Police and Public Safety

Message From the Chief

Carl Rowan, Jr.

Chief of Police

I would like to take a moment to thank you for visiting our new website and briefly introduce our department. Whether you are faculty, staff, student, or visitor, the George Mason University Department of Police & Public Safety is here to provide this community with a safe and secure environment in an effort to meet the educational goals of this institution. We serve the community by providing professional law enforcement and security services twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, year round.

The Department of Police & Public Safety is committed to providing our community with progressive, proactive, and professional law enforcement services that are courteous and service driven. It is my expectation that the professionally trained members of our department are guided by integrity and a service-oriented mindset in ensuring the safety of our community.

Please feel free to contact our department at 703-993-2810 to speak with a representative or to access our services.  More information about me can be found here: Carl Rowan’s Biography.

Carl Rowan, Jr.

Chief of Police