maintaining academic operations extraordinary event extraordinary planning and preparation

October 20, 2006October 20, 2006 Pandemic Influenza Plan WorkshopPandemic Influenza Plan Workshop

East Tennessee State UniversityEast Tennessee State UniversitySustaining Academic Course WorkSustaining Academic Course Work

Maintaining Academic OperationsMaintaining Academic Operations

Extraordinary EventExtraordinary EventExtraordinary Planning and PreparationExtraordinary Planning and Preparation

Ron Franks ~ Marsh Grube ~ Karen King



Which of the following teams Which of the following teams do you think will win the World do you think will win the World Series this year?Series this year?

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1. Cardinals2. Tigers3. Yankees4. Reds5. None of the above



What was your first What was your first emotional reaction to the emotional reaction to the Pandemic threat?Pandemic threat?

Den

ial

Fea

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Stu

nned

Wor

ry

Hum

or

0% 0% 0%0%0%

1. Denial2. Fear3. Stunned4. Worry5. Humor



What was your first cognitive What was your first cognitive reaction to the Pandemic reaction to the Pandemic threat?threat?

1 2 3 4 5

0% 0% 0%0%0%

1.2.3.4.5.

I’m not going to do this

I’m too busy to participate

I want more information

I’m not going to worry

Someone else will take care of it



Discussion

How can we convince students, faculty, and staff to take this seriously?

How can we get students, faculty, and staff prepared without creating a panic or involving denial?



How prepared is your How prepared is your institution to deal with a institution to deal with a Pandemic?Pandemic?

Ver

y Pre

pared

Get

ting

Starte

d

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eles

s

0% 0%0%

1. Very Prepared2. Getting Started3. Clueless



How prepared are you to How prepared are you to deal with a Pandemic?deal with a Pandemic?

Ver

y Pre

pared

Get

ting

Starte

d

Clu

eles

s

0% 0%0%

1. Very Prepared2. Getting Started3. Clueless



Discussion

What can you do to prepare for a Pandemic?



How technically competent How technically competent are your faculty in using the are your faculty in using the Internet for instruction?Internet for instruction?

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1. High Tech2. Low Tech3. No Tech



How technically competent How technically competent are your students in using are your students in using the Internet?the Internet?

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1. High Tech2. Low Tech3. No Tech



If a Pandemic hits, we If a Pandemic hits, we shouldn’t even try to keep shouldn’t even try to keep classes going.classes going.

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1. Agree2. Disagree



Discussion

What are the pros and cons for maintaining academic operations if a Pandemic hits?



What is your major concern What is your major concern today about the Pandemic?today about the Pandemic?

Will

I be

paid?

Will

I die

?

0%0%

1. Will I be paid?2. Will I die?



Remember….

We all need to be safe if any one of us is going to be safe.

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