For Immediate Release: August 28, 2009

Contact: Annette Barnette
Public Relations & Marketing Director
Glenville State College
Glenville, WV
(304) 462-4115

Glenville, WV – Glenville State College Criminal Justice Department is sponsoring an Arson Investigation Class 1 for two weeks in September. This class is being funded by a Department of Justice Grant #877011 and is being presented by West Virginia State Fire Commission Assistant State Fire Marshals A. Edsel Smith and John Oliver.

The classes are being held: Tuesday, September 15th, Thursday, September 17th, Tuesday, September 22nd, and Thursday, September 24th. The Arson Investigation Class will take place in the Glenville State College Harry B. Heflin Administration Building Room 100 and will run 6:00-10:00 p.m. each night. Participants must attend all sessions to receive a 16-hour certification.

This class is a degree requirement for all GSC Criminal Justice students. Glenville State College Department of Criminal Justice Chair Dr. Jami Myers said, “The Arson Investigation Class 1 is the first certification offered under the new Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice program at GSC. In addition and keeping with spirit of cooperation with professionals in the field, this training will also be open to local law enforcement and firefighters for in-service training hours.”

For more information on the class or the Glenville State College Criminal Justice Department, contact Kim Conrad at (304) 462-6280.