Wayne State University has appointed of Victor A. Green, as director of community affairs, effective immediately.

Green comes to Wayne State from the Department of Public Safety in Kalamazoo, Mich., where he served as inspector of internal affairs and community relations. A sworn police officer, and certified firefighter, Green has had extensive community involvement. He served on the board of directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters in Kalamazoo, was an adjunct professor at Kalamazoo Valley Community College Police Academy where he taught a course in Cultural Awareness and Diversity.

Green served on the staffs of U.S. Rep. Howard Wolpe (D) and U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R), handling constituent outreach as well as immigration, health and human services.

"We're glad to welcome back a native son, with broad community and government experience," said Harvey Hollins III, WSU vice president for government and community affairs. "Victor Green, with his community involvement and political experience with both parties, will be a great asset to our university."

Green received his Bachelor of Science, with a major in public administration and minor in French from Western Michigan University in 1990 after completing a Kent State University Program in International Study at the John Knox Center in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1989. He received his Masters of Public Administration from Western in 1997.

"I'm happy to be back home in the community I grew up in, strengthening ties that my mother began years ago," said Green, who has had a long association with Wayne State. His mother, Jerilyn Green, who served for 30 years on Detroit's Board of Education, received both her B.A. and M.A. in Music from Wayne State, and plans to complete her Ph.D. this year from the College of Education in Education Leadership and Policy Studies. "My mother used to take my brother and me to the Wayne campus and library when we were boys, all the while telling us how important it was to get an education," Green said. His father,Victor, retired from Chrysler Corp. after 30 years.

Green, grew up in Detroit, attended Burns Elementary School and graduated from Renaissance High School in 1984. He lives in Southfield with his wife Alysia Green, and his 12-year-old stepson Matthew Robeson III.

Wayne State University is a premier institution offering more than 350 academic programs through 12 schools and colleges to more than 33,000 students.