This year Northwestern University Center for Public Safety celebrates 76 years. With more than 100,000 graduates engaged in law enforcement and traffic safety professions around the globe, NUCPS has earned the reputation as the worldwide leader in law enforcement professional development and education. At last count, more than 550 police chiefs, sheriffs and directors of state policing agencies currently serving in the United States are graduates of NUCPS. We conduct classes and research projects not only in North America, but also in the Middle East, Far East, South America and Africa, and we continue to expand into markets across the globe.

The world has changed significantly since our founding in 1936; however, the need for solid, cutting edge education has not. We have built on NUCPS's reputation and tradition of excellence by expanding the scope of education to include a comprehensive offering of crash investigation and transportation engineering, police operations and management courses. The Traffic Safety School, which serves the general public and provides customized learning experiences for business fleet operators, is another division of NUCPS that promotes public safety on a daily basis. Law enforcement agencies, municipalities and private business enterprises have also come to depend on NUCPS for university-level research programs, technical assistance and conferences on issues such as impaired and distracted vehicle operation, crash reduction, independent traffic studies and analysis, assessment of staffing needs and law enforcement management studies.

Our commitment to excellence is stronger than ever. Our values and mission statement continue to drive us to provide the highest quality training and education to those who commit their lives to preserving the peace and serving others. As a student you deserve nothing less. You will find our programs challenging and rewarding. We will bring out the best in you and provide the educational tools to enable you to maximize your knowledge, skills and abilities. I invite you to become part of an elite, one hundred thousand strong cadre of public service professionals making a global impact on public safety.