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This policy should be used to support a response to the sudden death of any student, faculty or staff that will likely impact the University Community.
IV. DEFINITIONS
- Emergency Operations Team (EOT), as outlined in the University’s emergency plan
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- is activated based on the type and nature of the incident. It is used to manage the operational aspects of the University’s response to an emergency event, in this case a crisis resulting from student or staff death. While select EOT members could include any of the following, leadership from The Wellness Center, the Department of Public Safety, University Relations, Student Affairs and Dean of Students will represent the initial EOT in response to a student or staff member death. While select EOT members could include any of the following, leadership members from The Wellness Center, the Department of Public Safety and Office of Emergency Management
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- Wellness Center
- Environmental Health and Safety
- University Relations
- Dean of Students
- Residential Learning & University Housing
- Transportation and Parking
- Business Services
- Facilities and Operations
- Purchasing
- Controller
- Information Resources & Technology
- Human Resources
- Risk Management
- Executive Management Team (EMT), as outlined in the University’s emergency plan : The EMT will evaluate information from various sources during the progress of the event and advise the University President on appropriate actions requiring his/her decision. The EMT is also responsible for the review and approval of the Emergency Operations Plan. Members include:
- University President
- Chief of Staff and Liaison to the Board of Trustees
- Provost / Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
- General Counsel’s Office
- Senior Vice President for Finance / CFO
- Senior Vice President for Facilities and Operations
- Senior Vice President for Public Safety and Office of Emergency Management
- Assistant Vice President for Public Safety and Office of Emergency Management
- Vice President for University Relations
- Executive Vice President for Policy and External Relationships/Partnerships
- Associate Vice President of Global Learning & Partnerships at Camden
- Dean of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
- Dean of Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
- Senior Vice President for Information Resources and Technology
- Senior Vice President of Health Sciences Senior Vice President Division of Student AffairsSelect members of the EMT could include any of the following leadership members from the President's Office, General Counsel's Office, the Department of Public Safety, and University Relations, could represent the initial EMT response to a student or staff member death.
- SMART: The Stress Management and Response Team (SMART) was established to provide a form of crisis intervention specifically designed to help the Rowan community cope with highly stressful or traumatic events. SMART is made up of administrators, professional staff, faculty and support staff from across the Rowan University campus. These team members are trained in crisis response. The team is available for both death notifications and trauma support meetings. The team can arrange a meeting site and time or be available at a normally scheduled time/place for your class/group.
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