Jeff Kennedy is a current senior here at CSUSM and will be graduating in May with a degree in Criminology and Justice.

He also holds two associate degrees from Palomar College in San Marcos, which he got before transferring to CSUSM in 2013. He’s been a student here over the past two years and has enjoyed his time on campus thus far. He attributes this experience to the people. When I asked him what he meant, he simply replied that “the people are kind.”

He spends some of his free time on campus with a group of local and international friends at the Global Education office during the week. The Office of Global Education is a hangout spot for many international students as well as study abroad returnees. Kennedy himself is a returnee; he studied abroad for a semester in 2014. He lived in England for half the year starting in January where he continued his studies.

When it comes to his future career, Kennedy knew early on what path he wanted to take. He’s always wanted to be a policeman so that helped him decide to become a Criminology and Justice major. Specifically, Kennedy wants to be a policeman for the LAPD. He hopes to work for them when he graduates and has already taken the first steps to becoming a policeman in LA.

However, he does have some regrets when it comes to missed opportunities that could’ve helped him educationally. Kennedy said that there should be more communication between the departments and students. He said that only a “limited amount of people know about all activities in our major” because all of the information and/or opportunities aren’t communicated to students.

Aside from this, he had one piece of advice for current or incoming students: “There’s a lot of free food on campus! Take advantage of it!”

Many things can be said about Jeff Kennedy. He’s the kind of person that people are attracted to and curious about. He’s very sharp, smart and an all around American who desires to serve his country. Everyone who knows Kennedy can probably agree on the fact that he is also always smiling, which makes him approachable. He likes to challenge people and prod their brains, making them think and expand their minds. He is very outspoken about his beliefs and passionate about the law.

I know for a fact he will be missed at CSUSM, especially at the Office of Global Education (thanks for all those debate discussions/topics!).

Congratulations, Mr. Kennedy! You will do great things.