Lieutenent Ray Coleman was recently named Interim Director of Public Safety.

When asked if students can expect to see any changes on campus, Coleman said to expect no changes while he is Interim Director. Coleman plans to maintain current procedures of enforcement and education efforts as Interim Director.

“Hopefully, campus will experience the same quality of professional service from the department during this period until a new director is appointed,” said Coleman.

Beginning his UTM career as an undergraduate student, Lieutenant Coleman has been on campus for 24 years. After receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice, he went on to obtain a Masters in Education with an emphasis on alcohol and drug abuse. He is also, among other things, a graduate of the 200th session of the FBI National Academy.

The department’s educational efforts include campus quality of life issues, such as working with Student Affairs, the Student Success Center and the Student Life Office. Coleman will continue his work as an advisor of SABER, Sexual Assault Behavior Education Response, which is a group that focuses on the awareness, prevention, and effective response of sexual assaults. Coleman will also begin to be involved in GAMMA, Greeks Advocating Mature Management of Alcohol, a group of Greeks peer educating about alcohol management, and BACCHUS, the non-Greek counterpart to GAMMA.

“Coleman will be comfortable and confident in his position… he is UTM through and through,” said UTM Chancellor Nick Dunagan.