FEMA’s Higher Education Program Bits and Pieces
National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, MD
18 March 2011
Hi Ed Website (submitted today to webmaster for posting next week):
v 14th Annual EM Higher Education Conference - http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/educonference11.asp
· Conference Draft Agenda
· Participant Information
· Conference Workshop Schedule
v EM Reports – http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/activityRA2011.asp - March
· March 11
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14th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Conference Update
v 14th Annual Emergency Management Hi Ed Conference is scheduled for June 6-9, 2011 at the National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, MD. Information will be posted at http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/educonference11.asp as it becomes available.
v Workshops: Conference attendees planning to attend any of the workshops on June 6, 2011, must email their choices to Barbara at . A few of the classrooms have limited capacity so those on the rosters will be seated first. Others will be seated on first come basis. List of workshops can be found on the Hi Ed website at http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/educonference11.asp, draft agenda and workshop schedule. Let us know if you have any questions.
v Call for Papers and Presentations
14th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Conference
Theme: “Preparing for the Challenges of Emergency Management in
Higher Education”
The Emergency Management Higher Education Conference will conceivably consist of 30-35 breakout sessions over a three-day period. In an effort to ensure topics are of interest to the emergency management academic and practitioner community attending the conference we are asking interested individuals to submit abstracts for a topic they would be willing to present. Abstract should be one page or less. If you are planning to present with one or more individuals please include a list of names and contact information.
Deadline: April 1, 2011
Abstracts should be submitted to Higher Education Program Assistant Barbara Johnson or Shannon Cool, , Higher Education Program Staff.
v Student Research Presentations:
Each year a breakout session is scheduled for graduate and doctoral students to present research projects. A short one page proposal should be submitted to Barbara () for consideration. This is generally one of the more popular breakout sessions. The conference itself is a great time to meet and network with people in the emergency management academic and practitioner world. (Plus I am pretty sure you’ll have a great week.) If this breakout is not populated by early April we may fill it with other presentations.
v Emergency Management Conference Student Volunteers and Faculty:
The 14th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Program Conference is quickly approaching and we need your help in making the conference run smoothly. We are seeking both undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in a college/university emergency management program to fulfill the position of student volunteer reorder/reporters
The main function of graduate students is to act as a recorder/reporter. Recorder/reporter duties entail attending assigned breakout sessions, taking detailed notes of the assigned breakout sessions and creating a writtensummary report (4-5 pages) of the session’s salient details. Graduate students will be assigned at least one report, but may be assigned up to three reports.
The main function of the undergraduate student volunteers is to help with various aspects of the conference i.e., passing around microphones, signing up conference attendants, and assisting breakout presenters with their logistical needs etcetera.
If you are interested in the opportunity, please review the attached criteria and if you qualify, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at with the following information:
Subject line: FEMA HiEd Volunteer (Prospect)
1. Your name and contact information
2. Your level of study (Undergraduate, Graduate)
3. Faculty sponsors name and contact information
Shortly after receiving your message both you and your faculty representative will be contacted by the Volunteer Coordinator.
Note: Completion of the “Volunteer Prospect” process does not guarantee you will be selected as a volunteer coordinator.
Sincerely,
Micheal Kemp
Volunteer Coordinator
Phone-701.721.0796
(more information about the Student Volunteers positions can be found on the Hi Ed website at http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/educonference11.asp)
College and University News:
v North Dakota State University:
Greetings, all!
I am delighted to announce that is time again for nominations for the Dr.
B. Wayne Blanchard Award for Academic Excellence in Emergency Management Higher Education sponsored by North Dakota State University. I have pasted below the nomination solicitation for this year's award.
Nominations are being accepted until March 21, 2011. Nominations will be reviewed by the Award Committee and the recipient will be notified on or before April 9, 2011.
Previous winners of the Blanchard Award are: Dr. Thomas E. Drabek (2008), Claire Rubin (2009), and Dr. David McEntire (2010).
The nomination solicitation is being forwarded across various channels, my apologies if you receive it more than once. Please feel free to forward it on to those who may be interested in submitting a nomination. If you have questions about the award, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you in advance for helping us recognize academic excellence in emergency management higher education under the auspices of the Blanchard Award.
Carol Cwiak, J.D., Ph.D.
Department of Emergency Management
North Dakota State University
NDSU Dept. 2351
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
(701) 231-5847
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North Dakota State University is proud to sponsor the Dr. B. Wayne Blanchard Award for Academic Excellence in Emergency Management Higher Education
To honor the contributions and spirit of excellence cultivated by Dr. B.Wayne Blanchard in emergency management higher education, North Dakota State University (NDSU) seeks nominations for an award it has created in his name to honor like contributions in the emergency management higher education community.
The Dr. B. Wayne Blanchard Award for Academic Excellence in Emergency Management Higher Education will annually honor the contributions of one esteemed member of the emergency management higher education community who has advanced emergency management higher education through his or her efforts. NDSU is proud to support this award and appreciates its value as a mechanism by which the higher education community can recognize excellence within its own ranks.
Nominations can be submitted on behalf of oneself or others. Nominations should be presented in a one page narrative that summarizes the contributions made to emergency management higher education by the nominated individual. If pertinent and available, the CV of the nominee may also be presented with the nomination. Nominations will be accepted via email from February 21, 2011 - March 21, 2011. Nominations should be emailed to . A receipt confirmation email will be sent upon receipt of nominations. Due to the international composition of the Award Committee, only email submissions will be considered.
The members of the Award Committee will review the nominations and notify the recipient on or before April 9, 2011. The recipient will be presented a plaque commemorating the award at the Higher Education Conference in June (if recipient is unable to attend the conference the plaque will be mailed) and will have their photograph and biography featured on the Dr.
B. Wayne Blanchard Award for Academic Excellence in Emergency Management Higher Education web page located at www.ndsu.edu/emgt/blanchard_award/.
For questions about the award, contact Carol Cwiak at NDSU at or (701)231-5847.
Emergency Management and Homeland Security News:
v Spring arrives on Sunday, March 20th. Spring brings with it floods, storms and a myriad of other disasters. Check the FEMA website when preparing your home, car and work place for emergencies. Important information can be found at http://www.ready.gov/
v Received from: Greta E. Marlatt; email: /;
· New or Updated Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports:
o U.S. Global Climate Change Policy: Evolving Views on Cost, Competitiveness, and Comprehensiveness. 18p. RL30024
o Continuing Resolutions: Latest Action and Brief Overview of Recent Practices. 20p. RL30343
· Center for Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (CIP/HS)
o CIP Report, February 2011, v. 9, no. 8 – Resilience http://cip.gmu.edu/archive/CIPHS_TheCIPReport_February2011_Resilience.pdf
· Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee
o The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community's Response http://homeland.house.gov/hearing/hearing-%E2%80%9C-extent-radicalization-american-muslim-community-and-communitys-response%E2%80%9D
o Ensuring Effective Preparedness and Response - An Assessment of the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request for the Federal Emergency Management Agency http://homeland.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-%E2%80%9Censuring-effective-preparedness-and-response-assessment-fiscal-year
o Securing Air Commerce From the Threat of Terrorism http://homeland.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-%E2%80%9Csecuring-air-commerce-threat-terrorism%E2%80%9D
· Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee
o State Department Training: Investing in the Workforce to Address 21st Century Challenges http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=a1011c7e-1721-48c0-83df-d3eca7fc1f18
o Information Sharing in the Era of WikiLeaks: Balancing Security and Collaboration http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=0c531692-c661-453a-bc97-654be6eb7d00
· Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee
o Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=5035
· Department of Defense
o CrossTalk, March/April 2011 http://www.crosstalkonline.org/issues/marchapril-2011.html
o From the Rugged Software Community
o Crumple Zones: Absorbing Attack Effects Before They Become a Problem
o Stop the Flow: A Damage Mitigation Framework for Trusted Systems
o The Need for Functional Security Testing
o Fault Tolerance With Service Degradations
o An Ecosystem for Continuously Secure Application Software
o Ensuring Software Assurance Process Maturity
· Director of National Intelligence
o Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Statement for the Record by Ms. Corin R. Stone, Intelligence Community Information Sharing Executive, Office of the Director of National Intelligence http://odni.gov/testimonies/20110310_testimony_stone.pdf
o U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security - Open Hearing on "The Reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act"; Statement for the Record by ODNI General Counsel Mr. Robert S. Litt http://odni.gov/testimonies/20110309_testimony.pdf
· Government Accountability Office (GAO)
o Flood Insurance: Public Policy Goals Provide a Framework for Reform, GAO-11-429T [testimony] http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-429T
· Homeland Security & Defense Business Council
o 9/11/01 Project - Preparedness Through The Generations http://www.homelandcouncil.org/pdfs/digital_library_pdfs/hsdbc91011projectpreparedness.pdf
· National Academies Press
o Tsunami Warning and Preparedness: An Assessment of the U.S. Tsunami Program and the Nation's Preparedness Efforts http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12628
· USAID
o Libya - Complex Emergency - Disaster Assistance at a Glance - updated March 3, 2011 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/countries/libya/template/index.html
o New Zealand - Complex Emergency - Disaster Assistance at a Glance - updated March 3, 2011 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/countries/new_zealand/template/index.html
v Learning Resource Center Update
· This Week's Highlights
Current Awareness: Weekly News Roundups -
· All-Hazards News and Information: http://www.lrc.fema.gov/news_allhaz.html
· Fire Prevention in the News: http://www.lrc.fema.gov/news_fireprev.html
LRC RSS Feed Digest :
Follow LRC updates: http://www.lrc.fema.gov/news.xml
· Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting
U.S. Department of Education
· The public and a radiological or nuclear emergency event: threat perception, preparedness, and anticipated response
AJEM article
· Don't Forget to Support Your Local Volunteer Fire Department
Public Entity Risk Institute
· Assessment of the U.S. Tsunami Program and the Nation's Preparedness Efforts
National Academies Press
· Tales of Two Earthquakes Offer Lessons for the Future
Emergency Management article
LRC Prevention News Digest
Follow LRC updates: http://www.lrc.fema.gov/ppexrss.xml
· In the news... Fire chiefs want sprinklers in all new single-family homes
· In the news... Frederick County firefighters lose 'direct line' with chief fire marshal's departure
· In the news...Federal Laws Aim to Prevent Future Dormitory Fires
· In the news...Fire safety program targets Twin Cities youth
· In the news...Firefighters Support Possible Sprinkler Mandate
v CEMR Network Broadcast: http://cemr-network.org/?xg_source=msg_mes_network
Notes from the Hi Ed Program:
v We are accepting news and events to be placed in our “Bits and Pieces” reports each week. Let us know what emergency management or homeland security activities are happening at your college, university, and state or local emergency management office.
Thank you and enjoy the first weekend of spring,
Barbara
Barbara L. Johnson
Higher Education Program Assistant
FEMA/EMI/NETC
Department of Homeland Security
16825 S. Seton Avenue, K016
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
Ph: (301) 447-1452
http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu
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