Ranking Schools’ Strengths and Weaknesses in Emergency Management

Biggest Strength: Information Sharing & Maintaining Situational Awareness

Overall, 90 percent of participants expressed confidence in their institution’s ability to maintain situational awareness during large-scale events on their campuses.

Additionally, 55 percent of institutions said they would not have any challenges, citing established relationships prior to a large-scale security event for information sharing with off-campus partners.

Still, 35 percent of institutions cited moderate challenges, including the lack of a
higher education liaison within fusion centers.