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MissionMattersLocal police chief named campus safety directorFormer Santa Clara PoliceChief Charles Arolla has a newbeat: director of campus safety servicesat SCU.Arolla attended SCU’s School ofLaw before joining the Santa Clarapolice department 31 years ago. Heis an Oakland native who graduatedfrom Saint Ignatius High School inSan Francisco.Arolla, whose wife, Norma,works in the University’s developmentoffice, assumed his new dutieson Jan. 2, after his term as policechief expired.Joe Sugg, SCU assistant vicepresident, praised Arolla for his“integrity, commitment to service,sense of responsibility and accountabilityfor his leadership role, andrecord of continuous improvement.”“Charlie will take the departmentto the next level of performance andservice,” said Sugg. “His emphasis onservice, training, crime prevention,and interaction with the Universitycommunity will upgrade the skills ofevery officer in the department.”Arolla, who established volunteer and community policing programs for the Santa Clara Police Departmentduring his 31 years there, is now in charge of security services for the 104-acre campus.Arolla’s accomplishments with theSanta Clara Police Departmentinclude establishing a volunteer program,the department’s first Webpage, a community policing strategy,a citizens’ police academy, a schoolservices unit, and a Drug AbuseResistance Education (DARE)program in Santa Clara schools.He was assistant chief of police forsix years and became chief in 1994.Arolla’s department has primaryresponsibility for security servicesfor the 104-acre campus, its 54buildings, 7,350 students and 1,450faculty and staff.CHARLES BARRYNoon TunesThe Santa Clara University Gospel Choir, comprisedof current students and alumni, performed on campusin January in a special Music at Noon show honoringBlack History Month. The choir, which has been togetherfor a year, sings well-known gospel tunes and originalsongs by its members. At this performance,CHARLES BARRYthe group’s songs ranged from upbeat to “slow jams,”including an audience participation number.SANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001 13