Floodplain Management Degree & Certificate – Help Make it Possible!

Background 
In 2011 ASFPM began a partnership with Clinton Andersen and the Community College of Aurora, Colorado. ASFPM has been assisting Clinton to develop an online Floodplain Management Associate’s Degree and Certificate Program. ASFPM Board Members, Chapter Representatives, Committee Chairs, and Certification Board Regents have collaborated with Clinton to help identify and recommend floodplain management topics to be offered. 

Action Needed 
The next phase in the approval process is to demonstrate need and market demand for a stand-alone Floodplain Management Degree and Certificate Program. We need your help, as floodplain management professionals to establish this need and demand! We ask that you take 5-10 minutes to respond to this short survey. Your participation can make a Floodplain Management Degree and Certificate Program a reality and identify critical knowledge areas for each course of study. The formation of an online degree and certificate program will also provide a new source of continuing education for CFMs nationwide. Responses will be kept confidential and are being collected by the Community College of Aurora. Your prompt response is appreciated!

Please respond to the survey by March 9th, 2012. 
Click here to respond: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3NPWJJ6

Spread the Word
Please help us spread the word and encourage other floodplain management professionals to respond to the survey. Feel free to distribute this information and reprint this article with a link to the survey. Consider running this article in your member alerts, newsletters, and posting to your websites, blogs, Facebook and LinkedIn pages. If you have any questions or would like to help start a program in your state, please contact Kait@floods.org. 

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What is SCAHM?

The South Carolina Association for Hazard Mitigation (SCAHM) is a professional organization dedicated to educating our communities about mitigating hazards and loss prevention. Our members represent various professions, including but not limited to: building code enforcement officials and inspectors, company Presidents and Vice Presidents, emergency managers, engineers, floodplain managers, GIS technicians, hydrologists, planning and/or zoning officials, and project managers.

The SCAHM sponsors an annual educational conference in the spring each year. Educational sessions on multiple types of hazards are presented during the annual educational conference. The SCAHM also sponsors training courses on various hazard mitigation subjects.

The SCAHM is a Chapter Member of the Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc. (ASFPM), the primary professional association of floodplain managers in the US.