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contributor.advisorStephanie Haasen
creatorTimothy D'arcy Baldwinen
date.accessioned2008-04-25T14:59:59Z-
date.available2008-04-25en
date.available2008-04-25T14:59:59Z-
date.issued2008-04-25T14:59:59Z-
date.submitted4/25/08en
identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1901/539-
description.abstractThe recent emergencies on college campuses including the Virginia Tech massacre of April, 2007, the Northern Illinois University shootings and the Union University tornado highlight the importance of disaster preparedness within the university community. This study is a survey exploring the daily rhythms of student life, the communication channels open to students and students composition and characteristics. This survey finds that students have frequent access to communication technologies which can be utilized as warning channels. The study also concludes that many students do not actively seek out information relative to emergency preparedness and the gaps in the populations knowledge require increased disaster education by the university.en
formatapplication/pdfen
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language.isoen_USen
publisherSchool of Information and Library Scienceen
subjectNatural disaster warning systems -- Research. Emergency management -- United States. Natural disasters -- United States. Universities and colleges -- United States -- Safety measuresen
titleCommunicating with university students in an emergency. A survey of what they know and how to reach themen
typeElectronic Theses and Dissertationsen
degree.disciplineInformation Scienceen
degree.grantorUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hillen
degree.levelMasteren
degree.nameMaster of Scienceen
licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0/en
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