Posts Tagged ‘criminal justice’

To protect, serve – and lead

To protect, serve – and lead
On those rare occasions when members of the Cedar Rapids Police Department are called to the Mount Mercy campus, students, faculty and staff are guaranteed to receive a professional and helpful response. But it is also common for members of the campus community to come face-to-face with an officer they...
Spring 2010 | Academics | Read More

Who’s Who in Mount Mercy Criminal Justice Graduates

A sampling of law enforcement and corrections personnel in leadership positions who are Mount Mercy alumni: Former Linn County Sheriff’s deputy and current deputy U.S. Marshal Dennis Blome ’80 Cedar Rapids Police Department Captain (Ret.) Tom Erceg ’79 Linn County Sheriff’s Captain Rik Haendler...
Spring 2010 | Alumni | Read More

I’ve been called a lot of things…

I’ve been called a lot of things (both positive and negative), but I got a new moniker recently: “Connector.” I work with a person I consider a good friend and valued colleague. I haven’t known her personally for a long time, but our professional interactions increased a few years...
Winter 2010 | From the Editor, Uncategorized | Read More

Anatomy of a Photo Shoot

Tonight is what I jokingly refer to as “photo shoot eve.” “Photo shoot eve” differs from that “other eve” — Christmas Eve — in that I’m not awaiting the arrival of a bearded, rotund man clad in red velvet accompanied by a pack of flying reindeer;...
Winter 2010 | From the Editor | Read More

Recognizing a Dynasty…

Dynasties usually aren’t difficult to pinpoint. Modern media are OBSESSED with dynasties – how they’re built and why they continue to succeed despite outside influences. When I hear the word “dynasty” I do not automatically think of Linda Evans and the 1980s, although I’m...
Winter 2010 | From the Editor | Read More
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