Public Safety Signals

Brian M. Allen, of Dubuque, Iowa, a learner in the M.S. in Public Safety program at Capella University, has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of emergency healthcare on September 20, 2011.

As I shared in a recent post, Capella University partnered with several leading public service organizations on a major survey research project. Our partners included the International Association of Emergency Managers, the American Public Health Association, the American Society for Public Administration, the Comprehensive Emergency Management Research Foundation and the FBI National Academy Associates.

In recognition of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Capella has co-sponsored a major survey research project of first responders, emergency managers, public health officials and others on the front lines of emergency preparedness and response to ask the basic question: How prepared are we for another major terrorist attack or national disaster?

We join the Norwegian people in mourning the death of those lost in the recent terrorist attack.
It is alleged that on July 22, 2011, 32-year-old, Anders Behring Breivik, a Norwegian citizen, bombed government buildings in Oslo, Norway, and was also responsible for the mass killing at a Labour Party youth camp (on the island [...]

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation, which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week.
Let us all take time from our busy lives to join (if only in spirit) the tens of thousands of law enforcement officers, from around the world, [...]

“Capella challenged me to aim high and maintain focus despite obstacles that may get in the way”
Congratulations! Latoya Lane earned her PhD in Public Safety.
Please see the news release for more at:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110504006388/en/PhD-Graduate-Capella-University-Accredited-Online-University

Mission Critical TV’s new one-hour format filmed in studio with host and Capella Faculty Chair, John J. Sullivan, PhD, will offer professional educational credits through Capella University.
For further information please go to: http://www.missioncriticaltv.com/

Three days in April witnessed nearly 300 tornados across 15 states with over 45 people killed and many more injured and still more displaced by the storms. This was a powerful storm system packing massive energy which pounded much of the country.
My thoughts and prayers go out to all of those who lost a family [...]

Part-time Capella University instructor, and police chief of the Maplewood Police Department, Minnesota, David Kvam, has shared that a fundraiser is being held on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at the Maplewood Community Center.

2C-E (sometimes known as ‘Europa’) is one of a dangerous class of drugs that may be only a molecule different from similar banned drugs and are not specifically listed as a “Schedule I” controlled substance. It can be purchased online.
Note that the Drug Enforcement Administration has concluded that substance counts as an illegal drug because [...]