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Conference Presentations

Published
July 14, 2019

2019 Annual Conference | July 2019

Risk Management and Campus Resilience

By: Bonny Bentzin, Ariane Laxo, Lisa Matthiessen

With climate change bringing dramatic demographic, economic, and weather changes, universities and colleges must be prepared for risks to the campus's buildings, landscapes, and infrastructure that could disrupt operations. This session explores the intertwined concepts of risk management and resilience planning.

Abstract: With climate change bringing dramatic demographic, economic, and weather changes, universities and colleges must be prepared for risks to the campus's buildings, landscapes, and infrastructure that could disrupt operations. This session explores the intertwined concepts of risk management and resilience planning. You will learn about best practices in campus resilience planning, and try a simple resilience assessment tool for identifying, prioritizing, and planning for potential risks. You can take this useful Excel-based tool back to your institution to identify the top risks that should be prioritized in campus planning efforts.

Institutions Mentioned: University of California-Los Angeles
Planning Types: Continuity Planning
Tags: Continuity Planning, Crisis and Disaster Management, Facilities Planning, Resiliency, Risk Management, SCUP 2019 Annual Conference, Sustainability (Environmental)

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Conference Presentations

Published
July 27, 2013

2013 SCUP–48 Annual Conference | July 2013

Disasters Happen

Get Ready, Stay Ready! Integrated Academic Continuity Planning

By: Michael A. Corn, David A. Ibrahim, Jerry L. Lockwood

Go beyond theory and concepts to the actual integrated mechanics and step-by-step methodology for developing and maintaining operational-level continuity plans.

Abstract: Learn the things you need to do to get ready and stay ready! Numerous recent campus disruptions, outages, and disasters have highlighted the importance of investing in the proactive risk management solution known as academic continuity planning. Go beyond theory and concepts to the actual integrated mechanics and step-by-step methodology for developing and maintaining operational-level continuity plans. Cultivate integration with a service designed specifically to support the need for higher education institutions to be prepared. Is your campus ready?