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Student Profile: How One Graduate Puts His Security Education to Work

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American Military University Alumnus, Joseph W. Kripp
American Military University Alumnus, Joseph W. Kripp

Interview with AMU Alumnus, Joseph W. Kripp

The following profile is the ninth in a series of student profiles of our students and alumni at the university.

Job title: Director of Safety, Security and Transportation, University of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois

Degree earned: M.A. Security Management, 2013, American Military University

What have you been doing since earning your M.A. in Security Management at AMU?

I received my master’s degree in 2013 as I prepared for my transition from a public sector career in law enforcement to private sector security management. I retired in 2013 as a Supervisory Special Agent in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) after 24 years of service and 11 years as a police officer in a metropolitan police department in the greater Chicago area.

I began working for American Military University as a consultant on the private sector security initiative team. Later, the University of St. Francis hired me as the Director of Safety, Security and Transportation. I’ve been there since then.

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Interview with APU Alumna, Heather Groen

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By Rebecca Alwine
Alumna, American Military University

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Picking Your Professor: When You Should Branch Out

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By Dr. Randall Cuthbert
Associate Professor, Emergency & Disaster Management at American Public University

Taking courses from as wide a variety of instructors as possible brings the knowledge from each into your knowledge base. The wisdom becomes uniquely your own and is greater than the sum of the parts. That’s a successful use of instructor resources. Shop for your instructors like you shop for anything else. They all have bios out there. Learn what each has to offer, engage them frequently, and use them to your best advantage!

Student Loans 411: Using NSLDS

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By Ryan Laspina
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If you are borrowing or have borrowed FSA loans in the past, you should visit NSLDS occasionally to make sure all of your loan information is accurate. NSLDS is an online database that houses all FSA information for all student loan borrowers. 

Military Spouses – Obtaining Your Degree Can Be Done!

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By Nora E. Reed
In Military Education, Special Student Contributor

As a military spouse it can be hard at times to separate yourself from the military lifestyle, but I knew when I was younger that I wanted to go to college and have a career. My goal for this blog post is to send a message to all my fellow military spouses that continuing your education is important, and it can be done.