Emergency Planning
While emergencies can occur without warning and at multiple levels, the University must be prepared should an incident occur. The University of Notre Dame is committed to the safety of its students, staff, faculty, and visitors. Therefore, rapid, effective, and organized response efforts and communication during an emergency are of paramount importance.
Campus Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan
The University of Notre Dame Campus Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (the Plan) outlines policies and procedures for managing major emergencies that may threaten the health and safety of the campus community or significantly disrupt its programs and activities. The plan provides a structure for coordinating preparedness, response, and recovery efforts of Notre Dame personnel and resources.
The plan applies to a broad range of major emergencies, including physical (e.g., fires, explosions, extended power outages, mass casualty events, hazardous materials releases) and non-physical (e.g., security breaches, financial malfeasance) emergencies. It is the official emergency response plan for the University and supersedes all previous plans.
Emergency Management Task Force
The Emergency Management Task Force serves under the purview of the President and is responsible for the development and maintenance of the University's Campus Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan. It is the intent of the President and task force to ensure that the plan provides a framework for responding to an emergency in a safe, effective, and timely manner.
Task Force Membership
- Michael D. Seamon — Chair
Associate Vice President for Campus Safety - Ronald D. Kraemer
Vice President and Chief Information Officer - Heather Rakoczy Russell
Associate Vice President for Residence Life - Dennis Brown
Assistant Vice President, Public Information and Communicationss - Micki L. Kidder
Associate Vice President for Development - Warren vonEschenbach
Senior Advisor to the Provost - Robert M. Zerr
Director, Risk Management and Safety - Randy Crist — Vice-Chair
Associate Director, Office of Campus Safety
Please contact Randy Crist at (574) 631-2484 with questions regarding the task force or the University’s emergency preparedness and response efforts.