Program is Designed to Prepare a New Generation of Emergency Managers
Waterbury, CT (Oct. 2, 2018) – In today’s post 9/11 environment, the challenges faced by emergency management and homeland security professionals have reached unprecedented levels. To help meet this growing need, Post University has announced a new online program concentration in Emergency Management and Homeland Security (EMH) offered in the online Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree program.
Geared for the working professional, the online two-year MPA degree program prepares students to advance in their administrative, managerial or supervisory public administration careers in state, federal and local government organizations. According to Cynthia Anger, Program Chair and Director of Public Service Graduate Program, students in the EMH concentration will learn how the roles and responsibilities of emergency managers have changed
since 9/11 and will analyze how the agencies in the intelligence community work together to defend our nation.
“The demand for emergency services throughout our country increases each year and community expectations are high,” said Anger. “This program is designed to provide the next generation of emergency management and policy leaders with the knowledge and skills they need to assess, respond to and achieve the best possible outcomes in disasters of all types.”
Rebecca Aldrich, from Uxbridge, Massachusetts, received her MPA degree from Post in 2015, with two decades of military and law enforcement experience and a stint in the Navy Reserves. She enrolled in the program to continue her education, acknowledging that Post is military-friendly. Now a sergeant with the Massachusetts Bay Community College Police Department in Wellesley, MA, she is looking forward to starting the EMH concentration courses.
“This will be quite relevant to my position in campus law enforcement,” she said. “This country is seeing an unprecedented spike in homegrown terrorism. In the past five years, I’ve already had to handle three separate scenarios involving armed students on campus with
unknown intent.”
The degree is offered through the John P. Burke School of Public Service and Education. Interested candidates should contact the Post University Admissions Team at 800.582.8250. or [email protected].
About Post University
Based in Waterbury, Connecticut, since 1890, Post University® is known for its innovation and focus on providing every online and on-campus student an extraordinary educational experience with an unmatched level of personalized support. Among the first in the nation and the first in the State of Connecticut to offer full degrees online, Post fuels the personal aspirations and career goals of its students with inventive and robust learning technologies that deliver in-demand undergraduate and graduate degree programs, small class sizes, individual attention, and customizable degree concentrations.
Respected for its Honors Program, NCAA Division II athletics, and pioneering role in online education for more than 20 years, Post University is licensed by the State of Connecticut through the Office of Higher Education and is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). The following degree programs offered by the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business are programmatically accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP): Associate of Science – Accounting, Marketing, Management; Bachelor of Science – Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Management, Marketing, Sport Management; Master of Science – Accounting; Master of Business Administration (MBA). Post is ranked among the best by U.S. News & World Report. Learn more about how Post Makes It Personal™ by calling 800.345.2562 or visiting www.Post.edu. For useful consumer information go to http://post.edu/consumerinformation.