Pandemic Planning

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/