{"id":8276,"date":"2025-08-27T16:56:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=8276"},"modified":"2025-08-27T17:19:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T17:19:51","slug":"tupd-moves-headquarters-to-collegeview-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/08\/27\/tupd-moves-headquarters-to-collegeview-building\/","title":{"rendered":"TUPD moves headquarters to Collegeview building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Troy University Police Department<\/a> (TUPD) headquarters are officially back on campus grounds after nearly five years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summer, TUPD relocated to the Collegeview building on Pell Avenue. Collegeview used to be home to Troy’s nursing department before the creation of Jones Hall earlier this spring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For years, TUPD was based on the first floor of Hamil Hall, but demolition forced the department to relocate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we moved out of Hamil Hall back in 2021, we knew that that was a temporary move over to Park Street, said TUPD Chief George Beaudry. \u201cTemporary sometimes turns into a little longer than expected and it did. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt took us about four years, but we were waiting for the construction to finish for the nursing building. The plan was always to come here. We had some construction here that we needed to do. We did a little bit of painting, a little bit of us getting it ready for us to move in.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the new facility, TUPD now has a special space for victims called \u201cthe soft room.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAFETY NEWS: University police and parents talk campus safety<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe soft room, in essence, is a really comfortable environment,\u201d Beaudry said. \u201cWhen we have victims of crime that come in, we have a couch for them to sit down and relax. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe’ve got a refrigerator for them with refreshments. We’ve got artwork hanging on the walls and the floor is also carpeted. In the past, when situations like this happened, we used to have to sit in a break room. It works out better for all of us.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freshmen chemistry education major Kelvin Ardis, who is from Dothan, Alabama, thinks TUPD\u2019s new location will improve student\u2019s safety.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt feels pretty good knowing that the police are just one call away,\u201d Ardis said. \u201cIt will be quicker for them to respond to emergencies. It\u2019s good that they\u2019re so close to the dorms, too.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With headquarters now at the Collegeview building, TUPD hopes the move improves accessibility for students and enhances support for victims. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An interactive map of Troy University’s campus can be found here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 Troy University Police Department (TUPD) headquarters are officially back on campus grounds after nearly five years. <\/p>\n

This summer, TUPD relocated to the Collegeview building on Pell Avenue. Collegeview used to be home to Troy’s nursing department before the creation of Jones Hall earlier this spring. <\/p>\n

For years, TUPD was based on…<\/p>\n

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