The goal of emergency planning at Cornell is to be fully prepared for immediate and effective response to, and recovery from emergencies.
These efforts are guided by Cornell’s desire to protect the following, in priority order:
It is our goal to have teaching and research to be “back in business” within 30 days of any interruption. Clearly, the most severe disasters might make this goal unattainable, but top campus leadership regards fast recovery as essential to the preservation of Cornell’s eminence. A long interruption in teaching and research is unacceptable. Closure for a semester could have long-term consequences.
The Cornell University
Emergency Planning and Recovery - - College/Unit Planning System has been designed to provide colleges and major administrative units with the tools to create comprehensive, “live” unit emergency plans. The EPR system focuses on the mission and critical functions each unit performs and captures critical information about employees, roles, responsibilities, IT requirements, facilities, and contacts that are needed during an emergency and after during the recovery. The EPR system interfaces with the University’s PeopleSoft system, the Facilities Inventory System, and the Identify Management System to help ensure that plans contain current information. Annual review of all plans will help units continue to be prepared for an emergency event.