Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis - Homicide Investigation: From Crime Scene to Court

Where to Park

Please park in the University Place Hotel garage. Parking is included in the registration fee.

What to Wear

You will find that some people will be in business casual attire, others will be wearing their favorite IUPUI sweatshirts and jeans. It is Saturday. Be comfortable!

Registration

You can register online or fill out the registration card on the brochure and mail or fax it back to us. Pre-registration is required for this event as seating is limited.

Questions?

For more information, contact Kimberly Helton at 317-274-8905 or by email at kdhelton@iupui.edu. You may also access information online at www.alumni.iupui.edu.

In Remembrance
James R. East

July 22, 1931 – September 10, 2008

Professor and Dean Emeritus James R. East served 29 years as a tenured faculty member and associate dean of the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI before his retirement in 1996. In retirement, East continued serving IUPUI as a volunteer, teaching college-credit listening courses without pay for 11 years; coordinating Bookmarks, the popular, non-credit book-reading program; and serving two years as the president of the IUPUI Senior Academy, a campus support organization of retired faculty and staff. During his years at IUPUI, the professor also created and served 14 years as dean of IUPUI’s Weekend College, the world’s largest, in which college courses are offered on Friday evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays. Dean East conceptualized the idea of a Deans’ Day program for alumni. Programs, such as this year’s Homicide: From Crime Scene to Court, are a result of his dedication to providing lifelong learning opportunities to alumni.

Sponsored by the Central Indiana Chapter of the Indiana University Alumni Association and the alumni associations of the schools of Continuing Studies, Law-Indianapolis, Medicine, Liberal Arts, Public and Environmental Affairs, and Science.

Schedule | Registration | Brochure

SCHEDULE

7:30 – 8:15 a.m.

• Registration and Continental Breakfast
• For those interested in arriving early, we will be showing a documentary film “Conviction: the True Story of Clarence Elkins” beginning at 7:45 a.m. This documentary features our keynote luncheon speakers, Melinda Elkins-Dawson and Mark Godsey.

8:15 a.m.

• Welcome by Jay Siegel, Director of Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program, School of Science
• Opening Remarks
• Kenna Quinet, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Law and
Public Safety; School of Public and Environmental Affairs
• Wan-Ning Bao, Associate Professor of Sociology; School of Liberal Arts

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
"Nuts and Bolts" of Crime Scene Investigation

• John Pless, Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
• Mike Crooke, Chief of Police, City of Cumberland
• Sgt. John Kelley, Indiana State Police

10:00 – 10:15 a.m. - Break

10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
Evidence Collection and Analysis

• Marta Alfonso, Forensic Anthropology Faculty, School of Liberal Arts
• Carl Sobieralski, Forensic DNA Supervisor, Indiana State Police

11:20 – 12:20 p.m.
Evidence in the Courtroom

• Frances Lee Watson, Clinical Professor of Law, IU School of Law-Indianapolis
• Hon. Lisa Borges, Judge, Marion County Superior Court
• Sonia J. Leerkamp, Prosecuting Attorney, Hamilton County

12:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Luncheon Address

• Mark A. Godsey, Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Lois and Richard Rosenthal Institute for Justice/Ohio Innocence Project University of Cincinnati College of Law
• Melinda Elkins-Dawson, Social Advocate

All events will take place in the University Place Conference Center and Hotel on the IUPUI Campus. 850 W. Michigan Street, Indianapolis

Registration table will be located outside the auditorium in the Conference Center.