Region 6 Higher Education Collaborative
Mission. The mission of the Region 6 Higher Education Collaborative is to establish a regional community of educators, researchers and emergency managers, engaged in an ongoing dialogue to share information and foster collaboration among the emergency management field and colleges, universities, and Centers of Excellence in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Tribal Nations within those borders.
Purpose. To convene emergency management academics and practitioners with a focus on emergency management research, campus community preparedness and growing the next generation of emergency managers.
Meeting Calendar
Bi-Monthly Meetings
- September 9, 2025 Warnings and Alert Systems
- November 4, 2025 AI in Emergency Management
- February 10, 2026 Building Partnerships in Emergency Management
- April 7, 2026 R6 HEC Research Projects
R6 HEC Summit: March 2026
Contact
- Chair: Carol Walton - University of Central Arkansas - cwalton2@uca.edu
- Secretary: Dr. Bethany Swindell - Arkansas Tech University - bswindell@atu.edu
- Campus Community Preparedness Group Leader: Wyatt Reed - Arkansas State University - wreed@astate.edu
