By Tayler Chretien

Kelby is a student who works at the security building on campus. He is in the heating and air conditioning program. He was originally working at Dunkin Donuts, and then his friends told him to apply for one of the security positions. He did and got it. Being part of security team puts more on his plate but adds to his resume. He has been a supervisor for a year now. When asked what some of his craziest on-campus calls were, he shared a few of his stories.
Once Kelby had to stand outside for 2 ½ hours in the freezing rain, when the sailboats came crashing to shore. He and another security student needed to make sure that everyone was safe. Another incident was when he had to take down two students who had drugs on campus. Kelby’s also had to deal with students wanting to kill themselves.
When Kelby graduates he hopes to have his own business in the heating and air conditioning field. His back-up plan is to become a border control officer, which is to guard the borders of Canada or Mexico. His job varies from making sure everything goes smoothly; to ensuring everyone is where they are supposed to be, as well as going to buildings on campus to make sure that nothing looks out of place. The security team mostly patrols the Early Childhood Education building, because of the daycare.
There are some days where it’s slow and calm, but it only takes one person to tell them that something’s wrong. They must be ready to jump into action and take on anything. It could be anything as minor as cleaning Rudy’s litter box or as drastic as responding to an emergency.
A lot of people think the security team just gives out tickets for parking on the grass, but what people need to understand is that, at times, they risk their lives to protect yours.