BHE Approves
CJ Programs for
Quinn Bill Certification
In June 2004, the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice announced that the department’s criminal justice programs - at the undergraduate and graduate levels, in Milton and at off-site locations through Continuing Education - were formally approved by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education (BHE) as certified
programs and will remain eligible for the Police Career Incentive Pay Program, commonly known as the Quinn Bill.
This approval affirmed the quality of Curry College programs, which are now recognized formally among 34 programs offered by 28 colleges and universities on the BHE’s approved list.
“Many people throughout the
college community have worked countless hours to support our department through this process, the report writing, and the site team visit, in its effort to achieve program certification,” acknowledged Professor Peter Hainer, Chair of the Sociology and Criminal Justice department, with his sincere thanks to all involved in the process.
All academic programs that offer the criminal justice major in Massachusetts (and some
surrounding states) recently underwent a rigorous review of standards to assess program
quality. The review was a requirement under MGL Chapter 41, Section 108L, as Amended, to determine whether the academic program met the approval of BHE standards found in the Guidelines for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Academic Programs. In its approval, the BHE stated that Curry’s programs have “...been found to meet or exceed all quality standards established by the Guidelines.”
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Curry Arts Journal Practicum Class
Publishes 2004 Edition - First For-Credit Experience
This past academic year was the first in which the Curry Arts Journal production became part of a Practicum class, allowing students to earn credit for their work on the publication. Previously, the Curry Arts Journal had been the product of a student activities club.
“What a tribute to you and your faculty and staff colleagues, who I know worked so hard with our students to make this happen!” said Dean Fedo, sharing his praise of the publication with Faculty Advisor Karen D’Amato. “And what a stunning performance by the Curry students, whose talent really does shine through in this delightful publication.”
The production of the journal becomes more and more of a community, interdepartmental experience each year, with a wide variety of faculty and staff who support the student publication.
Fine and Applied Arts Department Associate Professor Laurie Alpert and Assistant Professor Iris (Morehouse) Kumar encouraged their students to submit artwork to the journal and provided practicum students with a spacious classroom studio in which to judge the submissions. They also served along with PAL Senior Lecturer Jeannette Landrie as faculty judges of artwork.
Literary judges included Senior |
Lecturers Jeannette DeJong, Dottie Fleming, Jeannette Landrie, and Lori Lubeski, Associate Professor David Miller, and Professors Sandy Kaye and Bill Russo. DeJong, Miller and Assistant Professor Fiona Mills also provided editing and proofreading time.
The Levin Library provided the practicum students with meeting space and access to the library computer lab. The Publications Department in the Office of Institutional Advancement provided guidance and
technology resources to Curry art student
Brian Winchester ’04 who carried out the responsibility of the production work
cover to cover, including transfer of text and artwork. The Student Government Association (SGA) continued to fund print expenses.
“As staff members of the Curry Arts Journal, Mike Arienti, Ilene Correia, Tricia Earnshaw, Manu Mau’a, Teddie Micholas, Patty Miley, Brian O’Neil, Jonathan J. Reinhart, Nate Taylor, and Jackie Wong worked tirelessly to read and critique the fifteen essays,
sixty-five poems, and six short stories that we received this year,” said Faculty Advisor Karen D’Amato. “Their selections along with ten pieces submitted by practicum students and approved by me were then forwarded to the faculty judges who made the final selections. Practicum students and faculty judges also worked together in this way to select the artwork that appears in the 2004 edition.
“The result of this long, thoughtful process is a journal that showcases our most
passionate and original student voices and images. The structured, for-credit arrangement created a group of motivated, dedicated staff members whose input greatly enhanced the quality of this year’s edition,” added D’Amato. “Due to the efforts of these students and the support of the
Curry community, Curry Arts Journal 2004 is truly a student publication of which we can all feel proud.”
Professor Sanford Kaye, Chair of the
English department, noted “The Curry Arts Journal in its present avatar is the equal of any college literary magazine. Anyone who has any doubt about the actual talents of our students to create and present premium work when so inspired should make a point of reading through the Arts Journal.” |
