Learning From Crises: Lessons From Last Year’s Hurricanes
• Communications is essential in times of crisis.
• Be prepared.• It is not business as usual, during or
after a catastrophic event, and you can break precedent.
• Higher education is a tight knit industry.
• Reach out to those in need.
Core Human Resource Functions
• Active membership in disaster planning process.
• Central role in campus communication.• Leadership role related to “people practices”
– Leave policies– Compensation (ie overtime, emergency pay)– Telecommuting– Workers Compensation
• Leadership role with campus recovery.
Resources
• Centers for Disease Control– http://www.cdc.gov/
• National Association for College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)– http://www.nacubo.org
• Society for College and University Planning– http://www.scup.org/