Public Safety Signals

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The Legion de Lafayette of the National Guard Association (NGAUS) of the United States has honored Capella University as the first educational institution to become a member.

In honor of this Veteran’s Day, 2009, Capella University is pleased to provide a new Facebook page dedicated to all of our military and veteran learners, alumni, and their families and friends.
Please feel free to use this page to connect with your fellow Capella learners and alumni who are affiliated with the military, share your [...]

I was quite honored to have had the opportunity to meet General Colin Powell after he delivered a dynamic and inspiring keynote speech at Capella’s Virginia colloquium earlier this month.
While the General spoke of his vast and varied experiences in leadership, government and public service, I was particularly moved to personally witness the great [...]

I was in Phoenix yesterday – where it was 112 degrees – and had the distinct privilege of meeting Mr. David Gergen. He has been actively involved supporting four U.S. Presidents. He is a military veteran and is active in higher education. He was invited to speak at our doctoral colloquium as we continue the [...]

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 [...]

As a military veteran I was very pleased to learn that Capella University has just released the results of a study entitled Joining Forces America that explored post-combat mental health and reentry issues of returning service members. The military is a major component of our country’s public safety infrastructure and this is a very [...]

I am proud to announce that Dr. Marian Mosser has joined the Capella public safety faculty team. Marian retired from the U.S. Army in 1997 at the rank of lieutenant colonel and during her career in the military she coordinated with FBI, CIA, NSA officials and foreign intelligence and security officials to investigate and deter [...]

This blog has reiterated through several posts the importance of personnel issues in public safety. The human element in public safety, albeit domestic public safety or international public safety cannot be emphasized enough.
The type of stress and pressure can be overwhelming and have long-term detrimental effects. The United States Department of Veteran’s [...]