Spotlight on Higher Education/Healthcare Campus Safety Director of the Year Finalist Cesar Gracia

Check out some of this Director of the Year finalist’s top accomplishments, as well as a photo gallery of him and his department.

Spotlight on Higher Education/Healthcare Campus Safety Director of the Year Finalist Cesar Gracia

Chief Cesar Gracia

Congratulations to East Tennessee State University Director of Public Safety/Chief of Police Cesar Gracia for being named one of this year’s Higher Education/Healthcare Campus Safety Director of the Year finalists.

Here are some of his notable achievements:

  • Implemented the “Meet us before you need us” campaign to foster positive relationships with the campus community.
  • By adjusting officer schedules and hours worked, developed a system that improved the work/life balance of campus police officers, bolstering morale.
  • Brought on interns to assist with some day-to-day department activities, freeing up others to focus on higher priority issues.

Winners of this year’s Director of the Year award will be announced at Campus Safety Conference West, taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 10-12. For more information and to register, visit CampusSafetyConference.com.

View his photos.

Read about the other finalists.

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