The President, as CEO, should be made aware of emergency situations at the earliest possible opportunity and will assume control/command where necessary.

President

The Vice President of Administration shall act as the Emergency Director and is responsible for the overall direction of campus emergencies.

VP of Administration

If the Vice President of Administration is unavailable, the Executive Vice President or his designee shall act as the Emergency Director and is responsible for the overall direction of campus emergencies.

Executive VP

Legal counsel must be notified in emergency situations because of legal liability.

The Vice President of Administration appoints Building Runners at the beginning of each academic year. The duties of Building Runners are:

A. Emergency Preparedness

1.	At the beginning of each academic year, Building Runners will be notified and requested to serve by the Vice President of Administration.

2.	All Building Runners will attend a training session with the Vice President of Administration at the beginning of each academic year and will be given information that describes the expectations and responsibilities of Building Runners.

B. Emergency Situations

1.	Inform all staff and students in their buildings of the emergency conditions.

2.	Evaluate impact the emergency has on continued campus operations and take appropriate action. This action may include ceasing operations and initiating building evacuation.

3.	Ensure their building is completely evacuated in accordance with emergency protocols established by the University.

Each Dean and Department Director has the responsibility to:

1.	Educate all full-time, part-time, and adjunct employees concerning university emergency procedures.

2.	Inform their staff of an emergency and initiate emergency procedures as outlined in this manual.

3.	Evaluate their assigned areas to determine the impact a fire or other emergency could have on their facility to the best of their knowledge.

4.	Report all safety hazards to the Campus Security and to the Vice President of Administration.

5.	Students are informed each academic year that the emergency response guidelines are located on the website by E-mail, verbally, and in relation to Student Right-to-Know releases.

6.	Inform university staff members under their supervision to conform to the relevant emergency and evacuation guidelines during all campus emergencies.

1.	During a campus emergency, ESSC Members are available to the Emergency Director to assist as needed.

2.	ESSC is responsible for hosting in-service training with university personnel as needed to review these emergency policies and procedures.