**January 3-7, 2005 FEMA EM Higher Education Project Activity Report**

\(1\) CLARA BARTON CENTER FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS \-- TOP TEN SOURCES
FOR \"TERRORISM, HOMELAND SECURITY AND ALL-HAZARDS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION\" IN 2004:

January 7, 2005 \-- Go to:
[[http://www.all-hands.net/pn/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1586&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0]{.underline}](http://www.all-hands.net/pn/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1586&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0)

\(2\) COASTAL HAZARDS MANAGEMENT \-- GRADUATE-LEVEL COURSE DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT:

January 7, 2005 \-- Received for review from lead course developer,
Professor David Brower, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a
2nd draft of Session 12, \"Governance of the Coast,\" by Professor
Brower.

\(3\) \"COURSE TREATMENT\" DEVELOPMENT EXPERIMENT:

January 7, 2005 \-- In that the EM HiEd Project has received no course
development funding in fiscal years 2004 and 2005, we want to experiment
with another way of encouraging the development of new college courses
on hazards, disasters and emergency management subjects. The only
funding vehicle remaining at our disposal is the use of \"Micro Purchase
Work Orders\" (small contracts) which we can award to individuals for up
to \$2,500 \-- and that pot is small. We are interested in investigating
the development of \"course treatments\" \-- meaning the development of
(1) the first session of a course, complete with a very first-rate and
detailed course syllabus which lays out the course goal and objectives,
and student homework reading assignments for each week of a semester
length college course, (2) an extended course outline, and (3) a listing
of references a user could consult in developing the course. There is a
listing of courses we would like to develop if funding were available
\-- at:
[[http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/coursesContemplated.asp]{.underline}](http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/coursesContemplated.asp).
These would all be fertile ground for the development of \"course
treatments,\" as well as other courses not listed. We are currently
investigating the development of a course treatment on \"Hazards Risk
Assessment,\" and would be interested in the development of a course
treatment on the \"Legal Basis For and Legal and Ethical Issues In
Emergency Management.\" Any of the courses which have been developed, or
are being developed, for the EM HiEd Project can be accessed at:
[[http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/collegecrsbooks.asp]{.underline}](http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/collegecrsbooks.asp)
\-- in order to see what \"the first sessions\" look like \-- click on
Courses Completed and on Courses Under Development \-- then look for
Session 1. A good example would be Session 1 of the Hazards Risk
Management course \--
[[http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/hazardmgt.asp]{.underline}](http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/hazardmgt.asp).
The syllabus for that course can be found above Session 1. If interested
in investigating the development of a \"course treatment\" via a micro
purchase work order, please email a proposal to Wayne Blanchard at the
email address at the end of the Activity Report. PS: In order to receive
a Micro Purchase Work Order there are a couple of registration and
government red-tape steps one must first take, which take about one hour
and a fair amount of patience.

\(4\) DISCIPLINES, DISASTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT \-- TEXTBOOK
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT:

January 3, 2005 \-- Reviewed chapter on \"Sociology, Disasters and
Emergency Management: History, Contributions, and Future Agenda,\" by
Thomas E. Drabek, and forwarded chapter to the EMI Webmaster for upload
to the Project web-site \-- Free College Courses and Textbooks section
\-- where it should be accessible shortly.

January 4, 2005 \-- Reviewed draft chapter on \"Two Separate
Compartments: Research on the Role of Mass Media in Disaster,\" by
Joseph Scanlon.

January 5, 2005 \-- Reviewed draft chapter on \"The Contributions of
Management Theory and Practice to Emergency Management,\" by John Pine.

\(5\) EMERGENCY AND RISK MANAGEMENT CASE STUDIES \-- TEXTBOOK
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT:

January 6, 2005 \-- Reviewed Chapter 2, \"Preparedness,\" (60 pages) and
provided review comments to the textbook developer, George Haddow of
Haddow and Bullock, LTD. The chapter outline is reproduced below:

1\. Introduction of topics and concepts to be discussed in the chapter

A. Preparedness Cycle

B. Preparedness Programs

C. Education and Training Programs

D. Community Involvement

2\. Case Studies:

A. Washington State Emergency Management Division -- Comprehensive
Public Disaster Preparedness Campaign

B. TsunamiReady -- An Effective Tsunami Preparedness Program

C. The Emergency Management Institute -- The Federal Role in Emergency
Management Education in the United States

3\. Discussion Questions

Forwarded chapter to the EMI Webmaster for upload to the Project
web-site \-- Free College Courses and Textbooks section \-- where it
should be accessible shortly.

\(6\) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ATTITUDES AND DEMOGRAPHICS \-- NDSU SURVEY
REPORTS:

January 3, 2005 \-- Received from Carol Cwiak, an emergency management
doctoral student at North Dakota State University, two reports of survey
work she, two other NDSU graduate students, Kathy Cline and Tammy
Karlgaard, conducted in 2003 and 2004. From report abstract:

\"The present study seeks to examine the attitudes and demographics of
two groups of emergency management professionals, as well as some of the
differences amongst and between the two groups that may be helpful in
understanding the professional and educational needs of emergency
management professionals in the field. The first group represents a
sampling from attendees at the International Association of Emergency
Management's (IAEM) November 2003 conference. The second group
represents a sampling taken from North Dakota's county-level (NDC)
emergency managers in 2004. Both groups were administered the same
thirteen page survey that sought to elicit data about emergency
management professionals' demographics and attitudes.\"

Forwarded the two reports to the EMI Webmaster for uploading to the
Project web-site \-- \"Articles, Papers and Presentations\" section,
where they should be accessible shortly. In the meantime, will note from
just one area sampled \-- attitudes on skills, qualities and traits
deemed most important to success \-- the following top baker\'s dozen
from the IAEM survey:

\* 97% \-- Leadership

\* 96% \-- Listening

\* 95% \-- Commitment

\* 95% \-- Oral Communication

\* 95% \-- Problem Solving

\* 93% \-- Adaptability

\* 93% \-- Integrity

\* 93% \-- Being Proactive

\* 93% \-- Ability to Motivate Others

\* 92% \-- Professionalism

\* 91% \-- Written Communication

\* 91% \-- Critical Thinking

\* 91% \-- Reliability

\(7\) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HIGHER EDUCATION \-- 2004 IN REVIEW:

January 4, 2005 \-- Some statistics and notes on EM HiEd and on FEMA EM
HiEd Project initiatives for 2004.

20 EM HiEd programs, that we are aware of, started in 2004:

\* 8 at Masters level

\* 1 EM BA

\* 1 Bachelor-level EM Concentration

\* 3 EM Associate Degrees

\* 7 stand-alone EM Certificates (at graduate, bachelor, and associate
levels)

In addition, we became aware of the beginning of 17 investigations into
the development of emergency management programs of some sort during
2004 \-- bringing to 90 the number of collegiate EM program development
investigations we know about. One EM program folded \-- the Emergency
Management & Hazard Mitigation Certificate program at Florida
International University. The year ended with 120 programs in place that
we are aware of.

Another positive aspect to the growth of new programs has to do with
their geographical distribution. The year began with emergency
management programs in 34 States (and in the District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico). The year ended with programs in 40 States (and in DC and
PR) \-- adding Indiana, Maryland, Nevada, Rhode Island, Vermont and West
Virginia. Colleges in five other states are investigating the
development of some sort of EM program \-- in Kentucky, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, South Carolina, and South Dakota. Colleges in three other
States have programs that we believe to be EM-related \-- Alaska, Iowa,
and New Mexico. Only in two States \-- Maine and Montana \-- are there
no collegiate EM or closely related programs that we are aware of, or
investigations into the development of a program.

Put into contract development:

\* Annotated Bibliography of Disaster-Related Films and Videos, to
include a DVD of selected copyright-free film clips \--

Richard Weber, University of North Texas.

\* Emergency and Risk Management Case Studies Textbook, by George Haddow
(lead developer), George Washington University.

\* Disciplines, Disasters and Emergency Management Textbook \-- Dr.
David McEntire (lead developer), University of North

Texas.

\* EM Body of Knowledge Project \-- Six small contracts to put together
lists of the top 50 things emergency managers ought

to read \-- from perspectives of: (1) Academics responsible for Graduate
EM programs, (2) Bachelor-Level EM programs (3)

Associate-Level programs, (4) Emergency Management Practitioners, (5)
Disaster Researchers, and (6) An analysis and

integration of the five forthcoming listings.

\* EM Core Competencies and Curriculum Project \-- Four small contracts
to put together top ten lists of EM Core

Competencies and Courses \-- from point of view of: (1) EM
Practitioners, (2) Academics responsible for Bachelor-Level

EM programs, (3) Academics responsible for Graduate-Level EM Programs,
and (4) Academics responsible for Associate-

Level EM programs.

\* International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters Article
Compilation Project \-- Dr. Jennifer Wilson, North

Dakota State University \-- Compilation of 91 select articles from
IJMED, between years 1983-2002.

\* Taping of interviews on June EM HiEd Conference participants \-- Drs.
Arthur Oyola-Yemaiel and Jennifer Wilson, North

Dakota State University \-- to place interview clips on Project website.

\* Mini-Lectures Project \-- Small contract to Dr. Henry Fischer for the
taping of mini-lectures on hazard, disaster and

EM-related topics \-- to be uploaded to the Project website.

\* Analysis and Survey Report \-- small contract with Dr. Anthony Brown,
Oklahoma State University \-- report of survey of

emergency managers on demographics, job characteristics and
responsibilities, assessment of educational needs, and

analysis of implications for EM HiEd curriculum design.

Saw the completion of five Course Development Projects:

\* Earthquake Hazards and Management, by Dr. James Martin at Virginia
Tech University \-- Upper Division.

\* Hazards Risk Management, by Dr. Greg Shaw (lead developer) at George
Washington University \-- Upper Division.

\* Holistic Disaster Recovery: Creating A More Sustainable Future (Upper
Division), by Dr. Gavin Smith.

\* New Directions in Hazard Mitigation \-- Breaking the Disaster Cycle,
by Dr. David Godschalk (lead developer) at the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill \-- Graduate-Level.

\* Social Dimensions of Disaster (2nd edition), by Dr. Thomas Drabek,
University of Denver \-- Upper Division

Added a new session on \"Emergency Management for Native Americans,\" by
Larry Carlson of United Tribes Technical College (Bismarck, ND) to the
previously completed course \"A Social Vulnerability Approach To
Emergency Management.\"

Continued to oversee the development of five college courses and three
textbooks:

\* Coastal Hazards Management (Grad Level) by Professor David Brower
(lead developer), UNC-Chapel Hill.

\* Disaster Response Operations and Management (Upper Div) by Dr. David
McEntire, University of North Texas.

\* Floodplain Hazard Management (Grad Level) by Robert Freitag (lead
developer), University of Washington.

\* Homeland Security and Emergency Management (Upper Div) by Dr. William
Waugh, Jr. (lead developer), Georgia State Univ.

\* Introduction to Emergency Management Textbook, by Dr. Michael Lindell
(lead developer), Texas A&M University

Put together a CD-ROM of EMI and NFA developed terrorism and homeland
security related training courses and began making these available to
colleges and universities.

Funded the development of several academic reports which have been
uploaded to the EM HiEd Project website:

\* Report on a Survey of Colleges and Universities with EM Programs, by
Dr. Henry Fischer at Millersville University of

Pennsylvania.

\* Report on Survey of Emergency Manager Attitudes by EM Doctoral
Student Carol Cwiak at North Dakota State University.

\* Report on Survey of Emergency Manager Demographics by EM Doctoral
Student Carol Cwiak at NDSU.

Hosted the largest ever EM HiEd Conference here at EMI \-- with 170
participants.

\(8\) EMFORUM LIVECHAT\--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR UNIVERSITIES: UNIQUE
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES -Weds 1/12/05:

January 6, 2005 \-- Received request to paste in, below, an announcement
concerning the next EMFORUM Live Chat:

The EIIP is pleased to host a \'live chat\' presentation and interactive
Q&A session on January 12, 2005, beginning at 12:00 Noon Eastern time
(please convert to your local time). Our topic will be the unique
challenges of implementing a comprehensive emergency management program
in the setting of a higher education institution, based on \"lessons
learned\" from implementing such a program at the University of
Washington in Seattle. We will also learn about an upcoming symposium on
hazard mitigation for universities to be hosted by UW\'s Office of
Emergency Management later this month.

Our guest speaker will be Steven J. Charvat, Emergency Management
Director at UW. Mr. Charvat\'s extensive experience at the local level
includes the District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency, and ten
years as Emergency Management Coordinator for the City of Phoenix, AZ.

He is a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM), and continues to participate
in numerous professional activities. Please see the Background Page
[[http://www.emforum.org/vforum/050112.htm]{.underline}](http://www.emforum.org/vforum/050112.htm)
for additional biographical information and related links, as well as
participant instructions.

Mark your calendar now for the first Virtual Forum session of 2005. If
you have not yet tried our new chat software, please make sure to do so
well prior to the session by going to the EIIP Virtual Forum
[[http://www.emforum.org]{.underline}](http://www.emforum.org/) and
clicking on the Chat Login link at the top left of the page.

The EIIP Virtual Forum is brought to you by the Emergency Information
Infrastructure Partnership (EIIP). If interested in partnering with the
EIIP, please see the \"Partnership for You\" link on our homepage
[[http://www.emforum.org]{.underline}](http://www.emforum.org/) .

\(9\) HOWARD UNIVERSITY, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA \-- INVESTIGATING
DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM:

January 7, 2005 \-- Had conference call with Dr. Norma Jones, Dean
Snell, and several faculty members concerning their interest in
developing a proposal to go to the Howard Provost on the development of
an emergency management program there. Walked the group through those
parts of the Project website which might be of help in this
investigation, discussed the advisability of putting an advisory group
together of representatives of stakeholder organization (public and
private sectors), how to locate and contact administrators of existing
collegiate emergency management programs, recommendation to attend the
June 7-9, 2005 EM HiEd Conference. For additional information, Dr. Jones
can be reached at: njones@howard.edu.

\(10\) NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN:

January 6, 2005 \-- Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge
announced the availability of the National Response Plan today \-- for a
copy and additional information concerning the NRP, go to:
[[http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0566.xml]{.underline}](http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0566.xml)

\(11\) NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL DISASTER-RELATED ARTICLES:

January 3, 2005 \-- Thanks to Claire Rubin for alerting me to the
following two NYT articles: 1. The Future of Calamity, by Andrew C.
Revkin \-- accessible at:
[[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/02/weekinreview/02revk.html?8br=&pagewanted=print&position=]{.underline}](http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/02/weekinreview/02revk.html?8br=&pagewanted=print&position=)
2. How Nature Changes History, by Donald G. McNeil, Jr. \-- accessible
at:
[[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/02/weekinreview/02mcnei.html?8br=&pagewanted=print&position=]{.underline}](http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/02/weekinreview/02mcnei.html?8br=&pagewanted=print&position=)

January 4, 2005 \-- Wall Street Journal has two Op-Ed Pieces on
Disasters: 1. \"The Probability of Catastrophe\...,\" by Richard Posner;
and, 2. \"And The Economics of Disaster Management,\" by Gary S. Becker.

\(12\) QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WORCESTER, MA \-- INVESTIGATING
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE AND AD:

January 4, 2005 \-- Talked with Dr. Bill McCarthy at Quinsigamond
Community College, who noted that the QCC administration has approved an
investigation into the development of an emergency management
certificate and associate degree \-- which he hopes to be able to have
approved and developed for Fall Semester 2006. Briefed on several
aspects of the EM HiEd Project website that might be of assistance in
this investigation.

\(13\) TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI \-- INVESTIGATING EM TRACK
WITHIN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE DEGREE:

January 5, 2005 \-- Talked with David Jensen, National Spill Control
School at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi after receiving an email noting that
he is \"trying to develop an Emergency Management track in our
Environmental Science program at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.\"
This initiative is the outgrowth, I gather, of student requests for
emergency management courses. Discussed several locations within the EM
HiEd Project website that inform an investigation of EM curriculum
design. For additional information, David Jensen can be reached at:
david.jensen@mail.tamucc.edu.

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)