REGENTS’ POLICY
PART II - ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 02.05 - Crisis Planning, Response, and Communications
[J. Baecker comment: This section was written prior to the creation of the Emergency
Management function, currently existing at SW, UAA, and UAF. Those units should do a more
extensive re-write within the next year.]
P02.05.010. General Statement: Crisis Planning. [Carla Beam and Julie Baecker edits.]
The university’s chief risk officer shall work with each MAU to develop and test University of
Alaska requires each of its MAUs to develop crisis response, communications and business
continuation plans that. Such plans must include provisions for prompt and effective response to
disasters, whether natural or human-made, to protect life and property and to provide for the
continuation of university programs and services (including university-sanctioned exchange and
study abroad programs) during the period impacted by the crisis. These plans will follow
Incident Command System protocol, define accountabilities and respond quickly, accurately and
fully to public information needs within the constraints imposed by concern for individual
privacy and legal responsibility.
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P02.05.020. Crisis Communications; Designated Spokespersons. [Julie Baecker edits.]
A.
The university responds quickly, accurately, and fully to requests for information about
any crisis that affects the system, its employees, its property, its students and its public
image, within the constraints imposed by concern for individual privacy and legal
responsibility.
B.
The crisis plans Each MAU will designate university personnel to be designated
spokespersons during the crisis. No other employee is authorized to disseminate
information on behalf of the university about the crisis to the news media unless
designated to be a spokesperson by the president or a chancellor.
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P02.05.030. Notification Procedures. [Julie Baecker edits.]
It is the responsibility of each MAU to develop notification procedures, and lists of people to be
notified in the event of a crisis. Chancellors will be responsible for notifying the president. In the
event the chancellor is not available in a timely manner, the president may be notified directly by
a designee of the chancellor. Each MAU is responsible for ensuring compliance with reporting
requirements under R05.09.040 B6.
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P02.05.040. President's or Chancellor's Inquiry.
The president, in consultation with the appropriate chancellor, will decide if the incident is to be
the subject of a president's or a chancellor's inquiry.
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P02.05.060. Crisis Response Rehearsals. [Julie Baecker edits.]
The university Each MAU will periodically conduct drills, exercises and simulations designed to
test the effectiveness of crisis response and business continuation plans.
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