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Overcoming disaster : what colleges learned from catastrophe to recovery /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Persson, Katherine B. (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
Subjects:
School crisis management > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Universities and colleges > Administration > Case studies.
Educational leadership > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Disasters > Social aspects > United States.
Community organization > United States.
Organizational resilience > United States.
Emergency management > United States.
Preparedness.
Community organization.
Disasters > Social aspects.
Educational leadership > Moral and ethical aspects.
Emergency management.
Organizational resilience.
School crisis management.
Universities and colleges > Administration.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • <P><span>Dedication</span></p><p><span>Preface</span></p><p><span>Acknowledgements</span></p><p><span>Introduction</span></p><p><span>Part 1: What Happened</span></p><p><span>Chapter 1: Lone Star College-Kingwood</span></p><p><span>Chapter 2: Gulf Coast State College</span></p><p><span>Chapter 3: Umpqua Community College</span></p><p><span>Part II: Hindsight: What We Wish We Knew</span></p><p><span>Chapter 4: The Settings </span></p><p><span>Chapter 5: Don't Be NaÌ?ve </span></p><p><span>Chapter 6: Guns, Drugs and Money</span></p><p><span>Chapter 7: Power</span></p><p><span>Chapter 8: Move Things to a Higher Place </span></p><p><span>Chapter 9: Identity Theft</span></p><p><span>Chapter 10: Loss of Personal Items and Loss of Lives</span></p><p><span>Chapter 11: What You Should Know and Do to Help Recovery Efforts</span></p><p><span>Part III: What Helped Us</span></p><p><span>Chapter 12: Leadership Team</span></p><p><span>Chapter 13: Culture</span></p><p><span>Chapter 14: Policies</span></p><p><span>Chapter 15: Resources</span></p><p><span>Chapter 16: Friends, Partners, and Others Wanting to Help</span></p><p><span>Part IV: What Hindered Us</span></p><p><span>Chapter 17: Inexperience </span></p><p><span>Chapter 18: FEMA and Other Bureaucracies</span></p><p><span>Chapter 19: Procurement Policies</span></p><p><span>Chapter 20: Personnel Changes</span></p><p><span>Part V: Aftermath to Recovery</span></p><p><span>Chapter 21: Trauma and Grief</span></p><p><span>Chapter 22: Overwhelming State of Mind</span></p><p><span>Chapter 23: Healing and Recovering</span></p><p><span>Chapter 24: Recovery Strategies Used by Individuals</span></p><p><span>Chapter 25: Recovery Strategies Used Organizations</span></p><p><span>Chapter 26: Community Healing</span></p><p><span>Part VI: Preparation for the Next Crisis - A Global Pandemic </span></p><p><span>Part VII: Master Crisis Response Cheat Sheet</span></p><p><span>Closing Statement</span></p><p><span>Appendix A:Harvey Timeline Summary: August 23, 2017
  • February 2020</span></p><p><span>Appendix B.LSC-Kingwood Student Success Pre and Post Harvey</span></p><p><span>Appendix C:Harvey Revenues and Expenses</span></p><p><span>Appendix D:LSC Procurement Process</span></p><p><span>Appendix E:Testimonials from Student, Staff, and Faculty</span></p><p><span>References</span></p><p><span>About the Author</span></p><p><span>About the Contributors</span></p><p></p><p></p>