Chatman Check-In: Examining Public Safety at UD GRACE HAGAN Print Editor-In-Chief
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TUESDAY FEB.14, 2017 NEWS //Trump’s SCOTUS nominee A&E // Thursday Night live “encourages artists OPINIONS // DeVos’ money buys her power, SPORTS // Staff writer establishes Tom VOL.64 NO. 9 explained, pg. 4 to express themselves,” pg. 6 pg. 12 Brady as the GOAT, pg. 15 FLYERTUESDAY FEB. 14, 2017 | ISSUE 9NEWS | The University of Dayton Chatman check-in: examining public safety at UD GRACE HAGAN Print Editor-in-Chief February marks just over one year that Rodney Chatman has taken over his position as UD’s executive director of public safety and chief of police. On Feb. 7, Flyer News sat down with Chief Chatman to talk about the past, present, and future of public safety at UD. One of the greatest misconceptions about public safety, according to Chat- man, is that public safety does not want students to have fun. “I want you to have fun, particu- larly here. The student neighborhood is a great resource, and just like any oth- er resource, it needs to be protected. It needs to be valued. There needs to be some decorum in how it’s treated,” Chatman said. For Chatman, if students are having fun in the student neighborhood, as op- posed to areas off campus, then he and his department have a better chance to protect students. “It’s when you leave the student neighborhood, you have to get out into the elements of what a modern, metro- On Feb. 5, public safety teamed up with the UD Emergency Medical Services (EMS) team to conduct a mass casualty simulation at the RecPlex. politan city has to offer,” Chatman said. Student EMTs left to right: Christa White, Nick Kunce, Riley Mckeown, and CJ Moellering. Photo courtesy of Alex Hallagan. In addition to dispelling any an- One hurdle for Chatman and public this is explained by the ‘that won’t hap- because there’s really only so much safety are on everybody’s mind. And I ti-fun intentions, Chatman emphasized safety stems from a widespread human pen to me’ mentality. you can do on a classroom or online. think then, there creates those oppor- the desire for public safety to be seen behavior: people care about safety pri- “Last November, it happened in our So that was a big advantage for us,” tunities for those conversations to take as a student resource. Public safety’s marily when something negative hap- backyard at Ohio State, and everyone Chatman said. place,” Chatman said. presence on campus, according to pens to them or someone they care said, ‘Can you come talk to us?’ And so The simulation was helpful to pub- According to Chatman, there is still Chatman, is an ongoing presence. He about. According to Chatman, “It’s not we have. Our demand for those types lic safety, emergency medical services work to be done on the mechanisms of hopes that students know that meeting a UD problem. It’s a general societal of training have increased, which we’re and students as a whole. While ‘fight or breaking down those barriers that exist and talking with public safety, wheth- problem.” glad to do,” Chatman said. flight’ is a common response, there is a in student-police communications. One er formally or informally, is something Chatman pointed to the OSU attack When asked if he believes students third ‘f ’: freeze. This casualty drill was way to break down those barriers is by that public safety does around the last November, when an OSU student care about their safety, Chatman re- an opportunity to eliminate the freeze placing officers in a resident dining hall clock. “If your group is a group that carried out a car ramming and knife at- sponded in the positive. “I think they response. According to Chatman, “Just every Wednesday. The officer is there, meets at 10 p.m. we’ll come out at 10 tack that resulted in the hospitalization do. I think everybody cares about their having the number of students around as Chatman put it, “with no agenda, no p.m.,” Chatman said. of 13 people. After the attack, Chatman safety. It’s just, I wish it were more on to witness what we were doing, they had purpose, no anything, other than to be If students have a concern regard- said that people began asking if UD po- the forefront of people’s consciousness an opportunity to picture if that were there.” Chatman hopes students and ing public safety that requires a face-to- lice were going to do any training for a and I wish more people took advantage to happen in an environment that I’m cops will get to know each other bet- face meeting with Chief Chatman, they similar attack. of the resource we want to be.” in, a movie theater, shopping center, my ter, feel more comfortable around each should email his administrative assistant, “Long before people started talking On Sunday, Feb. 5, public safety and neighborhood, whatever, it gave them other, and have organic conversations. Colleen Knight, at cknight1@udayton. about run, hide, fight, we were doing emergency medical services conducted an opportunity to picture what it is that Bridging the divide between students edu. Chatman encourages students this. We were sending people out for a simulated mass casualty drill at the they would do.” and public safety, for Chatman, is key in to meet with him and said that his training. We train people on this all the RecPlex. The simulation was part of Since he started last January, Chat- creating an environment where students door is always open. “I’d rather time. And we offer it to the university the multimodal training that Chatman man has wanted intentional and organ- can be open to sharing their safety con- meet and figure out whatever the community. And when I say university values so much. ic interaction between public safety and cerns, an environment where commu- question, issue or concern may be, community, I’m not just talking about “These types of simulations give us students. nity can foster. as opposed to letting an ill feeling the students. I’m talking about faculty the opportunity to actually, physically do “I think when there are interactions “Those types of interactions really fester,” Chatman said. While he em- and staff and any other organizations,” the steps, get your heartrate up, actual- and you can come to me and you know make the whole experience here and the phasized the importance and effec- Chatman said. ly run, actually have simulated gunfire me as Rodney and I was rooting for the talk about how important community is tiveness of these meetings, Chatman These public safety offerings were going off. Have roleplayers and all of Falcons and you know I like smoothies supposed to be, it really drives it home added that he is always available to going on prior to the OSU attack, but in that. Even though you know it’s fake, it and you know I have four dogs and all that community is a real thing here.” students through email, at rchat- general, attendance at these events was really gets your adrenaline up, and that’s of that stuff, and I know similar things Follow Chief Chatman on Twitter: [email protected]. not impressive. According to Chatman, really part of that multimodal learning about you, I think those questions about @UDChiefChatman FOLLOW @FLYERNEWS ON TWITTER FOR MORE UPDATES ON CAMPUS, LOCAL, NATIONAL AND WORLD NEWS 2 NEWS News, 3 Online at flyernews.com Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 @ Connect # Discover Me Attention all creatives! 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