Primary Core Capability: Community Resilience

This two-day course provides campus leaders; faculty governance; student governance; campus law enforcement and security departments; campus health, medical, and mental health services; campus public affairs; jurisdictional law enforcement and public safety agencies; and jurisdictional public information officers with an understanding and ability to navigate difficult aspects of dealing with campus emergencies—wither human-caused or natural events including acts of violence. The course consists of small, problem-based, integrated group activities that require a coordinated, integrated approach to solve.

Through tabletop scenarios, course participants will observe a developing incident and respond in a manner consistent with currently established campus and jurisdictional emergency operations procedures.

• Recognize and describe the importance of integrated emergency responses during campus incidents and determine the appropriate courses of action should an incident occur within the campus community.
• Identify processes of recognizing threats and hazards, threat assessment teams and behavioral intervention teams, and information sharing associated with current safety and security challenges in campus communities.
• Recognize various elements required to produce an emergency operations plan for their campus.
• Appreciate the increased preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities the National Incident Management System and Incident Command System provide during a campus emergency.
• Recognize the critical role of internal and external communications during a crisis.
• Recognize and respond to an active campus threat or hazard.
• Identify practical techniques to address recovery issues on their campuses.

REQUIRED:

None

Participants should be familiar with their respective roles and responsibilities with regard to emergency preparedness planning, campus emergencies response, and related post-incident activities and consequences.

• executive campus leaders
• faculty governance
• student governance
• campus public safety departments
• facilities departments
• emergency management
• student life and affairs
• campus health, medical, and mental health services
• campus public affairs
• local law enforcement and public safety agencies
• jurisdictional public information officers at institutions of higher education including community colleges, colleges, and universities.