Open forums
Allen Williams: Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in L.A. Pittenger Student Center room 303
Michael Nichols: Thursday at 1 p.m. in L.A. Pittenger Student Center room 301
The Ball State Police Department will soon have a complete leadership team following interviews for two candidates for Assistant Police Chief this week.
The committee looked at 19 candidates and has narrowed it down to two finalists, Allen Williams and Michael Nichols.
Williams is a Ball State graduate who has worked with Muncie Police Department since 1990. He is currently a Lieutenant and Patrol Division Commander and has worked on the Drug Unit and is also on the Crisis/Hostage team.
Nichols is a First Sergeant for Indiana State Police strategic planning. He coordinates resources and personnel for events like the Indianapolis 500, and he served on the public safety planning team for Superbowl XLVI.
Katie Slabaugh, Title IX coordinator, David Huff, UPD detective, and Matt Kovach, assistant director of housing and residence life, make up the search team. They will interview the two candidates and make a recommendation to Jim Duckham, director of public safety, who will make the final decision with his superiors.
Kovach, who leads the committee, said the committee was interested in the breadth of their experiences and different levels of supervision they have had.
“Does it feel like this person understands what it’s like to work for a college campus? Where do they want to see themselves taking the position?” he said. “Do they have new ideas that are positive?”
Williams' open forum is Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Room 303, and Nichols' open forum is Thursday at 1 p.m. in Student Center Room 301.
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