X

Universities and Colleges Caucus Symposium 2025 Program

Events IAEM USA Universities and Colleges Caucus Symposium 2025 Program

Home | Program | Travel/Lodging | Sponsorship | Sponsors | Registration | Networking Events

IAEM Universities & Colleges Caucus (UCC) 2025 Symposium Agenda

 

Saturday, Nov 15, 2025
0800 - 0900    Breakfast and Registration
0900 - 0905   Welcome and Opening Remarks
0925 - 0955  Functional Exercise: Icebreaker
0955 - 1010   Networking Break
1010 - 1110  Keynote Presentation: Beyond AI: The Importance of a Human Network in Emergency Management
John Tommaney, Boston College
Jason Ferguson, UC Berkley
Andrew Narinik, Virginia Tech
Matt Shipner, University of Miami
1140 - 1250   Lunch
1250 - 1315  Creating a Culture of Preparedness on College Campus
Nina Cleveland, Ph.D, MPH                
Ashley Still, Georgia Gwinnett College 
1315 - 1340 Care Isn’t Just a Value - It’s a Plan: Family Assistance At UMB
Christopher Stanton, CEM, University of Maryland, Baltimore      
Ethan Donnelly, AEM, University of Maryland, Baltimore
1340 - 1350  Success in Failure  
Hope Kaye, CEM, San Francisco State University  
1350 - 1400  From Gaps to Gains
Olivia SaoBento, George Washington University   
1400 - 1430 Digitizing Emergency Response: Implementing Incident Management and Virtual JIC
Haley Cifizzari & Carin Cardella, University of Maryland, Baltimore 
1430 - 1445 Break
1445 - 1535

Facilitated Group Activity
1535 - 1625   Elevating University Resilience: Leadership, Professional Development, and the Power of Tabletop Exercises
Steven Merrill, University of Hawaii
Carol Wolfinger, CEM, Lansing Community College
Jerusha Kasch, CEM, Rice University
1625 - 1630 Day 1 Closing Remarks

Sunday, Nov 16, 2025
0800 - 0900  Breakfast and Registration
0900 - 0905  Day 2 Operations Briefing
0905 - 1005 Keynote Presentation: Hurricane Helene: A Tale of Three Institutions in Western North Carolina
Shane Stovall, CEM, Western Carolina University         
Jason Marshburn, Appalachian State
Matt Petty, UNC Asheville
1015 - 1035   Facilitated Group Exercise
1035 - 1050 Break
1050 - 1115  Bridging the Gaps: Driving Departmental Engagement in Higher Education Business Continuity
Khenley Harvell, San Jacinto College                            
Lyle Boise, San Jacinto College
1115 - 1145  Planning for Continuity: The University Assistance Center Model at UGA
Paul Link, University of Georgia
1155 - 1305  Networking Lunch & Group Photo
1315 - 1405  Leveraging a Situation Unit within your EOC
Eric Hodges, CEM, Illinois State University              
Laura Fox, Illinois State University
1405 - 1450   Facilitated Group Activity
1450 - 1505   Networking Break
1515 - 1545  

Bridging the Gap: Hospital-School Coordination For Family Reunification after a MCI/MVI
Vanessa Flores, CEM, University of California, Irvine
1545-1625 UCC Business Meeting
1625-1630  Day 2 Closing Remarks