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Thrive Dimension Champion Awards presented to eight recipients

President Nathan Hatch spoke at the Thrive Dimension Champion Awards celebration.

The Thrive Dimension Champion Awards were presented to eight faculty and staff members, recently.  The awards are presented annually by the Office of Wellbeing to faculty and staff who demonstrate leadership and commitment to individual and campus-wide wellbeing.

The categories for awards include: emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, social and spiritual wellbeing.

The 2017 champions are:

  • Denisha Champion, assistant director for programming and prevention in the University Counseling Center; emotional wellbeing
  • Lee Collette, assistant director of outdoor pursuits in the Campus Recreation Department; environmental wellbeing
  • Barbara Meredith, business manager in the Office of the Provost; financial wellbeing
  • Deborah Newsome, associate professor of counseling; intellectual wellbeing
  • Melanie Bullock, associate director of student leadership and engagement in Campus Life; occupational wellbeing
  • Adam Carlson, system administrator in Information Systems; physical wellbeing
  • Sgt. Lesia Finney, University Police Department; social wellbeing
  • Sylvia Green, chief marketing officer in the School of Business; spiritual wellbeing

Speakers at the award celebration included President Nathan O. Hatch and Vice President for Campus Life Penny Rue.

University Police Department offers Citizens Police Academy

The University Police Department in February will begin offering to the University community the Citizens Police Academy, which consists of a nine-part series of weekly presentations on a wide variety of topics.  The learning opportunity is open to students, faculty, staff, alumni and retirees.

Registration is available through the Professional Development Center.  The first session will be held Feb. 15.

Each session will be held at the University Police Department in Alumni Hall, Room 104. Several members of the department will participate in the academy.

Police Sgt. Lesia Finney said the “overall goal of the academy is to improve police and community interaction.”

Those who attend the sessions will gain insight into police department’s daily functions and responsibilities.

Topics to be presented include: executive staff responsibilities, records and technology, administration/financial/budget, rape aggression defense, community-oriented policing, events/security/detectives division, communications 911 center/emergency manager, patrol division/evidence/property management and victim advocacy, graduation ceremony.

People who attend five sessions will receive a graduation certificate.

Contact information:

  • Robin McNeill: mcneilrj@wfu.edu
  • Lesia Finney: finneylg@wfu.edu

Training offered this week on responding to work place violence

The University will offer a class titled “Active Shooter Response (Run, Hide, Fight)” on Dec. 8 to students, faculty and staff.  The class is intended to instruct people on how to respond to an active shooter incident or other types of work place violence.  The class stresses awareness, preparation and rehearsal, which are considered by experts to be key to safety in such situations.

The class will take place from 1-2:15 p.m. in Reynolda Hall, Room 301.

It will be taught by Wake Forest Emergency Manager August Vernon (verona@wfu.edu) and University Police Sgt. Lesia Finney (finneylg@wfu.edu).

Registration is encouraged.  To register, visit the Professional Development Center website.

University offering class on responding to active shooter

In October, Wake Forest will offer an “Active Shooter Response (Run, Hide, Fight)” class. There are three opportunities to enroll.

The class, taught by Wake Forest Emergency Manager August Vernon and University Police Sergeant Lesia Finney, is offered through the Professional Development Center (PDC) Registration is through the PDC.

Times and locations available:

Thursday, Oct. 6, 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: ZSR Library Auditorium 404

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 • 2 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Location: ZSR Library Auditorium 404

Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 • 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: ZSR Library Auditorium 404

The class stresses awareness, preparation and rehearsal, which are the keys to safety, according to the training.

Organization recognizes Lesia Finney for community policing

2016 Awards - Lesia (1)

Police Sgt. Lesia Finney (right) receives community policing award

Police Sgt. Lesia Finney, who leads community policing at Wake Forest, was presented the Award for Innovations in Community-Oriented Policing at a recent national meeting of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) in Phoenix.

Finney, who joined the University Police Department in 1999, has served as coordinator of community-oriented policing since 2011.  In that role, her many responsibilities include, in part, collaborating with neighborhood associations, the Winston-Salem Police Department and Wake Forest students to initiate partnerships that enhance community living; leading orientation activities for all who join the University community; and serving in a public information officer role.

Finney also serves a project manager who has helped, among other things, reengineer the department’s recruitment, selection, hiring and promotional practices; be a leader on the University’s Police Advisory Board; and develop new policies.

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