{"id":571272,"date":"2010-05-19T08:45:20","date_gmt":"2010-05-19T12:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.case.edu\/case-news\/2010\/05\/19\/officermark"},"modified":"2010-05-19T16:26:07","modified_gmt":"2010-05-19T20:26:07","slug":"campus-members-are-%e2%80%9cfans%e2%80%9d-of-patrol-officer-mark-chavis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/571272","title":{"rendered":"Campus Members are \u201cFans\u201d of Patrol Officer Mark Chavis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Patrol Officer Mark Chavis
Photo by Mary Lou Budziak<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Campus members who cross the street at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Adelbert Road on a regular basis are used to seeing a familiar face. Whether it\u2019s raining, snowing or a bright sunny day, Patrol Officer Mark Chavis helps students, faculty, staff and visitors safely maneuver this highly trafficked intersection. <\/p>\n

Chavis, who has been with Case Western Reserve since 2002, was already well known among members of the campus community due to his friendly chatter and T3 Motion scooter. Now he has even more \u201cfans\u201d thanks to a Facebook page dedicated in his honor. <\/p>\n

The page, created toward the end of spring semester, currently has more than 1,000 fans. <\/p>\n

\u201cI was tongue tied. It was a feeling of joy,\u201d Chavis said was his reaction when he learned someone had created the page. \u201cA lot of people go to work every day and never get told that they\u2019re doing a good job. Students acknowledge what I do. It means a lot coming from the younger generation.\u201d <\/p>\n

Meghan Gois, a first-year student, created the Facebook fan page. She met Chavis during a campus tour. \u201cWe asked for directions, and he talked to my parents and me about the importance of visiting the school,\u201d Gois recalled. She never forgot the patrol officer who offered her friendly advice. <\/p>\n

While on Facebook, Gois searched for university fan pages. She typed potential options into the search engine. When she saw that there wasn\u2019t one for Chavis she created the “Mark the Crossing Guard<\/a>” page. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was spur of the moment. He\u2019s an absolutely great guy and he deserves the attention,\u201d Gois said. <\/p>\n

Chavis said he always tries to give \u201c150 percent\u201d as a member of the university\u2019s police department. \u201cI\u2019m everyone\u2019s personal police officer.\u201d <\/p>\n

For more information contact Kimyette Finley<\/a>, 216.368.0521.<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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