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Status Report

This report provides an overview of the current state of emergency management programs in higher education, including recent developments, growth trends, and issues in the field. It also highlights the support being provided through courses, books, and other resources.

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Status Report

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  1. Status Report Emergency Management Higher Education Project June 6, 2006

  2. 260 Participants – Largest Ever -- 200 Last Year 132 U.S. Colleges and Universities -- 102 Last Year 6 Foreign Colleges/Universities -- 6 Last Year 42 States Plus the District of Columbia -- 39 Last Year EM HiEd Conference Participation

  3. Very Busy Conference – Flexibility EM HiEd Project Activity Future Developments, Issues, Friction Points? Next Year, June 4-7, 2007 – DHS Focus? Topics To Be Covered

  4. 1994/1995 -- 4 June 2006 --125 Investigations -- 117 June 2005 To June 2006: 16 New EM Programs: 7 -- AD Level 5 -- BA/S Level 4 -- Graduate Level Collegiate “EM” Program Growth

  5. 117 Programs Under Investigation or Development 46 at Associate Level 39 at Bachelor Level 33 at Graduate Level Projected “EM” HiEd Program Growth

  6. 42 States Have “Emergency Management” Programs District of Columbia & Puerto Rico Have EM Programs 4 States Investigating or Developing “EM” Programs Kentucky, SC, SD, Utah 1 State Has EM-Related Programs Alaska 3 States Have No “EM” or Related Program Maine, Montana, Vermont EM HiEd Programs in U.S.

  7. 61 Homeland Security/Defense, Terrorism Programs (42) 15 Others Under Development 15 More Being Investigated 9 International Disaster Relief, Humanitarian Assistance 14 Public Health, Medical and Related Programs 3 Others Under Development 20 Emergency Management/HS Related Programs Environmental Protection, Science, Management, Technician (7) Hazardous Materials Management (1) Public Safety & Security (8) Emergency Services Operations & Management (3) Floodplain Management (1) Homeland Security, International Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Assistance, & EM/HS-Related Programs

  8. Major Trends in EM & HS/D Programs Programs Growing in Number Programs Growing in Size Graduates Getting Jobs

  9. 18 Courses on Website -- Free College Courses Latest: Disaster Ops & Mgmt, Coastal Hazards Mgmt., Floodplain Mgmt. Next: Hazards Mapping & Modeling, John Pine Team, LSU Periodically add new material to existing courses 2 Courses Under Development Hazards Mapping and Modeling – Upper Division/Graduate Homeland Security and Terrorism short course – Upper Division Draft material downloadable from EM HiEd Website – Free College Courses 1 Projected Course: Catastrophe Readiness & Response How Are We Being Supportive -- Courses?

  10. 5 “Books” Under Development or Available Introduction to Emergency Management Textbook – Being Finalized International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters Articles - Done Hazards Risk Management Case Studies Textbook – Being Finalized Disciplines, Disasters and Emergency Management – Being Finalized 2005 Emergency Mgmt HiEd Conference Papers – Being Finalized EM & HS-Related Training Courses CDROM (Mod Re-Issued) Audio-Visual Materials Film and Video Annotated Bibliography, DVD Clips and Additions Mini-Lectures Video-Taped Conference Interviews (2004 Available; 2006 Planned) How Are We Being Supportive -- Books

  11. Developed EM & HS Body of Knowledge Section Developing “Experiential Learning” Section to Website “Principles of Emergency Management” Projects How Are We Being Supportive?

  12. Disasters Are A Growth Business – Catastrophes Too Thus, More Collegiate Programs of All Stripes More Emergency and Disaster Management Programs More Homeland Security Programs More International Disaster Management Programs More Related Programs Need to Regain Lost Ground and Grow Capabilities With Growth Comes Issues – Some Uncomfortable Where Now In EM & HS HiEd & Professionalism – Some Trends & Issues

  13. Referring to spurt in growth of EM and homeland security programs post 9-11: “Suddenly, people who couldn’t spell the word ‘fire’ and didn’t know much about emergency management are offering programs.” (Dr. Nancy Grant, University of Akron, 2003) Issue: Faculty and Program Credentials

  14. “Unfortunately…in the post 9-11 environment, the term emergency management is losing its proactive and all hazards emphasis and is devolving back into a term associated primarily with response and recovery and a focus on terrorism to the exclusion of an all hazards approach.” (Dr. Greg Shaw, “What Do We Call Ourselves…?, May 2005) Emergency Management & Homeland SecurityAll-Hazards vs. Response & Terrorism Focus

  15. Next Emergency Management High Ed Conference June 4-7, 2007 Continue Pre-Conference Workshops? Others? Use Evaluation forms in notebooks to make recommendations. Sign-up for Activity Reports to stay current with EM & HS Hi-Ed related developments – http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/ Finally

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