206 University Policies and Procedures
206.01 Crisis Management Plan
206.01.01 Reporting a Crisis
If an actual or perceived crisis occurs or is anticipated, report the situation without delay to:
206.01.02 Executive Summary
The University's President shall serve as the crisis response director and the Vice President of Finance & Administration shall be the crisis response coordinator.
Whenever a situation affecting the campus reaches proportions that cannot be handled by routine measures, the crisis response director shall be notified by the crisis response coordinator and, if necessary, declare a "university crisis."
University Police and/or other appropriate personnel will be dispatched to determine the extent of the crisis and determine the necessary action to insure the safety of persons and property.
Each University administrator, upon receiving a "notification statement," is to provide applicable information to those persons under his/her direction, as per the crisis notification system. If possible, it is recommended that notification be written and delivered in person or by facsimile transmission.
Main and field crisis command posts shall be established as required by the situation and shall be equipped with communication systems required to utilize resources (crisis resource team and outside agencies).
Trained building/facility coordinators, as appointed by division and department heads, will be contacted to inform all persons under their direction of the crisis and the action required.
Faculty/supervisors shall inform students of the crisis as per the notification statement and initiate emergency procedures with guidance from the dean of their respective college and/or the Dean of Students.
The crisis response director conducts liaison activities with the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and other appropriate agencies as needed.
When the crisis response director declares an end to the "university crisis," a "notification statement" will be issued as appropriate and will follow the crisis notification system.
Following the crisis, the crisis/issues management team and crisis resource team shall each gather for debriefing and preparation of a crisis appraisal report for review by the crisis response director.
(For the complete text of the Crisis Management Plan, contact the Vice President for Finance & Administration.)