Title: Building a Statewide Higher Education Educational Partnership in Disaster Management and Homeland Se
1Association for Continuing Higher Education
Building a State-wide Higher Education
Educational Partnership in Disaster Management
and Homeland Security A Model for Interagency
Partnership Dr. Dennis Skip Parks, Dean,
Continuing Education and University
Outreach California Polytechnic State
University Tuesday, November 17,
2009 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2Presentation OutlineDONE IN BIG CHUNCKS
- Assessing Californias Needs
- Using a State-wide Approach through Building
Partnerships - Initial Programmatic Roll-out
- Using a Financial Self-Support Option
- Next Steps
- Questions and Answers
3First Question Where is Cal Poly?
San Luis Obispo
4- A Few Agencies to Know
- CalEMA California Emergency Management Agency.
- Formed Jan 1, 2009 through the merger of
Governors Office of Homeland Security and the
Governors Office of Emergency Services - CSTI California Specialized Training Institute,
training branch of CalEMA - CSU California State University System, 23
campuses, 460,000 students
5- Need for a State-wide Program
- Received a grant from the Governors Office of
Homeland Security - Conducted a State-wide inventory of homeland
security and disaster management programs in
California and a gap analysis of whats needed - A joint project of OES and HS
- Conducted in 2007-2008
6- Need, Cont
- Inventoried Federal, state and local DMHS
personnel in all 58 counties - Contacted more than 400 training academies,
agencies, community colleges, and public and
private universities
7- Selected significant findings for the CSU
- Public expectation for excellence and
professionalism in disaster management and
homeland security is very high - The DMHS profession is searching for a clear
identity and purpose - DMHS is becoming a first choice career path
- Local government and public sector employees are
demanding higher educational standards - Unlike the fire service, there is no recognized
or accredited core curriculum in California
8- There are essentially no associate degree
programs in D/EMHS - There are no bachelors degree programs offered
by public universities. One offered by a private
university - Master degrees are very limited in California
9- Because of the shortage of educational programs
in DMHS, employers are hiring employees with
alternative degrees and providing additional
training - CSTI is the commonly used practitioner training
site for career professionals in California - CSTI and FEMA comprehensive programs offer the
most promise for a guide to developing a
standardized DMHS certification in California
10Addressing the Problem by Building a State-wide
Network
- CSU Council on Emergency Management and Homeland
Security (CEMHS) - A voluntary council of academics and
professionals interested in the broad areas of
emergency management and homeland security - Initial members include CSU Fresno, CSU Long
Beach, CSU Sacramento, San Diego State
University, Cal Maritime Academy, and the CSU
Chancellors Office. - Cal Poly SLO serving as lead campus for
state-wide educational programs
11- CEHMS cont
- Stated Educational Goals
- Assess the state of CSU DMHS programs
- Investigate methods to improve availability,
access, quality and knowledge/skills within the
CSU - Researching key educational/training skills
needed in California - Strategize how to achieve CSU-wide educational
and training objectives - Applying findings toward multi-campus
applications for California students and the
future workforce
12- CEMHS cont
- Research and External Grant Goals
- Identify common areas of faculty research
- Facilitate state, county, and local agencies
areas of common interest and grant opportunities - Promote system-wide and multi-campus consortia
grant applications - Collaborate on basic and applied research
13Rolling Out A Model to Serve California
- CalEMA/Cal Poly Educational Partnership
- Designed to recognize educational programs
offered by CSTI and Cal Poly and thus the CSU - First Step - developed a certificate program
utilizing courses from both - Has great potential as a model to serve
California and be replicated in other states - Developed as a CSU special session program
14Certificate in Disaster Management and Homeland
Security
- DMHS 351 Introduction to Emergency Mgmt in CA
- DMHS 352 Terrorism Understanding the Threat
- DMHS 353 Introduction to Crisis Communications
- DMHS 401 Disaster Recovery
- DMHS 405 Disaster Sustained Operations
- DMSH 432 Disaster Operations Planning
- DMHS 466 Enhanced Exercise Design
May also be used in the masters degree program
http//www.continuing-ed.calpoly.edu/degrees/disas
ter/
15One Certificate but Many Uses
- As a stand alone certificate
- As a minor in the Natural Resources Department
- As a specialization in the BA in
Interdisciplinary Studies / Adult Degree Program - Can be transferred to another institution
- All 400 level courses can be applied to the
Masters of Professional Studies in Disaster
Management and Homeland Security January 2011
16Delivery Modes
- On-site CalEMA / CSTI and Cal Poly, SLO
- Envisioned Blended,
- CSU, Cal Poly, World-wide
17Certificate Partner Universities
- Fall 2009
- San Diego State University
- Summer 2010
- San Francisco State University
18Using A Self-Support Model
- Continuing and Extended Education units in the
CSU are financially self-supporting - i.e. No state general fund support
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Devil or saint depending on ones
- individual perspective
- Transition of summer back
- to self-support is a good example
19Using A Self-Support Model
- Authorized under the Education Code and CSU
Executive Orders 794 and 802 - Can include everything from a single course to
completed degree programs - Referred to as special session
- Basic concept programs run as a special session
must make a profit and return a percentage back
to the university for support services
20Using A Self-Support Model
- ADVANTAGES
- The money you make is the money you keep
- Programs do not rely on general fund dollars,
therefore dont compete for general fund dollars - Facilitates starting programs in
- bad economic times
- Instructional fees can
- be set program by program
21Using A Self-Support Model
- DISADVANTAGES
- Programs MUST make a profit and contribute back
to university - Instructional fees may seem high by California
standards - Programs DO NOT contribute to campus FTE targets
this became an advantage in the past several
months - On some campuses, fees may have to be approved by
a campus fee committee
22Using A Self-Support Model
- Programs offered in special session must still be
approved/authorized through standard academic
approval procedures - Most people outside the CE/EE world dont
understand special session concept - Programs are usually offered in a partnership
between a college of continuing education and an
academic college - But not always
23Using A Self-Support Model
- Models of special session vary campus to campus
- Even vary within a single campus four at Cal
Poly - Models may blend special session and general fund
support within the same program - Often requires a great deal of negotiation
between partners
24Next Steps
- Expanding the certificate through additional
partnerships - Developing and offering additional certificates
in different and needed areas - Expanding the use of existing models and policies
- Example resident credit
- Finding new models and ways to increase access
i.e. blended/online
25Next Steps (cont)
- Developing and/or expanding undergraduate and
graduate programs - Seeking creative ways to complement and
coordinate rather than compete - Example multi-campus masters in sustainability
- Building on individual campus strengths
- Through CEMHS and other avenues develop funding
partnerships - Example COE - UNC
26Next Steps (cont)
- Currently developing a Masters of Professional
Studies in DMHS - Developing new online platforms to replace
face-to-face DMHS exercises - Using ElluminateLive to develop table-top
exercises - Still working on the clash of cultures in
training and education approaches - Eg use of the word certificates
27SO WHY DO WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES AND
DISASTERS?
28Because...
- The Nation is Depending on Us!
29- Time for Questions
- For additional information on Cal Polys programs
- GO TO
- http//www.continuinged.calpoly.edu/degrees/disast
er - For additional information on CEHMS
- GO TO
- http//www.calstate.edu/cemhs