Are Eckerd College faculty involved in hurricane preparedness planning, response and recovery?
Yes. A professor is a member of the Emergency Management Group, the Emergency Management Executive Team and the Business Continuity Team. The Faculty Coordinating Committee, representing faculty, organized a Fall 2005 forum on hurricane planning and met with the Emergency Management Group in Spring 2006. Collegial chairs, who were consulted in the development of the hurricane plan, lead planning efforts in their collegia and at College Council. In 2006-07 collegial chairs and FCC participated in meteorological education sessions organized through the EMG. All faculty prepare their spaces when the College is evacuated, and faculty are prepared to teach their courses off campus if an evacuation is extended beyond a week. Decisions about the closing time for evacuation and the time the College resumes normal operations are made in consultation with the Dean of Faculty and Collegial Chairs.
