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Academic Continuity and Emergency Management: Improving Higher Education’s Ability to continue teaching and learning when confronted by disasters
Date:
June 27, 2007
Author:
Claudine SchWeber, Ph.D.
Institution:
Bibliographic Entry:
SchWeber, Claudine. Report of Working Group. Academic Continuity and Emergency Management: Improving Higher Education’s Ability to Continue Teaching and Learning when Confronted by Disasters. University of Maryland. June 27, 2007.
Electronic Link:
http://www.academiccontinuity.org/files/academiccontinuity-emworkshop%20final%20report90907.doc
Key Words:
academic continuity, campus resiliency, emergency recovery, natural disasters, campus emergency preparedness
Summary of Key Points, Issues, Conclusions:
This report compiles general background, preliminary findings, conclusions, and recommendations from a workshop that was held for experts in the fields of higher education, federal and state emergency management.
This workshop found that communication between the leaders of education and emergency management communities is lacking as far as having a prepared plan in case disaster strikes. Also, a lack of funding and organizational resources exists.
Some critical priorities were recognized that included the development of a national center for academic continuity to serve as an information database, the need for protocols for emergencies between local, state, federal authorities and higher institutions, and the encouragement of these institutions to practice continuity planning.
Name of Researcher:
Jennifer Davis
Institution:
Integrative Center for Homeland Security, Texas A&M University
Date Posted: September 19, 2007