Fifteen dozen donuts and gallons of coffee served as the social mixer to introduce new and not-so-new UCCS police officers to the campus community Oct. 3 at the University Center.
Jim Spice, director, Department of Public Safety, continued the tradition of “Cops, Coffee and Krispy Kremes” as a way of introducing police officers and dispatchers to the campus. For 11 years, the department has used the event to encourage interaction between the campus community and public safety staff, many of whom work nights or as dispatchers, known only by their voices on telephones and radios.
“This is an important event so faculty and staff can get to know us before there is a crisis,” Spice said. “It’s a lot easier to put your hand out and say ‘hello’ when things aren’t going crazy.”
Informal conversations ranged from recounting the summer’s events and the Waldo Canyon fire to crime prevention tips and Officer Joe Dilwood’s encouragement of support of Mountain Lion basketball teams this winter. Dilwood was a team member as a student.
New police patrol officers include
- Jeremy Simenson, March 2011
- Brett Rhoades, April 2011
- Boyd Smiley, May 2011
- Craig Ginter, Jan. 2012
- Tina Burnette, Feb. 2012
— Photos by Tom Hutton
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