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Pandemic Planning. Learning From Crises: Lessons From Last Year’s Hurricanes. Communications is essential in times of crisis. Be prepared. It is not business as usual, during or after a catastrophic event, and you can break precedent. Higher education is a tight knit industry.
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Learning From Crises: Lessons From Last Year’s Hurricanes • Communications is essential in times of crisis. • Be prepared. • It is not business as usual, during or after a catastrophic event, and you can break precedent. • Higher education is a tight knit industry. • Reach out to those in need.
Core Human Resource Functions • Active membership in disaster planning process. • Central role in campus communication. • Leadership role related to “people practices” • Leave policies • Compensation (ie overtime, emergency pay) • Telecommuting • Workers Compensation • Leadership role with campus recovery.
Resources • Centers for Disease Control • http://www.cdc.gov/ • National Association for College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) • http://www.nacubo.org • Society for College and University Planning • http://www.scup.org/