Center For Disaster Research & Education

About the Center

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The Center for Disaster Research and Education (CDRE) takes great pride in its association with a number of educational and research projects across the nation. The CDRE has been involved in a variety of community-based research projects including the development of disaster plans, state hazard mitigation planning, business community branding and education. 

The Center's faculty and students conduct research on various issues related to disasters, mitigation and planning. The CDRE has been involved in research funded through the National Science Foundation, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and in collaboration with other academic research centers. 


 

IAEM Conference 2024

This year, 13 students from the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) student club at Millersville had the opportunity to attend the 72nd annual IAEM conference in Colorado Springs, CO from November 16th - November 21st. At the conference, they got to attend several conference sessions on topics relating to emergency management, meet and network with professionals from all over the world, and attend an EMEX where they got to explore different career/internship opportunities within the field.

To find out more about the IAEM club at Millersville and how to join, click here.

 

IAEM 2024

Pictures from IAEM 2024


CDRE certifies 24 Students to be CERT Volunteers

Over the course of the past 2 weekends, Millersville Center for Disaster Research and Education (CDRE) trained and certified 24 students to be Commnity Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers. CERT is a program created by FEMA to train community members and its volunteers about disaster preparedness and what they can do in their communities to help respond to disasters before emergency personnel arrive. CERT trains its volunteers in basic disaster preparedness, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Millersville CDRE offers training every fall and spring, with sign-ups released early each semester. 

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 To learn more about the CERT training program, click here.


 

Preparedness Month Message from FEMA Administrator

Deanne Criswell addresses Millersville University staff and students on our Annual National Preparedness Day.

Dr. Jennifer Meehan's New Assignment

Dr. Jennifer (Jinni) Meehan has been the developer and primary instructor for our course Space Weather Decision Support, as part of the Graduate Certificate in Space Weather, Environment and Policy offered at Millersville. Dr. Meehan has started a one-year special position detailing to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as Assistant Director for Space Policy until February 2025.

For more information on the Graduate Certificate in Space Weather, Environment and Policy, please click here.


Millersville University is a StormReady University

Since March 2020, Millersville has been a StormReady University. This designation requires a certification process through the National Weather Service. StormReady helps communities around the nation develop communication and safety skills to keep them safe before, during, and after a weather event.

The Center for Disaster Research and Education (CDRE) is happy to announce that this certification has been renewed through 2028! To be StormReady, communities must establish a 24-hour warning point, an emergency operations center, have multiple ways of receiving severe weather warnings and forecasts to alert the public, create a system to monitor local weather conditions, promote the importance of public readiness through community seminars, and develop a hazardous weather plan. Currently, there are over 3,000 StormReady communities across the country, with Millersville being one of seven StormReady Universities in Pennsylvania and one of 320 universities in the country.

For more information on StormReady communities, go to https://www.weather.gov/stormready/communities.


College of Graduate Studies Newsletter - Spring 2024

Catch up on the latest information from the College of Graduate Studies and Adult Learning in the Spring Newsletter here!


 

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