Emergency Communications protocols

This page outlines communications protocols within the College of Fine Arts built from an emergency decision flow chart. 

Immediate danger to life, safety or property? Call 911

Operational Emergencies

If you are a department chair or school director
  1. The department chair or school director should contact your building manager about the operational incident.
  2. The building manager should contact Facilities Manager Joe Jernejcic, who will notify any lab managers and Assistant Dean for Business Operations Nisreen Singharaj.
  3. The assistant dean for business operations will notify the dean, if necessary.
If you are an assistant or associate dean
  1. Assistant or associate deans should contact Assistant Dean for Business Operations Nisreen Singharaj.
  2. The assistant dean for business operations will contact Facilities Manager Joe Jernejcic, who will notify the dean, if necessary.
  3. The facilities manager will notify the appropriate building manager(s).
  4. Building managers should then notify
    1. The department chair or school director
    2. The operations manager for the department or school
    3. Lab managers, if needed
  5.  The department or school operations manager should notify staff, if needed.
If you are a department staff member
  1. Department or school staff members should contact 
    1. The department or school building manger
    2. Their supervisor
    3. The operational manager for the department or school
  2. The operations manager should contact the department chair or school director
  3. The building manager should contact Facilities Manager Joe Jernecjic and lab managers (if needed)
  4. The facilities manager should contact Assistant Dean for Business Operations Nisreen Singharaj.
  5. If needed, the assistant dean for business operations will contact
    1. the dean
    2. the director or human resources
    3. the director of communications
If you are a faculty member
  1. Department or school faculty members should contact 
    1. The department or school building manger
    2. The operational manager for the department or school
  2. The operations manager should contact the department chair or school director
  3. The building manager should contact Facilities Manager Joe Jernecjic and lab managers (if needed)
  4. The facilities manager should contact Assistant Dean for Business Operations Nisreen Singharaj.
  5. If needed, the assistant dean for business operations will contact
    1. the dean
    2. the director or human resources
    3. the director of communications

Human Resources Emergencies

If the incident involves an undergraduate student

Please contact

  • Your department chair or school director first
  • Department chairs or school director would then notify Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies John Turci-Escobar
  • The associate dean for undergraduate studies will notify the dean, if necessary
If the incident involves a graduate student

Please contact

  • Your department chair or school director first
  • Department chairs or school director would then notify Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Academic Affairs Lisa B. Thompson
  • The associate dean for graduate education and academic affairs will notify the dean, if necessary
If the incident involves a faculty member

Please contact

  • Your department chair or school director first
  • Department chairs or school director would then notify Director of Faculty Affairs Tim Creswick
  • The director of faculty affairs will notify the dean, if necessary.
If the incident involves a staff member

Please contact

  • Your department chair or school director first
  • Department chairs or school director would then notify Director of Human Resources Kevin Crook.
  • The director of human resources will notify the dean, if necessary.