Norwich University Criminal Justice Student Association

03/26/2025

Huge shout out and thank you to the 15th Civil Support Team of the Vermont Army National Guard for coming to speak and provide experiential learning to students interested in law enforcement and public health. CJSA and student enrolled in courses about weapons of mass destruction were able to learn how this team responds to all types of hazards both in the state of Vermont and supporting other U.S. States and territories. We are grateful for these opportunities and send a big thank you to SSG Scott O’Brien NU ‘16, WO1 Mason Lord, SGT Paul Galletta NU ‘16, & 2LT Patrick McCabe for taking the time to speak and show us what you do.

02/27/2025

Congratulations Sir, we are excited to have you back on The Hill to speak to CJSA!

Governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, announced the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel Matthew J. Hanley '93 as the Superintendent of the Virginia State Police (VSP).

After a nationwide search, Colonel Hanley was selected to lead VSP based on his unmatched experience and expertise. The appointment to Superintendent includes a promotion to the rank of Colonel. Colonel Hanley has a master's degree from the Naval Postgraduate School (Center for Homeland Defense and Security), a bachelor's degree from Norwich University ('93), and is a graduate of the University of Virginia's National Criminal Justice Command College and the FBI National Executive Institute.

Congratulations Colonel Hanley!

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02/25/2025

Looking for a summer paid internship opportunity? Apply to be a Reserve Police Officer or Community Service Officer in Old Orchard Beach, Maine.

10/17/2024

Huge thanks to Virginia State Police for taking the time to talk with our students. They were able to share their perspectives of the job as a trooper and unique aspects of their agency. Once again we are grateful to have these opportunities for our students and once again a big thank you to Trooper Patrick Zarola NU ‘23, and Trooper Richard Jarrell for taking the time to speak to our club!

10/09/2024

Norwich University School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Alumni Spotlight!

Norwich represents! 1LT James Dean 22’, 2LT Cameron Valentine 22’ ,CDT Nicholas Mullen 25’ and 1LT Braiden Cipro 20’ at Massachusetts Army National Guard 211th Military Police Battalion Ball in September.
Do you have photos and updates to share with fellow alumni? Message us or email classnotes@alumni.edu.

09/19/2024

We are so honored to have these 5 amazing alumni come back to talk about their experiences as women in criminal justice. Thank you for coming back to Norwich to inspire us!!

Students who attended this event described it as an “empowering” “very motivating” “great event”

09/18/2024

09/16/2024

09/12/2024

Please join us on Wednesday September 18th from 1900-2000 for this amazing opportunity to listen to this panel of Norwich Alumni, Women working in CJ fields across the United States. This will be the first event in the weekend-long celebration of 50 years of women living on the Norwich campus and joining the Corps of Cadets.

03/21/2024

Huge thanks to Sara Margalus Norwich ‘01, for taking the time to talk with our students. She gave us insight of what it is like being a private investigator for big companies and provided an in depth discussion on workplace violence. Once again we are grateful to have these opportunities for our students, and having such a supportive alumni willing to take the time out of her schedule to speak to our club!

03/14/2024

Huge thanks to the Arlington County Police Department for taking the time to talk with our students. They were able to share their perspectives of the job and unique aspects of the department. On top of that demonstrated how to put on hand cuffs and allowed our club members to try there hands at it. Once again we are grateful to have these opportunities for our students and once again a big thank you to Corporal Ciero, and Corporal Hoffman for taking the time to speak to our club!

02/22/2023

For this weeks meeting we explored a point and click adventure game that brought us through the processes of civil justice. We got to see some of the challenges faced by individuals accessing the justice system to resolve their legal difficulties. The main cases we worked on involved and individual who was on a government disability support program who was struggling with paying rent, and another who faced an unlawful termination of employment. Overall it was a very fun activity that shed light on the troubles some face when dealing with legal issues.