The Advocate Program organized and continues to staff the Domestic Violence/ Sexual Assault Council of Greater Miami (DV/SAC). Composed of over 40 agencies and individual members, the Council has become the focus for victim advocacy and system reengineering.

Florida Association of Community Corrections (FACC) is an association of community corrections professionals from the state of Florida. FACC facilitates citizens and professionals working together with local, state, and national efforts to improve crime intervention and prevention programs within our communities. Founded in 1992, FACC has served as an educational medium affecting positive change in state and local agencies of the criminal justice system. Members share a common desire of increased public safety and a higher quality of life. FACC has attracted membership from felony and county probation, juvenile justice, pretrial services, domestic violence, DUI programs, court administration, service providers, elected officials and private individuals. The FACC Mission is to lead, serve, challenge and empower our members, partners, and constituents through education, communication, training and advocacy.

The Melissa Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study and prevention of violence through education, community service, research support and consultation. Our mission is to prevent violence and promote safer communities through education and application of research-based knowledge.

The International Victim Offender Mediation Association (VOMA) is an information resource, activist, and membership organization, advancing the heart of restorative justice. VOMA’s mission is to promote and enhance restorative justice dialogue, principles, and practices. VOMA understands that our mission will be achieved only with a commitment to full diversity and equality of participation for all people. It is our understanding and commitment that diversity is embedded in all of our goals and the work we do to achieve them. VOMA holds this commitment as central in its work.

The School of Education consists of three departments: Educational and Psychological Studies, Exercise and Sports Science, and Teaching and Learning. There are approximately 400 undergraduate majors, 400 undergraduate minors, and 400 graduate students.

Each department has unique and distinctive features. Teaching and Learning excels in scholarly productivity, as demonstrated by its fourth place in a national ranking system. Educational and Psychological Studies graduates the largest number of bilingual PhDs in counseling psychology in the nation. Exercise and Sports Sciences, in turn, offers a very popular and growing sports administration program.

Part of our strategic plan is to integrate the strengths of the three departments in a common vision of educational and community well-being, a vision that encompasses physical, psychological, and educational development.