# Presentation: 782366

## Emergency Management Higher Education Project Status Report

**Emergency Management Higher Education Project Status Report**

**Emergency Management Higher Education Conference**
**June 4-5, 2003**
**B. Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM**
**(301) 447-1262, wayne.blanchard@dhs.gov**
**http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu**

## EM Higher Education Conference 2003 -- Participation

**116 Participants** – Largest Ever -For EM & HS
**  ****84 Colleges and Universities** Represented
- NC leads with 6 Schools Represented
-     **7 College Systems, Associations, Centers**
-     **3 Partners **– COE, NSF, PERI
**  ****41 States Represented & District of Columbia**
- NC leads with 7 Participants
**   ****3 Countries Represented**

##  From The Past -- 1998

**“****We have to confront the growing threats of intentional disasters – school violence and terrorism.”**
-    (Kay Goss, FEMA Associate Director, Preparedness Training and Exercises, July 1998)

##  From The Past -- 1999

**“****One of our problems is that some of our graduate students are being hired out from under us – by merely being enrolled in the Crisis and Emergency Management Program.”  **
**(Greg Shaw, George Washington University, July 1999)**

##  From The Past -- 2000

- “If you really want to help your students then help them get **GOOD INTERNSHIPS** – this is one of the best learning experiences that there is for emergency management students.”
-    (Daniel Robeson, President, Emergency Management Students Association, June 2000)

## From The Past - 2001

**“****Presenters need to keep their presentations within their given timeframe!”**
- (From Participant Conference Evaluation)

## From The Past - 2002

**“****With more and more colleges and universities offering certificates and degrees in emergency management, the profession has finally become the career of ‘first choice’ for today’s best and brightest students of higher education.”**
- (Steve Charvat, DC Office of Emergency Management, May 2002)

## Emergency Management College Programs by FY

**UNT - Univ. of    No. Texas**
**RIT – Rochester Inst. Of Tech.**
**TESC – Thomas Edison State College**
**WISC – Univ. of WI – Madison**

**UNT**

**RIT**

**TESC**

**WISC**

**UC - Berkley**

**Project Begins**

## Growth of Collegiate “Emergency Management” Programs

- June 2001  – **72**
- June 2002  – **78**
- June 2003  – **96**
-   **7 Doctoral Programs**
**23 Masters Programs**
**  ****9 Bachelor Degrees**
**15 Associate Degrees**
**42 Certificates and Minors**

## Growth of Collegiate EM ProgramsBetween Conferences

**20 Additional Programs**
**2 Folded Programs**
- Both were Emergency Mgmt. Certificates
**Net Increase of 18** New Programs
**Average of 1 and 1/2 Per Month**
**Several Others Lined-Up For Fall Roll-Out**

## Projected Collegiate EM Program Growth

- ~ **100 Programs Under Investigation or Development:**
**32 at Associate Level**
**39 at Bachelor Level**
**27 at Graduate Level**
**  ****1 – Not Sure**

## Map of US Showing Status of EM College Programs by State 

- Emer. Mgmt. Program in Place =

- Proposed Emer. Mgmt. Program =

- No Program =

- Related Emer. Mgmt. Program =

## State Map Break-Out 

**46 States Have EM or Related Programs or are Investigating or Developing One:**
**33 States Have Emergency Mgmt Programs**
**DC & Puerto Rico Have Emergency Mgmt Programs as Well**
**10 States Are Investigating EM Programs**
**  ****3 States Have EM-Related Programs**
**  ****4 States Have No EM or Related Program**
- (Maine, Montana, Nebraska, Vermont)

## Homeland Security Higher Education Programs

**15 Homeland Security/Terrorism Programs**
- 4 Graduate-Level
- 2 Bachelors-Level
- 2 Associate-Level
- 7 Continuing Education Unit-Level
-   **10**** HS Programs Being Developed**
- 7 Graduate-Level
- 1 Bachelors-Level
- 2 CEU-Level

## International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Higher Education Programs

**8 Collegiate Programs**
- Andrews University, Michigan
- Johns Hopkins University
- Harvard School of Public Health & MIT
- Tufts University
- Tulane University
- University of South Florida, Tampa
- University of Wisconsin

## Summary of Programs

**                        ****IN-PLACE:**
**96 Emergency Management Programs**
**15 Homeland Security/Terrorism Programs**
**  ****8 International Disaster Management Programs**
**       ****UNDER INVESTIGATION OR DEVELOPMENT:**
**~ 100 Emergency Management Programs**
**     ****10 Homeland Security Programs**

## Programs Growing In Size As Well As Numbers

- The Crisis and Disaster Management  Program has steadily grown – to the point that it is now the 2nd largest in the home department. (Dianna Havner Bryant, CMSU, April 2003)
- The MPA EM Concentration program was overwhelmed this year – had to turn students away – more in queue for next semester.    (Bill Waugh, GSU, April 2003)

## Programs Growing In Size As Well As Numbers

- EAM program going very well – 70 of 74 graduates landed EM-relevant jobs- $38 to $42K range.  (Mary Ann Rollans, ATU, March 2003)
- JSU is averaging 30 new graduate EM students per semester. (Brenda Phillips, Feb. 2003)
- EM Certificate going so well we’re adding an AD.  (Don Beckering, Hennipin TC, March 2003)

## Summary of FEMA EM Higher Education Course Development Projects

**12 Completed Upper Division Courses**
**Latest: Building Disaster Resilient Communities**
**Next:  Social Vulnerability Approach to Disaster**
**Now Adding to Existing Courses**
**5 Development Projects Started in 2002**
- Coastal HM, Hz Risk Mgmt., Recovery, Social Dimen., 2nd Ed., Textbook
**3 Courses Fm Previous Years Being Worked**
**3 Courses Planned for FY 2003**
**2-3 Planned for FY 2004**

## Projects Under Way

- Coastal Hazards Management-Graduate
- Disaster Operations and Management
- Earthquake Hazard Management
- Hazards Risk Management
- New Directions in Hazards Mitigation-Graduate
- Social Dimensions of Disaster, 2nd Edition
- Sustainable Disaster Recovery
- Textbook – Electronic Introduction to EmerMgmt

## Course Development Contracts for FY 2003 -- Pending

**Hazards Mapping and Modeling**
**Homeland Security and Terrorism**
**Introduction to Floodplain Management  (Graduate Course)**

## Course Development Options for FY 2004

**Hazards Risk Communication**
**Legal and Ethical Issues in Emergency Mgmt.**
**Mitigation Loss Reduction Methods of Analysis**
**Mitigation Planning**
**Natural Hazards Engineering for Non-Engineers**
**Politics of Disaster**

## Partnerships

**North Carolina Division of Emer. Mgmt.**
**Coastal Services Center (DOC/NOAA)**
**U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (EM Div.) **
**Public Entity Risk Institute**
**National Science Foundation**
**Association of Floodplain Managers**
**Colleges and Universities -- Interns**

## New on the Website 2003

**Collegiate CERT**
**Current Postings for**
**Brigham Young University**
**Webber State University, UT**
**Activity Report Archives**

## Next Emergency Management Higher Education Conference

**June 9-10, 2004 – Emmitsburg, MD**