Law Enforcement &Justice Administration
LEJA Club & Organizations:
All meeting announcements are posted on bulletin
boards located at:
Stipes 330, & Stipes 403.
Alpha Phi Sigma (National Criminal Justice Honors
Society):
Alpha Phi Sigma (APS) recognizes the scholastic excellence
of undergraduate and graduate students in the criminal justice
sciences. Undergraduates must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA
and a 3.2 LEJA GPA. Graduate students must have a 3.4 overall
GPA. Alpha Phi Sigma is active in bringing speakers to campus,
pursuing scholarly activities and helping other students through
tutoring. Visit
the APS web page. Contact Alpha Phi Omega at 298-3287
or at ap-omega@wiu.edu for additional information about this Honors Society.
See Professor Barry Anderson, Stipes 460, or Jill Myers, Stipes 439, for information about this organization or via e-mail.
Corrections Club:
The Corrections Club assists in the Communication among the
student members and corrections practioners. They strive to
meet professional demands of the corrections field through
the dissemination of data, ideas, knowledge, methods and techniques.
Key fields of interest will include, but not be limited to:
institutional corrections, parole, probation, and court services.
See Professors Dennis Bliss or Mike Hazlett for information, Stipes Hall 403.
Concert Safety Corps:
Concert Safety Corps (CSC) is a departmental organization
made up of LEJA majors who provide security for students activities
and events on campus, (e.g. concerts, and student organizations
and University sanctioned events.)
Requirements:
1. LEJA or Pre-LEJA major,
2. minimum overall GPA of 2.25 or higher.
For CSC members - Concert Safety Corps Manual - just hit the link. This is a Word document and can be saved to your personal computer or disc.
See Professor Terry Mors for information, Stipes Hall 403J.
Lambda Alpha Epsilon:
Lambda Alpha Epsilon (LAE), a professional criminal justice
association, has an active membership of 50+ LEJA majors.
LAE sponsors many criminal justice-related activities including
field trips to criminal justice agencies, guest speakers and
films. These events are often followed by discussions at the
monthly meetings. Additionally, LAE sponsors guest speakers
and student/faculty get-togethers and performs volunteer work
with local criminal justice agencies.
Visit the LAE web page for contact information.
See Professor Bill Rehling, Stipes 456, for information about this organization.
WIU Investigator's Club:
This is a departmental organization of LEJA majors interested
in gaining professional knowledge of investigative techniques.
WIU's chapter has become very active sponsoring guest speakers,
field trips and establishing a scholarship for students interested
in the investigation field.
See Professors Dennis Bowman, Stipes 434, or Terry Mors, Stipes 403J, for information about this club.
American Society for
Industrial Security (ASIS):
This is a departmental organization of LEJA majors interested
in gaining professional knowledge of security and loss prevention.
The WIU chapter received its charter in 1982 in order to provide
insight and explore opportunities within the growing areas
of investigation, security and loss prevention. WIU's chapter
has become very active sponsoring guest speakers, field trips
and establishing a scholarship for students interested in
the security field.
See Professor John Chuvala, Stipes 455, for information about this club.