SU Montgomery (Spring 2009) - The Criminal Justice and Information Technology programs at South University-Montgomery collaborated in presenting Career Networking Days on May 27-28 as the key event for CJ-IT Week. During the event, 26 organizations that included local businesses as well as state and federal government agencies came to campus to network with students in all degree programs.

Students gained valuable present and future career information about the participating organizations while visiting with representatives from each organization. The halls and library of the campus were filled with stations set up for organizations because of the overwhelming response of organizations with a presence in the Montgomery area wanting to interact with the students. The participating organizations were as follows: 

• State of Alabama Personnel
• Alabama Administrative Office of Courts
• Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center (ACJIC)
• Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
• Alabama Department of Finance, Information Systems Division
• Alabama Department of Insurance, State Fire Marshall's Office
• Alabama Department of Public Safety
• Alabama Department of Transportation
• Alabama National Guard
• Alabama State Attorney General's Office
• FBI
• Federal Defender's Office
• Go
• vDeals
• Hyundai
• Jackson Hospital
• Montgomery City/County Personnel
• Montgomery County Community Corrections
• Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office
• Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
• Montgomery Police Department
• NCO
• Strategic Placement Services
• U.S. Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
• U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
• U.S. Secret Service
• Wilson Price Information Technology

The Criminal Justice and Information Technology programs received special support from the staff of the Career Services, Student Affairs, Library, and Legal Studies as well as Dean Basil Manly. The students of Criminal Justice and Information Technology created information boards about their programs and the event in addition to helping on the event days. Additionally, Los Cabos Cantina provided food for all networkers.

Keith Johnson, Alabama Finance Department, Information System Division speaks with Chris Washington, Information Technology Student

Sgt. Lavender, Montgomery Police Department 

Students Cole Wyatt, Criminal Justice Program and Patrick Tatum, Paralegal Studies Program