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Status ReportEmergency Management Higher Education Project
June 8, 2004
2B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
EM HiEd Conference Participation
183 Participants – Largest Ever – 114 Last Year
94 U.S. Colleges and Universities -- 84 Last Year
3 Foreign Colleges/Universities -- 4 Last Year
4 College Systems or Associations -- 2 Last Year
40 States Plus the District of Columbia – 41 Last Year
7 Countries – 3 Last Year
3B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
Topics To Be Covered
Very Busy Conference – Need Suggestions for Next Year
Recent Developments – NSF/FEMA EM HiEd Workshop
Growth of Collegiate Programs
Materials Development Status Report
Future Developments?
4B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
June ‘03-June ‘04 Developments
Fall 2003 – 1st Ph.D in Emergency Management at NDSU
October 2003 – NSF/FEMA EM HiEd 21st Century Disaster/Emergency Manager Workshop
Disaster Losses Still Going Up, Swiss and Munich Re Sound Alarm – How Far Is Hollywood Off the Map?
Hazard, Disaster, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Programs Growing Nicely, Thank You Very Much
5B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
Collegiate “EM” Program Growth 1995 -- 4
1996 -- 13
1997 -- 23
1998 -- 34
1999 -- 49
June 2000 -- 64
June 2001 -- 72
June 2002 -- 78
June 2003 -- 95
June 2004 --113
June 2003 To June 2004:
8 -- AD Level
4 -- BA/S Level
6 -- Graduate Level
6B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
“EM” College Programs By Year
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7B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
Projected “EM” HiEd Program Growth
97 Programs Under Investigation or Development
31 at Associate Level
34 at Bachelor Level
32 at Graduate Level
8B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
US Map of EM HiEd Programs
Map of US Showing Status of EM College Map of US Showing Status of EM College Programs by State Programs by State
Emer. Mgmt. Program in Place =
Proposed Emer. Mgmt. Program = No Program =
Related Emer. Mgmt. Program =
9B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
US EM HiEd State Map Breakout
37 States Have “Emergency Management” Programs
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico Have EM Programs
8 States Are Investigating or Developing “EM” Programs
2 States Have EM-Related Programs Business and Industry Loss Prevention, Safety Management
Environmental Studies, Science and Technology
3 States Have No “EM” or Related Program (Maine, Montana, Nebraska)
10B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
Homeland Security & Int. Programs
27+ Homeland Security, Homeland Defense, Terrorism, and Critical Infrastructure Protection Programs 9 at AD Level
11 at BA/S Level
7 at MA Level
10+ Homeland Security Programs Under Development or Investigation
9 International Disaster Relief, Humanitarian Assistance Programs
11B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
Programs Growing In Size Also
The Crisis and Disaster Management Program has steadily grown – to the point that it is now the 2nd largest in the home department.
(Diana H. Bryant, Central Missouri State University, April 2003)
The MPA EM Concentration program was overwhelmed this year – had to turn students away – more in queue for next semester.
(Bill Waugh, Georgia State University, April 2003)
JSU is averaging 30 new graduate EM students per semester.
(Brenda Phillips, Jacksonville State University, Feb. 2003)
12B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
Programs Growing In Size Also
EM Certificate going so well we’re adding an AD.
(Don Beckering, Minnesota State College System, March 2003)
Over the past four years we have seen our student population nearly double [185 declared majors], and our credit hour production more than triple…we are contemplating putting a cap on enrollment.
(David McEntire, University of North Texas, March 2004)
The B.S. in Emergency Management is one of the fastest growing four year degrees at the University of Akron.
(David Hoover and Nancy Grant, University of Akron, March 2004)
13B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
Programs Growing In Size Also
Doubled the size of our program in one-year from two cohorts to four and added two new certificates….
Growing from one certificate to a multi-disciplinary program with a Bachelor of Science in Disaster Management, Master of Science in Disaster Management, and Dr. of Public Health in Disaster Management by August 2005.
(Craig Marks, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, March 2004)
14B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
Programs Growing In Size Also
The Master of Science graduate degree in Fire & Emergency Management Administration at Oklahoma State University continues to grow. It is now the second largest of 19 master degree programs in the College of Arts & Sciences at OSU. We are expecting more than a 40% enrollment increase in our courses by the end of this academic year.
(Anthony Brown, Oklahoma State University, April 12, 2004)
15B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
Programs Growing In Size Also
Graduate enrollment in the Emergency/Disaster Management program has increased by 28% in the last five months to 72 students. Undergraduate enrollment…has increased by 54%…TO 111 students…. Graduate enrollment in our Homeland Security program has increased 58%…to 271 students. Undergraduate enrollment…has increased by 32%…to 303 students.
(Robert Jaffin, American Public University System, March 16, 2004)
16B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
Graduates Getting Jobs One of our problems is that some of our graduate students are being
hired out from under us – by merely being enrolled in the Crisis and Emergency Management Program. (Greg Shaw, George Washington University, July 1999)
The Emergency Administration and Management program is going very well…70 of 74 graduates landed emergency management relevant jobs this past year…in the $38,000 to $42,000 range.
(Mary Ann Rollans, Arkansas Tech University, March 2003)
Disaster Managers: A new profession in Turkey through the ITU Graduate Degree Program! A vision became a reality…All 13 Graduates were placed in high level government and private sector disaster management positions. Applications for the upcoming program have increased 4-fold.
(Derin Ural, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, March 18, 2004)
17B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
EM HiEd Project Projections…
More Emergency and Disaster Management Programs
More Homeland Security Programs
More International Disaster Management Programs
More Private-Sector Oriented Programs/Emphasis
18B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
And An Observation
With more and more colleges and universities offering certificates and degrees in emergency management, the profession has finally become the career of “first choice” for today’s best and brightest students of higher education.
(Steve Charvat, Emergency Manager, University of Washington, May 2002)
19B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
How Are We Being Supportive?
15 Completed Courses – Website -- Free College Courses Latest: Hazards Risk Management Next: Holistic Disaster Recovery Regularly add new material to existing courses
8 Courses Under Development, including 3 in FY 2003 Hazards Mapping and Modeling – Upper Division Homeland Security and Terrorism short course – Upper Division Flood Plain Management – Graduate Level Draft material also downloadable from EM HiEd Website – Free College Courses
2 Planned in 2005: Legal Basis For and Legal and Ethical Issues in Emergency Management Emergency Management Theory – Graduate Course
See Notebook handout for suggestions – and Vote!
20B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
Suggested Development Projects
Communicating Risk/Risk Communication
Cost Benefit Analysis and Risk Assessment
Engineering/Building/Con-struction Professions and Disaster Reduction
Hazards Engineering for Non-Engineers
Journalism, Hazards and Disasters
Legal Basis for and Legal and Ethical Issues in Emer.Mgmt.
Planning for Hazards and Disasters
Politics of and Public Policy in Emergency Management
Psychology of Disasters
Social Marketing in EM
Survey Course of US Hazards
Theory of Emergency Mgmt.
21B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
How Are We Being Supportive?
2 Books Under Development and Another in Contracts Introduction to Emergency Management Textbook – and Additions
International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters Articles
Hazards Risk Management Case Studies Textbook – Thanks to COE
2005: Textbook for Social Dimensions 2nd Ed. Course
Homeland Security Related Training Courses CD ROM
Audio-Visual Materials Film and Video Annotated Bibliography, DVD Clips and Additions
Mini-Lectures
Video-Taped Conference Interviews
22B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
How Are We Being Supportive?
Additions to Emergency Management Competencies Section
Added “Proposals Compendium” this year
Faculty and Student Projects Support
Emergency Management Faculty Vacancy Announcements
Book Lists
23B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
Implications and Issues
Although knowledge does not guarantee power over natural catastrophe, it is a prime requisite of disaster prevention. (David Alexander, 2000, p. 249)
Tsunami Metaphor
Planning Analogy
Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe. (H.G. Wells)
Paradigm Shift or Evolution
Effect of Homeland SecurityFollow the Money
Ready for Catastrophe?
24B. Wayne Blanchard June 8, 2004
Finally
Next Emergency Management High Ed Conference June 7-9, 2005 – Three Full Days? What Priorities? Format?
Here at Emergency Management Institute, Emmitsburg, Maryland
120 Dorm Rooms Reserved and an additional classroom
Use Evaluation forms in notebooks to make recommendations.
Sign-up for Activity Reports to stay current with EM Hi-Ed related developments -- http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/