FEMA’s Higher Education Program Bits and Pieces
National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, MD
5 September 2014
Higher Education Program News:
v Hi Ed Symposium:
Mark your calendars for the 17th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Symposium scheduled for June 1- 4, 2015 at the Emergency Management Institute, Emmitsburg, MD. Information will be posted to the website in the next few months.
College and University News and Updates:
v Arkansas Tech University - Assistant Professor in Emergency Management
Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, Arkansas invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Management within the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. This is a nine-month position with the opportunity for summer instruction; salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applications are due by September 12, 2014 with the anticipated starting date of January 2015. A successful interview and teaching demonstration is required.
Duties and Responsibilities include: Develop and teach undergraduate and master’s level courses, both online and face-to-face, in the Department of Emergency Management; advise students; participate in scholarly activity; and provide departmental, college, university, and professional service.
A Master’s degree in Emergency Management or a related field (such as business, science, engineering, social sciences, nursing, criminal justice, or public administration) is required; however, preference will be given to the successful candidate with a Doctorate in a relevant discipline. Additional preferred qualifications include: a proven record of excellence in teaching, student advising, and assessment; a proven record of research; experience related to disaster and crisis management, planning, response, and recovery; experience in the development and delivery of both face to face and web-based college-level coursework; and experience teaching graduate students.
To Apply: send letter of application; curriculum vita; transcripts; and three letters of reference to Dr. Sandy Smith, Head, Department of Emergency Management, 110 Dean Hall, 402 West O Street, Russellville, AR 72801-8803.
The position is subject to a pre-employment criminal background check. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. AA/EOE
v CSU Council for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (CEMHS)
Greetings CEMHS Colleagues, hope the Fall semester is progressing nicely and that you are having a smooth academic year so far!
Over the course of the past few years, we have spent a good deal of organizational activity and effort in the design, development, and implementation of career pathways in emergency management, homeland security, and cyber-security throughout California. These career pathways are closely linked with many partners in California Community Colleges, California State University campuses, the University of California, private institutions, and many additional key stakeholders from across the state/region/nation. Through this process, CEMHS has steadily grown to become one of the largest such education groups in the U.S. Thanks to all who have helped out! We deeply appreciate the funding support provided (through the State Homeland Security Grant Program) provided by the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (formerly the California Emergency Management Agency) and administered by the California State University Chancellor's Office to design and develop the key components of our career pathways. Now is time to complete the career pathway implementation process.
As one may likely recall, key components of these career pathways include academic skill development, Career Technical Education (CTE), Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), and professional development resources including career advising, guidance, mentoring, internships. Additionally, we have designed model curriculum, developed public-private partnerships, and put academics and professionals from across these many fields together in a variety of forums and settings to collaborate and work together in multi-campus consortiums. Now that we have the EM and HS career pathways completed (at least 9th grade through masters degree here in California) and the Cyber pathway coming along nicely, there are a variety of funding opportunities that exist (from state, national, and private sources) to further refine and implement these career pathways at all levels of education (K-12 through doctoral degree and certificate/certification programs.) It is important that we are ready and prepared for anything that comes our way; and, that we have a well-educated and trained workforce to cope with EM, HS and Cyber concerns that abound. Furthermore, additional grant and funding opportunities abound as well in EM/HS/Cyber research (basic and applied) and related community/university service related projects and initiatives to enhance resiliency, preparedness, response, and recovery; recruit traditionally under-represented groups, and assist veterans transitioning into the workplace.
These funding opportunities, the chance to work with colleagues from institutions and organizations across the state, and the time to finally actualize the career pathways so many of us have labored long to design and develop is here. Please join us at our next CEMHS Grants Groups Teleconference on Thursday, September 18th from 3:00-5:00 to discuss the specifics of moving forward. I am working on the agenda next week and if you are interested in a few minutes on the agenda, let me know and we will see what we can do to get you on it!
Thanks a bunch and have a great weekend!
Best, Keith
Keith Clement, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Criminology
California State University, Fresno
Planning Director, CSU Council for Emergency
Management and Homeland Security (CEMHS)
www.calstate.edu/cemhs
http://cemhs.blogspot.com/
Scholarship Information:
v RISING JUNIORS - Undergraduate Scholarship Opportunity
The NOAA Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions Undergraduate Scholarship Program is accepting applications. Program encourages advisers, mentors, and potential applicants to take advantage of the NOAA resources made available in this message. Competitive applications: (i) address the NOAA mission; (ii) have resume and personal statements that are crafted to be relevant to the NOAA mission, and (iii) have recommendationsthatare well developed and made relevant to the NOAA mission.
What: Provides scholarships for two years of undergraduate study.
Who: Rising junior undergraduate students majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields that directly support NOAA's mission.
The Program:
· Students receive total awards valued at up to $35,000 in total support during their junior and senior years.
· Students complete a nine week paid summer internship at NOAA in Silver Spring, MD, between May and July of the first summer. During the second summer, students complete paid internships at NOAA facilities across the country. During the summer internships, students are paid a stipend and receive a housing allowance.
· Student scholarship recipients attend a two-week orientation at NOAA in Silver Spring, MD, and begin their first summer internship in early June.
· At the end of both summer internships, students present the results of their projects at an education and science symposium in Silver Spring, MD (travel expenses paid).
Undergraduate Scholarship ApplicationLink:https://oedwebapps.iso.noaa.gov/uspa/
Learn more about NOAA,
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NOAA Goals, http://www.ppi.noaa.gov/goals/
Emergency Management/Homeland Security News:
v Disaster Information Outreach by Librarians, NLM/NIH – July 15, 2014
*Selections from over 100 e-sources*
*Follow NLM_DIMRC on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NLM_DIMRC *
***New Topic Page: Health Resources on Children in Disasters and Emergencies***
The new webpage is collaboration between several federal and national agencies and the National Library of Medicine. It is a compendium of resources related to medical and public health issues of children in disasters and emergencies. Links are provided to both journal articles and to other documents and materials that may be useful in preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery activities. Resources are national or international in scope. The intent of this compendium is to consolidate the multitude of resources available across a variety of organizations, Web sites, databases and training sites, making the search for relevant materials simpler and more direct.
http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/children.html
***Article on Disaster Medicine Authored by Librarian***
Alicia Livinski, librarian at the National Institutes of Health, and liaison to the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, is co-author of an article published in the latest issue of “PLOS Current: Disasters.” The article “Optimizing the Use of Chief Complaint & Diagnosis for Operational Decision Making: An EMR Case Study of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake” details an analysis HHS made of electronic medical records captured during its response efforts to the 2010 Haiti earthquake to determine the types of injuries and patient encounters seen. Alicia worked with the authors to develop and refine their research question and methodology, investigated whether similar techniques were previously used, helped with the writing, editing, and formatting, selection of an appropriate journal, submission of the article, mediation for responding to reviewer comments, and served as an “overall cheerleader” for this multi-year project. Remember to let us know when you are published so we can add your article to our bibliography Web page.
http://currents.plos.org/disasters/article/optimizing-the-use-of-chief-complaint-diagnosis-for-operational-decision-making-an-emr-case-study-of-the-2010-haiti-earthquake/
Librarians and Libraries Respond to Disasters: Bibliography on Library Roles in Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/bibliographydisaster.html
***Challenge to Explore the Role of Libraries in the Digital Age***
The Knight Foundation will be opening the next “News Challenge” on September 10th. Today, September 2nd, they are asking people to submit inspirational ideas that answer the question: “How might we leverage libraries as a platform to build knowledgeable communities?” It seems appropriate during National Preparedness Month that libraries can answer this question with how they have been essential to the planning and response efforts during disasters, both as safe havens and as knowledge centers with tools, personnel and resources to respond. After September 10th, submissions for funded projects can be entered. Winning ideas will be funded for what it takes to design, develop and implement the project, as well as marketing and travel.
Submit Ideas: https://www.newschallenge.org/
FAQ included funding information: https://www.newschallenge.org/faq
More about the challenge: http://www.knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog/2014/8/25/news-challenge-explore-role-libraries-digital-age/
***Promoting Health, Science, and Public Trust through Laboratory Safety***
The leadership at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is taking steps to improve lab safety protocols and procedures in response to recent lapses in safety practices. NIH and other agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are initiating National Biosafety Stewardship Month—a time for federal labs engaged in biomedical research to focus special attention on safe practice. They have also issued a guidance notice for all federal grantees to reinforce the message that they must also meet applicable federal, state, and local health and safety standards for research conduct.
http://directorsblog.nih.gov/2014/08/27/promoting-health-science-and-public-trust-through-laboratory-safety/
***Disaster 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies***
United Nations Foundation
This report uses the Haiti Earthquake response efforts as a case study to outline a framework for addressing technology challenges faced by responders. The report analyzes how the humanitarian community and the emerging volunteer and technical communities worked together in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and recommends ways to improve coordination between these two groups in future emergencies.
http://www.unfoundation.org/what-we-do/legacy-of-impact/technology/disaster-report.html
***Recap of the White House Innovation for Disaster Response and Recovery Demo Day***
We recently sent out a series of emails outlining tools and resources demonstrated at the White House Innovation for Disaster Response and Recovery Demo Day. The National Association of County & City Health Officials has reposted the series as a featured article in their “Preparedness Brief”.
http://nacchopreparedness.org/?p=2904
***Webinar: Not Just Small Adults: Health Resources on Children in Disasters and Emergencies***
National Library of Medicine Disaster Information Management Research Center
Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 4:00pm – 5:00pm ET
Needs of children in disasters and emergencies are different than adults; health officials, responders, and providers face unique challenges when planning for and providing care to children. Multiple U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agencies and funded organizations collaborated to develop a comprehensive online guide that will serve as a central source for pediatric-related disaster and emergency health information. This new resource (http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/children.html) brings into one place professional-level materials, documents, Web sites, and articles distinctly about children from authoritative sources, including government, private, non-profit and international organizations and agencies. Learn about this robust new resource, the collaboration behind it, and how it can make your information searching more efficient.
http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/dismeetings.html
Instructions to join the call: http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/dismeetings.html#login
***Webinar: Healthcare Coalitions: Governance and Sustainability***
Thursday, September 4th, 3:00pm – 5:00pm ET
The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), and the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) invite you to participate in a webinar to discuss how healthcare coalitions nationally are setting up their operational governance models. Representatives that utilize varying governance models will provide detailed information on their coalitions’ formation, including key decision points and foundational documents, and highlight practices that have helped move the coalition toward long-term sustainability.
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=ysueyc0eclxw
***Webinar: Registries: It’s not about the List!***
Pacific ADA Center with technical support by the Great Lakes ADA Center
September 11th, 2:00pm ET
The whole community approach to emergency management requires an informed and shared understanding of a community risks, needs, and capabilities. Communities often consider using Emergency Assistance Registries as a strategy for gaining such an understanding of their populations with communications, medical, independence, support, or transportation access or functional dependencies. Drawing on recent research, this talk will not focus on "the list"; rather, it will focus on four concepts critical to making registries about the people: registry purpose, inherent contract, location vs. hazard, and contract fulfillment. These concepts will be explained by showing how they played out in one community's registry operation.
Registration: Free on-line at www.adaconferences.org/Emergency
***New in DisasterLit***