MURFREESBORO — MTSU
is providing those interested in careers in the ever-changing world of criminal
justice with an extraordinary opportunity to chat with practitioners.
Register by Monday, Feb. 26, for the Criminal Justice
Networking and Information Exchange, which is slated for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, March 14, in MTSU’s Tom H. Jackson Building. The online registration
address is https://tinyurl.com/y8jxvu8n.
“The event is designed to give future professionals in police,
courts, corrections and security the opportunity to meet and converse with a
variety of current professionals in those fields without the added stress of
job-seeking,” said Carter F. Smith, an MTSU criminal justice lecturer and
originator of the exchange.
No resumes will be exchanged and no hiring interviews will
be scheduled. Instead, students from colleges and universities in the Middle
Tennessee area will have time for informal talks with representatives of
nonprofit organizations, small businesses, large companies and local, state and
federal government agencies.
“The professionals we are inviting are not necessarily those
tasked with recruiting,” said Smith. “You’ll find it’s more like the
environment after a guest speaker talks to the class than a job fair.”
Smith said that there will be a check-in procedure for
classes awarding attendance benefits, but the amount of time spent on site will
be up to the student.
The Department of Criminal Justice Administration, which is
sponsoring the event, will issue parking permits so attendees can park on
campus. A department representative will meet attendees at the baseball field
parking lot on Faulkinberry Drive to issue permits and assist as needed
beginning at 9 a.m. on the day of the event.
For more information, or to address specific technology needs, contact
Shelly Higdon, executive aide in the Department of Criminal Justice
Administration, at 615-904-8081 or shelly.higdon@mtsu.edu.
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