1st ANNUAL

DISASTER INSTITUTE

October 16-18th, 2014

Hosted by: Rocky Mountain College

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Table of Contents Page

Greetings……………………………………………………………….….…… 3

Project History……………………………………………………..…..….….... 4

Partner Overviews……………………………………………….….……….…. 5-6

Red Cross Volunteer Training Schedule…………………………..….……….. 7-8

DES CERT Training Schedule…………………………………….……….…. 9-10

Basic Disaster Preparedness Training Schedule…………………..….……….. 11

Instructor Biographies………………………………………………..….…….. 12-15

RMC Campus Map…………………………………………………………….. 16-17

RMC Map App Instructions…………………………………………………..…. 16

Billings Events…………………………………………………………………. 18

Institute Evaluation…………………………………………………………….. 19-20

Participant Agreement…………………………………………………………. 21

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Greetings everyone!

This Disaster Institute is possible through an excellent collaboration of time, effort and expertise

from the Montana Campus Compact (MTCC), American Red Cross of Montana (ARCMT), the

Governor‟s Office of Community Service, the Department of Emergency Services (DES) and

Rocky Mountain College.

It is our intent from October 16th

through 18th

to host the Montana Statewide Disaster Institute.

The Montana Statewide Disaster Institute is the culminating event for the Montana Campus

Compact „Ready Campus‟ initiative. Ready Campus is a grant funded program that strives to

prepare college campuses to respond more efficiently during times of disaster. Through the

Ready Campus initiative, college students, faculty and staff have received training in the

following areas: active shooter trainings and simulations, high water and flooding preparedness,

first responder training, and in-depth American Red Cross volunteer training. Rocky Mountain

College was a recipient of a sub-award that provided CPR and First Responder training through

Ready Campus in March 2014.

Our ultimate goal is all of you will receive valuable training that will build upon, strengthen and

utilize the knowledge and skills that you already have concerning your campus‟ disaster and

emergency response protocols. Some of the local Montana campuses have recently engaged in

local disaster response training events; we are hoping this additional specialized responder

training can assist their college campus during or preparing for a disaster emergency. We look

forward to seeing you take this valuable information back to your communities to expand your

community or campus‟ preparedness initiatives.

Sincerely,

Josh Vanek

MTCC Interim Executive Director

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Disaster Institute Project History:

In 2012, Montana Campus Compact (MTCC) secured a 9/11 National Day of Service &

Remembrance grant from the Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS). This

funding has been used to engage more volunteers in disaster services ensuring Montanans have

the tools to prepare for, prevent, and respond to disasters. To accomplish these aims MTCC has

partnered with the American Red Cross of Montana (ARCMT), the Governor‟s Office of

Community Service, the Department of Emergency Services (DES) and Rocky Mountain

College to recruit, train, and retain college students and community members through Basic

Level Disaster Trainings, a Statewide Disaster Training Institute, and ongoing service efforts that

honor the memory of those who lost their lives on 09/11/2001.

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Montana Campus Compact:

Our organization is one of 35 State Affiliates of Campus Compact, a national coalition of more

than 1,100 college and university presidents--representing over 6 million students--dedicated to

promoting community service, civic engagement, and service-learning in higher education.

MTCC's current membership includes Montana's two-year, four-year, public, private, tribal, and

community colleges and universities. The Montana Campus Compact (MTCC) state office is

housed with the University on Montana (UM), the state's oldest public university.

The mission of MTCC is to advance the public purposes of colleges and universities by

deepening their ability to improve community life and to educate students for civic and social

responsibility.

Ready Montana:

Ready Montana is an initiative within the Governor‟s Office of Community Service, encouraging

all Montanans to prepare for emergencies and disasters. We focus on the major natural hazards

affecting Montana: severe winter weather, floods, wildfires, and earthquakes. We also partner

with local, state, and federal partners on awareness campaigns and outreach efforts, such as

National Preparedness Month in September.

Montana Disaster & Emergency Services:

The Disaster Emergency Services of Montana chapter is committed to serving the citizens of

Montana and providing support during times of natural disaster or emergency. Montana DES is

the lead in agency coordinating comprehensive emergency management in Montana. The goals

of the DES are to ensure that a Comprehensive Emergency Management program exists in

Montana to save lives and property; reduce human suffering and enhance the recovery of

communities after disaster strikes; and provide quality service in all our activities.

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American Red Cross of Montana:

The American Red Cross of Montana (ARCMT) helps prevent, prepare and respond to

emergencies in all fifty-six counties and seven tribal nations in Montana. As a chartered chapter

of the National American Red Cross since 1907, ARCMT is required to respond to a disaster

within two hours of notification and operate twenty-four hours a day, three hundred and sixty-

five days a year. Prior to an emergency, ARCMT works to mitigate the impact of disasters by

training volunteers to prepare communities and respond to emergencies. When a disaster strikes,

trained ARCMT volunteers provide food, shelter, clothing, health and mental health services to

address immediate basic human needs. As an organization, our goals are to get community

members back on the road to recovery and to help them avoid potential poverty issues.

Rocky Mountain College:

Rocky Mountain College is the oldest college in Montana, founded in 1878. Its history

demonstrates a commitment to excellence and openness to all points of view. The College finds

strength by joining a liberal arts tradition and the heritage of practical training for specific

careers. The union of three distinct religious traditions has resulted in a church-related college

that considers all questions in an open and non-sectarian manner.

Rocky Mountain College educates future leaders through liberal arts and professional programs

that cultivate critical thinking, creative expression, ethical decision-making, informed

citizenship, and professional excellence.

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Red Cross Volunteer Training Schedule

Location

T h u r s d a y , O c t o b e r 1 6t h

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Check-in and Disaster Institute Opening Fraley

Lounge

9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. Depart for Red Cross Training

9:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Red Cross Disaster Services: An Overview 111*

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch in Student Union Building Bair Family

Student

Center

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. International Humanitarian Law 112*

5:00 p.m. Dinner On Your Own…Check Out Billings!

F r i d a y , O c t o b e r 1 7t h

8:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Emergency Shelter Fundamentals 111*

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch in Student Union Building

Bair Family

Student

Center

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Emergency Shelter Exercise/Simulation 112

5:00 p.m. Dinner On Your Own…Check Out Billings!

S a t u r d a y , O c t o b e r 1 8t h

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Psychological First Aid 111*

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Closing

Bair Family

Student

Center

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Fill Out Evaluation Form…Travel Safely

* R o o m s a r e i n M o r l e d g e - K i m b a l l H a l l

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Class Descriptions

Disaster Services: An Overview Psychological First Aid

Every wondered what the role of the Red Cross

is regarding disasters and emergencies in your

community and nationwide? Join us in this

introductory course of the Red Cross disaster

mission.

Psychological First Aid (PFA) is helping

others cope in the face of stressful events. For

disaster survivors and workers, it involves

providing a compassionate environment,

assessing what a person might need at a

particular time and providing immediate

support to those in stressful situations.

Emergency Shelter Fundamentals International Humanitarian Law

10% of Montanans seek shelter when notified

to evacuate from their home due to floods,

wildfires and larger disasters. The Red Cross

works with partners to open congregate care

shelters to meet evacuees‟ basic human needs

of food, shelter and safety.

Emergency Shelter Exercise

Participate in a shelter exercise and

troubleshoot typical problems that pop up in a

shelter environment.

Learn about the Geneva Conventions by

engaging in hands-on activities and thought-

provoking discussions, while exploring the

powerful and fundamental concept of human

dignity in wartime.

“At the request of the Red Cross, the Israeli

military has approved a two-hour cease-fire to

allow emergency medical workers time to tend to

the wounded and dead in the Gazan town of

Shaja'ia, the Israeli military said on Twitter.” –

CNN Breaking News July 20, 2014

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DES Community Emergency Response Team Training Schedule

Location

T h u r s d a y , O c t o b e r 1 6t h

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Check-in and Disaster Institute Opening Fraley

Lounge

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness 119*

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Unit 6: CERT Organization 119*

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch in Student Union Building

Bair Family

Student

Center

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Communications and Amateur Radio 119*

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Unit 3: Disaster Medical Operations (Pt. 1) 119*

3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Unit 4: Disaster Medical Operations (Pt. 2) 119*

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Active Shooter Presentation 119*

5:00 p.m. Dinner on your own! Check Out Billings!

F r i d a y , O c t o b e r 1 7t h

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Unit 4: Disaster Medical Operations (Pt. 2 Cont‟d)- 119*

9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon Unit 2: Fire Safety 119*

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch in Student Union Building

Bair Family

Student

Center

1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Unit 5: Light Search and Rescue 119*

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Unit 7: Disaster Psychology 119*

5:00 p.m. Dinner on your own! Check Out Billings!

S a t u r d a y , O c t o b e r 1 8t h

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Unit 8: Terrorism and CERT 119*

10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m. Unit 9: Review and Disaster Simulation; CERT

Graduation 125*

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Closing

Bair Family

Student

Center

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Fill Out Evaluation Form…Travel Safely

*Rooms are in Morledge-Kimball Hall

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DES Class Descriptions

Unit Description Simulations

Unit 1 - Overview of CERT, basic hazard

analysis, personal preparedness, interface with

Incident Command System (ICS)

Unit 2 - Fire basics, fire safety, fire

extinguisher training; Introduction to

hazardous material

Simulation #2- Fire extinguishers

Unit 3 Part 1 - Recognizing and dealing with 3

“killers”; Disaster Triage

Unit 4: Part 2 - Public health issues, setting up

a treatment area, dealing with specific injuries

Unit 6 - CERT Team organization, roles of

CERT members Simulation #1- Tabletop Exercise

Unit 7- Recognizing critical incident stress,

dealing with critical incident stress, disaster

victims, fatalities and notification

Unit 8 - Defining terrorism, the motives and

methods of terrorism, the role of CERT in

terrorist incidents, & keeping safe in terrorist

incidents

Unit 9- Review test, review of triage and

CERT organization

Simulation #5- Disaster scenario-

triage/medical, graduation

Communications in disaster - Organizing to

communicate, family service radio, amateur

radio

Active Shooter presentation - Recognizing an

active shooter incident, steps to take during an

active shooter incident

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Basic Disaster Preparedness Training Schedule

Location

F r i d a y , O c t o b e r 1 7t h

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Basic Preparedness Information Fraley

Lounge

11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Residential Fire Safety and Fire Extinguisher

Preparedness TBD

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch in the Student Union Building

Bair Family

Student

Center

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Basic Winter Preparedness

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Basic Preparedness Information

S a t u r d a y , O c t o b e r 1 8t h

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Hazard Hunt

Bair Family

Student

Center

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. DES Disaster Simulation 125*

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Closing

Bair Family

Student

Center

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Fill Out Evaluation Form…Travel Safely

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DES Instructor Bios:

Patrick Joseph Hoy, Emergency Management Specialist, Billings Clinic

„Developing an Individual Plan of Action to Survive an Active Shooter

Incident‟

Patrick‟s background:

Graduated University of Nebraska Lincoln - Bachelor of Science in Business

Administration

Commissioned in the U. S. Air Force:

o Systems Contracting Officer buying jet engines from General Electric

Graduated from USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training

o O-2A Forward Air Controller pilot and instructor pilot

o A-10 attack pilot, instructor pilot and test pilot

Graduated USAF Flight Safety Officer training at the University of Southern California

o Conducted numerous aircraft mishap investigations

Wrote and edited USAF fighter tactics manuals after Desert Storm

USAF Air Liaison Officer with the US Army V Corps in Frankfurt, Germany

o Retired from the Air Force

Commercial airline pilot:

o Vanguard Airlines

o Big Sky Airlines

Charlie Hanson, District V. Representative, Montana Disaster & Emergency

Services

Charlie Hanson has served as the District V Representative for Montana

Disaster and Emergency Services since May 1998. He works with nine

counties and two Native American Indian Nations which are located around

his office in Billings, Montana. His responsibilities include assisting the

eleven jurisdictions in the District with all phases of their emergency management programs and

assist with incidents, events, and disasters. He also assists with grants management in the eleven

jurisdictions in District V He also teaches a variety of classes including NIMS/ICS, CERT, and

various emergency management related classes.

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He is currently one of the chaplains on the Region VIII DMORT team in FEMA‟s Region VIII.

Charlie had significant involvement in the floods of 2011, the Silvertip Pipeline release in 2011

and the fires of 2012.

Ron Glass/WN7Y

Ron has worked in the computer and communications industries for over 30

years. He has a deep background in computers, both hardware and software,

with an emphasis on networking computers together to share data. He also has

worked in the telecom industry, both on landline telephones and on wireless

networks and devices.

For today‟s conversation, more importantly Ron has been an FCC-Licensed Amateur Radio

Operator (often referred to as “Ham Operators”) since he was ten years old. So he has been

active in ham radio over 40 years. He has helped to provide radio communications for hundreds

of public service events like races, marathons, parades, and fundraiser bike rides. On these

events, the radio communications are used to ensure the health and safety of not only the race

participants, but also the volunteers and spectators on the courses.

Ron is the designated Emergency Coordinator for the ham radio operators in Yellowstone

County, Montana who voluntarily offer their time, equipment, and talents to the community in

times of disaster or emergency. Ron‟s group, YARES (rhymes with “car-eze”) is On Call with

local agencies to provide replacement or supplemental radio communications during

emergencies. YARES is called out every year to assist the 911 Communications Center, the

hospitals, the City of Billings, the County of Yellowstone, and the National Weather Service.

Ron‟s goal is to provide a robust, redundant, highly-reliable organization of emergency radio

operators that the local government agencies, and the local citizens, can count on during times of

disaster to help keep the communications lines open between each other, and to the outside

world.

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Jeff Ashworth, Safety & HazMat Specialist, DXP Enterprises, Inc.

Jeff started with Henry‟s Safety Supply in 1985 and has survived the transition

from various buyouts and four company name changes. During his career, he‟s

covered the Big Horn Basin in northern Wyoming and the Williston Basin area in

eastern Montana and western North Dakota plus central and western Montana.

He‟s also trained people all over the region in the fields of H2S Safety Awareness, fire training,

respiratory, fall protection, gas detection, confined space, PPE training, and others. He‟s been

certified as a First Responder Ambulance and is a certified MSHA instructor. He‟s also active in

the Yellowstone County Local Emergency Planning Committee and is the chairman of their

Exercise Design Committee which designs disaster exercises for law enforcement, fire, and

HazMat teams.

Another group he volunteers for is the CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)

program, as a fire training instructor, search and rescue, and the disaster simulation. He has done

this training for Yellowstone County, Stillwater County, and Carbon County.

Red Cross Instructor Bios:

Erin Bray, American Red Cross Volunteer Instructor

Erin Bray has been an American Red Cross disaster services volunteer since

1997. She has responded to a wide variety of disasters including single and multi-

family fires, flooding, wild land fires, and storms. Erin has been training new

and seasoned volunteers in disaster response since 2001. She has been facilitating

International Humanitarian Law courses since 2007. When she is not

volunteering for the Red Cross, Erin is a practicing attorney and mom.

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Bob Zadow, Custer County Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team Director

Bob Zadow is a lifelong resident of Eastern Montana and has an interest in the

unique demography and sociologic factors affecting the area, especially with the

growth of the extractive industries.

He has a Master‟s Degree in counseling and has been a licensed clinical professional counselor

since 1995. He received further credentials in crisis management and is the clinical director of

the Custer County Critical Incident Stress Debriefing team. He also incorporated the

Psychological First Aide certification offered by ARC into his other training and experience.

He currently continues his private practice in counseling, vocational consultation and is a part-

time lay minister for the United Christian Church in Miles City. He has served as a crisis

counselor for the Montana Chapter since 2012 and receives telephone referrals statewide.

Anne R Harris, LCPC

Anne is a 13 year veteran with American Red Cross Disaster Services. She has

held multiple volunteer responsibilities including District Disaster Chair,

Statewide Duty Officer, Trainer, Disaster Mental Health Specialist, Emergency

Response Driver, Shelter Manager, and Client Services Supervisor. She is a

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with decades of experience

treating survivors of trauma and persons with clinical PTSD. She currently divides her time

between her professional career, The American Red Cross of Montana, and her family and love

of the outdoors.

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Rocky Mountain College Morledge-Kimball Hall Map

ARE YOU A TECH SAVVY BUNCH?!

Go to the Google Play Store on your smartphone and search for „RMC Map‟. It will have

the Rocky Mountain College logo. You can pull up the campus map using that App!

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Rocky Mountain College Campus Map

*Disaster Institute location is highlighted in yellow. Signs are posted.

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Billings Events during Oct. 16 -18

EVENT WEBSITE ADDRESS COST

The Maize at Grandpa‟s Farm http://www.themaizeatgran

dpasfarm.com/

58th

Street W

& Grand Ave $12

Yellowstone Art Museum http://www.artmuseum.org/ 401 N. 27th

St.

YAM

members free

$6 adults

ZooMontana

www.zoomontana.org

2100 S. Shiloh

Rd.

$7 adults

$5 Military

Northern International

Livestock Exposition (The

Nile)

http://www.thenile.org/

Rimrock Auto

Arena (Metra

Park)

NOVA Center for the

Performing Arts presents:

“The 25th

Annual Putnam

County Spelling Bee”

novabillings.org 2317 Montana

Ave.

$19.99 each

ticket

Albert Bair Theatre

presents:

www.albertabairtheater.org 2801 3

rd Ave

N.

$ depends on

show

Ryniker-Morrison Gallery

Final Exhibit: “Photographic

Institute of the Yellowstone”

http://www.rocky.edu/calendar/ RMC Tech

Hall Free

RESTAURANTS

Grand Garden Chinese Cuisine www.grandgarden.us 3839 Grand

Ave, Suite A $$

MacKenzie River Pizza Co. 3025 Grand

Ave $$

The Rex Restaurant www.therexbillings.com 2401 Montana

Ave $$$

Walkers American Grill &

Tapas Bar www.walkersgrill.com

2700 1st Ave

N $$$

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Disaster Institute Survey

Please review the following list of knowledge and skills statements. Give some thought to what you knew before this training and what you learned. Circle the number that best represents your knowledge before then after this training.

RATING SCALE: 1 = LOW 3 = MEDIUM 5 = HIGH

PRE-TRAINING SELF-ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

RELATED TO:

POST-

TRAINING

1 2 3 4 5 The role of the American Red Cross of Montana (ARCMT) in

disaster relief. 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 The role of Montana Disaster & Emergency Services (MTDES)

in disaster relief. 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 The role of Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) in

disaster relief. 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 The role of the Montana Campus Compact (MTCC) in furthering

civic engagement on college campuses. 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 The role of college institutions in disaster relief. 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 The role of higher education in preparing for disasters. 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 Volunteer opportunities doing disaster relief in your own

community. 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 The importance of personal preparedness. 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 Understanding of emergency sheltering operations. 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 Residential Fire Safety and Fire Extinguisher Preparedness 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 Recognizing and dealing with critical incident stress. 1 2 3 4 5

Comments:

What action(s) will you take within your campus or community as a result of this training?

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What additional training would you like to have?

What do you feel were the strengths of this training?

How can we improve this training?

Please rate the following statements about the „Ready Campus‟ Disaster Institute using a 1

through 5 scale.

1 = Disagree Strongly 5 = Agree Strongly

_____ This training actively involved me in the learning process.

_____ I can apply the information I learned, to my current work plan.

_____ This training met my professional educational needs.

_____ The level of training content met my expectations.

_____ As a result of this training, I feel more confident in my ability to assist with a disaster

response on my campus or in my community.

_____ The Disaster Institute training was worthwhile.

**Please drop this survey off with one of the MTCC Staff**

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‘Ready Campus’ Disaster Institute Participant Agreement Authorization

The expectations of Montana Campus Compact and participating agencies are for the „Ready Campus‟ Disaster

Institute attendees to fully participate in the offered trainings; and take the lessons and skills obtained within their

training back to their institutions, communities and organizations; to continue building upon their Emergency

Response protocols; and leading disaster readiness initiatives within their own communities. The value of this

Statewide Disaster Institute Training will be inherently understood by the registered participant and their institution

and worked upon in „good faith‟.

Enrollment & Agreement

__________ I understand that I will be enrolled in the 1st Annual statewide „Ready Campus‟

Initials Disaster Institute and will participate in __________________________ training.

__________ I understand I must cancel my registration by 12 PM on October 10th

, 2014 or I

Initials will be responsible for all costs associated with my registration.

__________ I further understand that I am signing this „good faith‟ agreement to use this

Initials training back at my own campus or community.

Media Release Acknowledgement

I, DO grant to the Montana Campus Compact, its representatives,

employees and other constituents, the right to take/use photographs of me and my property in

connection with my participation in the Disaster Institute events sponsored by their office.

I agree that the Montana Campus Compact may use such photographs of me with or without my

name and for any lawful purpose, including for example such purposes as publicity, illustration,

advertising, and Web content.

I, also, understand that photographs willingly submitted to the Montana Campus Compact that

do not include byline information may be used without a photo credit for any lawful purpose,

including for example such purposes as publicity, illustration, advertising, and Web content.

______________________________________________________________________________

Participant Signature Date

______________________________________________________________________________

Participant Guardian Signature (if under 18 yrs old) Date