Ten students from the Texas A&M University Forensic and Investigative Sciences program completed a weeklong Crime Scene Investigation course held this month at the Texas Forensic Science Academy (TFSA) located at Riverside Campus. The unique program is a collaboration between Texas A&M and TEEX.
Rebecca Wendt, a Crime Scene Technician from the Bryan Police Department and TEEX Public Safety & Security Division Instructor, recently completed all course work requirements necessary to receive her Forensic Investigator II Certificate through the Texas Forensic Science Academy (TFSA).
Christine Ramirez, Coordinator of the Texas Forensic Science Academy, has published a new book this month with co-author and TEEX Adjunct Casie L. Parish-Fisher, Assistant Professor and Senior Forensic Scientist at St. Edwards University in Austin. CRC Press has published their new workbook, Crime Scene Processing and Investigation.
Students enrolled in the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) Explosives Training Program, operated by the Public Safety & Security division, will now be eligible for college credit and future financial aid through an articulation agreement with Blinn College. Under the agreement, Blinn students seeking a Fire Science degree who complete four TEEX Ordnance Removal & Remediation courses would be eligible for 18 semester hours of college credit toward an Associate of Applied Science degree.
A new $2.2 million multipurpose training facility for the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) will be named after the legendary Brazos Valley law enforcement officer and former Texas A&M University Chief of Police, Robert Bob Wiatt. The facility name, recently approved by the The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, will be the Robert Bob Wiatt Physical Skills Training Complex. The TEEX Public Safety & Security division training facility will be located on the Texas A&M Riverside Campus, with construction scheduled to begin in September.
With over 14 years as a Crime Scene Investigator, Christopher Duncan believes that in court it always begins with photography. Duncan is an Adjunct Instructor of Forensic Photography for the Texas Forensic Science Academy (TFSA) and a Crime Scene Investigator. His new book, Advanced Crime Scene Photography, is designed to help the investigator working in the field.
The first group of Aggies majoring in the Forensic and Investigative Sciences degree program at Texas A&M University recently earned an important credential to add to their resume: the TEEX Forensic Technician Certificate. The students earned the certificate by completing 80 hours of forensics training through the Texas Forensic Science Academy.
When the TEEX Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Tech I Class #47 graduated in May, they earned a unique distinction. They became the first class of Unexploded Ordnance Technicians to go digital – instead of lugging around two 3-ring binders, the students were issued iPads loaded with all of their study materials.
TEEX’s Forensic Science Academy has tapped into mobile technology to enhance the learning experience of students in its Forensic Photography training courses.
TEEX Public Safety & Security (PS&S) has signed a $10.8 million contract with Power Training of the United Arab Emirates to provide a Security Training Program (STP) to members of the Critical National Infrastructure Authority (CNIA) in Abu Dhabi.