vitalalumni Speaker Series

In keeping with the purpose and intent of our vitalvoices series that brings professionals in the fields of Criminal justice, Social Work and Urban Education to campus to share the relevance of their professional experience and current work, The Center for Public Service and Community Research created vitalalumni. 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

vitalalumni bring CPS graduates back to campus to share their professional as well as personal experience of life pre UHD, at UHD and post UHD. Our alumni share their life stories: the good, the bad, the difficult, the highs, the lows, the challenges and the victories. Through candid conversation, stories are shared with the purpose of encouraging students to complete their studies; to know there is light at the end of the tunnel! Alumni will discuss their careers, including previous positions that led them to their current employment and what may be next on the horizon. Current students will experience first-hand how others who have gone before them succeeded under similar and sometimes even more difficult circumstances than their own. It is our hope the sharing of these stories will challenge current students to cross the finish line, believing that they too can achieve their dreams and aspirations. Our alumni like to say, "If I can do it, so can you!"

April 1, 2026 | 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Commerce Street Building in room C-100 and Via Zoom

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Panel Speakers

All of the following received their bachelor’s from UHD’s Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work

• Kathryn Guthrie, 2019, BS CJ
• Gerren Lacy, 2014, BS CJ, MS CJ, 2021
• Diane Medina, 2011, MS CJ
• Casey Nelms, 2020, BS CJ, 2021, MS CJ
  
  

Speaker Bios

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