Position Summary
Chief of Police
University Police Department
Administrative, Full-Time
Chief of Police provides administrative oversight of campus police and security, emergency management, parking, and police dispatch services to ensure a safe and secure campus environment. Reporting to the Vice President for Finance & Administration, the Chief of Police supervises a team of law enforcement, parking, and emergency personnel and ensures team collaborations with local and neighboring law enforcement personnel. The Chief of Police is responsible for creating a safe campus…
environment for students, faculty, staff, and guests.
Primary Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership and oversight for all University police, public safety, security, emergency management, and parking operations across multiple campuses
- Foster a safe, secure, and welcoming campus environment through community-oriented policing, crime prevention, and collaborative public safety initiatives
- Direct campus emergency preparedness, incident response, continuity of operations, and critical incident management, including oversight of the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP), and Incident Command System (ICS)
- Serve as the University's senior leader for Clery Act compliance, campus safety reporting, crime statistics, emergency notifications, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance
- Oversee security technology and communications systems, including surveillance, alarm, dispatch, and mass notification platforms
- Provide administrative leadership for parking, transportation, traffic management, ADA accessibility, and transit operations while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, emergency management organizations, transportation partners, and community stakeholders
- Lead organizational planning, budgeting, policy development, accreditation efforts, performance assessment, and continuous operational improvement
- Recruit, develop, mentor, and evaluate department personnel while fostering a culture of accountability, professionalism, wellness, inclusion, and employee engagement
- Advise executive leadership on public safety, security, emergency management, and institutional risk management strategies
- Represent the University before governing boards, governmental agencies, community organizations, media representatives, and professional associations
- Champion innovative, collaborative, and data-informed approaches that support institutional resilience, student success, and the University's strategic priorities
