in our element FACULTY AND STAFF NOTES
Tim Peabody ’81 Oversees Creation of Successful Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program In November, law enforcement in Maine
“This has been in the planning since
Conservation law enforcement has tradi-
took a step forward thanks to a program or-
2008,” Peabody noted. Retired Professor
tionally been one of the largest and best-
ganized by Tim Peabody ’81, associate pro-
of Conservation Law Dr. G. Patrick Stevens
known degree programs at Unity College,
fessor of conservation law enforcement and
had long wanted to found such a program
so forming the program made sense as a
director of the Center for Natural Resource
for Unity students, many of whom pursued
logical step forward, essentially creating
Management and Protection.
this type of training elsewhere.
an “in-house” opportunity for Unity stu-
On Friday, November 4, the closing cer-
As fate would have it, Bill Zoellick, chair
emonies were held for the first graduating
of the Unity College Board of Trustees, and
class of the National Park Service Seasonal
education program director for SERC, a non-
“It’s just a win for Unity students and
Law Enforcement Training Program, a new
profit organization that partners with Aca-
others because they get this advanced law
program available in Maine through Unity
dia National Park to manage the Schoodic
enforcement training and as a result have
College. The closing ceremony was held in
Education and Research Center, solicited
the chance to take a summer position with
Moore Auditorium at The Schoodic Educa-
training program ideas from Unity faculty.
the National Park Service,” Peabody stated.
tion and Research Center Institute (SERC).
Peabody immediately championed the idea
“Well qualified students will be sought
Beginning in September of 2011, Unity
of beginning a seasonal law enforcement
after.”
College, through its conservation law enforcement program, began offering a seasonal law enforcement training program in conjunction with the National Park Service at the SERC just outside Winter Harbor, Maine. Successful graduates of the program are eligible to obtain a federal Level II law enforcement officer certificate, the requirement to attain a seasonal law enforcement ranger position with the National Park Service. The program is accredited through the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board as part of the National Park Service seasonal ranger training program. The National Park Service and Unity College received final accreditation approval by the board on November 16th in Annapolis, Maryland. “Individuals that successfully complete this training will be qualified to hold a seasonal law enforcement position at Acadia National Park (Maine) or any other national park in the United States,” said Peabody. He helped to plan the accredited law enforcement program which is sanctioned through the National Park Service and Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia.
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training program at Schoodic.
dents who frequently pursued this training elsewhere.