1. FEMA Higher Education Conference June 2010 Emergency Management at Massachusetts Maritime Academy

2. 5/5/2009MMA Emergency Management2 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Founded in 1890 One of nine Massachusetts State Colleges Originally for education of merchant mariners Marine Engineering Marine Transportation Expanded programs into Marine Environmental Protection Facilities Engineering Emergency Management International Maritime Business Technical Educational Programs Regimental Life Style

3. 5/5/2009MMA Emergency Management3 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Emergency Management Program Components Educational Program Scientifically based curriculum Common 2 year curriculum Common with Marine Safety and Environmental Protection Provides for Community College articulation 6 week Sea Term in the first year Two Coops 2 weeks each Various Certificate Programs

4. 5/5/2009MMA Emergency Management4 Emergency Management Education Program Program sequences Natural Hazards Social Hazards Public Health Emergency Management GIS in Emergency Management Emergency Management Exercises

5. 5/5/2009MMA Emergency Management5 Undergraduate Education Program Natural Hazards Earth Science ( Semester 2) Natural Hazards ( Semester 6 ) IT in Emergency Management ( Semester 8 )

6. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management6 Undergraduate Education Program Social Hazards Physics ( Semester 3) Chemistry of Hazardous Materials (Semester 4) Introduction to Radiological Materials ( Semester 5 ) International Terrorism ( Semester 5 ) Fire Dynamics (Semester 7) IT in Emergency Management ( Semester 8 )

7. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management7 Undergraduate Education Program Public Health Biology ( Semester 2) Infectious Agents( Semester 5 ) Toxicology( Semester 6 ) Public Health in Emergency Management (Semester 6)

8. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management8 Undergraduate Education Program Emergency Management Risk Management ( Semester 5) Political Geography ( Semester 5 ) Hazardous Materials Management ( Semester 6 ) Crisis Communication (Semester 7) Emergency Management Operations (Semester 7) Consequence Management (Semester 8) Legal Issues in Emergency Management (Semester 8) Maritime Security (Semester 8) Emergency Management Capstone (Semester 8)

9. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management9 Undergraduate Education Program GIS in Emergency Management Introduction to GIS ( Semester 3) Risk Management ( Semester 5 ) Natural hazards ( Semester 6 ) IT in Emergency Management (Semester 8)

10. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management10 Undergraduate Education Program Emergency Management Exercises Risk Management  Incident Commander( Semester 5) Natural Hazards  Incident Commander ( Semester 6 ) Emergency Management Operations MMA Simulator ( Semester 7 ) Emergency Management Capstone (Semester 8) Participation in Local Exercises Massport/Logan Airport Providence AMTRAK Drill Massport/Tunnel

11. 5/5/2009MMA Emergency Management11 Program Maintenance Advisory Committee 12 members Public Sector Industry Education Bi-annual meeting Dinner Curriculum discussions Coop and placement discussions

12. 5/5/2009MMA Emergency Management12 MMA Sea Term Six week required freshman sea term 550 ft TS Kennedy Training components Emergency Management Marine Environmental Protection Marine Transportation Marine Engineering Shipboard maintenance

13. 5/5/2009MMA Emergency Management13 Emergency Management Coops FEMA MEMA Oak Ridge Nuclear Local Fire and Police State police Boston Hospitals Mass DPH Red Cross USCG NOAA

14. 5/5/2009MMA Emergency Management14 Emergency Management Certificates EMT Certificate OSHA 40 Certificate Municipal Waste Water Treatment License Industrial Waste Water Treatment License Six Passengers for Hire Marine License

15. 5/5/2009MMA Emergency Management15 Emergency Management Enrollment Distribution About 50 students per year 90% Massachusetts Residents 20% Female 80% Male Recruiting External Current popularity of field Internal Lower math and science requirements Sea Term Experience Exercises Certificates Articulation Agreements

16. 5/5/2009MMA Emergency Management16 Emergency Management Articulation Agreements Community Colleges 2 plus 2 agreement with Cape Cod Community College Created and approved this semester Other Massachusetts Community Colleges Created for approval next semester 20-30 more students anticipated

17. 5/5/2009MMA Emergency Management17 Emergency Management Employment Hospitals Border Patrol Port Security Local Emergency Managers

18. Massachusetts Maritime Academy Marine Safety and Environmental Protection Department I will be happy to address any questions you have during this session or via email Professor Malcolm MacGregor (mmacgregor@maritime.edu) 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management18