Future of Emergency Management

Profession

Higher Education’sRole/Prospects

HistoryO 1994 launchO 20 years of progress, only one year

of potential regressionO FEMA’s role O 275 (need to get more updated

count)O Role of annual conferenceO Professional growth and excellence

starts with higher education and solid training

Changes in Higher Education

O Questions Regarding Value of HEO TechnologyO Online course deliveryO Social mediaO GlobalizationO Diminished funding from public sourcesO EntrepreneurshipO Impact on ResearchO Diminished Enrollment on Many

Campuses

O Focus on ExcellenceO Profession continues to growO Programs continue to growO AccreditationO Honor SocietyO CredentialsO CertificationsO Research/PublicationsO Collaboration – NEMA, IAEM

Impact on Emergency Management Profession

Crystal Ball/FutureO Continued growth of degree and certificate

programsO Stackable certifications will be more

prevalentO Every campus will have a course on

emergency managementO Every public administration text book will

have a chapter on emergency managementO Political Science courses on risk,

sustainability, environment, energy will cover link to emergency management

Let the conversations continue

O Kay C. Goss, CEM© (third recertification)

O Interim Director for International Studies

O University of ArkansasO Part-time faculty, UNLV Executive

Master’s Degree in Crisis and Emergency Management and Istanbul Technical University

O President, World Disaster Management, LLC

O Kay.goss@post.harvard.edu