1 st ANNUAL DISASTER INSTITUTE October 16-18 th , 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