{"id":447,"date":"2021-08-16T20:10:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T00:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies-socanth\/?page_id=447"},"modified":"2025-09-25T10:28:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:28:27","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/dem\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Director's Message<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aaida Mamuji, Director of the Graduate Program in Disaster & Emergency Management, welcomes you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Faculty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn about our professors and their broad perspectives of the world that results in original thought and theory.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Alumni<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be inspired by our alumni that have profoundly influenced both the University and their communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Student Handbooks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The programs will appeal to those currently working in the field and looking to assume positions of increasing responsibility as well as those aspiring to become Disaster & Emergency Management professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MDEM Student Handbook (PDF)<\/a>
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DEMSA (Disaster and Emergency Management Association) <\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The primary aim of DEMSA is to enrich the lives and educational experience of our affiliated students (and the broader community) through social, professional, and academic programs. DGSA Constitution (.pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Faculty of Graduate Studies <\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In FGS, you\u2019ll be provided with foundational tools and resources to guide your academic journey and further develop the skills needed to make positive change.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Learn More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Graduate Program in Disaster & Emergency Management at York is an exciting environment to pursue innovative, socially engaging, career-ready education. Contact our Graduate Program Assistant to learn more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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