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All About Brooks: MUPD’s Trauma K-9

MUPD Trauma K-9 Brooks and his handler, Officer Ivan Gonzalez

Brooks is the Millersville University Police Department’s Trauma K-9, trained to help those in need directly after a traumatic event.

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MUPD to Attend National Night Out

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The Millersville University Police Department will participate in Millersville Borough’s National Night Out from 6 to 8 p.m., Aug. 4,  behind Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home on North George Street and […]

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MU Merch: Who is Behind the Trends?

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“I’m so proud that we have had success with designs that give back to the campus community,” says Mike Nitroy.

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‘Ville Participates in National Night Out on 8/20

Officers from Millersville Univeristy's Police Department pose for a photo at the 2023 National Night Out event in Mountville, Pennsylvania.

This annual event brings the local Lancaster community and area police departments together for a night of education and fun.

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SUMMER INTERNSHIP: Madison Willard is working toward her bachelor’s degree in psychology and says, “I always wanted to study psychology because I wanted to understand human behavior.” Specifically, she explains; she wanted to understand how humans navigate in complicated situations.  <br /> <br /> In the Spring of 2026, Willard took a psychology of drug addiction course with Dr. Elizabeth Thyrum ’86, associate professor of psychology, that required students to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. The class and the experience influenced her to pursue substance abuse counseling as a career.  <br /> <br /> When the spring semester ended, Willard wanted an internship connected to substance abuse. She landed at The Kintock Group in the Philadelphia area, where she lives, and they received the Susquehanna Bancshares Internship Program Award, which provides financial assistance to students completing unpaid internship through nonprofit organizations or governments agencies.  <br /> <br /> The Kintock Group is a community-based reentry facility, which is a supervised and structured environment that helps individuals transition from prison to being a member of the community.  “A reentry facility like The Kintock Group provides a buffer for formerly incarcerated individuals,” Willard explains. “This is to make the transition easier for them.” <br /> <br /> Willard’s role at the internship was observational; she learned how the program operated and how staff helped the residents. She also “gained insight into how medication-assisted treatment MAT fits into early reentry.” A MAT program is used to support people recovering from substance use disorders. <br /> <br /> A favorite part of the internship, Willard says, was “seeing the recovery process up close, which was an invaluable experience. At the same time, being relegated to an observational role, it was challenging to watch others struggle.”  <br /> <br /> Throughout the internship, Willard learned more about observation and interviewing as well as being able to connect research to what she saw on the ground. “This led me to a much better understanding of concepts that I learned in class.”
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