On-going Opportunities

• Auxiliary Probation Service, Juvenile Court Memphis, Provide hands on supervision of Juveniles on probation in Memphis and Shelby County. Use this opportunity to help build your resume and learn valuable skills doing work that will make a difference in the life of a child. Click here to send Dr. Pitts an e-mail to learn more.
• Memphis Police Department, Ridin' with MPD This program is designed for juniors and seniors intending to pursue careers in law enforcement. You must clear a rigorous background check and be pre-approved by the faculty advisor.
• Observe a hearing at Shelby County District Court.This opportunity is available weekly. Let me know if there is a special type of case you would like to observe or if you would like to see the docket schedule for criminal court. I usually receive the schedule on Fridays for the following week. Shelby County District Court
• Lock-up-and-Learn: Every week there are opportunities to get a one-on-one look at the Penal Farm or the jail facility at 201 Poplar.Many students rank this among their most positive experiences outside of class. Regardless of your career goals, you should do this! Lock-up-and-Learn 201 Poplar and/or Lock-up-and-Learn Penal Farm.

September 2009

• 09/15: Lock-up-and-Learn, 201 Poplar - Click to Sign-up.
• 09/15: Study Abroad Fair, UofM Student Plaza 9:30AM-3PM - Learn more about the spring trip to Nicaragua.
• 09/16: Lock-up-and-Learn, Penal Farm - Click to Sign-up
• 09/22: Lock-up-and-Learn, 201 Poplar - Click to Sign-up.
• 09/22"Responding to Family Violence: Investigating Cases and Working with Victims" 8:00 AM-5:00 PM. Presented by the Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee Operation: Safe Community, the Shelby County Crime Victims Center, and the Memphis Child Advocacy Center. This is a free event but you must pre-register by 9/16. Only 5 spaces available. Send Dr. Pitts an e-mail now to participate!
• 09/23: Lock-up-and-Learn, Penal Farm - Click to Sign-up
• 09/23: Career and Internship Expo, 10AM-3PM, University of Memphis Holiday Inn Ballroom. Go to www.memphis.edu/careerservices for a list of attending companies.
• 09/25, 11AM: Spring Break in Nicaragua information meeting to discuss fund raising, paperwork, logistics, and to answer questions � 207 McCord Hall.
• 09/27, 1PM: Pistol Team Meeting and Range Orientation. Meet at Range USA located at 2770 Whitten Road. No experience or weapons needed to participate! Learn about gun safety. Contact James Wilkins for more information.
• 09/29: Lock-up-and-Learn, 201 Poplar - Click to Sign-up.
• 09/30: Lock-up-and-Learn, Penal Farm - Click to Sign-up

October 2009

• 10/01: Raising Families. Erasing Violence. 5:50-7:30PM at Lindenwood Christian Church. Nationally known survivor Susan Still will speak at an event of local survivors and leaders in the effort to increase community response to domestic violence. The Clothesline Project will also debut. This is a free event and is open to the public. See the invitation.
• 10/02: Participate in the "Adrian Project," an outreach of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division. This is a one day case study where 25 students will work with an IRS agent to conduct a criminal investigation. The students will learn about white collar crime and have the opportunity to present their case to an Assistant US Attorney and a Magistrate Judge. Please send Dr. Pitts an e-mail if you would like to participate in this opportunity. Complete the registration form
• 10/02: Deadline for US Marshal Service Centralized Student career Experience Program. Click here to learn more.
• 10/06: Lock-up-and-Learn, 201 Poplar - Click to Sign-up.
• 10/07: Lock-up-and-Learn, Penal Farm - Click to Sign-up
• 10/11, 1 PM: Pistol Team Meeting and Range Orientation. Meet at Range USA located at 2770 Whitten Road. No experience or weapons needed to participate! Learn about gun safety. Contact James Wilkins for more information.
• 10/13: Lock-up-and-Learn, 201 Poplar - Click to Sign-up.
• 10/14: Lock-up-and-Learn, Penal Farm - Click to Sign-up
• 10/15: Latino AIDS Awareness Day - 2-6PM at "El Mercadito de Memphis" at 3766 Ridgeway Rd. Call Mia Cotton at 901-287-4763 for more information or, send an e-mail.
• 10/15: Cyber Security Expo: Meet some of the nation's leading cyber security professionals and take part in dynamic and informative presentations! Learn more here.
• 10/20: Lock-up-and-Learn, 201 Poplar - Click to Sign-up.
• 10/21: Lock-up-and-Learn, Penal Farm - Click to Sign-up
• 10/22: Voices on the Death Penalty: A Dialogue from the Front Lines A panel discussion featuring: Former Florida Prison Warden Ron McAndrew; recent Tennessee death row exoneree Paul Gregory House; Kathy Kent, whose brother---a federal agent in drug enforcement---was killed in the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995; and Reverend Stacy Rector, director of TADP and spiritual advisor to Steve Henley, the last man executed in TN. This event will be held at Rhodes College in Blount Auditorium, Buckman Hall, Panel Discussion 7:00PM., Reception 6:30PM. For more information, please contact Reverend Amy Howe 901-767-7928.
• 10/23-25: 6th Annual Gandhi-King Conference on Peacemaking. Find out more here.
• 10/27: Lock-up-and-Learn, 201 Poplar - Click to Sign-up.
• 10/28: Lock-up-and-Learn, Penal Farm - Click to Sign-up
• 10/29, 5:30PM: Current Status of Hate Crimes Legislation in TN - Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Rooms 250 and 252.  Joining the panel will be State Rep. Jeanne Richardson, State Sen. Beverly Marrero, attorney Murray Wells, hate crime survivor Jack Robinson, and Tennessee Equality Project Board Member Darlene Fike. This is an excellent opportunity to learn how a policy issue works its way through the legislature, and particularly frames why additional deterrent measures against bias crimes are needed in the state. See the flier!

November 2009

• 11/03: Lock-up-and-Learn, 201 Poplar - Click to Sign-up.
• 11/04: Lock-up-and-Learn, Penal Farm - Click to Sign-up
• 11/10: Lock-up-and-Learn, 201 Poplar - Click to Sign-up.
• 11/11: Lock-up-and-Learn, Penal Farm - Click to Sign-up
• 11/12: Deadline to Washington Center Internship - find out more.
• 11/17: Lock-up-and-Learn, 201 Poplar - Click to Sign-up.
• 11/18: Lock-up-and-Learn, Penal Farm - Click to Sign-up
• 11/24: Lock-up-and-Learn, 201 Poplar - Click to Sign-up.
• 11/25: Lock-up-and-Learn, Penal Farm - Click to Sign-up
• 11/03: Lock-up-and-Learn, 201 Poplar - Click to Sign-up.
• 11/04: Lock-up-and-Learn, Penal Farm - Click to Sign-up

December 2009

• 12/01: Lock-up-and-Learn, 201 Poplar - Click to Sign-up.
• 12/02: Lock-up-and-Learn, Penal Farm - Click to Sign-up
• 12/08: Lock-up-and-Learn, 201 Poplar - Click to Sign-up.
• 12/09: Lock-up-and-Learn, Penal Farm - Click to Sign-up