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FEMA’s Higher Education Program Bits and Pieces National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, MD 22 October 2010Hi Ed Website (submitted today to webmaster for posting): Syllabi Compilation – - #39 Millersville University Principles & Practices of Emergency Management Theoretical Perspectives and Methods Applied to Emergency Management Humanitarian Responses to International Disasters Emergency Mental Health and Trauma Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction & Homeland Security Natural Hazards Primer (online) Issues in Communication and Mass Media Emergency Preparedness for Industry Gender and Disaster Articles, Papers, Presentations - Jensen, Jessica, Ph.D., “The Argument for a Disciplinary Approach to Emergency Management Higher Education.” North Dakota State University. October 2010. 27 pages. Body of Knowledge - 2010 Body of Knowledge and Higher Education Program Report 2009 Body of Knowledge Report: The Practitioner’s Viewpoint 2009 Body of Knowledge Report Power Point 2009 Body of Knowledge Report 2008 Body of Knowledge Report: Emergency Management Higher Education Programs’ “Must Reads” 2008 Body of Knowledge Report Power Point All comments concerning website materials should be emailed to Barbara.L.Johnson@. 14th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Conference Update14th 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 as it becomes available. College and University News: Other Emergency Management and Homeland Security News: Be Prepared Before Its Too Late: Federal and National Resources Find additional information on how to plan and prepare for a hurricane by visiting the following resources: Federal Emergency Management Agency NOAA Hurricane Center American Red Cross U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control FEMA website information (): Hurricane Preparedness Information – Develop a Family Communication Plan – Get An Emergency Supply Kit - Get Involved with Citizen Corps - Received from: Greta E. Marlatt; email: gmarlatt@nps.edu/; Dudley Knox Library; Naval Postgraduate SchoolDepartment of Homeland SecurityOIG-10-123 - FEMA’s Preparedness for the Next Catastrophic Disaster - An Update OIG-10-120 - Management of DHS’ Data Center Consolidation Initiative Needs Improvement Privacy Impact Assessment for the Use of Social Networking Interactions and Applications Communications/Outreach/Public Dialogue ??Privacy Impact Assessment for the Significant Event Notification (SEN) System National Academies PressBioWatch and Public Health Surveillance: Evaluating Systems for the Early Detection of Biological Threats: Abbreviated Version Building Community Disaster Resilience through Private-Public Collaboration Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5 Ed Metz, NETC-LRC:IEMC Weekly News Roundup - Selected news articles appearing in media outlets from around the country for the week ending October 18th :? all-hazards news - highlights:Preliminary Report - San Bruno Pipeline ExplosionNTSB Strong Oklahoma earthquake felt in KansasCSM article Desperate and dangerous - security on the southern US borderHomeland Security TodayIAEM sets up wiki for animal emergency managementThe Oceania Region of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) has recently set up a wiki for animal emergency management.?It is open to anyone (IAEM members and non-members) interested in the area of animal emergency management (pets, livestock, laboratory and intensively farmed animals) and acts as a central platform for practitioners to share resources as well as creating a forum for various related matters. ?For more information visit: ?Steve Glassey begin_of_the_skype_highlighting?????end_of_the_skype_highlightingConvenorIAEM Oceania Region: Animal Emergency Management Special Interest GroupClaire Rubin: < you sign in, you can download the pdf (large file) at no cost.CEMR Network Update Broadcast: October 22, 2010Over the past week, the CEMR Network has grown by 68 members, bringing our total community to 593 members.? We have also welcome representatives from Nigeria and Zuid-Holland, increasing our country count to 31. Some of our most recent members include:? Dr. Cortez Lawrence, Program Specialist with the FEMA US Fire Administration (and former Superintendent of FEMA EMI)? Dr. Janey Camp of Vanderbilt University? Dr. Robert Louden of Georgian Court University’s Criminal Justice and Homeland Security Program.? Vaughan Ituk of Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency? Director Hassan Mashhadi of Zuid-Holland, and ? 63 other esteem professionals and experts CEMR Network EnhancementsOver the past week we have also made some significant enhancements to the CEMR Network. Translator: Translate any page of the CEMR Network with a click to one of 52 languages using our Translator (located in the upper right corner of any of our web pages)CEMR News Feeders:? Learn about EM news, disasters, and situation reports from by visiting our CEMR News Feeders.CEMR Group Enhancements:? Explore news, publications, and other informative feeds on topics related to our various CEMR Groups.Highlighted DiscussionsParticipate in some of our previous discussions or our new discussions on:Research into Firefighter Vulnerability Prediction by Dr. LawrenceTheoretical Challenges of ICS led by the CEMR EM Theory GroupThoughts and Perspectives of the LTR Gulf Coast Recovery Plan being discussed in the Community Disaster Recovery GroupAnnouncementsIf you are interested in leading a group and being recognized for your area of interest or expertise, please contact us. If you are currently leading a group and would like assistance in enhancing its functionality, please do not hesitate to inquire the CEMR Network.Please feel free to invite other EM professionals, researchers, professors, or others that you think would be interested in participating in the CEMR Network. If you have any suggestions or? comments regarding the CEMR Network, please feel free to post on the CEMR Network profile wall or send us an email.If you would like to broadcast an announcement to the CEMR Network, please let us know at inqury@cem-.Thank you for your active participation, enthusiasm, and collaboration. Best Regards,The CEMR Network TeamVisit CEMR Network at: G. Canton newsletter, October 2010 edition: Recommended reading “Planning for Catastrophe: Rethinking Complex Events” To sign up for the newsletter and to access the article Notes from the Hi Ed Program:Hi Ed Activity Reports “Bits and Pieces”: Reports since April up to October 15th will be posted to the Hi Ed website “EM Hi Ed Reports” section at Dr. Wayne Blanchard, former Higher Education Program Manager, retired September 30, 2010. He no longer has access to FEMA email or voice mail messages. If you would like to contact him please send an email to me at Barbara.L.Johnson@. I will forward your email to Dr. Blanchard. 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 beautiful fall weekend. Barbara Barbara L. JohnsonHigher Education Program Assistant FEMA/EMI/NETCDepartment of Homeland Security16825 S. Seton Avenue, K016Emmitsburg, MD 21727 Ph: (301) 447-1452Barbara.L.Johnson@ ................
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