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International Association of Emergency Management

““Emergency Management Students, Emergency Management Students, Professionalism, and EM Student Professionalism, and EM Student

ChaptersChapters””

By

IAEM Region 12 Immediate Past PresidentMicheal Kemp Micheal.Kemp@ndsu.edu

IAEM helps students transition from IAEM helps students transition from academia into the workforceacademia into the workforce

ProfessionalismProfessionalism

Scholarship/Financial supportScholarship/Financial support

OpportunityOpportunity

Continued GrowthContinued Growth

LeadershipLeadership MentorshipMentorship

Access/ InclusionAccess/ Inclusion

IAEM helps students develop:IAEM helps students develop:

LeadershipLeadership Chapters are self-governed bodies providing hands-Chapters are self-governed bodies providing hands-

on experience.   on experience.   Student representation on the IAEM Board of Student representation on the IAEM Board of

Directors Directors Committee involvementCommittee involvement

IAEM providesIAEM provides::

Leadership

MentorshipMentorship Experienced professional student liaison member Experienced professional student liaison member

who provides counsel to chapters and individual who provides counsel to chapters and individual student membersstudent members

Conducts annual career workshopsConducts annual career workshops Offers online career center including employment Offers online career center including employment

and internship opportunities and internship opportunities

IAEM offers:IAEM offers:

Leadership

Mentorship

Scholarships/Financial SupportScholarships/Financial Support $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $500.00 $500.00 Stipends to attend the Annual IAEM conferenceStipends to attend the Annual IAEM conference Poster competitionPoster competition Local student government fundsLocal student government funds

IAEM grants:IAEM grants:

Leadership Mentorship Scholarship/Financial support

Access/Inclusion Access/Inclusion IAEM Board of DirectorsIAEM Board of Directors Committee level involvement provides invaluable Committee level involvement provides invaluable

access to practicing Emergency Managersaccess to practicing Emergency Managers Students play a visible role at the annual conference Students play a visible role at the annual conference

(resume posting/student competition)(resume posting/student competition) IAEM Bulletin features student commentaryIAEM Bulletin features student commentary

What are “students” saying about What are “students” saying about IAEMIAEM

Leadership:Leadership:

““Running a student chapter has been valuable for Running a student chapter has been valuable for providing a "laboratory" for me to acquire management providing a "laboratory" for me to acquire management and leadership skills not provided in the curriculum.”and leadership skills not provided in the curriculum.”

““Because of my involvement in an IAEM Because of my involvement in an IAEM committee, I often have insight other students in my committee, I often have insight other students in my program do not. The effect of this is that my peers program do not. The effect of this is that my peers often look to me to fill in the blanks, so to speak.”often look to me to fill in the blanks, so to speak.”

Mentorship:Mentorship:

“It is extremely important for me as a student to It is extremely important for me as a student to be able to meet with professionals. I am developing be able to meet with professionals. I am developing many personal contacts through the annual conference, many personal contacts through the annual conference, joint site visits, and shared projects.” joint site visits, and shared projects.”

““IAEM provided me with the chance to attend the IAEM provided me with the chance to attend the international conference, getting the latest information international conference, getting the latest information in a field that is constantly changing.”in a field that is constantly changing.”

Scholarships/Financial Support:Scholarships/Financial Support:

““I got a $1,000 scholarship from IAEM. Though I got a $1,000 scholarship from IAEM. Though that amount certainly doesn't make much of a dent in that amount certainly doesn't make much of a dent in four years of tuition, room, board, and books, it is four years of tuition, room, board, and books, it is nonetheless greatly appreciated.” nonetheless greatly appreciated.”

““My local chapter paid for a hotel room, I could My local chapter paid for a hotel room, I could not have attended the annual conference without its not have attended the annual conference without its support.”support.”

Access/Inclusion:Access/Inclusion:

““To be a member of a student chapter, and able To be a member of a student chapter, and able to attend regional and national professional events, to attend regional and national professional events, conveyed an enormous sense of "belonging" to the conveyed an enormous sense of "belonging" to the field.”field.”

““IAEM has given me the vision for why I am IAEM has given me the vision for why I am studying what I am studying. Thanks to my speaking studying what I am studying. Thanks to my speaking with professionals, I can see the practical future just with professionals, I can see the practical future just ahead, on the other side of my graduation.”ahead, on the other side of my graduation.”

What are “academic administrators” What are “academic administrators” saying about IAEMsaying about IAEM

““AMU is a strong advocate and supporter of the Chapter AMU is a strong advocate and supporter of the Chapter and realizes their potential as a "sounding board" for and realizes their potential as a "sounding board" for emergency management issues.” emergency management issues.”

““We see the student association as an ambassador for We see the student association as an ambassador for the universitythe university. . It is definitely a win-win situation.”It is definitely a win-win situation.”

“I have nothing but good things to say about IAEM and have nothing but good things to say about IAEM and IEMSA. Both provide additional learning experiences IEMSA. Both provide additional learning experiences (outside of the classroom) and help students prepare (outside of the classroom) and help students prepare for and obtain employment opportunities.”for and obtain employment opportunities.”

““It provides networking opportunities, career training, It provides networking opportunities, career training, and a voice to the political leaders of our nation.”and a voice to the political leaders of our nation.”

““IEMSA adds a great deal to our program at the IEMSA adds a great deal to our program at the University of North Texas. Besides social activities that University of North Texas. Besides social activities that increase the ties among our students, IEMSA also increase the ties among our students, IEMSA also provides many career enhancing opportunities provides many career enhancing opportunities including leadership, guest speakers, service projects, including leadership, guest speakers, service projects, and resume building.”and resume building.”

““I personally feel that IAEM helps our students acquire I personally feel that IAEM helps our students acquire additional practical experience and bridges the gap additional practical experience and bridges the gap between college and their first job.”between college and their first job.”

What are “Practitioners” saying about What are “Practitioners” saying about IAEMIAEM

“I have employed two IAEM Students in the past 12 months as their membership of the association demonstrates a commitment for the profession and appears to have benefited them by assisting their development. Both have proved to be valuable employees with a high level of EM academic ability.”

Education + Experience = SuccessEducation + Experience = Success

To start an IAEM Chapter:http://www.iaem.com/

Micheal Kemp M.S.Micheal.Kemp@ndsu.edu

701-721-0796