McPike named executive director and chief of police

Brian McPike, interim executive director, Department of Public Safety, had the interim removed from his title during a Sept. 8 department ceremony at the University Center.

The executive director also serves as chief of police. McPike took a police officer’s oath before department officers in dress uniforms.

In April, McPike was named interim executive director following a division of duties with the Department of Parking and Transportation Services. Before being named interim director, McPike was a UCCS Department of Public Safety police lieutenant. He joined the UCCS Department of Public Safety in 2008 and previously served in law enforcement positions with the Greenwood Village Police Department and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. In addition to his Department of Public Safety duties, he also teaches criminal justice courses through the School of Public Affairs.