Carol L. CwiakNorth Dakota State University

Shaping the Future:A Status Report on

Emergency Management Higher Education

The EM Hi Ed community extends its gratitude to

FEMA’s Hi Ed team, particularly the ever lovely Barbara Johnson for all she

does for the community day-in and day out!

Thank you members ofthe EM Hi Ed Community

for your participation!

Thank You!

Invitation only survey to all institutions on the FEMA Hi Ed webpage offering emergency management certificate or degree programs

One survey response per institution

Participants were asked to answer as many questions as possible given the status of their program and the data available to them

Methodology

Institutions solicited 1741

Institutions offering (offerings in category): Doctoral 9 (10) Masters 58 (63) Masters2 50 (59) Bachelors 34 (34) Bachelor3 27 (29) Associate 46 (48) Certificate 65 (69)

1 May 2012 2 Certificate, specialty, or track

3 Concentration or minor

Methodology

20 of the responding programs reportedthey plan to develop new programs over the next year.

Institutions solicited 174 Responses received 50 Response rate 29%

Methodology

“USA Today has come out with a new survey - apparently, three out of

every four people make up 75%

of the population.”~ David Letterman

53%

20%

16%

11%

1 year or less

2-5 years

6-10 years

More than 10 years

Programs – Years in Existence

• Emergency Management 31• Management 35• Disaster 13• Preparedness 6• Crisis 5• Homeland Security 4

Program Names

“What's in a name?

That which we call a

rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

WilliamShakespeare

• Emergency Management• School of Social Work• Health Science• Public Safety• Technology• Human Services• Public Service• Business• Public Management and Policy• Lifelong Learning & Community

Engagement• Criminal Justice• Information & Technology School

of Management

Programs – Departments of Origin

• Social Sciences• Public Administration• School of Management• School of Public & Environmental Affairs• Center for Workforce Development• Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning• Fire Protection Technology• Psychology• Engineering Management & Systems

Engineering• Continuing Liberal & Professional Studies• Technical• Criminal Justice• School of Public Policy & Administration

22%

24%

48%

Pre-employ Advance

Both Other

6%

n = 45

Primary Purpose

n = 47

Public 30%

Private 2%

Both 68%

Primary Focus

Students and Graduates

17,538 Number of students reached by EM program courses (extrapolated from response of 5,086/29%)

4,534 Number of EM graduates this year (extrapolated from response of 1315/29%)

18,796 Number of students that have graduated from EM programs to date (current extrapolation added to 2011 figure of 14,262)

Males

62%

Fe-males38%

n = 48

Students

“I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions

in which they can learn.”~Albert Einstein

Full-time Faculty

None 24%1 41%2 13%3-5 10%6-10 8%11-18 4%

n = 37*

Faculty Representation

n = 49

Part-time Faculty

None 22% 1 10%2-5 35%6-10 21%11-90 12%

n = 49

Associated Faculty

None 51% 1 14%2-5 23%6-10 10%11-14 2%

n = 49

Faculty Representation

Full-time Faculty Devoted to Program

Faculty Representation

2012None 33% 1 43% 2 12% 3-4 4% 5-6 8% n = 49

2011None 29% 1 40% 2 15% 3 6% 4-5 6% 6-9 4%

2010None 37% 1 37% 2 13% 3 7% 4-7 6%

Did not attempt to hire 62%Attempted to hire, but did not hire 6%Hired new faculty 32%

16 institutions - 43 new hires

Full-time 17 Adjunct 26

n = 50

New Hires

19%No

81%Yes

Programs Offering Distance Education

n = 47

91%Yes

9%No

Awareness

91%Yes

9%No

Utilization

n = 44 n = 43

Principles are used in varying degrees across a wide variety of courses, both as course content and to structure courses

Principles of Emergency Management

n= 45

Technology Number ofInstitutions

Teaching

GIS 21

Hazus 10Web EOC/ Other web-based EOC system 19

Social networking 15

Media software 12

Other (LMS, Blackboard, 2nd Life, Web Tycho) 4

None 7

Technology-based Instruction

Utilization0

20

40

60

80

100

EMI IS Prototype

Hi Ed

n = 44

75%

14%

55%

Resource Utilization

Access to External Funding Opportunities (e.g., grants, contracts, etc.)

n = 43

Access & Support Indicators: External Funding

Access to Institutional Funding (e.g., stipends to develop courses/materials)

n = 43

Access & Support Indicators: Institutional Funding

Access to Library Resources (e.g., ability to obtain new holdings)

n = 43

Access & Support Indicators: Library Resources

Institutional Administrative Support (e.g., support attempts to develop & implement new program ideas)

n = 43

Access & Support Indicators: Institutional Administrative Support

Local EM Community Support (e.g., county and regional)

n = 43

Access & Support Indicators: Local EM Community Support

Access & Support Indicators: State EM Community Support

State EM Community Support (e.g., state level agency & state professional organization)

n = 43

Access & Support Indicators: State EM Community Support

National EM Professional Community Support (e.g., IAEM, NEMA, EMPOWER, etc.)

n = 43

Access & Support Indicators: National EM Community Support

FEMA-specific Support (e.g., Hi Ed Program, EMI, etc.)

n = xx

Access & Support Indicators: FEMA-specific Support

DHS-specific Support (e.g., overarching DHS programs & agencies within DHS other than FEMA-specific support)

n = 43

Access & Support Indicators: DHS-specific Support

Table 2- Representation Across Program Level

Access/Support n MeanStd.

Deviation

Access to external funding opportunities to support your program(e.g., grants, contracts, etc.)

43 4.35 2.80

Access to institutional funding (e.g., stipends to develop courses/materials)

43 5.02 2.61

Access to library resources (e.g., ability to obtain new holdings)

43 7.95 1.96

Institutional administrative support (e.g., support attempts to develop & implement new program ideas)

43 6.86 2.49

Local emergency management community support (e.g., county and regional)

43 7.77 2.36

State emergency management community support (e.g., state-level agency & state professional organization)

43 7.33 2.53

National emergency management professional community support (e.g., IAEM, NEMA, EMPOWER, etc.)

43 5.60 2.82

FEMA-specific support (e.g., Higher Education Program, EMI, etc.)

43 7.14 2.23

DHS-specific support (e.g., overarching DHS programs & agencies within DHS other than FEMA-specific support)

43 4.58 2.60

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Carol L. Cwiak, J.D., Ph.D.Dept. of Emergency ManagementNorth Dakota State UniversityNDSU Dept. 2351P.O. Box 6050Fargo, ND 58108-6050(701) 231-5847carol.cwiak@ndsu.eduwww.ndsu.edu/emgt

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