universitIes & colleges CAUCUS (UCC)

Caucus Chair: Andre LeDuc, leduc@uoregon.edu
Caucus Vice Chair: Marcia Nickle, mnickle@udel.edu
Board Liaison: Steven Charvat, CEM, charvat@uw.edu

Caucus Mission:

The mission of the Universities & Colleges Caucus (UCC) is to represent the emergency management issues surrounding college and university campuses. Although they are a part of the communities in which they reside, higher education institutions take on special and sometimes unique considerations when preparing their students, faculty, staff and visitors for responding to, recovering from and mitigating against emergencies. The purpose of this caucus is to provide emergency managers from higher education institutions a voice on a national and international scale to ensure their needs are also being addressed by government and industry officials.

DRU Listserv:

The DRU Listserv is intended for university and/or college emergency management professionals to share information and engage in discussions and dialogues related to the profession and emerging issues around campus emergency management. The DRU Listserv is hosted by the University of Oregon Emergency Management Program.

• To subscribe click here: https://lists.uoregon.edu/mailman/listinfo/dru

DRU Community of Practice:

• The DHS S&T Communities of Practice is an online network of vetted, active and retired First Responders, emergency response professionals and Federal, State, local, or Tribal Homeland Security officials sponsored by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate’s First Responder Technologies (R-Tech) program. Registered members of this professional network share information, ideas, and best practices, enabling them to more efficiently and effectively prepare for all hazards.” — from http://communities.firstresponder.gov
• The UCC sponsors the DRU Community of Practice, as a place to share secure documents such as meeting minutes, EOPs, procedures/protocols, and other FOUO materials. The DRU Community of Practice is also the new location of the DRU Repository.

Follow the UCC on Posterous, Facebook, and Twitter:

• Follow the blog at http://iaemucc.posterous.com
• Like the UCC Facebook page (URL = http://www.facebook.com/IAEMUCC)
• To get updates through Twitter, including news and events, follow us at http://www.twitter.com/iaem_ucc
  

Higher Ed Institution EM Blogs and Articles:

• Disaster Academia Blog, run by Valerie Lucus-McEwen of UC-Davis
• Campus Command Post, run by David Burns of UCLA
• Lightning Safety: The Shocking Truth, in Campus Safety Magazine authored by Dave Bujak of FSU

Caucus Documents:

• UCC Bylaws (11/12/09)
• UCC Strategic Plan 2008-2009
• Quarterly Caucus Report, Nov. 11, 2011-Mar. 31, 2012 (10 May 2012)

Universities & Colleges News:

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Higher Education (01/11/10)This new FEMA course was designed to be delivered to teams of campus personnel who are responsible for creating, reviewing, implementing and exercising emergency operations plans. The target audience for this course is people who have traditional response or strategic experience, but minimal experience in emergency management planning. The three-day course is primarily highly interactive presentations and class exercises coupled with numerous individual and small-group practice activities.

Emergency Planning for Campus Executives (26 Sept 2011) This 2-hour overview of emergency planning serves as a briefing for executives of institutions of higher education. It provides them with insights into multi-hazard emergency planning and their role in protecting lives, property, and operations. The course consists of 7 modules which can be delivered independently so that executives can tailor it to fit their schedules and needs. Details here.