In a Time of Crisis: Higher Education Community Engagement and Volunteer Programming in Disaster Situations
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A recent spate of natural disasters has directly affected the United States and the people who live here. The flooding of Hurricane Harvey was responsible for more than 80 deaths and billions of dollars in damage; and Hurricane Flore recently caused even more death and damage across the East Coast. A common refrain from Student Affairs and Higher Education professionals (especially among those in community engagement) in the immediate aftermath of these disasters is "How do we help?" This program is designed to pull together research and information from different university disciplines to craft a common thread of understanding when it comes to how to react in these situations.
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A recent spate of natural disasters has directly affected the United States and the people who live there. The flooding of Hurricane Harvey was responsible for more than 80 deaths and billions of dollars in damage and Hurricane Flore recently caused even more death and damage across the East Coast. A common refrain from student affairs and higher education professionals (especially among those in the area of community engagement) in the immediate aftermath of these disasters is "How do we help?" This program is designed to pull together research and information from different university disciplines to craft a common thread of understanding when it comes to how to react in these situations. This program will also provide time for discussion and airing of ideas to help participants gain a more thorough and thoughtful understanding of how they can react in the most positive way possible in the aftermath of these situations. The intended audience for this presentation is higher education professionals working with service programs at the university level.
AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Connor Jones, program coordinator for Buck-I-SERV, Ohio State Office of Student Activities, jones.6493@osu.edu (Corresponding Author)