, 1 5 2 ▁[ per ▁full - time ▁student ] ▁are ▁ 6 6 ▁percent ▁higher ▁than ▁exp enses ▁for ▁compar able ▁schools ." ▁ ▁To ▁cut ▁costs , ▁U DC ▁under w ent ▁a ▁re organ ization ▁and ▁plans ▁to ▁eliminate ▁several ▁degree ▁programs . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁University ▁elimin ated ▁ 9 7 ▁full - time ▁equivalent ▁positions ▁including ▁abol ished ▁positions , ▁executive ▁appoint ments , ▁and ▁vac ant ▁fund ed ▁positions . ▁In ▁late ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁approved ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁University ' s ▁executive ▁administration ▁and ▁appointed ▁Dr . ▁Rach el ▁Pet ty ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁inter im ▁CO O . ▁During ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁James ▁E . ▁Ly ons ▁Sr . ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁an ▁inter im ▁President ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁institution ▁forward . ▁ ▁U DC ▁Police ▁Department ▁The ▁U DC ▁Police ▁Department ▁( UD CP D ) ▁is ▁an ▁operating ▁element ▁within ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety ▁& ▁Emer gency ▁Management ▁( OP SE M ). ▁The ▁U D CP D ▁is ▁task ed ▁with ▁providing ▁full ▁service ▁polic ing ▁for ▁all ▁U DC ▁assets ▁and ▁st ake hold ers ▁in ▁Washington ▁DC , ▁Maryland ▁and ▁Virginia ▁- ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁a ▁day , ▁ 7 ▁days ▁a ▁week ▁ 3 6 5 ▁days ▁a ▁year . ▁The ▁department ▁consists ▁of ▁commission ed ▁Police