Prairie View A&M University department of public safety is currently looking for a new police chief. Former police chief Brian Davis was terminated on Friday, Oct. 21 after serving four months in his probation period as a new employee at the university.
University employees are under a one-year probation as new staff. This gives the university and the individual the opportunity to evaluate periodically to see if they are a good fit for the university.
Prairie View is able to decide if the new hire is compatible with the university and gives PV a chance to dismiss or keep the new staff member.
This probation period also gives the individual an open ground to adjust to PV and to see if they can be an asset to the university. Fred Washington, associate vice president for finance and administration, said “the university will start all over again, the hiring procedure for a new police chief.”
For the hiring procedure, the university will form a search committee of faculty, administration, and criminal justice specialists, who will then make a recommendation to the hiring authority of that department.
Washington also stated that it is “important to know it [termination of police chief] does not impact the police department to support and do duties on campus.”
He said the university police department will be actively looking for a new police chief, and will do all they can to assure that they hire an individual who will help Prairie View “continue to grow in a positive direction.