**December 16, 2005 FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project
Activity Report Supplement**

\(1\) DISASTER PREPAREDNESS-RELATED ARTICLES:

Christian Science Monitor. \"First Question in a Disaster (Editorial).\"

December 13, 2005. Accessed at:

[[http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1213/p08s01-comv.htm]{.underline}](http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1213/p08s01-comv.htm)

Strohm, Chris. \"Exercise Months Before Katrina Showed Gaps in
Response.\" Government Executive Magazine, December 15, 2005. Accessed

at:

[[http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=33021&printerfriendlyVer]{.underline}](http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=33021&printerfriendlyVer)

s=1& \[Note: Unfortunately, another instance of finding out more about
FEMA and DHS documents, decisions, matters, etc., via newspaper articles
than through official channels \-- for a copy of the referenced Office
of Inspector General report see the TOPOFF note below.\]

\(2\) DISASTERS AS A GROWTH BUSINESS-RELATED ARTICLES:

Eilperin, Juliet. \"2005 Continues The Warming Trend.\" Washington Post,
December 16, 2005. Accessed at:

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/15/AR2005121501637.html?referrer=email&referrer=email>

HealthDay News. \"Americans Murky on Emergency Preparedness.\" December
15, 2005. Accessed at:

<http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/12/15/hscout529714.html>

Krauthammer, Charles. \"In Iran, Arming for Armageddon.\" Jewish World
Review, December 16, 2005. Accessed at:

<http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1205/krauthammer121605.php3?printer_friendly>

\(3\) KATRINA-RELATED ARTICLES:

Alpert, Bruce. \"Corps: Levee Official Blocked Patching - Leadership
Void Created Chaos, Lawmakers Told.\" New Orleans Times-Picayune,
December 16, 2005. Accessed at:

<http://www.nola.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-1/1134717721205240.xml>

Jordan, Lara Jakes. \"Senate Panel Probes New Orleans Crisis,\"

Associated Press, December 15, 2005. Accessed at:

<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2005/12/15/national/w135817S98.DTL&type=printable>
\[Note: Focuses on confusion on who was and is in charge of New Orleans
area levees.\]

Pruden, Wesley (Editor-in-Chief, Washington Times). \"Down on the Levee,
A Little Good News.\" Jewish World Review, December 16, 2005. Accessed

at:
[[http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/pruden121605.asp]{.underline}](http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/pruden121605.asp)

\(4\) PANDEMIC-RELATED ARTICLES:

Kean, Thomas H., and Riza Lavizzo-Mourey. \"We Can Prevent a Health
Crisis.\" Philadelphia Inquirer, December 16, 2005. Accessed at:

<http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/editorial/13418387.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp>

Kleiss, Karen. \"The Ethics of Survival - When Flu Strikes, It Will Be
Doctors and Nurses First.\" Edmonton Journal (Canada), December 5, 2005.

Accessed at:

<http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/story.html?id=857c63ec-f156-4bf9-823a-e5ee5f583029&k=45328>

Reuters. \"First US State Flu Meeting Shows Preparations Slow.\"

December 14, 2005. Accessed at:

[[http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N14298291.htm]{.underline}](http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N14298291.htm)

\(5\) STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, CANTON \-- SEEKING EMERGENCY AND
DISASTER MANAGEMENT FACULTY:

December 12, 2005 \-- Received request from Janey McClellan, Assistant
Professor at the State University of New York, Canton College of
Technology, to post a solicitation for a faculty vacancy within their
new BA en Emergency and Disaster Management \-- which was forwarded to
the EMI Webmaster for upload to the \"EM Faculty Positions\" section of
the EM HiEd Project website \-- and copied in below:

Position: Emergency and Disaster Management

Salary: Unspecified

Institution: State University of New York Canton-College of Technology

Location: New York

Emergency/Disaster Management: The State University of New York-Canton
invites applications for a tenure track faculty position beginning fall

2006 for a new baccalaureate degree in Emergency and Disaster
Management. The responsibilities include: teaching, advising and
recruiting students; engaging in scholarly activities; developing online
courses; developing internship sites for students; seeking external
funds; and supervising, monitoring, and assessing student internship
activities. Preferred qualifications include: an earned doctorate (ABD
will be considered) in a discipline related to disaster, emergency and
crisis management from a regionally accredited institution; a minimum of

3 years higher education experience; the ability to develop and deliver
web-based coursework; 5 years experience related to business (private or

public) continuity, emergency preparedness operations, disaster
preparedness, security management, mitigation, community recovery, and
training utilizing simulations and modeling. Candidates with emergency
and disaster education and training with additional education or
experience in a field closely related to Criminal Justice will be
considered. Send letter of interest, curriculum vitae, a statement to
include qualifications and teaching philosophy, and copies of
transcripts, email address, and contact information for five references

to: Emergency and Disaster Management Faculty Recruitment Committee,
Human Resources Department, SUNY Canton, 34 Cornell Drive, Canton, New
York 13617. Review of applications will begin mid-December and continue
until the position is filled. With enrollment of 2,300 students, SUNY
Canton offers bachelor degrees, associate degrees, and certificate
programs in such areas as liberal arts, engineering technology, nursing,
business, criminal justice, and allied health fields.

The college is located in Canton, a picturesque village in the heart of
the St. Lawrence River valley of northern New York. Located 20 miles
from the St. Lawrence River and the Adirondack Park, and 70 miles from
the Canadian capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canton holds excellent
opportunities for the outdoor or cultural enthusiast. SUNY Canton is an
Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment of
diversity in our faculty, staff, and student body.

Contact Information:

Emergency and Disaster Management Faculty Recruitment Committee Human
Resources Department SUNY Canton

34 Cornell Drive

Canton, NY 13617

\(6\) TERRORISM-RELATED ARTICLE:

Whitaker, Brian. \"An Extraordinary Meeting - For Muslim Leaders to
Admit Islam is in Crisis is a Bold Move, To Act on it would be
Revolutionary.\" Guardian Unlimited (UK), December 12, 2005. Accessed

at:

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,1665471,00.html>

\(7\) TOPOFF 3 EXERCISE EVALUATION REPORT BY DHS OFFICE OF INSPECTOR

GENERAL:

Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Inspector General. A
Review of the Top Officials 3 Exercise. Washington, DC: DHS/OIG
(OIG-06-07), November 2005. Accessed at:

[[http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/OIG_06-07_Nov05.pdf]{.underline}](http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/OIG_06-07_Nov05.pdf)

B.Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM

Higher Education Project Manager

Emergency Management Institute

National Emergency Training Center

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Department of Homeland Security

16825 S. Seton, N-430

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

\(301\) 447-1262, voice

\(301\) 447-1598, fax

wayne.blanchard@dhs.gov

[[http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu]{.underline}](http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu)

"Please note: Some of the Web sites linked to in this document are not
federal government Web sites, and may not necessarily operate under the
same laws, regulations, and policies as federal Web sites."