Interested in Giving to Criminal Justice and Criminology Programs?

  1. Join the Circle of Justice Professionals for as little as $5 a month!
    • $5/month secures spot in the alumni Circle of Criminal Justice Professionals, a networking and giving circle that supports CJC
      1. All alumni who set up a recurring donation of $10/month during PNG on March 20 will get a department alumni sticker!
    • Use your recurring donation to support either the Criminal Justice Scholarship Pool or the department Priority Fund.
  2. Make High Impact Experiences and Departmental Priorities Possible
    • Help support specific expenses such as food for student organization meetings, moving expenses for new faculty, and activities like the annual Career Fair.
    • $50 fosters belonging and provides food for a CJC student organization meeting
    • $100 empowers student travel to present at professional conferences
    • $250 recruits the best faculty nationwide and supports their transition to ECU
  3. Support the Criminal Justice Scholarship Pool!
    • In 2024, the department awarded six scholarships through all its funded awards. Each year, around 250 students apply for department scholarships.
    • $500 funds a one semester scholarship through the Criminal Justice Scholarship Pool
    • $1000 funds an academic year scholarship through the Criminal Justice Scholarship Pool
Department Direct Giving Links

Priority Fund

Scholarship Pool

Donors make a major difference in the success of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. You can make an impact through creating and supporting student scholarships and professorships, stock or estate gifts, and more. Individual, matching, corporate, or planned gifts are needed and sincerely appreciated. 

To learn more, we encourage you to connect with the Director of Alumni Relations for Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences or the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology Lead Administrative Support Associate. You may contact either directly by phone or email via the contact information below. 

Ashley Harzog, M.Ed. 
Director of Alumni Relations and Outreach
Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences 
Phone: 252-737-1753

Email: clelanda18@ecu.edu

 

Jenna L. Peaden
Lead Administrative Support Associate
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Phone: 252.328.4192

Email: peadenje@ecu.edu