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Center for Fire Campus Safety Lithium-Ion Battery Reporting Program

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Center for Fire Campus Safety Lithium-Ion…
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Reporting tool to collect and share data on micro-mobility/Lithium Ion battery fires.

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data and research, Lithium-Ion, fire safety, first responders, emergency management, lessons learned
Author(s):
Center for Campus Fire Safety

2025 DRU Summit White Paper

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2025 DRU Summit White Paper
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Findings and insights from the 2025 DRU National Summit, a networking and educational event hosted by the Disaster Resilient Universities (DRU) Network and the University of Oregon. Key topics included the role of risk assessments in the campus environment, the challenges and opportunities of continuity planning, and the science of crisis communications. 

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business continuity, risk assessment and management, enterprise risk management, communications, hazard vulnerability assessment, emergency management, lessons learned, data and research, policy and plan development
Author(s):
Disaster Resilient Universities (DRU) Network

DRU Incident Management Team Roundtable Summary

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DRU Incident Management Team Roundtable
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The DRU's 2016 and 2022 national surveys found that many DRU members wanted to know more about incident management teams (IMTs). Accordingly, on April 15, 2025, 12 attendees from nine IHEs assembled to share how they built and operate their IMTs (also known as crisis management teams).

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ICS and incident management, emergency management, leadership, policy and plan development, lessons learned
Author(s):
Disaster Resilient Universities (DRU) Network

2024 DRU National Higher Education Emergency Management Program Survey Results

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2024 DRU Higher Education Emergency Manag…
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This survey of higher education practitioners focused on emergency management programs at IHEs. Survey results were compared with data from a similar survey done in 2022. Through this survey we have an opportunity to capture key learnings and continue advancing our shared mission of cultivating disaster resilience on our campuses.

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data and research, DRU, emergency management, policy and plan development, leadership
Author(s):
Disaster Resilient Universities (DRU) Network

Great Shake Out: Messaging

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Great Shake Out: Messaging
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These resources are useful for ShakeOut participants, news media, government agencies, and others to promote awareness and participation in Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills and to encourage preparedness via the news media, social media, and other outreach activities.

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communications, emergency management, Earthquake, natural disaster
Author(s):
University of Southern California , Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA)

Resilience tested: A year and a half of 10,000 aftershocks

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Resilience tested: A year and a half of 1…
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On the second day of teaching for 2011, the University of Canterbury (UC) faced the most significant crisis of its 138-year history. After being shaken severely by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on 4 September 2010, UC felt it was well along the pathway to getting back to ‘normal’. That all changed at 12:51pm on 22 February 2011, when Christchurch city was hit by an even more devastating event.

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Earthquake, emergency management, leadership, lessons learned, communications, natural disaster, risk assessment and management
Author(s):
University of Canterbury

Hurricane risk perception drops after storms hit

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Hurricane risk perception drops after sto…
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Programs and policies that help households go beyond stocking up on food and medical supplies to invest in longer-term protections could overcome the risk perception gap and support adaptation to rising climate-related threats.
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emergency management, natural disaster, hurricane, climate resilience
Author(s):
Stanford University

DRU Climate Resilience Roundtable White Paper

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File: DRU Climate Resilience Roundtable White Paper.pdf
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DRU Climate Resilience Roundtable White P…
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The objective of the climate resilience roundtable was to understand how IHEs can become more resilient to climate change – particularly the risk assessments, resilience planning, stakeholder collaboration, and community engagement necessary to make IHEs better able to handle hazards related to climate change.
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organizational resilience, risk assessment and management, policy and plan development, emergency management, climate resilience, hazard vulnerability assessment
Author(s):
Disaster Resilient Universities (DRU) Network

Action Guide for Emergency Management At Institutions of Higher Education

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Action Guide for Emergency Management At …
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"There are over 4,000 two-and four-year public and private institutions of higher education (IHEs) in the United States totaling over 15 million students and several million staff, faculty, and visitors (U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, 2006). Each of these institutions has a commitment to ensure the safety and general welfare… (read more)
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emergency management, policy and plan development, risk assessment and management
Author(s):
U.S. Department of Education (ED)

Review of the University of Arizona’s Safety and Security Environment

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Review of the University of Arizona’s Saf…
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"On October 5, 2022, a respected professor and community leader, Dr. Thomas Meixner, was shot and killed in the John W. Harshbarger (“Harshbarger”) building by the alleged suspect (“the Subject”), a former University of Arizona graduate student. On October 24, 2022, PAX Group, LLC, (“PAX” or “PAX Group”) was retained by the University of Arizona (“University”) and began conducting an independent… (read more)
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active shooter, active threat, crime analysis, crisis response, emergency management, first responders, ICS and incident management, ICS and NIMS, law enforcement, leadership
Author(s):
PAX Group, LLC

The Presidential Role in Disaster Planning and Response

Publication Date: 2007
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The Presidential Role in Disaster Plannin…
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White paper on preparedness for campus presidents.
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communications, crisis response, critical incident response, emergency management, leadership
Author(s):
Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)

Shaken but not Stirred: A University's Resilience in the Face of Adversity. The 4th September 2010 Earthquake

Publication Date: 2011
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Shaken but not Stirred
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On 4 September 2010, people in Canterbury were shaken from their beds by a major earthquake. This report tells the story of the University of Canterbury (UC), its staff and its students, as they rose to the many challenges presented by the earthquake. This report however, is intended to do more than just acknowledge their hard work and determination; it also critically reflects on the things that… (read more)
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best practices, emergency management, policy and plan development, risk assessment and management, Earthquake, natural disaster, communications, lessons learned
Author(s):
University of Canterbury

Defining and Improving Enterprise Risk Management Frameworks and Maturity Models in Institutions of Higher Education

Publication Date: 2022
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2022 DRU Roundtable White Paper
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Findings and recommendations from a roundtable hosted by the Disaster Resilient Universities (DRU) Network® and the University of Oregon Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and Environments
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risk assessment and management, program development, policy and plan development, lessons learned, leadership, ICS and incident management, emergency management, data and research
Author(s):
Disaster Resilient Universities (DRU) Network

2022 DRU National Higher Education Program Survey Results

Publication Date: 2022
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2022 DRU National Higher Education Progra…
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Results from the 2022 Disaster Resilient Universities (DRU) Network members survey of institutions of higher education.
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risk assessment and management, program development, policy and plan development, lessons learned, leadership, ICS and incident management, emergency management, data and research
Author(s):
Disaster Resilient Universities (DRU) Network

2018 DRU Summit Findings

Publication Date: 2018
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https://resilient.uoregon.edu/sites/defau…
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2018 National DRU Network Summit: Findings from a roundtable discussion.
Tag(s):
emergency management, leadership, best practices, ICS and incident management, program development, lessons learned, policy and plan development, risk assessment and management
Author(s):
Disaster Resilient Universities (DRU) Network

Defining the Value of Campus Emergency Management Programs to Communities

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File: Value_of_Campus_Emergency_Management_Report_Final.pdf
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In October 2018, a group of campus emergency management leaders, with support from the National Center for Campus Public Safety, gathered for a one-day forum to discuss ways to define emergency management’s value to the whole community. Fifteen emergency management leaders, including university and college emergency managers, chiefs of police, and campus safety administrators, came from 13 IHEs… (read more)
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leadership, emergency management and homeland security, emergency management, communications, community relations
Author(s):
National Center for Campus Public Safety (NCCPS)

Defining the Value of Campus Emergency Management Programs to Communities

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File: Value_of_Campus_Emergency_Management_Report_Final.pdf
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In October 2018, a group of campus emergency management leaders, with support from the National Center for Campus Public Safety, gathered for a one-day forum to discuss ways to define emergency management’s value to the whole community. Fifteen emergency management leaders, including university and college emergency managers, chiefs of police, and campus safety administrators, came from 13 IHEs… (read more)
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leadership, emergency management and homeland security, emergency management, communications, community relations
Author(s):
National Center for Campus Public Safety (NCCPS)

FEMA Academia & Resilience

Publication Date: 2019
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Readiness and Emergency Management for Sc…
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The Academia & Resilience web page provides links, tools, training and resources for the higher education community including campus security, campus emergency managers, higher education faculty and administrators and college students.
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active shooter, emergency management, media and public relations, training and technical assistance
Author(s):
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)