USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — When Professor Emeritus Rob Saltzman was asked last year to join the Community Advisory Board, tasked with rethinking public safety processes at the university, he agreed right away. As a retired long-time Associate Dean and Dean of Students at the law school, he cares deeply about USC. “USC was my professional home until I retired in 2015,” he says. And as a former two-term Los Angeles police commissioner, he felt qualified. His willingness to serve was also in character. Service is what Saltzman does. Saltzman’s most high-profile civic engagement was his almost 10-year run on the Los Angeles Police Commission. In this role, he made headlines when he voted against the re-appointment of then-LAPD Chief Charlie Beck whom he faulted with not being transparent in his interactions with the commission. “If you think that something is not right, you should try to make it right,” Saltzman says. “Otherwise, what’s the point of civilian oversight?”