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Explore how colleges are adapting to the challenges of emergency response and building sustainable and resilient campuses. Topics include coordination, training, electronic safety systems, and sustainability initiatives.
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How Colleges are Responding to Changing Times? Presenters: Michael Smith, Director of Facilities Services, Western Oregon University Eric Ridenour: Campus Planner/Senior Associate, SRG Partnership 2019 IFMA Educational Symposium & Tradeshow
Emergency Preparedness Loma Prieta Quake, 1989 |Nisqually Quake, 2001
Emergency Preparedness/Public Safety • Campus Evacuation • Earthquake • Fire • Flood Or Water Damage • Power Outage • Elevator Emergency • Hazardous Materials Incident • Suspicious Object • Bomb Threat • Active Shooter/Hostage Incident/Hostile Intruder • Disruptive Behavior • Missing Person • Criminal Incident • Automobile Accident • Medical Emergency • Emergency Response Training • ALICE • Emergency Response Guide • Alert System • Safety Escort Program • Safety Corridors • Safety Committee
Campus Safety • Oregon Campus Safety Work Group: • Established after UCC assault, by Governor Brown • Work Groups: • Leadership and Policy • Response, Continuity, and Recovery • Physical Security and Law Enforcement • Behavioral Threat Assessment and Prevention • Recommendations: • Establish a Higher Education Safety and Resilience Council • Improve coordination and information sharing, including: • statewide, standardized, shared-services training program • coordinated all-hazard incident management teams • adoption of the National Intercollegiate Mutual-Aid Agreement
PCC • Staff Trainings • Regular Drills (→) • Electronic Public Safety Systems: • Electronic Access Control • Intrusion Detection • Video Surveillance & Recording • Mass Notification • Emergency Notification
PrepHub • multiple scales: • sidewalk • pocket park • civic plaza • emergency communications • power storage with solar & pedal charging ability • water tanks • emergency supplies • pilot phase in cities globally, including PSU/Portland/PGE • info: prephub.org
Sustainability • 2018 Master Plan Goals: • Address DM, Including Energy Efficiency • Facility Re-use & Reinvestment • Renewable Energy • Transportation Programs & Demand Management • Teaching Arboretum • Composting Program (Grounds Material)
Sustainability Solar panel installation on the south-facing roofs of the WOU Richard Woodcock Education Center. Decreasing our reliance on fossil fuel-based sources of electricity. Reducing energy costs for the University.
Net Zero Infrastructure image: bizjournal.com OSU-Cascades Strategic Plan 3.0 3. Sustainability and Resilience a. OSU-Cascades will demonstrate an unwavering commitment to shaping a future that is socially, economically and ecologically sustainable and resilient. The campus will build sustainability and resiliency into our academic programs, internal operating procedures, built environment, and culture.
Integrates on-campus renewables and other generation • Anticipates “island mode” in an emergency • Is part of regular operations, not idle back-up • Utilizes smart grid controls • Can pair well with service interruption contracts Micro-Grids & Resiliency UC Irvine Swarthmore College New York University► UC San Diego▼
EcoDistricts “…a strategy to accelerate neighborhood-scale sustainability that integrates building and infrastructure projects with community and individual action.”
Food Security on Campus The Western Oregon University Food Pantry was founded in September 2012 This student-led, student-run resource has a mission to reduce the growing problem of food insecurity on Western’s campus. In 2017 the pantry served 3,318 adults & 775 children, sending them home with 20,742 pounds of food. Students accounted for 81.6 percent of those served. 18.4 percent likely were formerly enrolled students or members of the community.
