The Faculty Senate Campus Safety and Security Committee is to evaluate and recommend policies concerning campus safety and security that will foster a mutually beneficial environment for faculty, staff, students, and visitors in the university community. On March 23, 2023, the Faculty Senate voted to change the name of the Faculty Senate Parking, Transportation and Safety Committee to the Faculty Senate Campus Safety and Security Committee, a joint committee of the Faculty Senate.
Meeting Schedule
On April 7, 2016, the Faculty Senate Steering Committee established Monday as the standard meeting day, and 11:30 – 12:30 p.m. as the standard meeting time for the committee. Minor deviations in time are based on the agreement of the committee members. The meeting schedule and location is determined by the chair of the committee.
Events
Committee Members
Jason Phillips, Chair
University Libraries
Research & Information Services
Email: Jason.Phillips@ucf.edu
Thomas Dolan, Vice Chair
College of Science
Politics, Security, and International Affairs
Email: Thomas.Dolan@ucf.edu
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Jason Phillips
University Libraries-Research & Information Services; Senate Representative -
Thomas Dolan
College of Sciences- Politics, Security, and International Affairs; Faculty Representative
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Abdul-Akeem Sadiq
College of Community Innovation and Education- School of Public Administration; Faculty Representative -
Adan Vela
College of Engineering and Computer Sciences- Industrial Engineering & Management Systems; Faculty Representative -
Alla Kourova
College of Arts and Humanities- Modern Languages and Literatures; Senate Representative -
Christopher Blackwell
College of Nursing-Nursing Practice; Faculty Representative -
Debra Luken
Division of Digital Learning- Center for Distributed Learning; Faculty Representative -
Emely Lopez
Student Government Association- Student Representative -
Gary LaPage
College of Sciences-Nicholson School of Communication & Media; Faculty Representative; Chair, Faculty Senate Campus Safety and Security Committee -
Ivan Divliansky
College of Optics and Photonics; Faculty Representative -
Karl Chai
College of Medicine-Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences; Senate Representative -
Kyle Trager
Rosen College of Hospitality Management- Hospitality Services; Faculty Representative -
Leigh Rosenthal
College of Business Administration- Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting; Senate Representative -
Maxine McGregor
College of Health Professions and Science- School of Social Work; Faculty Representative
Ex-officio members
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Carl Metzger
Administration and Finance-UCF Police Department; Ex Officio -
Courtney Gilmartin
UCF Public Safety & Police- Policy Department Public Information Officer; Administrator; Ex Officio
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David Zambri
Administration and Finance-UCF Police Department; Ex Officio
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Joseph Thalheimer
UCF Public Safety- Director of Emergency Management; Committee Administrator; Ex Officio -
Steven Freund
Public Safety- Department to Security; Administrator
Membership
The voting members of the committee shall be at least one faculty member from each academic unit (selected by the Committee on Committees), one staff member (selected by the Staff Council), and one student (nominated by the Student Government Association). The ex officio members of the committee shall be the Director of Emergency Management (who provides administrative support for the committee), the UCF Chief of Police (or designee), the Director of Security (or designee), the Chief Information Security Officer (or designee), and the Police Department Public Information Officer. The Director of Emergency Management shall identify additional ex officio members as needed to ensure that areas relating to campus safety and security are represented. The chair and vice chair shall be elected annually from the faculty membership. Terms of service shall be two years, staggered, except for the student member, who shall serve for one year.
Duties and Responsibilities
- To evaluate and recommend policies concerning campus safety and security that will foster a mutually beneficial environment for faculty, staff, students, and visitors in the university community.
- To provide feedback to appropriate campus safety and security officials with a focus on maintaining the missions of teaching and research.
- To develop effective safety and security communications for the campus community.
- To make recommendations to the Steering Committee of the Faculty Senate.
Meeting Materials and Reports
