EDUCAUSE | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; and Business Continuity Planning

What if it happens here? Cornell upgrades its emergency plans to meet challenges of health and safety

ckeller — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:11:08 -0600

"Students arriving on campus this semester are getting a new task added to their to-do lists: Log onto "Who I Am" and provide emergency contact information.

The new service is the latest upgrade to Cornell's ongoing emergency planning effort. Since the late 1990s, well before 9/11 and recent U.S. campus shootings, Cornell has had a team of officials and responders dedicated to planning for events most people don't want to think about."

Governor’s Task Force on Campus Safety: Final Report

ckeller — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:47:28 -0600

The Governor's Task Force on Campus Safety is focused on ensuring the safety of college campuses across Wisconsin. At the direction of Governor Jim Doyle, the Task Force is reviewing and compiling criteria for developing best practices from universities, colleges, and other higher education institutions in Wisconsin and across the nation. This information will be submitted to the governor and will serve as a resource for college administrators, law enforcement officers, and emergency preparedness officials.

How Ready Are IT Managers for a Crisis?

ckeller — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:57:21 -0500

The annual Campus Computing Survey focuses on IT security and crisis management, finding gaps in preparation but fewer attacks on networks.

Academic Continuity-Emergency Management Workshop Report

ckeller — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:05:58 -0500

he University of Maryland University College and Sloan-C recently held a workshop on academic continuity and emergency management at UMUC on June 27, 2007. Click on the link below to access a brief report which describes the workshop. Includes preliminary findings, general conclusions, recommendations, agenda, and participant list.

Navigating The Disaster Recovery Maze

ckeller — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:24:15 -0500

Backup tapes, hot sites, annual tests -- the elements of yesterday's disaster recovery planning may lead to a dead end today. Do you know where your applications are?

Business Continuity Planning

drupal — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:40:15 -0500

George Mason University's executive enterprise risk management approach has helped in building responses to "what-if" scenarios.

Disaster Recovery: The Time Is Now

drupal — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:36:50 -0600

On the heels of Katrina, it's time to get a top-flight disaster recovery plan into place. Here's how to catch up.

Business Continuity: How the Events of September 11 are affecting business plans for disaster recovery and business resumption

drupal — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:06:19 -0500

The tragic events of September 11 have changed the public's perception of disaster recovery and business continuity. Business continuity planning encompasses all the tasks a company must face in order to resume business after an unforeseen interruption. Organizations of all sizes need to draft a business continuity plan. An effective Business Continuity Plan must be thorough and tested regularly. This paper will list several steps necessary to draft a Business Continuity Plan.

A Living Disaster Plan (not Living with a Disastrous Plan) Part 6

drupal — Tue, 07 May 2002 16:19:19 -0500

This is Part 6 of the series on Disaster Recovery Planning.

Business Continuity Planning Where Do You Start? Part 1

drupal — Tue, 07 May 2002 15:58:37 -0500

In the wake of the tragic events of September 11th 2001, there has been a resurgence of disaster preparedness planning. In antisipation of this ACUTA asked Compass Consulting International, Inc. to put together a series of articles on this significant and timely issue. Over 6 issues of the ACUTA Newsletter, Compass Consulting tried to create a framework to help others think about disasters, preparedness, avoidance, mitigation, recovery, and planning.

This is Part 1 of the series on Disaster Recovery Planning