Public Safety Signals

I checked in with a colleague recently, James Soukup, who manages a PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) and Countywide Emergency Communications Center (9-1-1). I asked him to identify one of the most critical issues facing emergency communications today and he shared the comment below about how our cell phones connect – or don’t – [...]

A busy week is on the horizon starting March 11, with a host of public safety scholar practitioner events. These events span the spectrum for public safety, from criminal justice and law enforcement, to homeland security, security management, emergency management and IT security. I’m proud that several of my faculty colleagues will be presenting at [...]

As the interdisciplinary nature of public safety continues to grow and mature I am seeing further development of academic honor societies developing as well. Capella has had a chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma (National Criminal Justice Honor Society) for a couple of years now. Jeff Godwin is the chapter president (please contact him with any [...]

Public safety and public service took center stage for a worldwide audience last week as the 44th President of the United States was inaugurated. It was reported that four times the normal security was on hand for the event witnessed by several million citizens. During the President’s speech he spoke eloquently about the country’s [...]

We are just hours away from inaugurating a new President. While this inauguration will be perhaps the most historical ever, we must realize that the decisions made by President Obama will affect public safety. How much public safety will be affected is not known and most likely won’t be known for at last a year.
In [...]

Capella University Public Safety partners with FBINAA
I had the unique honor and pleasure of attending a reception with the FBI’s National Alumni Associates (FBINAA) at the IACP in San Diego last month.
The FBINAA works diligently with partner schools so that their members can continue their education and work toward their next degree. We have [...]

Hello everyone, I just returned from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) technology conference in San Diego. There were thousands of chiefs, commanders and law enforcement professionals from the U.S. and abroad. After my own 32 years in the field it is very encouraging seeing the high tech, information sharing and intelligence systems [...]

I’m pleased to announce that we will be conducting a series of webinars on Online Higher Education, hosted by Dr. Jeff Green.
Please join us for the Online Higher Education webinar which is based on the book Graduate Savvy, by Dr. Jeff Green, Adjunct Faculty, Capella University and Director of Leadership Training, FBI Academy. The [...]

We have all watched with great interest as the current financial crisis has affected almost every aspect of our lives. From Wall Street to Main Street we have seen layoffs, firings, and a severe drop in the economy. Not only are we seeing people loose their homes, but landlords are loosing their rental properties, and [...]

The Philosopher, George Santayana, never made a truer comment when he uttered the words “Those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it.” It is in this spirit that I bring this topic to you.
Over 100 firefighters will be honored this weekend at the National Fire Academy during the annual National Firefighters [...]