8legs: Extreme event workshop

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Playing for real: OHIO students tackle simulated disasters to build community resilience

OHIO students from several majors completed a four-hour, hands-on disaster-simulation focused on flood response and resource sharing.
The Extreme Event Workshop was hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with state partners to boost community resilience.
Forty-eight participants received role assignments to simulate community decision-making during disasters.
Students from meteorology, urban planning and civil engineering collaborated to respond as a unified team.
The exercise emphasized the idea that community resilience comes with accommodating some inconvenience.
Participants learned to reallocate resources and rehome people during crisis scenarios.
The workshop aimed to move learning beyond textbooks and into real-world decision-making.
Gracie Vaughn, UPSA president, advocated for more service-based learning at Ohio University.
The program involved partnerships with the Geography Department, the Student News Bureau, and various student organizations.
OHIO officials described participants as the 'liveliest group' the Army Corps of Engineers has hosted.
The event demonstrated how cross-disciplinary teamwork can improve emergency response.

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