FEMA’s Higher Education Program Bits and Pieces
National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, MD
29 May 2015
Higher Education Program News:
v EM Hi Ed Webinar Series:
The Higher Education Program is continuing with the webinar series started in 2013. The webinars will be used to increase the flow of information and knowledge to the emergency management higher education community. Knowing what is important and essential to your programs is important. To that end, we request that you provide us topics that are of particular interest and necessary to your academic programs or your institution. An April webinar is currently in the planning stages. Ideas for webinar topics may be sent to Lillian Virgil at .
v Hi Ed Symposium
We currently have 312 accepted applications.
Tuesday Morning Plenary - Keynote Speaker –
Disasters by Discipline Revisited, a Ten-Year Retrospective and a Look Ahead
Brenda Phillips, Ph.D.
Associate Dean/Professor of Sociology
Ohio University, Chillicothe
Wednesday Morning Plenary - FEMA Headquarters Update
Katherine B. Fox
Deputy Assistant Administrator (Acting)
National Preparedness
Emergency Management and Homeland Security Higher Education:
v Red Rocks Community College -Associate of Applied Science Degree in Emergency Management and Planning
Red Rocks Community College, part of the Colorado Community College System, is offering an Associate of Applied Science Degree or Certificate, in Emergency Management and Planning.
The Associate Degree is designed for new entrants into the Emergency Management field while the Certificate is geared toward current practitioners interested in upgrading their skills. The program serves as the focal point for the delivery of emergency management training, including the enhancement of planning skills and operational capabilities required for an effective response to and recovery from disasters.
The Associate of Applied Science Degree or Certificate in Emergency Management and Planning will prepare a prospective student for career advancement in the field or for employment. It will prepare students to transfer to a four-year school if they have an interest in a Bachelor's degree in Emergency Management or Public Administration. The program may be completed totally over the INTERNET, depending on which electives classes are selected. Our 2015 fall semester starts on August 24th and we will be offering EMP 101, EMP 106, EMP 109, EMP 240, EMP 242, and EMP 250. We also offer an EMP Certificate which just requires the completion of our core EMP courses.
Detailed course descriptions are available at http://www.rrcc.edu/catalogs/14-15/emergency-management-and-planning-aas-degree.htm. Completed courses from other colleges or accredited institutions, which correspond to our EMP course requirements, can be transferred to Red Rocks, at no cost. When requesting credit for courses from non-accredited institutions such as FEMA, a student needs to go through what we call our "Credit for Prior Learning Program" and incur a minimal fee.
For more information: Contact:
Ivo Roospold, Program Coordinator
Red Rocks Community College
13300 West Sixth Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80228-1255
Phone: (303) 914-6404
Fax: (303) 914-6803
Email:
Emergency Management/Homeland Security News:
v Center For Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (The CIP Report)
May 2015 – Volume 14 Number 8
This month’s The CIP Report focuses on International Issues of Critical Infrastructure Security
and Resilience, recognizing that CISR threats are not limited by national boundaries. Likewise, national
preferences and policies shape solutions in this space and provide the basis for different approaches. Therefore a consideration of international aspects is essential to understand threats, form solutions, and learn from different approaches.
CIPedia©: A Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Resource
by Eric Luiijf MSc , Marianthi Theocharidou PhD, and Erich Rome PhD
The Critical Infrastructure Resilience Tool – A Tool to Evaluate Canadian Critical Infrastructure
by Marie-Pierre Parenteau, PhD, Karen Guziel, Frederic Petit, PhD, and Michael Norman
Building Public Private Cooperation in Cyber Security
by Eric Luiijf MSc
Geo-Strategic Importance of the Caspian Sea
by Tehreem Saifey
Executive MBA – Information: EMba.gmu.edu I call 703-993-4457 I email
SUMMER PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY - JULY 2015
Terrorism in the 21st Century - Pandemics, Bioterrorism & International Security
Website for details: http://spgia.gmu.edu/spis
Visit us online for this and other issues at http://cip.gmu.edu
v Disaster Information Outreach by Librarians -
Selections from over 100 e-sources
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NLM Funding Opportunity: Disaster Health Information Outreach and Collaboration Project 2015
Contract awards will be offered for a minimum of $15,000 to a maximum of $30,000 each for a one-year project.
Deadline: July 6, 2015
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces a funding opportunity for small projects to improve access to disaster medicine and public health information for health care professionals, first responders and others that play a role in health-related disaster preparedness, response and recovery. NLM is soliciting proposals from partnerships in the U.S. that include at least one library and at least one organization that has disaster-related responsibilities, such as health departments, public safety departments, emergency management departments, pre-hospital and emergency medical services, fire/rescue, or other local, regional, or state agencies with disaster health responsibilities; hospitals; faith-based and voluntary organizations active in disaster; and others.
The solicitation notice can be found on FedBizOpps.gov:
http://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=c681c3181b5fa1c831b46e6e9f465442
For more information about the “Disaster Health Information Outreach and Collaboration Project 2015”, please visit http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/2015disasteroutreachrfq.html.
Foundations of Public Health Training Plan
A new training program launched by the Public Health Foundation and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response Learning Office provides a curriculum for frontline public health workers that links high-quality, current trainings to one or more of the Public Health Preparedness and Response (PHPR) Core Competencies and/or the Public Health Preparedness (PHEP) Capabilities. These competencies and capabilities provide strategic direction, support, and coordination for state, tribal, local, and territorial public health departments to meet training needs and to address gaps in individual competence and organizational capabilities. A course from the National Library of Medicine, “Packing Your Digital Go-Bag: Essential Disaster Health Information on Your Mobile Device”, is included in the list of trainings.
Curriculum organized by Public Health Preparedness and Response Core Competency Model: https://www.train.org/DesktopShell.aspx?tabId=191&goto=browse&browse=learningseries&lookfor=2177
Introductory Webinar to the Training Plan: http://bit.ly/trainingforresultsarchive
CDC Drought Communication Toolkit
Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Environmental Health and the National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) developed this drought communication toolkit to provide materials about the public health effects of drought. The toolkit provides messages and resources to share with a variety of populations on preparing for drought.
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/drought/toolkit/default.htm
CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore to Speak at ALA
Dr. Carla D. Hayden, CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, will deliver the American Library Association (ALA) 2015 Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture during ALA’s Annual Conference in San Francisco. Hayden was selected by the Advisory Committee of the ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services in recognition of her efforts to keep the Enoch Pratt Free Library and its branches open and continually engaged with the Baltimore community during the civil unrest in April.
http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2015/05/carla-hayden-deliver-2015-jean-e-coleman-library-outreach-lecture
NLM Mass Gatherings Web Page: http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/massgatherings.html
Webinar: Ebola: A Look at the Local Public Health Response
Columbus (Ohio) Public Health - Office of Emergency Preparedness
Wednesday, May 27th, 1:30pm - 2:30pm ET
Two Public Health Departments, Philadelphia Public Health and Columbus Public Health, will present on their local Ebola responses, including surveillance, preparedness, infection control, risk communication, implementation of an active monitoring program for travelers, collaboration with partners, and responses to ill travelers.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ebola-a-look-at-the-local-public-health-response-tickets-16524828206
More Information: http://nacchopreparedness.org/?tribe_events=webinar-ebola-a-look-at-the-local-public-health-response
New in DisasterLit
Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit: Resources for Respirator Program Administrators
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, May 8, 2015
This 96-page document is a resource for healthcare employers to use to protect hospital staff from respiratory hazards, with an emphasis on preventing the transmission of aerosol transmissible diseases to healthcare personnel. The toolkit covers respirator use, existing public health guidance on respirator use during exposure to infectious diseases, hazard assessment, development of a hospital respiratory protection program, and additional resources and references on hospital respiratory protection programs. Appendix D is an editable document that each hospital can customize to meet its specific needs.
http://disasterlit.nlm.nih.gov/search/?searchTerms=ID%3A10619&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=Search&search=Search
Major Hazards and People with Disabilities: A Toolkit for Good Practice
Council of Europe (COE), May 13, 2015
This 91-page toolkit provides guidance and good practice examples for civil protection professionals, decision-makers, disaster officers, emergency managers, disabled peoples' organizations, and people with disabilities and their families to ensure the active involvement of people with disabilities in disaster-related activities. It pays particular attention to the local level and provides guidance on how to include local particularities into a generalized structure at a regional or national level.
http://disasterlit.nlm.nih.gov/search/?searchTerms=ID%3A10658&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=Search&search=Search
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IAEM NEWS
Reminder: IAEM Awards Competition ends May 29, 2015
IAEM
Time is running out! The 2015 IAEM Awards Competition ends on Friday, May 29, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You must submit your entry, including all supporting material and entry forms (where applicable) by email to Karen Thompson. There will be no extensions to the entry deadline. There is still time to enter your outstanding project or nominate the person of your choice in one of our award categories. Everything that you will need to enter the IAEM Awards Competition is posted at www.iaem.com/Awards. Read about the various 2015 award categories, and take the time to review the posted entries of last year’s winners. You may be inspired to enter your innovative project, which in turn may provide the perfect solution to a challenge facing some of your EM professional colleagues. Whether you are submitting an entry for the Public Awareness Award, Technology & Innovation Award, or Partners in Preparedness Award — or whether you are nominating someone for the Clayton R. Christopher Award or a Uniformed Services or Student Award — the IAEM Judges welcome your entries.
Apply now to be eligible for the IAEM 2015 scholarship — deadline is June 1, 2015, 12:00 a.m. (midnight) EDT
IAEM
IAEM is now accepting applications for the 2015 IAEM Scholarships. The deadline to apply is June 1, 2015, 12:00 a.m. (midnight) EDT. The 2015 Scholarship Application forms are available for download here, with separate forms for undergraduate and graduate students. IAEM scholarships are awarded through a competitive process to full-time students pursuing an associate or diploma baccalaureate, or graduate degree in emergency management, disaster management, or a closely related field. The IAEM Scholarship Program was established to nurture, promote and develop disaster preparedness and resistance by furthering the education of students studying the field of emergency management, disaster management or a related program. The purpose of the program is to assist the profession by identifying and developing students with the intellect and technical skills to advance emergency management.
IAEM-ASIA NEWS
In the aftermath of the earthquake, UNDP expedites installation of early warning system in at-risk glacial lakes*
ReliefWeb
Even as Nepal tries to grapple with the aftermath of a powerful earthquake and its aftershocks, UNDP is already working with the Government of Nepal and private sector to mitigate the risk of another looming danger: the glacial lake outburst floods which threatens millions downstream. A team including experts from the government's Department of Hydrology and Metrology, and UNDP's consulting firm, Real Time Solutions visited Tsho Rolpa lake situated in Dolakha district and installed an early warning system that provides an advance warning for the downstream communities in the event of a moraine breach and outburst flood.
IAEM-CANADA NEWS
Study: Canadian cities not prepared for floods*
The Canadian Press via The Huffington Post
Major Canadian cities have done a mediocre job of preparing for floods, a new study concludes. The study, conducted by University of Waterloo researchers and commissioned by The Co-operators insurance company, rated the efforts of 15 cities to reduce the risk of damage from flooding caused by extreme rainfall. Ottawa emerged as the best prepared, with a score of A-minus, followed closely by Winnipeg with a B-plus.
IAEM-STUDENT NEWS
Winners of the IAEM 2015 Student Essay Contest to receive complimentary registration and hotel costs for the IAEM 2015 Annual Conference
IAEM
The undergraduate and graduate winners of the IAEM 2015 Student Essay Contest, underway now, will be selected by a panel of academics, practitioners, and a member of the IAEM-Global Student Council. Each winner will be provided with a complimentary conference registration and hotel costs for the IAEM 63rd Annual Conference & EMEX, Nov. 17-28, 2015, Clark County, Nevada. Additionally, both winning submissions will be published in the IAEM Bulletin. Entrants are asked to write an essay comparing the pros and cons of beginning and continuing a career in emergency management by gaining practical experience and on-the-job training experience or pursuing an academic degree as a foundation. Include such considerations as knowledge gained, potential for being hired, long-term benefits, and how ultimate career goals might impact choices. Finally, include a determination of which path is best or explain why such a determination is not possible. Complete information, guidelines, and details are available here. Submissions must be emailed no later than July 1, 2015, 16:59 hours UTC.
Get involved in a student chapter with IAEM and AMS
IAEM
The line between meteorology and emergency management is easily traversed through involvement in student chapters of both the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM). These organizations provide students with the framework, resources, and mentorship necessary to become proficient in fields both inside and outside of their realm of study. Easy and inexpensive to form, student chapters provide a starting point for extracurricular projects that can both contribute to university public safety and students' professional portfolios. Groups like Penn State's Emergency Management Club, led by undergraduate meteorology students Michael Spagnolo and Brian Mastro, have spearheaded university threat and hazard identification risk assessments, hazardous weather plans, GIS mapping of campus storm shelters, and provided meteorological decision-support for student organizations who host outdoor events. Students interested in joining student AMS or IAEM chapters should first check to see if one exists at their university or a university nearby. Learn how to form an AMS chapter. Learn how to form an IAEM chapter. Students are encouraged to contact the AMS Emergency Management Committee for assistance and coordination.