UOPD Chats
Welcome to UOPD Chats, a podcast for University of Oregon students, faculty and staff. Our show will feature conversations with UOPD and university leaders, our police and community service officers, our student employees and partners, as well as guests from a wide variety of organizations and groups on our campus.
We’ll talk about the work we do, the services we provide, safety and crime prevention tips, as well as timely national and campus law enforcement issues. We’ll talk about the work we do, the services we provide, safety and crime prevention tips, as well as timely national and campus law enforcement issues. And we want to hear from you.
At UOPD, we believe that community policing means listening, talking to, and engaging with the people we serve. That engagement with our community helps to build trust and ensure those who need our service will feel confident in seeking our help. With UOPD Chats, we hope to offer another path to get connected to us, when the COVID-19 pandemic has forced us all to be further apart.
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MEET YOUR HOST
Matt Carmichael, UOPD Chief of Police
Matt has been the chief of the UO Police Department since 2016. He arrived in Eugene after 14 years at the police department at the University of California, Davis, including five years as chief. Matt is committed to the philosophy of community policing and, under his watch, UOPD has launched a broad range of new programs and initiatives to best serve students, faculty and staff; to focus on equity and diversity; and to ensure transparency and best practice standards at the department.“Quote to come”
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Yash Akhouri, UOPD Executive Student Assistant
Yash is a sophomore in the architecture program with a minor in Global Studies and Interior Architecture at the University of Oregon. He grew up in South Africa and is an international student who has lived in 4 different countries. He has been working with the University of Oregon Police Department since fall 2018. “I have had an interesting perspective on policing and have worked hard during my time with the department to bridge the gap between students and the police department. I do my level best to attend to our international students, as it can be daunting interacting with law enforcement that is not familiar to you.”
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Bella Dorantes, UOPD Executive Student Assistant
Bella is a sophomore at the University of Oregon. She is a Human Physiology major who hopes to go into the physical therapy field after graduation. She’s from San Francisco, California, and chose the University of Oregon mainly for the community and environment here. She started working for the department in during her freshmen year. “Every day I work for the department is a great one. I wanted to work here because it seemed like a great opportunity for me as a freshman and for the rest of my college career.”
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Janilet Gomez Navarrete, UOPD Executive Student Assistant
Janilet is a senior at the University of Oregon where she is studying General Social Science with a concentration in Crime, Law, & Society. She joined the department in February of 2020 as part of the UOPD Cadet Academy and later became one of the chief’s student assistants in October 2020. “After graduation, I hope to work for a local police agency where I intends to specialize in victim services and outreach, a topic I care deeply about.”
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Gabriel Hoffman, UOPD Executive Student Assistant
Gabriel is a recent graduate of the University of Oregon. He majored in Public Relations and minored in Sociology. He joined the department in February 2020 as part of the UOPD Cadet Academy, and hopes to start a career in law enforcement or as a firefighter. “I wanted to work for the UOPD because I believe that no student should fear for their safety while studying at the U of O.”