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Building a Campus Culture of Preparedness and Resilience

Emergency Management and Planning fosters prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities to protect our campus from the adverse effects of disaster, relying on multi-discipline collaboration, cooperation, and coordination, all to support the University’s teaching, research, and public safety mission.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recognizes that planning for different risks as well as local, regional and national, disasters and events is critical to protecting its constituents, neighbors, environment and resources. Emergency Management and Planning plans for emergencies such as pandemic influenza, natural hazards, and numerous other threats to the health and safety of the University.

  • Carolina Ready

    Be Carolina Ready with these important emergency preparedness tips and other resources.

  • Alert Carolina

    The Alert Carolina emergency notification system pushes out messages in multiple ways in the event of an emergency or dangerous situation.

Resources

News

Mission Continuity News April 2024: Continuing Critical Functions

April 15, 2024

Our March 2024 newsletter highlighted assessing operational areas and identifying critical functions, particularly those directly aligned with the university's mission.

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Carolina Ready Launches with a New Safety Feature

March 27, 2024

Emergency Management and Planning has introduced a new feature in the Carolina Ready Safety App called “I’m OK!” that lets users quickly notify contacts about their whereabouts and status during a campus emergency.

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Mission Continuity News March 2024: Critical Functions

March 15, 2024

Critical functions refer to the essential activities, processes, and services that a department/unit must perform to ensure its financial solvency, meet legal and regulatory requirements, and maintain its overall operational integrity during and after a disruptive event.