A few weeks ago, Maryland's Emergency Management Association hosted their annual symposium event - each year, the state's emergency management community heads down to Ocean City, MD for fun, networking, awards, information sharing...it's a good time. This year, a few members of our team were on the presentation agenda - with Kathy Francis co-headlining one … Continue reading Professional Development, EM, and Community Colleges
Comparing My High School & College Emergency Management Experiences
The Student Dispatch is a space to highlight the voices of our MACEM&PS students while they're still studying with us! Topics are chosen by the students in consultation with an advisor, and are only lightly edited - we want this to be authentic to their skills, feelings, and knowledge at the time of writing. Join … Continue reading Comparing My High School & College Emergency Management Experiences
History of the MACEM&PS
Even with 21 years of educating, publishing, training, and consulting to emergency management and public safety constituents, ranging from exploratory students to industry leaders, across the county and across the country, we are often asked, “What is MACEM&PS?” What does MACEM&PS do? What types of projects does the MACEM&PS staff work on? What is its … Continue reading History of the MACEM&PS
Aware, Arrange, Adapt: Upgrading Your Time Management Skills
Authors: Kathy Francis, MACEM&PS Executive Director and Contributing Writer Dr. Karen Wilson, FCC Computing & Business Technology Department ChairDo you remember the days of striving for “inbox zero?” Those videos about structuring your day that you might’ve watched, or that one book you read on organizing that you might’ve read, before 2020’s slate of crises … Continue reading Aware, Arrange, Adapt: Upgrading Your Time Management Skills