Chief of University Police SD State University

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

SDState was established in Brookings, South Dakota in 1881, South Dakota State University today is a vibrant institution. SDState is a Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education High Research Activity institution. SDState is an NCAA Division I

institution and competes in the Summit League for all sports except football (Missouri Valley Football Conference), wrestling (Pac 12), and women’s equestrian (National Collegiate Equestrian Association). With exceptional alumni, community, and Foundation support for student scholarships and all aspects of university life, SDState is a major participant in Brookings, a friendly and economically healthy community of nearly 24,000. Brookings has outstanding schools, strong local economic research and development efforts, lovely parks, museums and well-attended cultural activities.

The university fosters close working relationships with local school districts and offers a kindergarten on campus. Located a one hour’s drive north of Sioux Falls, the state’s largest city, SDState and Brookings offer an exceptionally high quality of life in an engaged, active campus community. It is also notable that the state of South Dakota has no personal income tax.

South Dakota State University Police Department is a professional, full-service law

enforcement agency serving the campus community around the clock.

Comprehensive policing services including crime prevention, patrol, protection of life and property, emergency response, criminal investigation, education, training, and security and special event safety planning. Located east of Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium with offices, interview rooms, meeting space, evidence room, and a patrol garage. Safety escorts, victim services, ride-alongs, presentations and student patrols. More than 163 campus buildings, athletic venues, laboratories and major events.

Maintains a close working relationship with the City of Brookings, supported by a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that establishes the framework for law enforcement authority, coordination, and service within Brookings.

Reporting structure: SDState Board of Regents, President, Vice President and General

Counsel, AVP of Safety and Security, Chief of University Police.

State-trained, certified officers holding full law enforcement authority. Comprehensive patrol, investigations, deterrence, emergency response and enhanced campus security including for large-scale public events. 24/7 Communications Center; nearly 30 staff across enforcement, evidence and dispatching.

IACLEA accredited since 2017.

Progressive community policing and campus engagement promoting South Dakota’s

premier land grant university.

The Police Department is an integral part of the university community, working

closely with students, faculty, staff, university leadership, and the broader Brookings

community to strengthen trust, enhance safety, and support the university’s mission.

Few law enforcement executives have the opportunity to influence both the safety of a

community and the development of its future leaders.

Every day, more than 12,000 students come to South Dakota State University to

learn, discover, compete, build relationships and prepare for their futures. Thousands

of faculty and staff come to teach, conduct research and serve the people of South

Dakota. The Chief of University Police helps create the conditions that make all of that

possible.

SDState seeks a leader who understands that public safety is ultimately about people -

earning trust, developing relationships, participating in the community, preparing for the

unexpected and creating an organization whose people are committed to something

larger than themselves: community safety.

The Chief of South Dakota State University Police is a key university leader that works in collaboration to create the conditions in which students, faculty and staff can learn, work, research and thrive. The Chief of University Police will work under the direction of the Asistant Vice President of Safety and Security and will oversee comprehensive policing services including crime prevention, patrol, protection of life and propriety, law enforcement emergency responsiveness, criminal investigations, education and training along with safety planning for special events.

There is currently an open recruitment for the Assistant Vice President of Safety and Security who provides strategic, operational, and…