Emergency Preparedness

Roles and other procedures in an Emergency

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  Emergency Declaration

  The president or designee (most senior executive officer when president is unavailable) shall declare a state of emergency when, upon recommendation of the director of Public Safety, it is deemed necessary to activate emergency procedures and/or close all or part of the University.

  The president or designee can convene the President's Council as the situation dictates.

  The president or designee shall declare an end to the state of emergency when hazards no longer exist.

  The following is the list in order of successions as to who has decision-making responsibility in case of an emergency at University of Detroit Mercy:

  1. President
  2. Vice president of Academic Affairs
  3. Vice president of Business and Finance
  4. Vice president of Enrollment and Student Affairs
  5. Vice president of University Advancement
  6. Associate vice president of Facilities Management
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  First Responder Role

  The first responder is the person who discovers that a problem exists.

  A specific protocol has been developed for most scenarios. However, a first responder has a general role to play.

  Procedure

  1. IMMEDIATELY go to a safe location and call Public Safety.
  2. When calling, identify your location.
  3. Determine the pertinent information (Who? What? When? Where? How? etc.).
  4. Provide all appropriate information regarding the problem.
  5. Help keep people calm until the proper authorities arrive.
  6. After the emergency is over, the first responder will need to verify with the Department of Public Safety the situation at the start of the incident to ensure accuracy of Aftermath Records.
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  Building Coordinator Role

  Building coordinators are responsible for assisting the Department of Public Safety in developing and maintaining individual, site-specific Evacuation and Containment Plans for each campus building.

  General Responsibilities

  • Knowing the location and approximate quantities of hazardous materials.
  • Being aware of employees with mobility problems.
  • Knowing the location of emergency pull alarms, fire extinguishers, emergency telephones and exits.
  • Ensuring the display of emergency evacuation route maps.
  • Alerting building occupants to practice drills and the specific gathering point for the building.
  • Identifying floor coordinators, if necessary, to assist in accounting for occupants of each floor.

  Incident Management

  In an evacuation or containment of the occupants of a building, the Building Coordinator is responsible for:

  • Assisting occupants in quickly proceeding to the evacuation or containment gathering point.
  • Accounting for occupants.
  • Notifying emergency personnel of occupants who are not accounted for.
  • Alerting occupants at the gathering point if there is a need for them to move to another location.
  • Identify the appropriate person to complete an Aftermath Assessment Report and notify the director of the Department of Public Safety at publicsafety@udmercy.edu.

  Emergency Response Coordinators

  McNichols Campus Building and Floor Coordinators

  Building	Location	Coordinator	Campus #	Email
  Architecture	Building Coordinator	Dan Pitera	313-993-1532	piteradw@udmercy.edu
  Architecture	LL Coordinator	Noah Resnick	313-993-1531	resnicsns@udmercy.edu
  Architecture	First Floor Coordinator	Brigette Murphy- Barbee	313-993-1533	murphybr@udmercy.edu
  Architecture	Second Floor Coordinator	Cheryl Baxter	313-993-1533	needhaca@udmercy.edu
  Briggs	Building Coordinator	Lezly Pruitt	313-993-1287	pruittls@udmercy.edu
  Briggs	Alternate	Angela Davis	313-993-0434	davisam3@udmercy.edu
  Calihan Hall	Building Coordinator	Timothy Fair	313-993-1700	fairtr@udmercy.edu
  Calihan Hall	Alternate	Mike Miller	313-993-1740	millerma@udmercy.edu
  Calihan Hall	Alternate	Nicholas Wilson	313-993-1700	wilsonne@udmercy.edu
  Calihan Hall	Alternate	Peter Gradowski	313-993-1700	gradowpj@udmercy.edu
  Chemistry	Building Coordinator	Mat Mio	313-993-1188	miomj@udmercy.edu
  Chemistry	LL Coordinator	Meghann Murray	313-993-1259	murraymm@udmercy.edu
  Chemistry	First Floor Coordinator	Jane Schley	313-993-1258	schleyja@udmercy.edu
  Chemistry	Second Floor Coordinator	Mark Benvenuto	313-993-1184	benvenma@udmercy.edu
  CHP	Building Coordinator	Renee Sumpter	313-993-3297	sumptere@udmercy.edu
  CHP	Alternate	Lauren Paton	313-993-2452	sackeyle@udmercy.edu
  CHP	LL Coordinator	Liz Boyar	313-993-2445	turzael@udmercy.edu
  CHP	First Floor Coordinator	Renee Sumpter	313-993-3297	sumptere@udmercy.edu
  CHP	Second Floor Coordinator	Yvonne King	313-993-1762	kingyv@udmercy.edu
  CHP	Third Floor Coordinator	Renee Courtney	313-993-1272	courtnrk@udmercy.edu
  CHP	Fourth Floor Coordinator	Kathy Putnam	313-993-4406	putmanka@udmercy.edu
  Commerce & Finance	Building Coordinator	Leonard Kloft	313-993-1118	kloftlj@udmercy.edu
  Commerce & Finance	LL Coordinator	Leonard Kloft	313-993-1118	kloftlj@udmercy.edu
  Commerce & Finance	First Floor Coordinator	Wendy Marshall	313-993-1200	marshawl@udmercy.edu
  Commerce & Finance	Second Floor Coordinator	LySandra C. Hill	313-993-1204	hilllc@udmercy.edu
  Engineering	Building Coordinator	Karla Lewis	313-993-1217	lewiskm2@udmercy.edu
  Engineering	First Floor Coordinator	Robert Wade Burke	313-993-3369	burkerw@udmercy.edu
  Engineering	Second Floor Coordinator	Carolyn Rimle	313-993-3362	rimlec@udmercy.edu
  Engineering	Third Floor Coordinator	Bruce Balconi	313-993-1657	balconbj@udmercy.edu
  Facility Operations	Building Coordinator	Bryana Borders	313-993-1240	borderbl@udmercy.edu
  Facility Operations	Building Alternate	Sandra Twymon-Orr	313-993-1240	twymonsa@udmercy.edu
  Ford Life Sciences	Building Coordinator	Lalisha Griffin	313-993-1180	griffilb@udmercy.edu
  Ford Life Sciences	First Floor Coordinator	Maris Polanco	313-993-1180	polancmc@udmercy.edu
  Ford Life Sciences	Second Floor Coordinator	Jim Graves	313-993-1162	gravesjf@udmercy.edu
  Ford Life Sciences	Third Floor Coordinator	Greg Grabowski	313-993-1194	grabowkgm@udmercy.edu
  Gardella House	Building Coordinator	Delanda Dixon	313-993-3250	dixondr@udmercy.edu
  Gardella House	Building Alternate	Nicholas Rombes	313-993-1085	rombesnd@udmercy.edu
  Lansing-Reilly Hall	Building Coordinator	Ruth Fichter	313-993-1663	fichtere@udmercy.edu
  Lansing Reilly Hall	Building Alternate	Fr. Gilbert Sunghera	313-993-1625 408-398-3381	sunghegi@udmercy.edu
  Library Teaching and Learning Center	Building Coordinator	Marilyn Dow	313-993-1090	dowmk@udmercy.edu
  Library Teaching and Learning Center	LL Coordinator	Kris McLonis	313-578-0457	mclonika@udmercy.edu
  Library Teaching and Learning Center	LL Alternate	Joshua Duffy	313-993-1073	duffyjo@udmercy.edu
  Library Teaching and Learning Center	First Floor Coordinator	George Libbey	313-993-1078	libbeygh@udmercy.edu
  Library Teaching and Learning Center	First Floor Alternates	All Reference Librarians	313-993-1071	edesk@udmercy.edu
  Library Teaching and Learning Center	Second Floor Coordinator and Second Floor Stacks	Nicole Shorter	313-993-1152	shortens@udmercy.edu
  Library Teaching and Learning Center	Second Floor Alternates and Second Floor Stacks	All Circulation Staff	313-993-1795	circulation@udmercy.edu
  Library Teaching and Learning Center	Third Floor Coordinator	Mike Verdusco	313-993-1299	verdusmi@udmercy.edu
  Library Teaching and Learning Center	Third Floor Alternate	Erin Bell	313-993-1104	bellee@udmercy.edu
  Library Teaching and Learning Center	Fourth Floor Coordinator	Allen Seales	313-993-1535	sealesav@udmercy.edu
  Library Teaching and Learning Center	Fourth Floor Alternate
  Reno Hall	Building Coordinator	Valerie Williams	313-578-0392	williamvw@udmercy.edu
  Reno Hall	LL Coordinator	Valerie Williams	313-578-0392	williamvw@udmercy.edu
  Reno Hall	First Floor Coordinator	Nancy O'Shea	313-993-1464	osheana@udmercy.edu
  Reno Hall	Second Floor Coordinator	Valerie Williams	313-578-0365	williamvw@udmercy.edu
  Reno Hall	Second Floor  Alternate	Richard Rockwell	313-993-3276	rrockwel@udmercy.edu
  Residential Housing	Residential Housing Coordinator	Sandra Alef	313-993-1231	alefsj@udmercy.edu
  Residential Housing	Residential Housing Alternate	Mike Cunningham	313-993-1685	cunninmp@udmercy.edu
  Residence Hall Holden	Building Coordinator	Adrianna Haralampopoulos	313-993-2562	haralaar@udmercy.edu
  Residence Hall Shiple	Building Coordinator	Amir Radmanseh	313-993-1788	radmanam@udmercy.edu
  Residence Hall Quads	Building Coordinator	Mike Cunningham	313-993-1685	cunninmp@udmercy.edu
  Student Fitness Center	Building Coordinator	Deanna Blevins	313-993-1783	humphrdc@udmercy.edu
  Student Fitness Center	Alternate	Mike Wynn	313-993-1783	wynnmi@udmercy.edu
  Student Union	Building Coordinator	Lisa B. MacDonnell	313-993-1455	macdonnl@udmercy.edu
  Student Union	First Floor Student Accounting/Registrar Coordinator	Cheryl Stycznski	313-993-1421	styczycl@udmercy.edu
  Student Union	First Floor Student Accounting/Registrar Alternate	Diane Praet	313-993-3133	praetdm@udmercy.edu
  Student Union	First Floor Admissions Coordinator	Theresa Carson	313-993-3309	carsonta@udmercy.edu
  Student Union	First Floor Admissions Alternate
  Student Union	Second Floor Marcom Coordinator	Gary Erwin	313-578-0339	erwingj@udmercy.edu
  Student Union	Second Floor Marcom Alternate	Arnold D'Ambrosio	313-993-1025	dambroaa1@udmercy.edu
  Student Union	Second Floor Human Resources Coordinator	Netina Anding-Moore	313-993-1524	andingnv@udmercy.edu
  Student Union	Second Floor Finance Coordinator	Kim Koelb	313-993-1263	koelbkj@udmercy.edu
  Student Union	Second Floor Finance Alternate	Victoria Spallone	313-993-1268	spallovl@udmercy.edu
  Student Union	Second Floor Metz Catering Coordinator	Randy Fowler	313-993-1683	ma4037@metzcorp.com
  Student Union	Second Floor Executive Suite Coordinator	Cassandra Wadley	313-993-1457	wadleycd@udmercy.edu
  Student Union	Second Floor Executive Suite Alternate
  Student Union	Lower Level IT Coordinator	Ed Tracy	313-993-1554	tracyeg@udmercy.edu
  Student Union	Lower Level Student Life Coordinator	Dorothy Stewart	313-993-1033	steward@udmercy.edu
  Student Union	Lower Level Student Life Alternate	Adam Hollman	313-993-1154	hollmaap@udmercy.edu
  Student Union	Lower Level Bookstore Coordinator

  
  

  Corktown Campus and Floor Coordinators

  Building	Location	Coordinator	Campus #	Email
  Clinic Building	Building Coordinator	Gwendolyn Graham	313-494-6623	campbegd@udmercy.edu
  Clinic Building	First Floor South Coordinator	Delonda Spearman	313-494-6786	germandl@udmercy.edu
  Clinic Building	First Floor South Alternate	Rowena Filary	313-494-6953	filaryrj@udmercy.edu
  Clinic Building	First Floor North Coordinator	Stephanie Banks	313-494-6648	banksst@udmercy.edu
  Clinic Building	First Floor North Alternate	Kristie Jones	313-494-6658	joneska9@udmercy.edu
  Clinic Building	First Floor West Coordinator	Kendra Towns	313-494-6647	townskd@udmercy.edu
  Clinic Building	First Floor West Alternate	Karen Lane	313-494-6933	lanekj@udmery.edu
  Clinic Building	Second Floor Coordinator	Gwendolyn Graham	313-494-6623	campbegd@udmercy.edu
  Clinic Building	Third Floor Coordinator	Carry Travis	313-494-6780	traviscm@udmercy.edu
  Clinic Building	Third Floor Alternate
  Clinic Building	Fourth Floor Coordinator	Crystal Becker	313-494-6621	walikacm@udmercy.edu
  Clinic Building	Fourth Floor Alternate	Errin Colvin	313-494-6620	colvinen@udmercy.edu
  Classroom Building	Building Coordinator	Sheroyn Jones	313-494-6720	jonessj@udmercy.edu
  Classroom Building	Alternate	Jennifer May	313-494-6721	mayje@udmercy.edu

  
  

  Riverfront Campus Building and Floor Coordinators

  Building	Location	Coordinator	Campus #	Email
  Law School	Building Coordinator	Kurt Godfryd	313-596-0207	godfrykj@udmercy.edu
  Law School	Alternate	Yvette Chapman	313-596-0224	champayv@udmercy.edu
  Law School	First Floor Coordinator	James Williams	313-596-9407	williajc@udmercy.edu
  Law School	First Floor West Coordinator	Stephanie Winbigler	313-596-9841	wingbigsn@udmercy.edu
  Law School	Lower Level	Don Barnes	313-993-1240	barnesdp@udmercy.edu
  Law School	Larned Doors	Daniela Iacoban	313-596-9810	iacobada@udmercy.edu
  Law School	Faculty Lot Gate	James Williams	313-596-0254	williajc@udmercy.edu
  Law School	Second Floor West Coordinator	Layla Berry	313-596-0210	berrylr@udmercy.edu
  Law School	Second Floor East Coordinator	Chris Congdon	313-596-9835	congdorc@udmercy.edu
  Law School	Third Floor West Coordinator	Sarah Garrison	313-596-0226	garrissi@udmercy.edu
  Law School	Third Floor East Coordinator	Julia Belian	313-596-0225	belianju@udmercy.edu
  Law Clinic	Building Coordinator	Rebecca Nowak	313-596-9409	simkinrg@udmercy.edu
  Law Clinic	Alternate	Tonisha Williams	313-596-9410	bowentr1@udmercy.edu
  Law Library	Building Coordinator	Patrick Meyer	313-596-0240	meyerpj@udmercy.edu
  Law Library	Alternate	Stephanie McCoy	313-596-9446	mccoysn@udmercy.edu

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  Emergency Media Information Center

  The Media Information Center is the location where media gather in one room to be briefed on an emergency.  This will facilitate the rapid dissemination of timely, accurate information and help alleviate confusion and uncertainty. There has been a specific area designated for this purpose, should the need arise. Campus Media Information Centers are listed on pages 3-5 of the full Emergency Response Plan.

  Our goal and commitment to the University community is to keep you and your family current with the state of our emergency and provide as much pertinent information to keep you updated.

  The University standard is to activate the Emergency Alert System (EAS) when ongoing circumstances compromise normal business operations affecting all or a portion of our campuses. The Emergency Alert System will notify registered individuals by using text messages, emails and prerecorded voice messages onto cell phones, landline home phones, pagers or PDAs.

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  Emergency Aftermath Assessment Report

  During an emergency there may be many University departments as well as outside emergency personnel involved in neutralizing the problem. Specific individuals throughout the emergency process will document pertinent information. The collected information should be documented on a Aftermath Assessment Report once the emergency ends.

  All completed forms must be submitted to the director of the Department of Public Safety at publicsafety@udmercy.edu for further processing. This report shall be submitted no later than 24 hours after the affected area is returned to normal.

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  Evacuation and Safety Drills

  The Department of Public Safety and Detroit Mercy's Emergency Response Planning Committee will conduct emergency evacuation exercises, in order to train employees on emergency procedures, and to examine existing procedures and solicit feedback on drill success and modifications that could reduce vulnerabilities.

  • Always treat an emergency signal as an actual emergency situation.
  • Always leave the building through the closest exist when you evacuate.
  • Know multiple exit routes from all buildings you frequent.
  • Know and follow emergency ABC’s
  • Prepare for an emergency situation by staying current on readiness information.
  • Know what's expected of you during an emergency and how you can get help.

  In the event of an actual evacuation, please note:

  • Be calm and carefully give all information requested.
  • Evacuate building IMMEDIATELY upon order or when audio or visual alarms are activated.
  • DO NOT USE ELEVATORS.
  • Treat all alarms as notification of an actual emergency.
  • Do not spend time getting personal items.
  • If smoke is present, stay close to the floor.
  • If safe, turn off laboratory gases and electrical equipment.
  • If you're able, assist anyone with mobility difficulty to a stairwell landing or exit.
  • All faculty and staff should help direct students and visitors to obey evacuation orders.
  • All University employees are responsible to know the location of exits and be able to identify their building's evacuation route(s) in an emergency.
  • Designated building coordinators shall ensure, to the extent practical, that the site-specific Evacuation Plan of their building is followed and that the evacuation of the facility proceeds until emergency personnel arrive.
  • Exit the building using the nearest marked exit and posted evacuation route.
  • Proceed to the designated gathering point shown on the emergency information posting.
  • Notify emergency personnel of the exact location of anyone having difficulty evacuating the building.
  • Do not return to the building unless directed by the Department of Public Safety or University official. 
  • Emergency response personnel will direct you if it will be necessary to proceed to another location.
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  Containment and Shelter Procedures

  There may be instances when remaining indoors will be the safest course of action to take. In those instances, the Building Containment Procedure will be used. The first person to discover that a hazardous situation exists outside of the building should immediately notify the University official in the building or call the Department of Public Safety at 313-993-1234.

  • Be calm and carefully give all information requested.
  • Upon notification that a building containment is ordered, faculty members are to first turn off all laboratory gases before proceeding to containment areas.
  • All occupants are to proceed to the building containment area shown on building containment map(s) posted in building.
  • All faculty and staff should assist in directing occupants to containment area(s).
  • Be mindful of people with mobility limitations.
  • University employees are responsible to know the location of the building containment areas.
  • Designated building coordinators shall ensure, to the extent practical, that their building's site specific Building Containment Plan is followed until emergency personnel arrive.
  • Call Public Safety at 313-993-1234 or from a McNichols Campus phone at 1-2-3-4.
  • Obey directions of emergency response personnel and Building Coordinator(s).
  • All occupants are to remain at the containment location until directed to leave by emergency personnel or University official.
  • If you are directed to leave the building, DO NOT re-enter until emergency personnel gives the order to do so.

  Once you hear the containment Alert Signal you should immediately seek shelter.

  • Move to the interior hallways in the basement or lowest floor.
  • Avoid areas with glass, shelving or heavy equipment.
  • If possible, seek shelter under a desk.
  • Sit on the floor and cover your head with your arms.
  • Remain at this location until the Department of Public Safety or University official tells you it is safe to leave.