The university's Emergency Response Team will mobilize immediately when a crisis occurs and develop a coordinated response.
The Emergency Response team consists聽of designated leads from聽the following key areas.
General Counsel's Office
Coordinates the Emergency Response Team; defines the beginning and the end of an emergency condition; adds resources as necessary to the emergency condition; implements purchasing to provide emergency funding.
Campus Safety
Identifies emergency conditions and begins notifications; assures initial on-site command and control of emergency response; maintains emergency logs; requests assistance from outside city agencies as required; coordinates evacuation of personnel and needed.
President's Office
Provides guidance and support聽across all areas as needed; coordinates and communicates as needed with聽Executive Leadership聽and broader constituencies; communicates with the Board of Trustees as needed.
Provost's Office
Determines the implications of the emergency for the academic program聽and faculty; communicates as needed with deans; determines notifications to faculty regarding classes.
Student Success
Assesses聽impact for聽students聽and the respective student service areas, including聽housing,聽health聽and counseling services, etc.
Marketing and聽Communication
Communicates with media, updates聽website(s)聽and/or social media, assesses聽need for聽and develops聽other forms of聽messaging and community response.
Human Resources
Communicates as needed with employees; manages radio announcements of emergencies; communicates with union officials.
Information Technology
Assesses effect of emergency on聽IT聽systems; determines actions needed聽and聽develops聽appropriate plans; places announcements on campus network.
Buildings
Assesses聽and addresses impact on聽facilities operations; interfaces with contractors as needed.