Awarded ÀÖ²¥ÊÓƵ 2021 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Outstanding Graduate Student<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n My name is Katelyn Hernandez, and I am graduating from WOU in the spring of 2021 with my MA in Criminal Justice. I also got my BS from Western as well, and I majored in Criminal Justice and got a minor in Youth Crime Studies. My love for criminal justice started at a young age. My mom used to let me stay up late one night a week to watch CSI, and my love for crime shows grew from there. I also had this passion for helping people, so I thought there is no better way to combine my two favorite things than to get a degree in criminal justice.<\/span><\/p>\n Starting out in college I wanted to work for the Department of Human Services doing Child Welfare. Throughout school my career idea changed many times; I thought about doing juvenile probation, adult probation, a classification officer, or do some kind of correctional admin position. All I really knew was that I wanted to help people better their life. Once I graduate, I am still not sure what I want to do, but I am currently waiting to hear back from DHS Child Welfare on two positions that I have interviewed for. In the future as well, I have thought about teaching criminal justice, but I want to get some experience working in the field before doing that.<\/span><\/p>\n In what little free time I have between working multiple jobs, going to school, and being a Graduate Assistant with the CJ Division at WOU, I like to spend time with my family. Almost all my family lives close by, and I am the youngest of my family, so I have a lot of nieces and nephews to play with. If I am not with my family, I am most likely with my husband, dog, and cat. I am looking forward to graduating so my husband and I can come on more adventures together. I also love board games, sewing and craft projects, going to the beach, and being lazy on my couch! As much as I am excited to be graduating here soon, I am also sad that I will be leaving WOU. I had such a great time here, and I am thankful for all the people who I have meet, worked with, and learned from during my time here! I hope to take all the knowledge I have learned and apply it to something great!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding_tablet=”200px||200px|” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#000000″ background_enable_image=”off” custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/wou.edu\/criminal-justice\/files\/2021\/04\/Graduate-Student-Katelyn-Hernandez.png” alt=”Graduate Student Katelyn Hernandez” title_text=”Graduate Student Katelyn Hernandez” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_padding=”90px|||||”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||3px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”27px||6px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.97) 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0.97)” background_image=”https:\/\/wou.edu\/criminal-justice\/files\/2020\/11\/banner_shutterstock_772618036-scaled.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” custom_padding=”15px||0px|||” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”100%” max_width=”1200px” custom_margin=”35px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”0px||19px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”|3%||3%|true|true” custom_padding=”50px||50px||true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n We look forward to hearing from you! 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