The University of Utahâs new chief safety officer is leaving after a year in the post Marlon Lynch has accepted a new job overseeing public safety at Michigan State University. (Photo courtesy of the University of Utah) Pictured is Chief Safety Officer Marlon Lynch, who will be leaving the U. in March to take a position with Michigan State University. | Updated: 7:22 p.m. The first-ever chief safety officer at the University of Utah â hired to reform and rebuild the campus police department â is stepping down now after a year in the post. Marlon Lynch announced in a letter Tuesday that he has accepted a new job overseeing public safety at Michigan State University, his alma mater. He was named a finalist for that position earlier this month.