National Council for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (NCEMHS) August 2017 Newsletter

   National Council for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (NCEMHS)

August 2017 Update  

       Good afternoon Colleagues, hope the summer is going great and that you are ready to go back to school in the next few weeks! We are looking forward to an exciting and ambitious 2017-18 academic year and would like to take a few minutes to apprise you of some recent activities in emergency management,  homeland security, and cyber security education and  training; as well as, provide some additional information on related career pathways design,  development, and implementation. Finally, would like to briefly mention several new peer-reviewed academic journals that we are preparing for release next year.

        First of all, in terms of current projects, we are preparing to release the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Associates Degree Program Model Curriculum and Academic Standards. The documentation shares the culmination of several years of significant effort state-wide collaboration and cooperation between the California academic community, public sector partners, additional key industry stakeholders, and not-for profit organizations on EM-HS program architecture and course design. The Associates-level project began with a Capability Gap Analysis of industry and partner/employer needs compared to skill-sets currently found across academia with the subsequent design of an innovative  proficiency based student learning outcome (SLOs) transfer based model curriculum to be used by colleges and universities across the state.

The Associates-level  document (to be released this month) lays out the complete design, standards, and curriculum for  Emergency Management and Homeland Security 2-year degree programs that rely upon a standardized series of courses that meet critical industry standards and workforce needs. Community colleges serve a  key workforce development/ career training role as well as preparing students for transfer into 4-year undergraduate education programs. Thus, in a few months, we will also be releasing the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Bachelor Degree Program Model Curriculum and Academic Standards. More details on these releases will be available shortly.

Finally, it is with great pleasure to announce that NCEMHS is in the process of rolling out a pair of new academic peer review journals in 2018.

The American Journal of Emergency Management and Homeland Security

Dr. Kenneth J. Ryan, Editor-in-Chief.

The American Journal of Cyber-security and Defense

Dr. Keith E. Clement, Editor-in-Chief

Thank you very much for your kind attention to our newsletter and we look forward to providing additional information on these subjects and more next month!

Best regards,

Dr. Keith Clement

Executive Director

National Council for Emergency Management and Homeland Security

National Council for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (NCEMHS) Call for Service

Good afternoon Colleagues,

            Hope that you are doing great! I am pleased to have the opportunity to introduce and share information on the National Council for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (NCEMHS) organization today. We have a variety of new and exciting emergency management, homeland security, cybersecurity, and campus preparedness/school safety programs and initiatives forthcoming. For example, we look forward to the completion and implementation of a state-wide career pathway in these critical subjects areas in California at all levels of education in place shortly. Additionally, we look forward to shifting our growth and emphasis towards the enhanced preparedness and increased readiness of national and international key partners and major stakeholders in the coming days.     

The organizational overview, vision, and mission statements are found at: http://ncemhs.blogspot.com/2016/09/ncemhs-overview-vision-statement.html  

            We are putting out a Call to Serve for NCEMHS Policy and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across many areas of expertise within the scope of the EM-HS-Cyber enterprise corresponding to organizational member interests and activities. SMEs will serve as the backbone of our activities as we collaborate and partner with the public, private, and non-government organizations (NGOs) on education, workforce development, research, community engagement projects and programs at the local, state, national, and international levels. Groups of SMEs will be formed into smaller workgroups to undertake specific initiatives and projects. If you are interested in serving in one (or more of these areas) please submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae expressing your interests within the next 30 days and we will start pulling everyone together into specific areas of expertise. SME groups are found at:  http://ncemhs.blogspot.com/2016/09/ncemhs-policy-and-subject-matter-expert.html    

            Finally, we are beginning the planning process for our Global Emergency Management, Homeland/Cyber Security Symposium to be held on the West Coast early in the Summer of 2016. So please keep your eyes out for a variety of opportunities and events coming your way in the very near future. Thank you very much and please let me know if you have any questions and/or would like to know how to get more involved with NCEMHS and EM-HS-Cyber education an academic program development, research, and community engagement.

Best regards, Keith

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Keith Clement, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Criminology
Director, Homeland Security Certificate Program
California State University, Fresno
Vice Chair, California Community College Chancellor's Office
Public Safety Education Advisory Board (PSEAB)

Executive Director
National Council for Emergency Management and 
Homeland Security (NCEMHS)
http://ncemhs.blogspot.com/
NCEMHS@gmail.com

NCEMHS Policy and Subject Matter Expert Areas of Expertise

 NCEMHS Policy and Subject Matter Expert Areas of Expertise

Agriculture Preparedness and Security-
Academic Standards, Accreditation, Model Transfer Curriculum- (EM,HS, Cyber)

Climate Change and Drought-
Community Colleges and Associates-level Programs- (EM,HS, Cyber)
Community Service and Community Engagement-
Cybersecurity and Information Assurance-
Cyberphysical Security-
Critical Infrastructure Protection-
Countering Violent Extremism-
Data Visualization and Analytics-
Emergency Management-
Emergency Medicine-
Fire and Search/Rescue-
First Responders and Practitioners-
Graduate Education (EM,HS, Cyber)
Homeland and National Security-
Humanitarian Preparedness and Response-
Immigration and Borders-
Intelligence-
International Preparedness and Response-
K-12 Education-
Legal Issues in EM/HS/Cyber-
Maritime Domain-
Nursing-
Preparation for the Disability Community-
Private Sector- (EM, HS, Cyber)
Public Administration-
Public Safety Academies-
Psychology and Disaster Response-
Public Health-
Science and Technology-
School and Campus Preparedness-
State and Local Government Resiliency-
Transportation Safety and Security-
Tribal Government (Emergency Response/Homeland Security)-
U.A.V.s-
Undergraduate Education (EM,HS, Cyber)
Victim Services and Counseling-
Water Protection and Security-

(Are there any areas of expertise to add?)

NCEMHS Overview, Vision Statement, Mission Statement

National Council for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (NCEMHS) Overview, Vision Statement, Mission Statement

September 2016

The National Council for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (NCEMHS) formed to bring together an academic community of faculty, administrators, and students together with the public and private sectors to enhance collaboration with our colleagues on teaching, research, and service learning opportunities in the critical fields of Emergency Management (EM), Homeland Security (HS), and Cybersecurity (Cyber).

Profound issues like climatic change, extreme weather, and turbulent global political and economic conditions pose a challenge to government agencies, local communities, first responders, the private sector, and academics globally. Continued drought, historic flooding, dramatic wildfires, earthquakes, public health emergencies, cybercrime, active shooter situations and other natural and human caused events affect everyone and it is important to direct our academic research and scholarly creative activities to improve global quality of life, safety, and preparedness.  

The purpose of the NCEMHS is to enhance access, availability, and quality of Emergency Management, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity education, training, service, and research. Additionally, we seek to build collaboration and partnership to enhance and coordinate EM-HS-Cyber education and training programs, faculty/agency/private sector  research needs and development, as well as support community service, engagement, and resiliency efforts.

NCEMHS’s primary means of achieving noteworthy scholastic activities (education, research, and service) is through developing increased collaboration and communication in partnering with institutions of higher education and government agencies (state, local, national), private sector, and Nongovernment Organizations (NGOs).

NCEMHS Vision Statement

The vision of NCEMHS is to lay the foundation for the development of a comprehensive suite of linked Homeland Security, Emergency and Disaster Management, and Cybersecurity education and training academic standards, model curriculum and programs at all levels of education and related research and service initiatives to solve current challenges and innovate new solutions in this critical area of international and national need.  

NCEMHS Mission Statement

The mission of NCEMHS is to develop quality and sustainable academic standards and model curriculum to support Career Pathway programs in partnership with the EM-HS-Cyber professional community replicable at all levels of secondary and post-secondary education.  These templates will be used to create coursework and related professional development opportunities and programs leading to a comprehensive and linked series of EM-HS-Cyber K-12, Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral Degrees and Certificate Programs developed in collaboration with leading academics, practitioners, and the public sector nation-wide to meet educational and workforce needs.

 

Inaugural National Council for Emergency Management and Homeland Security Blogpost

Good afternoon! We are in the final phases of development and incorporation of the National Council for Emergency Management and Homeland Security! Finishing up on some details and will be bringing you all things in education and training as they relate to Emergency Management (EM), Homeland Security (HS), Cyber-security, and Campus Preparedness. Will be back with additional information, web address, etc.

Best regards, Keith Clement