Ļć½¶Ö±²„police chief elected to international campus law enforcement organization board
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.āMississippi StateĀ University Police Chief Vance Rice has been elected to the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement AdministratorsĀ (IACLEA)Ā Board of Directors.Ā
Rice will serve a three-year term as the organizationās Southeast Regional Director beginning in June.Ā IACLEA is theĀ worldāsĀ largest professional association devoted to excellence in campus public safety and law enforcement.ĢżĢż
āChief Riceās election to serve as the Southeast Regional Director for IACLEA is testament to his leadership of the Ļć½¶Ö±²„ Police Department and a recognition of the respect his peers have for his work across the profession of university policing,āĀ saidĀ Ļć½¶Ö±²„Vice President for Student Affairs Regina Hyatt. āChief Riceās involvement inĀ this organizationĀ is a benefit to our Ļć½¶Ö±²„community and the greater law enforcement community as IACLEA is leading the way in best practices and innovative law enforcement on college campuses.āĀ
Rice has served as chief of the Ļć½¶Ö±²„Police Department since 2014. Prior to his appointment at MSU,Ā he spent 25 years with the University of Arkansas Police Department. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy,Ā a federal training program for law enforcement managers.Ā
āIACLEA has been of great value to my career,ā Rice said. āI am honored and pleased to give back to this outstanding organization.āĀ
IACLEAāsĀ 4,200+ members includeĀ police chiefs, public safety directors, law enforcement officers, and security personnel at higher education institutions across the globe.Ā For more on the organization, visitĀ .ĢżĢż
MSUās nationally accredited police department is part of the universityās Division of Student Affairs. The police department can be reached via phone call or text message at 662-325-2121. In emergencies, dial 911 for assistance.Ā
Ļć½¶Ö±²„is MississippiāsĀ leadingĀ university, available onlineĀ atĀ .ĢżĢż