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Crisis Scenario<br />

Preliminary Research<br />

Date <strong>of</strong> Crisis: Thursday, March 25th, <strong>2010</strong><br />

Due Date <strong>of</strong> Reflection Piece: Tuesday, March 30 th , <strong>2010</strong><br />

Research the following points:<br />

• Assigned role<br />

• Your organization and department (how they would handle a crisis, what’s their<br />

chain <strong>of</strong> command, etc.<br />

• Current issues and past history for your organization/department? Media search.<br />

• College’s and city’s emergency action plans for a variety <strong>of</strong> crisis-type situations.<br />

*Students will be paired up and expected to research and work together to fully<br />

understand the role they have been assigned. Each student will find out his/her specific<br />

role the day <strong>of</strong> the crisis but is expected to work as a team in preparing and handling the<br />

crisis.<br />

Roles for Student A: ‘Student A’ will be the <strong>of</strong>ficial spokesperson <strong>of</strong> the organization in<br />

which their team represents. They are to work in collaboration with Student B.<br />

Role for Student B: Student B will have no verbal role with the press/media on the day<br />

<strong>of</strong> the crisis, but is to help and assist in preparing Student A who will be speaking directly<br />

to the media.<br />

Possible Scenarios Include:<br />

Recent outbreak <strong>of</strong> an infectious disease<br />

ROTC is experiencing opposition from campus faculty and administrators<br />

Fire Alarms have been going <strong>of</strong>f more frequently than ever in M<strong>of</strong>fitt Hall<br />

NCAA is inspecting Plattsburgh State’s Men’s Hockey and Basketball teams for<br />

suspected drug use.<br />

Roles:<br />

SUNY Plattsburgh President:<br />

City <strong>of</strong> Plattsburgh Fire Chief<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> Resident Life<br />

Plattsburgh City Mayor (understanding <strong>of</strong> city operations)<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> CVPH<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> Maintenance and College Facilities<br />

University Police<br />

Dean <strong>of</strong> Students<br />

Plattsburgh State Men’s Hockey Coach<br />

Clinton County Emergency Medical Services<br />

CRISIS SCENARIO<br />

TIMELINE:<br />

• August 2009 – Freshman students set <strong>of</strong>f the Fire Alarms <strong>of</strong> Wilson Hall<br />

frequently from Thursday through Sunday on a weekly basis.<br />

o Resident Assistants are aware <strong>of</strong> the situation and attempt to punish the<br />

students for their negligence. RA’s are aware that the main <strong>of</strong>fenders<br />

caused the alarms to go <strong>of</strong>f due to smoking.<br />

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