1. 20 Years in the Making Emergency Management Higher Education Today: The 2014 FEMA Higher Education Program Survey Carol L. Cwiak North Dakota State University

2. Thank You! The EM Hi Ed community extends its gratitude to FEMA’s Hi Ed team for the support and resources provided over the past 20 years. Special thanks to Barbara Johnson for her devotion to our community Many thanks to the survey respondents!

3. Methodology  Invitation only survey distributed to all institutions POCs on the FEMA Hi Ed page offering emergency management certificate or degree programs.  Online survey administered via North Dakota State University’s Group Decision Center.  One survey response per institution.  Participants were asked to answer as many questions as possible given the status of their program and the data available to them.

4. Institutions solicited179 1 Responses received69 Response rate39% Methodology Check your program listing(s) on FEMA Hi Ed page annually (College Lists) to ensure that the information is up-to-date, particularly in regard to contact information. Also, make sure your program is located on the correct list. 1 April 2014

5. Reported Offerings 29 of the responding programs (42%) reported that they plan to develop new offerings over the next year. 133 Offerings Reported * One program reported offering a diploma as well. Degree, Certificate, Etc. Offered Reported Offerings Doctoral Degree 4 Doctoral Level Concentration 1 Master’s Degree 19 Master’s Level Concentration 5 Graduate Certificate 15 Bachelor’s Degree 24 Bachelor’s Level Concentration 4 Minor 14 Associate Degree 21 Undergraduate Certificate 25 Other* 1

6. Program Years in Existence 67% of responding programs have been in existence for 6 years or more. n = 67

7. Program Names  Emergency Management 45  Homeland Security11 1  Disaster Management 9 2 1 7 combined with emergency management; 4 stand-alone. 2 3 combined with emergency management; remainder stand- alone or are paired with other focus areas.

8. Departments Housing Programs  Emergency Management  Earth Sciences  Administrative Science  Public Safety  Technology  Human Services  Public Service  Business  Emergency Services  Nursing  Criminal Justice  Homeland Security  Social Sciences  Public Administration  Management  Environmental & Occupational Health  Political Science  Urban Design and Planning  Public Health  Psychology  Global Health  Fire Protection  Public Policy  Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning  Education Most common word found in department names (17 out of 69) – “public”.

9. Primary Purpose n = 68 * Other: different focus at undergraduate and graduate level, faith-based, and academic/management

10. Primary Focus Public 32% Private 5% VOAD --- Humanitarian --- All of the above 36% Combination* 23% Other 5% * Vast majority were public/private n = 66

11. Students and Graduates 26,671 - Number of students reached this year by EM program courses (extrapolated from response of 10,402/39%) 3,974 - Number of EM graduates this year (extrapolated from response of 1,550/39%) 22,770 - Number of students that have graduated from EM programs to date (current extrapolation added to 2012 figure of 18,796) No data collected for 2012-2013 academic year.

12. Students “I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.” ~Albert Einstein n = 64

13. Track Graduates’ Employment n = 68

14. Graduates’ Employment - Tracked n= 25

15. Graduates’ Employment - Estimated Of the 41 remaining respondents, only 21 felt they could estimate the percentage. n= 21

16. Enrollment and Graduation Trends n= 66

17. Faculty Representation Full-time Faculty Devoted to Program None 24% 135% 221% 3 9% 4 5% 5-10 6% n = 66 * Historically, the percentage of programs with no devoted full-time faculty has consistently been approximately 30% and the combined percentage for programs with no, or one, devoted faculty members averaged about 70%. * This year’s data denotes an uptick in full- time devoted faculty that we have not seen before.

18. New Hires Did not attempt to hire 51% Attempted to hire, but did not hire 13% Hired new faculty 35% 24 programs - 53 new hires Full-time 12 Adjunct 41 n = 68

19. Programs Offering Distance Education n= 68

20. Percentage of Curriculum Offered Online 39% of all responding programs offer 100% of their coursework online. 28% (19) offer 100% of their coursework online only. n = 54

21. Principles of Emergency Management n = 67 The Principles are being used in varying degrees across programs: across courses, to structure courses, and to guide and structure programs.

22. Technology Based Instruction n = 68 Glitch in survey forced those who teach multiple selections to check “other”. Technology Institutions Teaching GIS18 Web EOC/ Other web-based EOC system21 Social networking16 Planning software6 Media software8 Other (Google Earth, HAZUS, Intelligence Analysis, simulation software, Blackboard, D2L, SPSS, Canvas, course delivery software, Ping, Sakai, ALOHA) 12 None13

23. Resource Utilization Respondents (n=53) overwhelming reported utilizing EMI IS Courses as supplemental material (91%) as opposed to as a primary source of information (9%). n = 66 82 % 14 % 47 %

24. Hi Ed Course Utilization  NIMS (19)  Disaster Response and Operations (16)  Terrorism & Emergency Management (16)  Hazards Risk Management (14)  Principles & Practice of Hazard Mitigation (13)  Homeland Security and Emergency Management (13)  Sociology of Disaster (11)  Building Disaster Resilient Communities (10)  Social Dimensions of Disaster (10)  Technology and Emergency Management (10)

25. Table 2- Representation Across Program Level Access & Support Indicators nMean Std. Deviation Access to external funding opportunities to support your program (e.g., grants, contracts, etc.) 654.12 (-) 4.35/2012 2.75 Access to institutional funding (e.g., stipends to develop courses/materials) 664.85 (-) 5.02/2012 2.70 Access to library resources (e.g., ability to obtain new holdings) 667.79 (-) 7.95/2012 2.15 Institutional administrative support (e.g., support attempts to develop & implement new program ideas) 666.39 (-) 6.86/2012 2.71 Local emergency management community support (e.g., county and regional) 657.55 (-) 7.77/2012 2.41 State emergency management community support (e.g., state-level agency & state professional organization) 666.48 (-) 7.33/2012 2.92 National emergency management professional community support (e.g., IAEM, NEMA, EMPOWER, etc.) 655.03 (-) 5.60/2012 2.81 FEMA-specific support (e.g., Higher Education Program, EMI, etc.) 666.85 (-) 7.14/2012 2.46 DHS-specific support (e.g., overarching DHS programs & agencies within DHS other than FEMA-specific support) 654.82 (+) 4.58/2012 2.95

26. Top five challenges facing emergency management higher education programs are requested and top challenges across respondent comments make the list.

27. Top Challenges Facing Programs 1 43% (30) 2 41% (28) 3 38% (26) 4 20% (14) 5 20% (14) JOBS & INTERNSHIPS 1 STUDENT ENROLLMENT & RECRUITMENT 4 Faculty 5 FUNDING 2 Identity, Academic Credibility, Professionalism, and Value 3

28. Challenges Identified Survey Year/ Ranking 200720082009201020112012 Funding12112-- Emergency Management Identity, Academic Credibility, Professionalism, and Value 2--6 35 Student Recruitment, Enrollment, and Retention333441 Qualified and Competent Faculty412212 Internship and Job Placement567353 Current and Updated Educational Materials: Textbooks, Journal Articles, Etc. 6--85 6 Constantly Changing Policies and Material--4 Institutional Support--5 Lack of Political Understanding and Support-- 4 DHS/FEMA-- 5 Connection Between Field and Academia-- 9 Greater Focus on Research-- 64 Need for Clarity Between Emergency Management and Homeland Security -- 7 Top Challenges Facing Programs: 2007-2012

29. We are aware of the challenges and the onus is on the higher education community to address them. Much work has been done, but we still have a long way to go. We write the future for emergency management higher education with our efforts - we build a better tomorrow with our successes.

30. Contact Information Carol L. Cwiak, J.D., Ph.D. Dept. of Emergency Management North Dakota State University NDSU Dept. 2351 P.O. Box 6050 Fargo, ND 58108-6050 (701) 231-5847 carol.cwiak@ndsu.edu www.ndsu.edu/emgt "Education is not the answer to the question. Education is the means to the answer to all questions." ~William Allin