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Dr. Willis Lott Community Connections
Conference March 17, 2006
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• About MGCCC
• Steps to Recovery
• Realities and Challenges

• Communicating in a Crisis
• Aiding Our Communities
• Lessons Learned

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• We make a positive difference in
• peoples lives every day.

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• Only Mississippi Community College in Top 100
  Associate Degree Producers in the Nation No. 80
• No. 8 for degrees to education majors
• No. 24 for degrees in health-related fields
• No. 33 for degrees in business, management,
  marketing and related fields

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• EG Budget 69.5 million
• 37 State Appropriations
• 34 Student Tuition Fees
• 14 County Support
• 9 State Grants Contracts
• 1 Federal Grants Contracts
• 5 Other

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• Four-County District
• 2 Rural (Stone, George)
• 2 Urban (Harrison, Jackson)
• Eight Locations
• 4 Campuses, 4 Centers
• Facilities within 30 minute drive of every MS
  Coast resident

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On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina pummeled
more than 70 miles of the Mississippi Coast. With
winds blasting up to 125 miles per hour, the
monster storm created a ground zero for the
entire Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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• Katrinas Mississippi Impact
• 98,888 people housed in 36,600 FEMA trailers
• 32.8 million cubic yards of debris removed thus
  far
• 4.5 billion in federal funding to Individual
  Assistance, Public Assistance programs and
  mission assignments
• - Source FEMA, February 17, 2006

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• Katrinas Mississippi Impact
• 231 Identified dead statewide
• 5 Unidentified
• 67 Missing
• 65,380 Houses in South Mississippi destroyed
• - Source FEMA, February 17, 2006

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Before
After
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• FIRST, the safety and well-being of our employees
  and students
• Offered 3,735 students a 100 percent refund
• Covered replacement cost of all books
• Honored FY 06 contracts for all employees
• Began soliciting support, financial and
  otherwise, for our students and staff

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• SECOND, the clean-up and restoration of college
  facilities
• Disaster Recovery Company on the scene 3 days
  after the hurricane
• 7 million expense
• Necessary to protect the communitys investment
  in our college

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• THIRD, resuming classes and services
• Started classes just 17 days after the hurricane
• Offered college facilities to local communities
  and organizations as these groups struggled to
  recover
• Expanded 2nd nine-weeks classes and offered
  Fast Track mini-semester so students could
  stay on track with degree plans

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• FINALLY, the colleges financial recovery
• A staggering budget deficit
• A dramatic drop in enrollment
• A loss of local tax support

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• ENROLLMENT
• More than 3,000 students withdrew after
  hurricane
• 25 percent decline in Fall 2005 (7,806
  compared to 10,424 in Fall 2004)
• 18 percent decline in Spring 2006 (pre-audit)

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• Damages to Facilities and Infrastructure
• More than 20 million
• Three buildings at Perkinston Campus had to be
  demolished
• Loss of local ad valorem tax will likely get
  worse before it gets better

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• Apply for a Community Disaster Loan with
  assistance from the Governors office.
• For MGCCC, possible 18 million, 2 percent
  interest loan
• Could transition to grant fund

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• COMMUNICATING the colleges needs
• Governor and MS Legislature
• Federal Government and MS Congressional
  Delegation
• Local Counties Supervisors and Municipalities
• Other organizations that can provide help
  Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund and community colleges
  across the nation

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• Expect that all communication technology will be
  unavailable or unreliable
• We lost lives and had prolonged suffering
  because we lost the ability to communicate and
  coordinate and as a result saw the loss of
  command and control.
• Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Miss.

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• The college president should work closely with
  the colleges chief information officer
• Prioritize the news and decisions that must be
  shared
• Go to the local news station and make important
  announcements about the college

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• Establish the college website as the major source
  of information
• Everyone is hungry for information employees,
  students, the media, alumni, colleagues and
  public officials.
• All official college statements and decisions
  should be prominently posted on the site.

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• Designate special links for students, employees
  and media
• Post photos of damage to facilities
• Provide frequent messages from the college
  president
• Include date and time in all news postings

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• Create an employee blog
• Its a method to account for employees,
  understand their concerns and answer their
  questions.
• Its also a way for the college family to feel
  connected during the crisis wherever they are.

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• Office space for Chambers of Commerce, Veterans
  Administration and other displaced community
  services
• Free Internet service for community residents to
  file FEMA and insurance claims

• Housing for emergency personnel, utility workers
  and government officials
• Classroom and lab space for higher-education
  partners

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• Partnership with construction industry
• Job placement
• Construction Management Technology program taught
  at night

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• Commercial Truck Driving
• Electrical Technology
• Heating/Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
• Pipefitting/Plumbing
• Welding
• Marine Engine Mechanics
• Electric Lineman

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• HEALTH-CARE WORKER SHORTAGE
• Evening LPN Program at two campuses, funded by
  National Emergency Grant from US Dept. of Labor
  tuition covered by grant
• Certified Nurse Assistant 80-hour training
  course to meet workforce needs of hospitals,
  nursing homes and assisted- living facilities on
  the Coast. Industry pays student tuition (385)
  and 9/hour wage to program participants during
  training and advertising costs

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• A Hurricane Preparedness Plan is not the same
  thing as a Hurricane Response Plan.
• All colleges should do an RFP for Disaster
  Management and Emergency Services.
• Check references and sign a contract before the
  next disaster strikes.

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• Have a person or unit in charge of facilitating
  offers of assistance and directing help where it
  is needed most.
• Consider using the college foundation office for
  this purpose.
• Be assertive and refuse offers of assistance
  that will present more challenges than benefits.

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• Establish a process and place for checking in
  after the disaster.
• Set clear expectations for college leadership
  team to stay on site or return to site as soon as
  safe travel is possible.
• This team must help survey damage and make
  decisions about employees.

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• TELL YOUR EMPLOYEES THANK YOU
• For leaving their homes and families to help
  begin the colleges recovery.
• For volunteering time, money and supplies to
  help others with greater needs.
• For giving shelter to co-workers.
• For persevering despite tremendous personal
  hardships.
• For supporting each other and the college.

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• MGCCC HURRICANE RELIEF FUND
• About 150,000 given to more than 300 employees
  and students
• Gifts from 22 higher-education institutions, 157
  individuals and 16 organizations

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• ADOPT AN EMPLOYEE FAMILY EFFORT
• From Maine to California, and many places in
  between, community colleges across the nation
  stepped up and reached out to help our employees.

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• FAMILY OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES
• From borrowed gasoline and cleaning supplies to
  hot meals and encouraging words, our community
  college colleagues provided meaningful and
  tangible assistance.

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Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown into a
flameby another human being. Each of us owes
deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this
light. -Albert Schweitzer
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