The University of Vermont (UVM) is committed to the safety and welfare of faculty, staff, students, affiliates and visitors; the protection of its financial and physical assets; and operational continuity as a University. To this end, UVM will, on an ongoing basis, prepare to manage campus emergencies and continue essential functions and/or recover rapidly after a disruption occurs.  The University seeks to create and maintain an enterprise-wide culture of preparedness that encompasses an all-hazards and whole community approach to Emergency Management and Continuity of Operations.

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UVM’s resilience and reputation is directly related to its ability to competently respond to, manage, and recover from an emergency.  While the severity and consequences of an emergency cannot be predicted, effective emergency management and continuity efforts have proven effective in ensuring the University can do its best to maintain essential functions and meet its obligations under all-hazard threat conditions.

This policy applies to all UVM administrators, faculty, staff, students, affiliates, and visitors on the UVM campus, at its off-campus facilities, while on official travel for the University, and/or who are involved in emergency preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery, and/or continuity efforts at the University.

Questions concerning the daily operational interpretation of this policy should be directed to the following (in accordance with the policy elaboration and procedures):