The office of Emergency Management implements programs and projects in emergency and disaster planning, training, mitigation, response, and recovery. The mission of the office of Emergency Management is to create a comprehensive emergency management program for the university in order to save lives, protect property, promote continuity of operations, and reduce the overall effects of large-scale disasters. In addition to planning for the entire campus, the office works with individual departments to develop unit-based emergency plans. The office also acts as the primary liaison between the university and outside government emergency management agencies.
