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Building and Maintaining the Emergency Management Program at The University of Akron

Building and Maintaining the Emergency Management Program at The University of Akron. Robert M. Schwartz, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Emergency Management The University of Akron. Background. Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management Major, Minor, Certificate 74 majors

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Building and Maintaining the Emergency Management Program at The University of Akron

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  1. Building and Maintaining the Emergency Management Program at The University of Akron Robert M. Schwartz, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Emergency Management The University of Akron

  2. Background • Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management • Major, Minor, Certificate • 74 majors • Began enrolling students in 1998 • FEMA based • Two full time faculty • Three adjunct faculty

  3. Program Variables • Advisory Board • Biannual meetings (fall and spring) • Step Up format • Roll into the program from “response related” Associate programs • Articulation agreements

  4. Recruiting and Marketing • Brochures • University webpage • University Sponsored College Days • Networking • Community Involvement/Relationships • Accreditation

  5. Networking • Conferences • Unpaid consulting/Community service • Alumni • Advisory Board • EMA (State and Counties) • Internships • EMAs • Hospitals • Businesses • Non-profits

  6. Student Involvement • IEMSA • Exercises and Drills • Research • Internships • Community based classroom projects • Service Learning • Practitioner guest speakers/lecturers • Training/Certification programs • Field Trips

  7. Emergency Management Curriculum • FEMA and responder oriented at conception • Moving from “all in” to integrity based, rigorous program • Evolution of Emergency Management needs • Private (Business Continuity) • Non-Profits (Red Cross and others) • Public Health (Hospitals and Public Health Agencies) • Technology evolution (dedicated lab for teaching, research and EOC applications) • Curriculum that looks to the future of Emergency Management and the changing market needs

  8. Successful Strategies • Quality, reputable programs take years to establish • Faculty involved in research • High standards/expectations for students • Instilling research and critical skills for decision making early in the program • Step up and Articulation agreements • Updated curriculum

  9. Challenges • Small faculty, heavy load, larger classes • Hiring pool • Curriculum review • Library resources • Online vs. Classroom • Training vs. Education • Moving students out of “response mode” to holistic thinking

  10. Present and Future • Stand alone degree • Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Public, Private, and HS Tracks) • Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy Research • Collaboration with other programs (CJ and Political Science) • Graduate Program

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