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:
Strohm, Chris. "Exercise Months Before Katrina Showed Gaps in Response." Government Executive Magazine, December 15, 2005. Accessed
at:
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:
HealthDay News. "Americans Murky on Emergency Preparedness." December 15, 2005. Accessed at:
Krauthammer, Charles. "In Iran, Arming for Armageddon." Jewish World Review, December 16, 2005. Accessed at:
(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:
Jordan, Lara Jakes. "Senate Panel Probes New Orleans Crisis,"
Associated Press, December 15, 2005. Accessed at:
[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:
(4) PANDEMIC-RELATED ARTICLES:
Kean, Thomas H., and Riza Lavizzo-Mourey. "We Can Prevent a Health Crisis." Philadelphia Inquirer, December 16, 2005. Accessed at:
Kleiss, Karen. "The Ethics of Survival - When Flu Strikes, It Will Be Doctors and Nurses First." Edmonton Journal (Canada), December 5, 2005.
Accessed at:
Reuters. "First US State Flu Meeting Shows Preparations Slow."
December 14, 2005. Accessed at:
(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: StateUniversity 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 York13617. 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 AdirondackPark, 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, NY13617
(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:
(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:
B.Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM
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