SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The University of Utah has hired a new police chief to run the university’s Department of Public Safety.
KSL-TV reports Rodney Chatman was named chief of police Thursday and is expected to begin his position in Salt Lake City Feb. 17.
University officials say Chatman currently runs the campus police department at the University of Dayton in Ohio.
The university hired an outside search firm, which considered more than 50 applicants before presenting 14 candidates to the school’s search committee. Chatman was chosen from three finalists.
Chatman succeeds former chief Dale Brophy, who retired in October after serving in the role since 2015.
The university has faced criticism for the state of student safety after the October 2018 death of student Lauren McCluskey, who was shot on campus.
The university has made efforts to improve safety through new policies and the hiring of Marlon C. Lynch as chief safety officer in December.
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