/news-archive/tag/fema/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 08 Feb 2019 21:20:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/02/08/sports-event-risk-training/ Fri, 08 Feb 2019 21:20:07 +0000 /news/?p=73372 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, Emergency Management office host sports event risk management training Feb. 12-13]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Police Department, in partnership with the City of Little Rock Office of Emergency Management, will host the Sports Event Risk Management workshop Feb. 12-13.聽 The training is free to participants and will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12, and Wednesday, Feb. 13, at the Little Rock Fire Department Training Facility on 7000 Murray St., Little Rock. The course is geared toward owners and operators of large arenas and venues, event management and operations staff, athletic departments, public safety agencies, and local government representatives, as well as community response, risk management, and emergency management personnel. Taught through the University of Southern Mississippi National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security, the course is designed to build sport and special event risk management capabilities for community-wide collaboration. Through activity-based training modules, safety and security teams will learn planning, risk assessment, training, and continuous improvement practices. Participants will return to their respective sport venues with the skills needed to coordinate the development or enhancement of a sport event security management system and can earn 1.6 continuing education unit credits. The course is funded by the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Participants can, but must create a free account to sign up. ]]> /news-archive/2018/04/23/rhode-distinguished-alumni-mass-communication/ Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:50:50 +0000 /news/?p=70253 ... Rhode receives Distinguished Alumni Award from School of Mass Communication]]> Patrick Rhode, U.S. vice president of corporate affairs for the global infrastructure firm, Cintra, returned to his alma mater with the idea of sharing lessons learned from his career, which spans the White House and high profile senior executive roles in government and private industry.聽 He returned home to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on April 12 to serve as the keynote speaker of the School of Mass Communication Awards Ceremony, but was surprised with the Distinguished Alumni Award from the School of Mass Communication. Arkansas state officials also recognized Rhode with a Certificate of Recognition from Gov. Asa Hutchinson and a Capitol Citation from Secretary of State Mark Martin. His notable career has included positions as special assistant to President George W. Bush, chief of staff for two FEMA administrations within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, associate administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, and senior advisor to NASA. During his visit to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, members of Dr. Iveta Imre鈥檚 Multimedia Reporting Class Nick Popowitch and Kamroon Woods interviewed Rhode for a feature that will appear on LR Angle. Rhode also spoke with students in Dr. Sonny Rhodes鈥� Careers in Mass Media class and did an interview with K糖心Vlog传媒R. Rhode credits 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock as the place where he learned to take chances that led to unexpected opportunities. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock is very special to me, because it is the place I really learned to get out of my comfort zone,鈥� he said. 鈥淢y story is not a very conventional one. I did not have it all figured out, far from it. I think it is okay not to know exactly what you want to do.鈥� Early in his career, Rhode moved to Austin, Texas, to be with his fianc茅. Since he was unable to immediately find a position in broadcast journalism, he became a spokesman for a state agency and soon met someone who would be instrumental in his career. 鈥淲ithin weeks of my new job, public confidence in that agency would be tested,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 would be introduced to members of the staff of a young Governor Bush. This is the time where I met people that I never expected to meet. This taught me to do the best in any situation that comes before you because you never know who may be there and who may be helpful to you in the future.鈥� Despite initial personal thoughts that he was too young and inexperienced to take the job, Rhode served as deputy director of National Advance Operations for Bush鈥檚 successful presidential campaign in 2000, which led to several high-profile government positions. 鈥淒on鈥檛 limit yourself by how you see your capabilities, because there are people around you who may see more for you than you see for yourself,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 the lesson I learned when I was asked to help run operations for President Bush鈥檚 campaign.鈥� On Sept. 11, 2001, Rhode鈥檚 life took on another drastic change. When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was created in the aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy, Rhode was named chief of staff for two FEMA administrations within the department responsible for more than 100 Presidential Disaster and Emergency Declarations over his years. The department assisted more than 1 million Americans during his tenure. 鈥淲e looked out the window and saw smoke coming from the direction of the Pentagon,鈥� Rhode said. 鈥淭here is no question that moment changed my life. The country was forever changed that day. The lesson for me is that planning is important, but life doesn鈥檛 care about our perfect plans. Life will change in ways we have never expected.鈥� When Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, Rhode learned that, sometimes, doing your job is all you can do in an impossible situation. 鈥淭he early pictures of disaster victims in New Orleans seemingly forgotten by their country were all around. As chief of staff, part of my role is to encourage everyone to do their jobs and not let the outside pressure get to us. The criticism and struggle made much of the early headlines, but that was not the whole story,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he often untold story is what happened next when the country came together, resulting in the emergency evacuation of tens of thousands of people to safety in several states, something the likes of which had not been attempted much less accomplished at that time in the modern history of the country.鈥� Throughout Rhode鈥檚 career, completing his bachelor鈥檚 degree in mass communication from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock is a goal he never forgot. He left 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in 1993, just three credit hours short of graduation, to pursue a career as a television reporter for the CBS affiliate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. With the help of mass communication faculty, Rhode proudly completed his degree in 2016. 聽 鈥淚 realized that so many of my stories were about 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock,鈥� he said. 鈥淲hen she asked about my education, I had to explain to my daughter that I left college three credit hours short of a college degree. I was inspired to come back, and the university welcomed me back with open arms. The lesson I learned is to remember what is important and that you are never too old to come back.鈥� ]]>