Our Center provides statewide leadership which supports diversity and ensures the industry’s academic programs remain cutting-edge.

Homeland Security involves agencies and organizations who work to improve the security of the United States public and private interests. Homeland Security activities can include customs, border, and immigration enforcement, emergency response to natural and man-made disasters, anti-terrorism work, and cyber-security.

Emergency management creates the framework which communities use to reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters.

Emergency management seeks to promote safer, less vulnerable communities with the capacity to cope with hazards and disasters.

Emergency Management protects communities 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.

For Students and Industry Workforce

• Access to industry news and training programs via the website.
• Degree/certificate programs and continuing education
• Clear education and career pathways for incumbent workforce and students.
• Access to programs that upgrade skills in reading, writing, communicating, and mathematics.

For Business and Industry Partners

• Collaborate with educational institutions to address workforce training needs.
• Provide access to distance learning options for current employees in selected emergency management or Homeland Security related subjects.
• Promote Homeland Security and Emergency Management training opportunities through regional conferences, seminars, and trade shows.
• Provide access to a convenient website that provides linkage to local, state and national resources and information about Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
• Gain access to a trained workforce with cutting edge skill sets, knowledge and tools to meet industry needs.

For Community

• Provide access to resources, training and education that can better prepare a community to deal with disastrous events.
• Facilitate support and assistance from local community colleges and state resources to prepare citizens, local community organizations, agencies, businesses, and industry to help respond and recover from all hazard events.

Educators

• Provide support for curriculum development, enhancement and expansion.
• Help facilitate the articulation arrangements between secondary and postsecondary academic institutions.
• Provide information about and attend professional development workshops and conferences.
• Conduct emergency management training table tops to enhance student, staff, and faculty safety and security.
• Provide community all hazard preparedness information and resources to build personal and community resilience.