Santa Fe College Police Department welcomes new Chief
October 16, 2025
Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Today, Ryan Woods was sworn in as Santa Fe College Police Department’s new Chief, following the retirement of former Chief Ed Book on October 2.
Woods’ swearing-in ceremony was attended by family members, college faculty and staff, law enforcement from across the area, and members of the community. Chief Woods has served Santa Fe College for 27 years.
Could he pass the military’s new physical fitness standards?
What’s the point? Even if he’s fit enough to catch the bad boys they’ll just let them out again with little to no consequences.
Come on, let it go!
Maybe, not physically, but he passed the mental fitness standards. Joe, could you pass it?
He is the chief, not a responding officer. Also this is a college police department not the same standards as the military.
Dores Santa Fe have a new PT program, too?
What is wrong with being physically fit?
Its about damn time. This man deserved this.
I see DEI is alive and well at
Santa Fe College!🙄
He was an officer there for almost 24 years, when I went to Santa Fe he was there, how is this DEI?
Ever heard of the “Peter Principle”?