Best Wishes to Dr. Matthews!

As many of you know, Dr. Eugene Matthews has accepted a teaching position with Park University in Kansas City, MO, and we are very excited for him and his new position. Although he's not actually a "Tiger on the Move" he was a valuable part of this collaboration, and his efforts will be missed.

Dr. Matthews began his career in public teaching at Lincoln University January, 2007, following his retirement from the U.S. Army as a Special Agent in the Criminal Investigations Division (CID). Through the leadership and mentorship of the renowned Dr. Antonio Holland, Dr. Matthews completed his Ph.D. in Public Safety: Criminal Justice. His dissertation, "Police Officers' Perception of Crime Analysts," was completed and published in 2013.

Dr. Matthews has thus far published three books, and several articles on topics of interest ranging from Police Intelligence Operations, to Leadership, and continues to pursue publishing opportunities. In addition to his personal website LedCoMe (Leadership, Coaching, and Mentoring), he also owns and manages the LEITN (Law Enforcement Information Technology Network) forum on LinkedIn, which boasts a membership of 8.5k. When available, he hosts Leadership for Law Enforcement workshops for law enforcement professionals.

Layered on top of these few snippets of Dr. Matthews background, is his service to Lincoln University. Between himself and Asst. Professor Terry Moore, they coached, mentored, and advised over 300 Criminal Justice majors every semester. Dr. Matthews was responsible for all the Bachelor of Liberal Studies students, as well as over 20 Criminal Justice/Sociology Graduate students. Both he and Professor Moore taught a full load of 4 classes each, and managed the criminal justice adjunct faculty pool of between 8 - 10.

Thankfully, because of the support found in the other disciplines including sociology, psychology, and social work, the criminal justice program at Lincoln University remained vibrant and vital. Plans to add in a Homeland Security course, certificate, and eventually graduate degree, are being considered; and as soon as personnel are in place, the program will move forward.

For those students, past and present, who had the opportunity to learn from Dr. Matthews, he leaves his signature on the criminal justice program, perhaps best epitomized by one of his many favorite sayings,

"Walk with a purpose." 

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Staff Writer