Academia & Resilience

The Academia & Resilience web page provides links, tools, training and resources for the higher education community including campus security, campus emergency managers and higher education leaders.

Campus Security and Emergency Managers

Tools and Resources

• Campus Ready
• DHS Centers of Excellence
• Free, downloadable Tabletop Exercises
• Building a Disaster Resistant University
• National Business Emergency Operations Center (NBEOC)
• Citizen Corps Program
• Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program
• Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN)
• DHS First Responders Community of Practice
• Department of Education Emergency Planning Resources for Academic Institutions
• National Table Top Exercise for Institutions of Higher Education Situation Manual
• Emergency Management Virtual Table Top Exercise Opportunities

Training

• IS-42 Social Media in  Emergency Management
• IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command
• IS-100.SCa - Introduction to Incident Command for Schools
• IS-100.HE - Introduction to Incident Command for Higher Education
• IS-230.b Fundamentals of Emergency Management
• IS-235.b Emergency Planning
• IS-362.a Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools
• IS-660 Introduction to Public Private Partnerships
• IS-662 Improving Preparedness through Public Private Partnerships
• IS-700.a National Incident Management System (NIMS), an introduction
• IS-800.b National Response Framework, an introduction
• IS-821 Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR)
• Is-860.a National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP)
• DHS Active Shooter Preparedness
• DHS Active Shooter Webinar
• DHS National Institutes of Cyberstudies
• Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium
  • AWR Dealing with the Media Course
  • PER 280 Emergency Response: Strengthening Cooperative Efforts Among Public Safety & Private Sector
  • AWR 148 Crisis Management for School-based incidents: Partnering Rural Law Enforcement & Local School Systems

Homeland Security Education Programs

• Center for Homeland Defense and Security
  • Master's Degree Program
  • Executive Leaders Program

Homeland Security Academic Resources

• DHS Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council
• University and Agency Partnership Initiative
• Homeland Security Digital Library
• Homeland Security Affairs
• Open Learning Program
• Research
• Faculty
• Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)

Campaigns

• Ready Campaign
• Pledge to Prepare
• If you see something, say something
• Stop.Think.Connect.

Faculty and Administrators  

• Emergency Management Institute Higher Education Office
• Homeland Security Grant Program
• DHS Office of Science and Technology University Program
• FEMA Think Tank Collaboration
• Department of Education Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS)
• University and Agency Partnership Initiative

College Students

• DHS Student Opportunities
• Student and Exchange Visitor Program
• Study in the States
• FEMA Corps
• Emergency Management College Programs
• Homeland Security Higher Education Programs
• Self Study Courses

Non-government Tools

• Research and Education Networking Information Sharing and Analysis Center

Disclaimer: The information on this web page is provided for informational purposes only. FEMA does not promote or endorse any non-government organizations or resources.