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Trevecca welcomes new chief of security
Campus News

Trevecca welcomes new chief of security

James Hambrick, chief security officer-Photos courtesy of Trevecca Marketing By Mia Agee and Ethan Rice Contributors After seeing the need for security personnel assessments and a new security plan of action, Trevecca has hired James Hambrick as the campus's new chief security officer. Hambrick, a former dispatcher and chief of police for Mt. Juliet Police Department (MJPD), became acquainted with Trevecca through a leadership program involving both the university and the police department. Once the university's administration discovered Hambrick was retiring from the MJPD, they set up a meeting with him to talk about the available chief security officer position. Though Greg Dawson, the director of campus security, remains in the same position, he will be working closely w...
Trevecca releases annual security and fire safety report
Campus News

Trevecca releases annual security and fire safety report

By Lindsey White In 1986, Jeanne Clery, a freshman at Lehigh University, was raped and murdered in what should have been the safety of her dormitory. She had no way of knowing the quality of her safety considering standards for crime reporting on campuses did not exist.  After her death, Jeanne’s parents took it upon themselves to lobby for policy changes about crimes on college campuses are tracked.   As a result, the Jeanne Clery Act, which requires colleges and universities to release a public crime report annually, was signed into law in 1990. In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act, Trevecca Nazarene University released its 2020 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report in October. The report documents crime on campus in 2019.  “As part of the Cl...