Company Profile
University of Miami Police
Company Overview
The University of Miami Police Department (UMPD) is a professional law enforcement agency manned with State of Florida Certified Police Officers sworn and empowered through the City of Coral Gables. UM Police Officers patrol campus, respond to emergency and non-emergency calls for service, enforce laws (including traffic), conduct criminal investigations, and carry out other law enforcement -related activities.
Company History
Since its inception in 1926, the University of Miami has had a department dedicated to ensuring the safety of students, faculty and staff. As the University grew and changed over the years, so have the needs, roles and expectations of the University’s personnel sworn to protect. Security operations began in the way of a small security department and under impressive leadership grew to become one of the most professional, community-oriented, sworn University Police Departments in the nation. The University of Miami Police Department would like to honor those Directors/ Chiefs whose efforts have made the University of Miami one of the safety urban University’s in the county in which to study and work.
Benefits
• University-contributed retirement plan (5% of pay) and matching of employee contributions (up to an additional 5%)
• Annual performance-based merit increase
• Free meal plan
• UM tuition remission for qualified employee & dependents
• Group Medical & Dental insurance
• UM employee benefits