October 13, 2017
Dustin Eggert, a 2011 graduate of Trine University who now works as an Indiana State
Police trooper, directs a team from the University of Wisconsin-Superior as they process
a mock crime scene Friday morning, Oct. 13, in the Baymont Inn & Suites in Auburn.
About 75 students from Northwestern College in Bridgeview, Illinois; the University
of Wisconsin-Superior in Superior, Wisconsin; Inver Hills Community College in Inver
Grove Heights, Minnesota; Waukesha County Technical College in Waukesha, Wisconsin;
Vincennes University and Trine participated in the annual Region 6 Conference for
the American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA) on Friday, Oct. 13, and Saturday,
Oct. 14. Two chapters of law enforcement professionals also took part. Trine University’s
Tau Alpha Omicron chapter of the ACJA hosted the event at the inn and the Auburn Police
Department’s firearms range. The conference includes competitions in crime scene investigation,
written examinations on various criminal justice categories, physical agility and
firearms, and concludes Saturday evening with guest speaker Chief Deputy Rodney Robinson
from the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office and an awards banquet.
Photos by Dean Orewiler
Two Trine University students — Chloe Laird, a chemical engineering major from Warsaw, Indiana, and Makenzie Amich, a forensic science major from Thorntown, Indiana — recently had the opportunity to connect with thousands of chemistry professionals and students from across the country at the American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting in Chicago.
The Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society recently named Trine University pre-med biology student Lauren Hillin of Charlotte, North Carolina, its Foy-Sagabiel Undergraduate Scholar Leader of the Year.
Steuben County community members are invited to join Trine University students and alumni and local businesses for Breaking the Silence Together, the university's inaugural mental health walk, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26.