NUCPS Regional Chapters
For nearly 90 years, we’ve had the privilege of impacting careers, agencies, and communities through some of the highest quality educational programming available for public safety professionals. Our relevance, effectiveness, continuity, and growth can be greatly attributed to the enthusiastic response, word-of-mouth promotion, and the valuable feedback of our course graduates and currents students – those who make up our NUCPS Community.
We are excited to offer the NUCPS Community an opportunity to engage with each other on a whole new level!
Our NUCPS Regional Chapters are your opportunity to network with fellow professionals in your region! Explore new and innovative avenues for continuing professional growth, networking, and socializing with course graduates from different agencies and organizations -- and have fun in the process.
NUCPS REGIONAL CHAPTERS OPEN
NUCPS is excited to announce that our first Regional Chapters are organizing and available for members!
Chicago Metro Regional Chapter
Arizona Regional Chapter
Georgia Regional Chapter
Kansas City Regional Chapter
St. Louis Regional Chapter
Membership applications are now available. Be sure to note your preferred chapter on the form. Watch this page and your email for news on the opening of further regional chapters each month!
Scroll down for more information on getting started with a chapter in your own region!
Regional Chapter News
Georgia Regional Chapter
The NUCPS Georgia Regional Chapter has planned a Chapter Launch Party for Sept. 4 at The Back Porch at Truist Park as the Atlanta Braves take on the Colorado Rockies. Georgia residents, check your email for details and RSVP by September 4!
Kansas City Chapter
The Kansas City Chapter has begun organization and is open for membership and for volunteers to help develop their chapter! If you would like to help launch this chapter, please download the above form and submit it before July 15.
St. Louis Chapter
The St. Louis Chapter has begun organization and is open for membership! They are currently working on their first event -- so watch your email for that announcement.
What Will Regional Chapters Offer?
Regional Chapters support the mission of NUCPS by "contributing to the advancement of a secure society by providing current knowledge, skills and connections for public safety professionals to achieve their personal and professional potential."
NUCPS supports or facilitates the following chapter initiatives:
- A variety of on-ground events for networking and socializing with professionals in your region;
- Continuing education through seminars, retrainers, and workshops;
- A national NUCPS Chapter Newsletter;
- Important opportunities for providing NUCPS with valuable feedback;
- Official NUCPS individual chapter social media pages;
- Charity event participation;
- More!
As our efforts grow, we envision additional activities and benefits for our regional chapters as suggested by chapters.
Who Is Eligible to Join a Chapter?
We welcome all course graduates to the NUCPS Regional Chapter table! Whether you completed the School of Police Staff & Command, other Management & Leadership programs, a Crash & Reconstruction course, Traffic Engineering or forensic workshops, or the Police Motorcycle Instructor Program, if you successfully finished at least one course through NUCPS, then you are eligible to join a chapter. We welcome retirees and those employed in the private sector in addition to sworn officers.
Let Us Know You're Interested!
Join the list to receive information on our NUCPS Regional Alumni Chapters as each area opens to participants! Click the button below to fill out your interest form!
How Do I Help Start a Chapter?
NUCPS works with program graduates to build Regional Chapters throughout the U.S.
Starting a chapter is as easy as emailing: nucps-alumni@northwestern.edu. Let us know your name, agency, preferred phone number, preferred email, and city / state, and we will contact you within two business days.
As we begin rolling out chapters, NUCPS is able to offer regional leaders assistance in areas that include:
- E-blasts to students and course graduates in your region to generate membership interest;
- Planning annual or semi-annual educational opportunities, such as seminars, workshops, and retrainers -- as well as the registration processing needed for these events;
- Chapter-specific private Facebook & LinkedIn groups;
- Official NUCPS-branded artwork;
- NUCPS-branded give-always for member meetings;
- More!