August Washington

Vanderbilt University has appointed Tommye Sutton as chief of police and assistant vice chancellor for public safety. Sutton, who has been serving as interim chief of police since August and has more than 23 years of law enforcement experience, will lead the university’s police department and oversee public safety operations across campus. Read More

August J. Washington, senior associate vice chancellor for public safety and chief of police, will become senior adviser to the vice chancellor for administration on Aug. 1. He will contribute to long-range planning and strategic initiatives across the Division of Administration, focusing on operational excellence, campus safety and cross-departmental collaboration. Read More

Vanderbilt University Police Department has provided its officers body-worn cameras, an industry best practice, to provide accurate reflections of university police officers’ interactions with Vanderbilt community members and others on campus. Read More