{"id":1870,"date":"2021-01-29T16:12:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T22:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:34:15","slug":"alumni-author-spotlight-connie-fletcher-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/2021\/01\/29\/alumni-author-spotlight-connie-fletcher-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Author Spotlight: Connie Fletcher, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"University Libraries Alumni Author Spotlight - Connie Fletcher\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hRI0tXcxqSw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The University Libraries is proud to show you a video of alumna, Connie Fletcher, PhD (CAS &#8217;70), who reads an excerpt from one of her books, <em>What Cops Know<\/em>.  <br><br>The <strong>Alumni Author Spotlight <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL6uVZqjnzsA3qmMt3TfoKn60qsDWO-5vd\"><strong>video series<\/strong><\/a> features brilliant Loyola alumni and affiliated authors throughout the year.  Authors share their inspirations as well as read excerpts from their work.  The Alumni Author Spotlight is an extension of a special resource, <a href=\"http:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/alumni-authors\/\">Alumni Authors catalog<\/a>, spearheaded by our Friends of the Libraries advisory board member, Peter Gilmour.  Raising awareness of the authors\u2019 accomplishments, encouraging the Loyola community to read diverse topics, and creating a sense of community are the goals of this project.  We hope you will enjoy learning about some of Loyola&#8217;s finest alumni authors!   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FEATURED AUTHOR &amp; BOOK<\/strong>:                              <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connie Fletcher, Ph.D. (CAS &#8217;70) <br><em>What Cops Know: Cops Talk About What They Do, How They Do It, and What It Does to Them<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/What-Cops-Know-Talk-About-ebook\/dp\/B08FDZ4P36\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=connie+fletcher&amp;qid=1611951938&amp;sr=8-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"313\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/files\/2021\/01\/What_Cops_Know_bookcover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/files\/2021\/01\/What_Cops_Know_bookcover.jpg 313w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/files\/2021\/01\/What_Cops_Know_bookcover-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">We also encourage you to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL6uVZqjnzsA3qmMt3TfoKn60qsDWO-5vd\">view more Alumni Author Spotlight videos<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<\/strong><br>Thanks to Dr. Peter Gilmour and Loyola Alumni Relations for their support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING YOUR WORK?<\/strong><br>If you are a Loyola graduate and you would like your published work to be included in the Alumni Author Catalog and\/or be part of the Alumni Author Spotlight series, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:jcheng5@LUC.edu\">jcheng5@LUC.edu<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: Featuring the authors\u2019 work does not indicate the University Libraries\u2019 endorsement of the authors\u2019 views. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University Libraries is proud to show you a video of alumna, Connie Fletcher, PhD (CAS &#8217;70), who reads an excerpt from one of her books, What Cops Know. 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