“I could not be prouder of the outcome.” The Massachusetts Department of Correction honor guard presented the flags at the Fitchburg State University police academy graduation on Sept. “I have been at every start and graduation,” Lapidus said of the police academy. Police officers from several towns and cities in the region work with the recruits as drill instructors.įSU President Richard Lapidus said at the graduation ceremony that while the Recruit Officer Course is difficult, “the rigor is necessary” as the officers will face challenges as a police officer. “Online classes allow them the flexibility to continue with their advanced degree,” McCarty said. She said all classes in the FSU master’s program are online, giving the new police officers flexibility since they will be working evenings from 3 to 11 p.m. “They can take up to three fall classes, three spring classes, and two summer classes to finish in about a year, or they can take the classes at their own pace.” “Most do go on to receive their master’s in criminal justice,” McCarty said.
Row upon row of family and friends packed Weston Auditorium at Fitchburg State University on Sept. The police academy counts as 12 credits toward a master’s degree in criminal justice, and as such graduates have the option to continue on to a master’s program and take 24 additional credits to receive a master’s degree in criminal justice. “This illustrates their unwavering commitment to their goals and their passion for their chosen profession of policing.” “They followed all of the rules that a traditional recruit only has to follow for 20 to 22 weeks for four years,” McCarty said. “Your family always comes first,” she said. Fitchburg State University Police Program Academy Director Lisa Lane McCarty addressed the recruits and their family and friends gathered for the police academy graduation on Sept. McCarty, the daughter of a police officer, was one of several speakers to address the crowd, including Worcester Police Chief Steven Sargent. “We have grown together as this program has evolved and changed,” McCarty said. She said this was the first police academy class she has been with all four years since she came on the job in January 2017. The Massachusetts Department of Correction honor guard took the stage to present the flags, a moment of silence for 9/11 was held and the national anthem sang, and a montage of photos and videos of the recruits going through training was shown.įSU Police Program Academy Director Lisa Lane McCarty acknowledged the family members when she spoke, some who had traveled from far away to attend the graduation ceremony. Michael Kushmerek, D-Fitchburg, and City Councilor Beth Walsh.
The space was packed with row upon row of family and friends as well as officials including state Rep. (DANIELLE RAY/SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE)ĭozens of undergraduates filed into Weston Auditorium ahead of the 15 police academy graduates, who were dressed in crisp navy police uniforms and white gloves.
Dozens of Fitchburg State University police academy undergraduates filed into Weston Auditorium ahead of the police academy graduates at the ceremony held on Sept. 10 from the Fitchburg State University 4th Recruit Officer Course with an undergraduate degree in criminal justice. FITCHBURG - Police recruits graduated on Sept.
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