Mr. Michael E. Krenek
University of North Texas
Criminal Justice
(940) 369-7682
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Education

MS, University of North Texas, 2012.
Major: Criminal Justice
BA, Northern Illinois University, 1978.
Major: Sociology

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Lecturer, University of North Texas. (August 29, 2016 – Present).
Adjunct Professor, Grayson College. (August 2013 – May 2016).
Adjunct Professor, University of North Texas. (August 2013 – May 2016).
Government
Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation. (June 1984 – April 2013).
Detective, Elmhurst Police Department. (May 1979 – June 1984).
Patrolman, Sycamore Police Department. (August 1978 – May 1979).

Professional Memberships

Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. (December 2015 – Present).

Development Activities Attended

Workshop,"Team Based Learning," Center for Learning Enhancement Assessment and Redesign, UNT-Denton, Texas, United States of America. (September 18, 2017).

Other,"Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Program," UNT/Center for Learning Enhancement, Assessment and Redesign, Denton, TEXAS, United States of America. (January 2012 – December 2012).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
CJUS 2100, Crime and Justice in the United States, 6 courses.
CJUS 2900, Special Problems, 2 courses.
CJUS 3201, Criminal Law, 4 courses.
CJUS 3210, Judicial and Legal Systems, 6 courses.
CJUS 3300, Police Systems, 20 courses.
CJUS 3400, Correctional Systems, 1 course.
CJUS 3600, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, 5 courses.
CJUS 3610, Juvenile Justice, 1 course.
CJUS 3700, Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice, 7 courses.
CJUS 4200, Criminal Procedure, 2 courses.
CJUS 4250, Law and Social Problems, 1 course.
CJUS 4330, Domestic and International Terrorism, 2 courses.
CJUS 4360, Criminal Investigation, 2 courses.
CJUS 4500, Administration of Criminal Justice Agencies, 1 course.
CJUS 4850, Internship in Criminal Justice, 20 courses.
CJUS 4870, Topics in Criminal Justice, 2 courses.
CJUS 4900, Special Problems, 1 course.
CJUS 5900, Special Problems, 12 courses.

Teaching at Other Institutions

Grayson College, Criminal Investigation, CRIJ 2314, Fall 2015.

Grayson Colllege, Introduction to Criminal Justice, CRIJ 1301, Fall 2015.

Grayson College, Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement, CRIJ 2323, Fall 2015.

Grayson College, Criminal Invesigation, CRIJ 2314, Spring 2015.

Grayson College, Introduction to Criminal Justice, CRIJ 1301, Spring 2015.

Grayson College, Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement, CRIJ 2323, Spring 2015.

Awards and Honors

Promotion, Department of Criminal Justice. (May 18, 2020 – Present).

Research

Media Contributions

TV
"Criminal Justice Careers," CBS 11, KTVT. (March 5, 2018).
"Crossed By Evil," Investigation Discovery: On the Case with Paula Zahn. (December 20, 2015).

Awards and Honors

Outstanding Criminal Justice Graduate Student, Department of Criminal Justice. (April 2012 – Present).

Service

University Service

Committee Member, Student Services Coordinator search Committee. (November 10, 2021 – Present).

Committee Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. (August 16, 2021 – Present).

Faculty Advisor, Criminal Justice Student Association. (April 13, 2021 – Present).

Member, College of HPS curriculum Committee. (September 2020 – Present).

Chairperson, Student Success Committee. (September 2020 – Present).

Attendee, Meeting, Frisco Police Department. (January 4, 2020 – Present).

Attendee, Meeting, Department of Criminal Justice. (November 26, 2018 – Present).

Workshop Organizer, Criminal Justice Professional Development Workshops. (September 20, 2017 – Present).

Other, Career Center Liaison. (September 15, 2017 – Present).

Member, Department Appeal Committee. (August 31, 2017 – Present).

Other, Criminal Justice Career Day Attendee. (March 6, 2017 – Present).

Attendee, Graduation, Criminal Justice Department. (December 2016 – Present).

Attendee, Meeting, Attendance at Departmental Faculty Meetings. (September 2016 – Present).

Program Coordinator, Criminal Justice Internship Program. (September 2016 – Present).

Reference Writer, Student Letters of Recommendation/References. (August 2016 – Present).

Guest Speaker, Psychology of Offender Course. (September 13, 2022 – September 13, 2022).

Guest Speaker, First Flight. (August 24, 2022 – August 24, 2022).

Attendee, Meeting, Department of Criminal Justice. (August 12, 2021).

Faculty Mentor, Honors College Project. (January 18, 2021 – April 30, 2021).

Faculty Mentor, Honors College Project. (January 18, 2021 – April 30, 2021).

Faculty Mentor, Department of Criminal Justice. (August 24, 2020 – December 4, 2020).

Guest Speaker, Alpha Phi Sigma Student Honor Organization. (November 19, 2020 – November 19, 2020).

Faculty Advisor, Department of Criminal Justice. (September 6, 2019 – November 25, 2019).

Other, Department of Criminal Justice. (November 20, 2019).

Other, Department of Criminal Justice. (November 15, 2019).

Guest Speaker, Department of Criminal Justice. (November 7, 2019).

Workshop Organizer, Department of Criminal Justice. (October 23, 2019).

Guest Speaker, Department of Criminal Justice. (August 21, 2019).

Attendee, Meeting, Department of Criminal Justice. (August 16, 2019).

Attendee, Graduation, Department of Criminal Justice. (May 11, 2019).

Student Recruiter, Department of Criminal Justice. (April 25, 2019).

Other, School of Journalism. (April 24, 2019).

Faculty Mentor, Department of Criminal Justice. (January 17, 2019 – April 21, 2019).

Other, School of Journalism. (March 8, 2019).

Other, Department of Criminal Justice. (March 4, 2019).

Guest Speaker, Psychology Department. (February 6, 2019).

Guest Speaker, Department of Criminal Justice. (September 11, 2018).

Guest Speaker, Department of Criminal Justice. (September 10, 2018).

Guest Speaker, Department of Criminal Justice. (August 21, 2018).

Guest Speaker, Department of Criminal Justice. (February 6, 2018).

Member, Ad hoc Committee to Select Administrative Assistant. (May 2, 2017 – May 23, 2017).

Guest Speaker, Police Academy Commencement Speaker. (December 11, 2015).

Public Service

Guest Speaker, Sisters in Crime, Frisco, Texas. (October 27, 2019).

Guest Speaker, Sisters in Crime-Dallas Chapter, Frisco, Texas. (July 22, 2018).

Awards and Honors

Nominated for: Federal Investigator of the Year, United States Attorney's Office-Eastern District of Texas. (November 1992 – Present).