Southeast Missouri State University - Sagamore Yearbook (Cape Girardeau, MO)

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Federal grant allows expansion of security staff A continuously sprawling campus and a record fall enrollment of over 8,500 students were two factors which influenced the addition of 13 security officers at SEMSU. The expansion of the skeletal seven-man staff, however, was primarily due to a S110,000 federal grant SEMSU received this year. According to lim Gregory, chief of security, the present security force of 20 will revert to seven when the grant runs out on Aug. 15. The additional staff members were kept busy patroling parking lots, checking to see that dorms were locked at hours, directing traffic, and filling out accident reports. One little know fact about these security officers is that, although many of .M . . .. ws., nz. ,. 2 5. Q V? Qi' I H 'S H ,J 2 ,L 55 C Q 22 A if W it 3 , m L . ' .I la g . V ,qs if if if up .- ' K, 1 . ' . - 1 sr A ia 2 W 2 if 2 . 1 Z' 2 f Z 3, 3 f Q :- .1 is A ' 2 , 2, ,gi -,e Qu- ' - A i I z i I , ti gt. U. gf nil. ,. 1 2 f. .- -' f if 1 f i , . 1 . f 1 2 t ' . ,, t 2 5 3 E , . t F V iw ., 52 L' 595 'Q if W ' i x 21 il f f 'i f. G V-.gn uf V . - f 4 ' , A- L .X 24: 1 WZ' 1 Q lj l. f -' 1 -if :Q -. 4 ' A 1 , Wi fs ,V ' :Y 4 . 7 Q , , ,g f.'v,,Qij,,g2L1r ' V' 'f',.2fl'.:ii. .',.iigg2'h:1ff'sgf' ff A 'C YW2 'ri ,- I ' Wiki. UQ in-'L W 4 up 245.3 Q4,.4'v , ff:-'iff ,aff A.-.Q . '..,,,g?,.,,,. A Zi LQ 7 A ?'!'nae9,,,,,,,.,,qyw ,A I A 5 . n M3 V. 7.2, J 1 2 them did not carry firearms, they have as much legal authority as the city police. All security officers have a deputy's commission. They are required to have some police experience and at least 250 hours of training at a certified police school, Gregory explained. Along with the expansion of the security system came the advent of women's lib in the security force. Mrs. Donna Coombs had the distinction of being the first female security guard in SEMSU history. Gregory had a lot of confidence in Coombs. She's definitely qualified for the job, he said. Coombs' qualifications include a degree in law enforcement from SEMSU and two years experience on the Cape Girardeau police force. In addition to Coombs and the other 19 members of the security force, there are a number of students employed by the traffic office. These students and the members of Lambda Alpha Epsilon, SEMSU's law enforcement fraternity, helped to direct traffic and control crowds at university events. Our student workers were very helpful, especially at the Egyptian Art exhibit which came to campus in the fall, said Gregory. Such help may be appreciated even more come Aug. 15. Accidents pose an extra problem for the security sta: Officer Mike Vranesh radios a license number to tl' Security Office in an attempt to find the identity of tl' car's owner. :W Wm. .fa we S522 ...NN S .X xx, -N-