The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS) held a series of public presentations in early November for its Director of Campus Safety opening, during which finalists outlined their philosophies on campus safety and community engagement to members of the seven-college community.
Each finalist participated in a “TCC Community Presentation & Open Forum” held from 1 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. in the Founders Room of the Honnold-Mudd Library.
Candidate A presented on Friday, Nov. 7; Candidate B on Wednesday, Nov. 12; and Candidate C on Friday, Nov. 14. The flyer did not provide biographical information about the candidates or details of their professional backgrounds, focusing instead on the opportunity for community members to hear from them directly.
These forums allowed students, faculty and staff to hear directly from candidates about their approach to campus safety and community engagement, as outlined in the public event materials.
The search is particularly significant because the Director of Campus Safety shapes daily interactions between students and the Campus Safety department. The director oversees operational policies, training expectations and the department’s approach to responding to incidents — meaning that philosophies presented in these forums could translate into future practices affecting every student on campus.
The forums’ open format allowed attendees to observe the candidates’ communication styles, priorities and interpretations of campus safety, though TCCS did not indicate whether community feedback would play a formal role in the search.
“We are not addressing questions related to the search process, including questions about candidates, evaluations, or hiring deliberations,” Assistant Vice President for Communications & Community Relations Laura Muna-Landa wrote in a Nov. 18 statement to TSL. “These areas fall within confidential personnel procedures.”
She added that the search remains ongoing and that TCCS will issue an update once a final decision has been made.
For students and employees across the consortium, the director’s approach to safety, engagement and communication will play a major role in shaping campus climate. The forums remain the clearest window into what that leadership could look like moving forward.
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