Department of Public Safety

The Department of Public Safety is committed to protecting the campus community through comprehensive safety services on both the Kennesaw and Marietta campuses. With a focus on campus policing, emergency management, and support services for crime victims, the department fosters a safe, supportive environment for students, faculty, and staff. Through community-centered initiatives and dedicated leadership, our department prioritizes the well-being of everyone at KSU.

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Kennesaw Campus

351 Paulding Avenue 
Kennesaw, GA 30144 
Building #351

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Marietta Campus

1100 South Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060
Norton Residence Hall Ground Floor (Building R2)

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Careers with KSU Police

The Department of Public Safety is currently accepting applications for the following positions (click on the position title for more information):

  • SALARY INCREASE

    $51,600 – $64,500 (based on experience)

    We Offer:

    • Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) – up to 9 credit hours per semester
    • Teachers Retirement System
    • Medical
    • Dental
    • Vision
    • Life Insurance & AD&D
    • Supplemental Life Insurance
    • Short/Long Term Disability
    • FSA/HSA
      401(a), 403(b), and 457(b)
    • Critical Illness Plan
    • Hospital Indemnity Plan
    • Accident Plan
    • Pet Protection Plan
    • Sponsored POAB Dues
    • Work Schedule – 3 day weekend off every other week
    • Paid Holiday/Sick/Vacation
    • Paid Governor’s Gun Club Membership
    • FTO Incentive (10% overtime rate while actively training)
    • Elective Training Opportunities
    • Night Shift Pay Differential
    • Special Event Pay
    • On-Call Court Compensation
    • Community Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement (C.O.R.E.) Unit
    • Mobile Field Force (MFF)
    • Field Investigation Officer (FIO) Program
    • Criminal Investigations Division (CID)
    • K-9 Program
    • Bike Patrol
    • Communications/Dispatch
    • Office of Emergency Management
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  • Responsible for receiving emergency and administrative calls. Notifies Department of Public Safety and University Police (DPS/UP) personnel, other University and/or emergency services, and dispatches appropriate emergency responders. Plans, organizes, implements, oversees and supervises the work activities and training of the communications area for the Department of Public Safety.

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  • Responsible for receiving emergency, non-emergency and administrative calls and notifying and/or dispatching appropriate emergency responders. Performs inquiries and searches of multiple local, state, and national databases to provide information to law enforcement personnel. Serves as a Campus Security Authority as defined by Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act).

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Office of the Chief

The Assistant Vice President for Public Safety and Chief of Police is the senior administrator over all of Police and Public Safety. The Office of the Chief Section staff includes Police Operations, Office of Emergency Management, Administrative Services, Office of Public Safety Systems (Police and Security Technical Systems and Communication Center).

Office of Deputy Chief

The Deputy Chief of Police/Director of Police Operations assists the Chief of Police in the leadership and management of the staff of the Department of Public Safety, budget issues, and holds primary responsibility over Police Operation functions assigned to Uniform Patrol,  Criminal Investigations, Administrative Operations (Training, Internal Affairs, Recruitment, Community Outreach, Clery Compliance/Records, Fleet, Equipment), and Special Operations (K9, Honor Guard, Special Events). This position also has oversight of the Office of Victim Services. This position is responsible for administrative and supervisory duties involving state and federal regulations and institutional rules and policies in order to provide for the protection, safety, and welfare of students, employees, and property within the areas under the control and authorized jurisdiction of the agency.
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Office of Public Safety Systems

The Office of Public Safety Systems includes Technical Services and the Communications Center.

Technical Services  supports the departmental use of designated systems through researching, recommending, coordinating, implementing and/or managing systems and software as a service that are utilized by the Department of Public Safety. Technical Services also manages and supports the University's IP-based camera system, call boxes on the Marietta campus, as well as the review and approval process associated with the installation of panic/duress alarm components.

The Communications Center serves as the University's public safety answering point to process calls for service and provide dispatch service for the Department of Public Safety.

SAFE Center

The Kennesaw State University SAFE (Safety. Advocacy. Forensics. Empowerment.) Center, formerly the KSU Office of Victim Services, seeks to ensure that the victims of crime at Kennesaw State University become an integral part of the criminal justice system. Through a centralized interdisciplinary approach and collaboration across the campus and the community, the KSU SAFE Center believes that the voices of KSU crime victims will become a necessary component of the justice system. 

The mission of the SAFE Center is to provide elevated and comprehensive student-centered, trauma-informed services to KSU students and employees who were victims of crime.  The goal of the SAFE Center team is to reduce the level of trauma and secondary injury to the crime victim and restore the victim’s wellbeing by using a holistic team continuum of care approach to each case.  The purpose of this approach is to centralize crime victim resources to avoid victims presenting to multiple locations while enduring trauma. We believe a holistic approach will help students cope with the negative effects of victimization such as PTSD, poor academic performance, depression, anxiety, and substance use.  

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emergency management team on campus

Office of Emergency Management

The Office of Emergency Management (OEM), a division of the Department of Public Safety, has the primary responsibility of the emergency management function at Kennesaw State.  Emergency management is broken up into four core functions or phases: Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. OEM has offices at the Kennesaw and Marietta campuses. The emergency operations plan, emergency alert systems, crisis coordinator program, disaster exercises, AEDs and continuity operations planning are just a few important responsibilities within OEM. The Public Safety Communication Center is also an integral part of OEM. OEM offers over 15 short and free emergency preparedness classes to faculty, staff and students, and can be tailored for departmental needs.