Disaster Resilient Universities® Network
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The Disaster Resilient Universities® (DRU) Network provides risk and safety administrators and practitioners with peer-to-peer opportunities to cultivate a multidisciplinary approach to organizational resilience at our universities.
Celebrating 20 Years of DRU
The DRU began in 2005, when the University of Oregon and several other universities' learned that a federal grant, which funded disaster mitigation planning projects for higher education, was being canceled. The loss was painful, but it became an important catalyst.
We knew campuses still needed a practical, common-sense approach to disaster resilience. Our small group set up a listserve so we could try to learn from each other and share information. We called it the Disaster Resilient Universities (DRU) Network.
This is a exciting time for the DRU, and our mission is more important than ever.
Upcoming Events
Emergency Management and Enterprise Risk Management Webinar
Date: TBA
Join us for a DRU webinar where we will discuss the results of the latest DRU Emergency Management and Enterprise Risk Management Surveys. Learn how these insights can help strengthen your institution’s programs.
The webinar will feature a panel discussion on how different campuses have used the DRU survey findings to connect and improve their programs and partnerships. Panelists include members of the DRU Advisory Committee:
- Leigh Ann Moffett, Associate Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, Southern Methodist University
- Brian Smith, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer University of California San Francisco
- Lawrence Zacarese, Vice President and Chief Safety Officer, Stony Brook University
- André Le Duc, DRU Administrator and Vice President and Chief Resilience Officer, University of Oregon (Moderator)
More details available soon.
Membership
Membership in the DRU is currently free.
An institution can have multiple DRU members. Memberships is tied to an individual, university-provided email (.edu).
Member benefits include:
- Inclusion in the DRU Network Listserve which enables information sharing with members across the country.
- Peer-to-peer networking and collaboration opportunities.
- Access to a range of risk, resilience, and safety resources.
- Access to DRU events. These are great places to connect with other safety and risk administrators, learn about resilience topics, and generate ideas for making your campus more resilient.
The DRU fills a critical need for practitioners charged with ensuring the safety, resilience, and emergency preparedness of institutions for higher education (IHEs) across the country by offering simple yet essential resources to share information on best practices across the professional disciplines at no cost to colleges and universities.
To become a DRU member, fill out the Membership Request Form.
DRU Network Listserve
The DRU Network is a professional peer-to-peer network that provides simple resources intended to increase communication, coordination, and collaboration between universities worldwide. It can be used to make our campuses more disaster resilient.
The DRU Listserve is one of those simple resources. You must have a university-provided email (.edu) to subscribe. The list is monitored for inappropriate posting: personal attacks, equipment or product advertising, or spam. Offenders will be removed and banned from the list.
The DRU Listerve is a closed list. To request membership, please fill out all required fields in the membership request form.
DRU Library
A core component of the DRU is sharing disaster resilience information with members. The DRU Library is a digital collection of resources covering a wide range of resilience topics. The DRU Resource Library builds upon the work of the former National Center for Campus Public Safety’s (NCCPS) resource library.
Building Disaster Resilience
Cultivating a disaster resilient university or college campus is a complex challenge that requires a focused effort by the entire university community. The DRU network's interdisciplinary approach leverages members' knowledge and expertise to provide technical assistance and resources.
To become a more resilient university, we strive for proficiency in three areas:
- Strong leadership and culture. This stimulates the ability to stay aware, stay engaged, adapt, and make good decisions.
- Well-developed networks. This helps us use partnerships to leverage assets efficiently.
- Change readiness. This requires active planning, proactive thinking, and innovative problem-solving.
By creating links with campus partners to assess and address vulnerabilities, our campuses can continue to innovate and excel.
A disaster resilient university is able to adapt and thrive in the face of adversity and uncertainty.
News
Catch up with the latest news and updates from the DRU.