Fitchburg State University Police Program  Police Academy Director Alexandra Wysocki welcomed representatives from over a dozen law enforcement agencies to the Hammond Main Lounge yesterday afternoon for the  Career Services and Advising Center's Law Enforcement Reverse Career Fair. A reverse career fair flips the table, students stationed at tables get a chance to pitch themselves to employers, who in turn get quality one-on-one time with job seekers.

Students enrolled in the Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) had their monthly meeting yesterday afternoon in Weston Auditorium. After an address by Academy Director Alexandra Wysocki,  Fitchburg State University Police Chief Michael Cloutier moderated a BIPOC Police Panel Discussion. Students heard from Officer Michael Chesson, Fitchburg State University Police, Capt. Lisa Butner, Tufts University Police (retired Lieutenant MSP), Officer Daniella Lopez, Fitchburg Police, Officer Frimpong Antwi, Gardener Police, Officer Dennis Siaw,, Gardener Police, and Officer Carlos Cintron, Leominster Police. 

Students in Criminal Justice Professor Dr. David Weiss Theory & Practices of Policing course examine the nature, history, role, operations and management of law enforcement agencies. Additional topics explored include police powers, investigations, use and abuse of police force, police corruption, crime prevention and the future of policing. 

At the request of Police Academy Director Alexandra Wysocki, the  Career Services and Advising Center held a preparation session for their upcoming Law Enforcement Reverse Career Fair for students in our Fitchburg State University Police Program. Students were given tips on how to conduct themselves, write up an "elevator pitch", and practice those pitches with Career Services and Advising Center staff and Director Wysocki.

Students in Professor Michael S. McCutcheon's Criminal Investigation course learned how different chemical agents are used to detect blood, or products used to clean up the blood. Learn more about our Criminal Justice Program here. 

Criminal Justice Professor Dr. David Weiss and recent Fitchburg State University Police Program graduate Officer Alex Stellato, Townsend Police worked with Fitchburg State University Police Program upperclassmen to stage a drug deal scenario to present to his Theory & Practices of Policing students. In this course students examine the nature, history, role, operations and management of law enforcement agencies. Additional topics to be explored include police powers, investigations, use and abuse of police force, police corruption, crime prevention and the future of policing. 

Fitchburg State University Police Program Academy Director Ola Wysocki held orientation for the first year students enrolled in the Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (11th ROC) yesterday in the Falcon Hub. Director Wysocki introduced Assistant Professor Michael S. McCutcheon, Academy Instructor Sgt. Jeffrey Giles of the Townsend Police,  Lt. John Boucher of the Ashburnham Police, and Detective Sergeant Richard Nelson of Fitchburg State University Police Department who gave an overview of the program. Members of the Eighth ROC were on hand to help with the orientation.

The 10 members of the 7th Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) at Fitchburg State were sworn in as police officers on Friday September 13, 2024 before an audience of family, friends, elected leaders and public safety professionals. All of the graduates of our groundbreaking program have already been hired by police departments across the state. As the Chief of Training, of the Municipal Police Training Committee told the assembled graduates, they are poised to be future leaders in their profession. Good luck!

Alexandra Wysocki, Director of the Fitchburg State University Police Program, program staff, and the 7th Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) held a walk-through for tomorrow morning's Police Program Graduation: 7th ROC. Expected at the ceremony are President Hodge, local dignitaries, members of police departments from across Massachusetts, as well as proud family members.