Many college graduates are proud of their alma mater, and Penn State University’s Chief of Police Stephen Shelow is no exception. During his undergraduate and graduate years at the university, Shelow served as an auxiliary student officer, assisting the public safety department with its needs. Once completing his Master’s degree, Chief Shelow decided to apply for a full time position in the police department, and as the saying goes, the rest is history.
As chief of police, Shelow is now in charge of the same program that introduced him to the field of campus law enforcement. Since his days as a student auxiliary officer, the number of participants in the program has grown tremendously. Furthermore, auxiliary officers have been given more responsibilities and are considered an integral part of the campus safety team.
Read on to see how Chief Shelow has graduated from auxiliary officer to director, and how you can have a successful auxiliary officer program on your campus.
