Crisis and emergency management preparation is an essential function for EMU. The university will mitigate the impact of crisis situations and operational disruptions on its campus community through implementing policies and procedures that provide for continuity of operations in cases of a catastrophic event.
To provide guidance for a safe and efficient response to disruptive events that impact EMU’s faculty, staff, and students.
EMU maintains and adheres to specific policies and procedures regarding crisis situations, catastrophic events and program discontinuances in order to minimize the length of time that students’ educational activities are disrupted and, when applicable, minimize the length of time that students, faculty, and staff are displaced.
The university leverages highly available educational technologies such as the Learning Management System (Moodle) and the Google Workspace collaboration platform, which are hosted in the “cloud”, to minimize the likelihood of noticeable service interruption. Further, the Information Systems Policy on Security of Information Technology Resources ensures that systems are protected from vulnerabilities, adequately secured, and backed up to prevent record destruction and/or data loss.
The following EMU policies and procedures are also intended to help mitigate the impact of emergency events on College operations:
In the unlikely event that EMU cannot deliver the instruction for which students have enrolled, the university commits to one or more of the following courses of action, depending on each individual student’s needs:
EMU students will be notified in person by university administration and then counseled about their options by their advisors. In accordance with institutional accreditation requirements, a teach-out plan will be submitted to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) prior to its implementation.
Approved by Provost's Council, June 11, 2021
The provost is responsible for this policy.
This policy is to be reviewed every three years.
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