom II (Ph.D UMSL CCJ 2008)
JC Penney Conference Center Lobby
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM (RVSP @ 314-516-5789)