Cedarville Magazine Spring 2022

COLLEGE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT PATHWAY PROGRAM BEGINS The College to Law Enforcement Pathway Program accepted its first 11 candidate enrollees in early 2022. The program is being piloted by Cedarville and Central State University and exists to create a pool of pre-qualified, college-educated, mentored candidates for law enforcement agencies in Ohio. The program was first introduced last year by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, and it is a byproduct of the Governor ’ s impl ementat ion of the Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment. DeWine asked Patrick Oliver, the Ph.D.-credentialed director of Cedarville University’s criminal justice program, to serve as the lead consultant to the statewide office and the new academic program. The program welcomes qualifying upperclassmen criminal justice majors with a minimum 3.0 GPA, history of compliance with the program’s six core values — integrity, service orientation, human relations skills, team compatibility, performance- dr i ven, and se l f - cont rol — and professor recommendations to fill out a pre-application. Candidates who make it past the pre-application phase begin a thorough vetting process, which is required before they are fully accepted into the program. Officer mentorship is part of the program, and participants are guaranteed a job with a partnering law enforcement agency upon graduation. Working with Governor DeWine and Ohio’s Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment (OLER) is central to the success of this program. "College students are developed, mentored, and guaranteed a job," said Oliver. "Police agencies get top quality hires, and the participating universities have a distinctive honors program that places criminal justice majors in jobs after college." UPCOMING EVENTS MARCH 18 All-Access Orientation 25 CU Friday 31 Spring Play: The Beams Are Creaking APRIL 1–2, 7–10 Spring Play: The Beams Are Creaking 8 All-Access Orientation MAY 7 126th Annual Commencement May 11–June 4 The Transformed Tour JUNE 6–10 Academic Camps: Engineering, Music, Psychology, Worship, Writing 13–17 Academic Camp: Worship 20–24 Academic Camp: Theatre June 27–July 1 Academic Camps: Art and Design, Criminal Justice, Engineering, Pharmacy JULY 11–15 Academic Camps: Athletic Training, Geology, Molecular Biology, Nursing To register for camps, visit cedarville.edu/academiccamps . cedarville.edu/events If you love Cedarville University − home of the Yellow Jackets − this is the place to shop. Browse Cedarville apparel, gifts, and athletic-branded products available online. Visit cedarville.edu/bookstore GET YOUR CEDARVILLE GEAR Patrick Oliver speaks at the news conference June 23, 2021, announcing the College to Law Enforcement Pathway Program. Gov. Mike DeWine is standing to his right. CAMPUS NEWS Cedarville Magazine | 31 GET A JUMPON 1,000DAYS WITHDUAL ENROLLMENT! Qualified 7th–12th grade students can earn high school and college credit for reduced or no cost. Visit cedarville.edu/dualenrollment or call 937-766-3333 today to learn more.