The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) provides a safe and secure environment by preparing the university to manage and recover from any type of emergency or disaster.
OEM provides specialized expertise in emergency program development by creating, revising and maintaining university-wide policy and plans related to emergency operations, essential communications, fire safety and strategic security initiatives.
OEM creates a safe environment by planning, training, offering grant assistance, coordinating collegiate and departmental response operations, maintaining emergency communications systems and resources and executing emergency response and recovery activities for emergencies or disasters that directly or indirectly threaten life safety.
OEM protects the university community by coordinating and integrating all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters.
Georgia State University has developed comprehensive plans for protecting the safety and well-being of our students, staff and faculty in the event of a potential pandemic influenza outbreak.
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Provides central location university, local government and agency officials to convene during disaster situations to make decisions, set priorities and coordinate resources for response and recovery.
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Designs collegiate and departmental emergency action plans. The critical goals of each plan are:
Our Training Program encompasses mandatory training events for members of the University Emergency Response Organization and optional events for all university students, faculty and staff. We offer numerous courses/classes throughout the year and are available to teach specialized classes or facilitate exercises for groups.
The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) utilizes several communication mediums to relay information to faculty, staff, students, and the general public. Notifications may go out through multiple modes of Mass Notification.
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