# Presentation: 835512

## Emergency Management Institute

*Emergency Management Institute*

**Higher Education Project**
**B. Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM**
**(301) 447-1262, wayne.blanchard@fema.gov**
**http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu**
**May 31, 2002 **

## Emergency Management College Programs by FY

**Emergency Management College Programs by FY**

## 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 =

## Growth of Collegiate Programs

**From 72 **(May 2001)** to 78 **(May 2002)
**9 Additions**
**2 AD Level **(EM AD and EM Certificate)
**2 BA Level **(EM BA and BA Minor)
**5 Graduate Level **(Concentrations)
**3 Subtractions **
**2 AD Certificates**
**1 Non Academic Credit Certificate**

## Projected Collegiate Program Growth

**~ 100 Programs Under Investigation**
**35 at Associate Level**
**38 at Bachelor Level**
**22 at Graduate Level**

## Course Development Projects

**11 Completed Upper Division Courses**
**  ****7 Under Development**
**6 Upper Division**
**1 Graduate**
**  ****5  FY 2002 Planned Development Projects**
**Coastal Hazards Management**
**Hazards Risk Management**
**Holistic Disaster Recovery**
**Social Dimensions of Disaster and EM Modification**
**Textbook**
**  ****3 FY 2003 Planned Development Projects**
**Disaster Reduction Marketing Strategies**
**Floodplain Management**
**Legal Issues in Emergency Management**

## Partnerships

**Association of Floodplain Managers**
**Coastal Services Center (NOAA)**
**Corps of Engineers (EM Division)**
**National Science Foundation**
**North Carolina Division of Emer.Mgmt.**
**Public Entity Risk Institute**

## HiEd Project Website Changes

**Activity Reports**
**Emergency Mgmt. Competencies**
**Practitioner’s Corner**
**Service Learning**
**http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu**

## Next HiEd Project Conference

**June 4-5, 2003 – Emmitsburg, MD**

## Goals EMI Higher Education Project

**(1)  Increase Collegiate Study of Hazards, **
**	****	**** ****Disasters, and EM**
**(2) Enhance EM Profession, and**
**(2)  Support Colleges & Universities**

## AudiencesGoal:  Enhance EM Profession

*Typical College Students*
*Juniors and Seniors*
*Upon Graduation-- Enter EM Profession*
*Upon Graduation Enter Other Professions*
*Public, Private, and Volunteer Sectors*
*Practitioners*
*Enhance Professionalism *
* **Affiliated Practitioners*
*Want to Enter the Field*
*Want Advancement/Knowledge Expansion *

## Philosophical Context OverviewGoal:  Enhance EM Profession

*E.M. of the Future, Not E.M. as is Today*
*Building Disaster Resilient Communities*
*Balance Technocratic/Vulnerability Models*
*I.E. Paradigm Shift*

## Future of Emergency Management Goal:  Enhance EM Profession

*New Hazards*
*Greater Hazard Frequency and Intensity*
*Escalating Costs*
*Growing Societal Vulnerability*
*Paradigm Shift -- a matter *_*not*_* of making minor corrections, but of adjusting to a major conceptual revolution.*

## HiEd Project Activities Goal 2:  College and University Support

*Maintenance of the “College List”*
*Compilation of EM Course Syllabi*
*Proposals Compendium*
*Letters of Support, Consultation*
*Annual EM HiEd Conference at EMI*
*Intern Opportunities*
*Learning Resource Center Access*

## Types of HiEd Project ActivitiesGoal 2:  College and University Support

- Associate Degree Level
- Wide Range of Training Courses Available
- CD ROM and EMI Course Catalog
- Bachelor Degree Level
- Developed EM Curriculum
- Support Emergency Mgmt. Department
- Farmed-Out to Existing Departments
- Courses to Support Other Disciplines
- Graduate Level
- Modify HiEd Courses-Develop Grad Courses

## EM HiEd Project CoursesGoal 2:  College and University Support

- Mostly Upper Division, Class-Room Based
- Modifiable to Lower Division, Graduate
- Developed via Contract by Academics
- Academic Education, Not Advanced Training
- Ready-To-Teach
- More Than Can Be Taught in Semester

## Courses Under Development (9)Goal 2:  College and University Support

- Building Disaster Resilient Communities
- Disaster Operations and Management
- Earthquake Hazard and Emergency Management
- Emergency Management Skills & Principles
- Hazards Risk Assessment

## Courses Under Development (Con’t)Goal 2:  College and University Support

- Living in a Hazardous Environment
- New Directions in Hazards Mitigation—	Breaking the Disaster Cycle
- Social Vulnerability Approach to E.M.
- Theory, Principles and Fundamentals of Hazards, Disasters and U.S. Emergency Management

## Degree Programs - 1995Goal 3:  EM Program in All States

*University of North Texas (BS)*
*Thomas Edison University (BS)*
*Rochester Institute of Technology (BS)*
*UCLA Continuing Ed Certificate Pgm.*
*University of Wisconsin Diploma Pgm.*

## Degree Programs - 2002 Goal 3:  EM Program in All States

*78 College Emergency Mgmt.Programs:*
*30 Certificates, Minors, Diplomas*
*10 Associate Degrees*
*10 Bachelor Degrees*
*21 Masters-Level Programs *
*  **7 Doctoral-Level Programs*
*44 Others Under Development or  Investigation*

## State Map Break-Out 

- 32 States, DC & Puerto Rico Have EM Pgms.
- 11 States Are Investigating EM Programs
-   5 States Have EM-Related Programs
**B&I Loss Prevention, Safety Management**
**Emergency Services**
**Environmental Studies**
**Hazardous Materials Management**
**Natural Hazards Risk Management**
-   2 States Have No EM or Related Program

## Proposed Course:Holistic Disaster Recovery

*Long-Term Focus*
*BDRC Context*
*Economic*
*Environmental*
*Political*
*Psychological*
*Social/Cultural*

## EM Higher Education Project Update

- Colleges and Universities
- Conference
- Course Development
- Course Modifications
- Emergency Management Competencies
- Partnership Agreements
- Practitioner’s Corner
- Service Learning
- Activity Reports
- http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu