Gracia was hired in November after a short-termed chief resigned in 2019.
Gracia, 55, earned his bachelorâs and masterâs degrees at ETSU, and while the campus has changed a lot since then, he still feels his career has come full circle.
The new chief said having the campus less active â due to COVID â since he took office has given him the chance to reconfigure some aspects of the department.
âIt gave us an opportunity to restructure our department, identify our deficiencies and work on them,â he said. âIt gave us an opportunity to implement a new working shift.â
Now, instead of rotating nights and days, officers work straight shifts.
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Apr 16, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS With a second-place finish in the first session of the NCAA Qualifying meet, No. 1-ranked Oklahoma advanced to the NCAA Men s Gymnastics Finals on Friday.
The Sooners finished with a score of 406.190 in competition with No. 4 Nebraska (408.623), No. 5 Ohio State (394.956), No. 8 Illinois (400.721), No. 9 Navy (390.990) and No. 12 William & Mary (371.256).
The Sooners won three events as a team and placed in the top five on four events.
“I think we were just a little bit slow out of the gate in terms of energy, anxiety and nervousness,” said OU head coach
Mark Williams. “But as the meet went on, we made a little more mistakes than we normally have. The object is to be one of the three teams to qualify and we did that, so we re fine and will come back and go at it again tomorrow.”
The following programs are free and open to the public to attend virtually:
The True Black History Museum (Virtual Black History Exhibit) will be on display virtually on Monday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. This museum was established to preserve the history of African American people and educate others on the contributions they have made to mankind. The collection is comprised of over 1,000 artifacts dating from the late 1700s to the 21st century. Go to http://bit.ly/3q2Buz1 to register and receive the link to attend.
A “Black Lives Matter vs. Blue Lives Matter Discussion” will take place Monday, Feb. 22, at 5 p.m. via Zoom. A diverse discussion panel will present different perspectives on the topic, not only addressing the problem but also working toward providing solutions. Panelists include Trevor King, an activist; ETSU alumna Susan Swanay; ETSU student Amyre Cain; Karl Turner, chief of the Johnson City Police Department; and Cesar Gracia, chief of ETSU Public Safety. Go to bit.ly/2