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Student in protective gear analyzing a sample swab

Emergency Planning and Implementation

Thoughtful and careful emergency pre-planning helped us establish a strong mitigation response during COVID-19.  As we plan for a shift to an endemic state, it is important to reflect and make updates to our traditional emergency planning and training practices based on what the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us about planning for long-term crises.

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Emergency Planning Focus Goals

G1:

  • Transition from COVID-19 pandemic to endemic state.

G2:

  • Identify those adaptions that were put into place in response to COVID-19 that should be retained and incorporated into the university's academic and general operations as ongoing good practice to meet the needs and expectations of post-COVID students, faculty and staff.

 

Emergency Focus: Covid 19 Goals Strategy

Item Strategy Oversight Goal Alignment Focus Area Key Metrics Timeline
1 Build COVID logistics plan for 2022-23 academic year Emergency Planning Co-Directors G1 Compliance with national COVID safety metrics (CDC) and state mandates 2022
2 Investigate and complete reflection report on academic changes Academic Affairs G2 Completed report of findings, with recommendations, submitted to Academic Affairs by August 1, 2022 2022
3 Investigate and complete reflection report on HR and operations changes Finance & Administration G2 Completed report of findings, with recommendations, submitted to Finance & Administration by August 1, 2022 2022
4 COVID "lessons learned" added to existing NMU emergency planning processes and procedures Emergency Planning Co-Directors G2 Training with revised processes and procedures 2022