Prepare your Shell: Student Engagement Activities

1. Prepare your Shell: Student Engagement Activities Alisha Childress, Emergency Management Coordinator University of Maryland, College Park Tuesday, March 11, 2014

2. Administrative Information • Restrooms • Breaks • as needed • Cell Phones • vibrate or silence • Please take a moment to locate Emergency Exits 2

3. Agenda Welcome and Introductions How Much Do You Know? History & Background Purpose Unique Challenges faced in Higher Education How Can You Engage Your Community? How To Get Involved Contact Information

4. How Much Do You Know?

5. History & Background • Over the last decade, Emergency Management has become a focal point in higher education • U.S. departments issued guidance on developing high-quality emergency operations plans for institutions of higher education. • Disaster Resilient Universities • International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Universities and Colleges Caucus (UCC) • Emergency Management for Higher Education (EMHE) grant program

6. History & Background • Examples: active shooter incidents, natural disasters, workplace violence • Columbine High School massacre (1999) • Tulane University closing their doors for the second time in their history due to Hurricane Katrina (2005) • Virginia Tech massacre (2007) • Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre (2012) • Washington Navy Yard Shooting (2013) • Columbia Mall Shooting (2014) • Lack of Emergency Management knowledge, staffing, trained personnel, equipment, and/or plans

7. Purpose Because of recent violent crimes, natural disasters, and other emergencies or crises, colleges and universities are convening committees and task forces to reexamine or conduct a comprehensive review of policies, procedures, and systems related to campus safety and security (DOE). As with many critical areas on the agendas of administrators, campus safety requires building support and conducting thorough and systematic process to produce a quality plan to prepare for and manage emergencies on campus. In result, the University of Maryland Emergency Management program is refining the University’s focus on trainings and exercises; plan development, maintenance, and evaluation; and community outreach and education. Today: To share student engagement best practices and lessons learned in the university setting.

8. Unique Challenges in Higher Education • Distinctive Structure & Environment • Large geographic areas resembling small towns/cities • Diverse Population/Demographics • Continuous revolving door of students • Operation of complex enterprises • Leadership & Creating Buy-In • Governance highly varied, complex, and often widely dispersed • Decentralized/Centralized Organizations • Decision making authority • Funding & Budget • Limited resources to develop new program/office • Organization and management particular to EM

9. Introduction to UMD EM The University of Maryland Emergency Management (UMD EM) is a comprehensive program collaboratively managed by the Department of Environmental Safety (DES) and the Department of Public Safety (DPS). UMD EM’s mission is to prepare the UMD community in the event of an emergency or incident, mitigate measures to reduce loss of life and property, and respond to and recover from emergencies or incidents. UMD EM supports the university in developing emergency and continuity plans; coordinating and providing trainings; developing, implementing and evaluating exercises; and promoting a culture of preparedness, self-sufficiency, and shared responsibility.

10. Goals Maintain university essential functions during or after an emergency or incident and support the Incident Response Team (IRT) Promote a culture of resiliency through emergency preparedness, self-sufficiency, shared responsibility and development of strong structure across divisions Equip the UMD community with the skills and resources needed to respond and make critical decisions in an emergency or incident

11. How Can You Engage Your Community? University Community Outreach Social Media & Marketing Exercises Staff Training & Development Information Sharing & Education

12. University Community Outreach • Protect Your Shell Fair • Multiple university departments come together to provide educational resources and goodies for first year students • First Look Fair • Where more than 500 student clubs and organizations, campus departments and services, local vendors, and community service agencies provide resources and information on how to be involved and how to connect with their community

13. University Community Outreach • Benefits Fair • University faculty and staff learn about resources on and off campus • Health Fair • Where a public health undergraduate class of students is tasked with planning and executing a health fair open to the public • Maryland Day Fair • An open house offering more than 400 free events, free parking, free on campus transportation etc. • Be Informed, Make a Plan and Be Involved!

14. Social Media & Marketing E-mail: preparedness@umd.edu Website: http://www.umd.edu/emergencypreparedness/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UMDemergencypreparedness Newsletter (MailChimp, subscription only) Blog (Tumblr): http://preparednessumd.tumblr.com Twitter: @PreparednessUMD

15. Exercises • Active Threat Simulation Drill 2013 • BMGT468X course: X-Treme Management – Managing in Times of Crisis, Risk Analysis & Emergency Management – Incident Command System Simulation Workshop 2013 • Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill 2013

16. Exercises • Eppley Recreation Center Active Shooter Tabletop Exercise 2013 • Eppley Recreation Center Indoor Active Shooter Drill 2014 • What are some best practices and lessons learned that you have experience with?

17. Lessons Learned • Identify and bring together stakeholders at the beginning • Identify strengths and areas for improvement • Develop goals and actions to meet these goals • It takes a village… • You can’t do it by yourself • Go to your audience • Be trained • Educate • Provide updated materials • Use social media • FB, Twitter, Instagram, • Use Icebreakers • Make it fun • Make it easy • Use pop culture • Follow up • Go to lunch

18. Share Your Best Practices & Lessons Learned Share Your Best Practices

19. How To Get Involved? • Internships • Grants • Recipient of two Pepsi Co Funding • Emergency Preparedness Pocket Guides • Human Diversity in Emergency Preparedness • Co-sponsoring events, i.e. Homecoming, After The Fire • Alternative Breaks: New Orleans

20. Contact Information Alisha J Childress Emergency Management Coordinator Department of Environmental Safety Fire Marshal’s Office Office: 301-405-2670 Mobile: 240-565-5812 ajade@umd.edu