Professor Carlos Rojas-Gaona and Arelys Hernandez Madero celebrate U.S. citizenship

“I am a firm believer that the strongest foundation of this wonderful country is its democracy,” said Madero.   Shippensburg University criminal justice professors Carlos Rojas and Arelys Madero were recently sworn in as United States citizens. Both Rojas and Madero are originally from Venezuela and completed their naturalization process this fall. The pathway to citizenship required many years of perseverance and dedication, and now,…

Ricketts launches season 2 of Randi’s House of Angels the Podcast

In her continued service to Randi’s House of Angels (RHOA), an organization dedicated to helping children and their loved ones who are exposed to and/or who are victims/survivors of intimate partner violence, Dr. Ricketts has helped develop a series of podcasts entitled, “Randi’s House of Angels the Podcast: Fostering Healthy Relationships.” Season 2 of the…

Melissa L. Ricketts develops podcasts for Randi’s House of Angels

  In her service to Randi’s House of Angels, an organization dedicated to helping children and their loved ones who are exposed to and/or who are victims/survivors of intimate partner violence, Dr. Melissa Rickets, criminal justice, helped to develop a series of podcasts (beginning in October) entitled, “Randi’s House of Angels the Podcast: Fostering Healthy Relationships.”  …

Get to Know Criminal Justice’s Dr. Madero

Dr. Arelys Madero, associate professor of Criminal Justice, was born and raised in Venezuela and came to the United States to pursue a graduate degree with the dream of teaching at the college level in her home country. When she completed a master’s and doctoral program at the University of Cincinnati, her plans to return…