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Displaying 1 - 15 of 152024 DRU National Higher Education Emergency Management Program Survey Results
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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.
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.
Resilience tested: A year and a half of 10,000 aftershocks
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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.
Hurricane risk perception drops after storms hit
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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.
DRU Climate Resilience Roundtable White Paper
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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.
Action Guide for Emergency Management At Institutions of Higher Education
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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)
Review of the University of Arizona’s Safety and Security Environment
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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)
The Presidential Role in Disaster Planning and Response
Publication Date: 2007
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White paper on preparedness for campus presidents.
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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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)
Defining and Improving Enterprise Risk Management Frameworks and Maturity Models in Institutions of Higher Education
Publication Date: 2022
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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
2022 DRU National Higher Education Program Survey Results
Publication Date: 2022
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Results from the 2022 Disaster Resilient Universities (DRU) Network members survey of institutions of higher education.
2018 DRU Summit Findings
Publication Date: 2018
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2018 National DRU Network Summit: Findings from a roundtable discussion.
Defining the Value of Campus Emergency Management Programs to Communities
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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)
Defining the Value of Campus Emergency Management Programs to Communities
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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)
FEMA Academia & Resilience
Publication Date: 2019
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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.