Justice faculty and student members of Alpha Phi Sigma meet with Mat-Su Career and Technical High School students

Justice faculty and Alpha Phi Sigma panelists talk with Mat-Su CTHS students in LIB 307.

Students from the justice class at Mat-Su Career and Technical High School in Wasilla met with Justice faculty and student members of Alpha Phi Sigma, the national criminal justice honor society, on Wednesday, April 18, at UAA. Students in Mrs. Pepper Thiede’s Mat-Su CTHS justice class  had xpressed interesting in learning more about programs offered at the UAA Justice Center.  Mrs. Thiede brought 13 of her students to campus to familiarize them with the program options at the Justice Center, and also to tour the Department of Biological Sciences cadaver lab.

Dr. Troy Payne and Dr. Cory R. Lepage, Justice faculty, and Ezekiel Kaufman, Heather MacAlpine, Andrew Smith, and Ailee Wood, seniors and student members of the Alpha Phi Sigma executive committee, presented a brief overview of the Justice major and Paralegal Studies Certificate programs, as well as career opportunities for Justice graduates. Students and faculty engaged in a question and answer session which touched on courses in the Justice programs, career options for Justice majors, and discussion about what skills were most critical for a career in justice. The most critical skill: the ability to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing.

Students from Mat-Su CTHS also met with Justice faculty in 2011.
 

Justice faculty and Alpha Phi Sigma students join Mat-Su CTHS visitors for a group photo.