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Murfreesboro, TN - Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) has received a $1.8 million grant from the Higher Education Safety Grant, managed by MTSU’s Police Department Chief Ed Kaup. This grant will fund safety projects not covered by the university's current budget, focusing on building security, campus control, security monitoring, emergency notification, threat assessments, training, and security-related construction or renovation.   Funded by the Tennessee Department of Financ ...

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — For MTSU Police Department Chief Ed Kaup, searching for and procuring grants is an important part of the department’s work.   “With grant funding, we are able to develop worthwhile programs or purchase equipment to better serve the community while not putting that cost burden on the university,” Kaup said. “The selection process is very competitive but worth the effort.”  Currently, the department has ...

MTSU Mondays: Police boost bike patrols, Fulbright scholar named

With just a few months on the job, new MTSU Police Chief Edwin “Ed” Kaup has been busy making the rounds, getting to know his officers, attending campus events and grabbing lunch at the Student Union when time allows so that students get to know his face. He was Chip Walter's guest on the Wednesday WGNS Roundtable program. After 27 years in various leadership, administrative and frontline roles with the Chicago Police Department, Kaup said it was time for a change: Kaup leads the ...