Contact Information

Name: Mr. Greg Bridgeman
Title: Program Manager – Criminal Justice Technology
Email: bridgemg@lssc.edu (students in my classes are required to contact me using Canvas Inbox)
Office Phone: 352-323-3636 (Office) or 270 348 5021 (Cell)
Office Location: Leesburg Campus, Math Science 217

Office Hours Fall 2020

August 24 - December 5, 2020 Virtual:

Monday 0900 – 1200

Tuesday 1100 – 1400

Wednesday 1300 – 1500

Thursday 0900 – 1100

Friday By Appointment

Students should contact their instructor in Canvas Inbox during these posted times. Instructor will be monitoring messages actively during these times and will respond within minutes. Students may also request Zoom or phone conference by sending a Canvas Inbox message. Instructor will respond with available times. Please allow up to one business day turnaround on these requests. Other times are available by appointment.

Communications:

I answer emails and phone calls between the hours of 0730 and 1600 Monday through Friday exclusive of holidays. I do not respond to calls or emails after 1600 until the next duty day. I am not available on weekends. Please note that if you are having problems trying to turn in work over the weekend, I will not be available to help you. Let me know early on if you have problems or concerns. The syllabus contains both my office phone and my cell phone number, feel free to use either of them. If you call me you must leave me a message as to who you are and what it is that you need assistance with. If you send me a text identify yourself and the class you are in. Normally you will receive a response from me within 24 business hours usually sooner.

Course Syllabi

Current classes may be seen on the Syllabus area.

Information about me

My name is Greg Bridgeman and I am currently the head of the Criminal Justice Department for Lake Sumter State College, prior to this position I was the Program Coordinator For the Hopkinsville Community College Criminal Justice Department for 14 years. I have been involved in the CJ field in some form or fashion since 1974 when I began work with the Dallam County Sheriff's Department as a Deputy Sheriff. I retired in Dec of 2018 from the Christian County Sheriff's Department after 21 years. I am the National President of the American Criminal Justice Association. I obtained my Associate of Arts Degree from Ranger Junior College in 1974, my Bachelor of Science in Law Enforcement from Hardin-Simmons University in 1977 and my Master of Arts in Criminal Justice from Webster University in 1984. In my career I have worked in Law Enforcement, Private Security, Loss Prevention and worked as a government security specialist for numerous special access programs in military aircraft development. I have been teaching for 22 years and love the opportunity to share the knowledge I have gained over my lifetime.