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GROWING, NOURISHING, AND SUSTAINING THE EADP PROGRAM AT UNT

GROWING, NOURISHING, AND SUSTAINING THE EADP PROGRAM AT UNT. Dr. Sudha Arlikatti Emergency Administration and Planning Program Interim Undergraduate Program Coordinator Department of Public Administration University of North Texas (UNT). GROWING the program………….

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GROWING, NOURISHING, AND SUSTAINING THE EADP PROGRAM AT UNT

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  1. GROWING, NOURISHING, AND SUSTAINING THEEADP PROGRAM AT UNT Dr. SudhaArlikatti Emergency Administration and Planning Program Interim Undergraduate Program Coordinator Department of Public Administration University of North Texas (UNT)

  2. GROWINGthe program………… • Long Standing – 25th Anniversary 2009 • Exceptional Faculty Pool • Geography, Sociology, Civil Eng., Public Administration, Architecture and Planning, International Policy • Research funding from NSF /TX-HHSC • EM Internship Program • Emergency Operations Center Lab

  3. GROWING the program………… Spring Enrollment Total Women Men 2010 194 63 131 2009 183 48 135 2008 181 45 136 2007 185 57 128 2006 178 57 121

  4. NOURISHINGthe program….. • Expanded Alumni Network in Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolis • Alumni advisory Board • New undergraduate courses offered • Added to University Core Curriculum • New graduate courses offered to meet EM concentration in MPA and PhD

  5. NOURISHINGPublicizing Program…. • Department website http://www.pacs.unt.edu/public-administration • 40-50 Student Interns Yearly • Bi-annual newsletter ‘The Mitigator’ • International Association of Emergency Managers – Student Chapter (IAEM-SC) at UNT http://www.untiaemsc.org

  6. EM Internship Program • Prep course readies students • Students required to complete 240 hours of internship experience • Approximately 20 students involved in internships each semester • Interns work for municipalities, non-profits, private business

  7. NOURISHING throughEM Internship Program… • 65% of internships are paid • Build cross-campus relations with Career Center, University’s Internship Office, Counseling and Testing Services • 100% of interns meet or exceed employers expectations - necessary technical and communication skills

  8. Emergency Management Internship Program Intern watches as the American Red Cross responds to a fire Intern works in local hospital’s Safety and Security Department

  9. SUSTAINING throughEOC Lab Capabilities • 25 computer workstations • GIS capability • E-team software • ESA (External Situational Awareness) • Hurrtrak and Hurrevac modeling • Portable Smartboard • Quadprojector

  10. New EOC Lab/ Courses • EOC Design and Operations • Exercise Design • Technology in Emergency Management • Hurricane Planning and Operations • Exercises for various courses

  11. SUSTAINING through IAEM-Student Chapter at UNT Denton County CERT IAEM-SC Student Volunteers The Texas Homeland Security Conference

  12. Challenges • University aspiring for Tier I status • Emphasis on research/ balancing teaching and mentoring • Only four core faculty • Advising 9 PhD students with EM • Garner funding for TAs and RAs • Reducing Undergraduate Enrollment

  13. Moving Forward…… • Aggressively pursuing research grants • Recently received two NSF-RAPID grants • TX State funding from HHSC • Global focus - International partnerships • Turkey, Thailand, Mexico, India, China • Involving undergraduates in research • Seeking Pvt. Sector funding for EOC lab • Increasing Number of Core Faculty

  14. Questions? My Contact: SUDHA ARLIKATTI Assistant Professor University of North Texas Sudha.Arlikatti@unt.edu Phone no.: 940-891-6790 Thank you!

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