Consortium for Humanitarian Service and Education

03/19/2026

Atlantic Hope 2026 Applications are now live!

For application links and more information go to: https://www.humanitariantraining.org/atlantic-hope

02/05/2026

Great Learning during CREATING HOPE 25: HELENE +1 and Beyond. Discussions, dialogues, simulations, networking and collaboration.

11/30/2025

So earlier this month I had the chance to work with disaster response folks from around the nation and the Upstate, learning from Helene, listening and engaging with the academic aspects of cutting edge disaster thought leadership and then participating in a virtual emergency response exercise. Many thanks to Spartanburg Spartanburg Co. Emergency Management, the Center for Innovative Leadership at Furman University, and the Consortium for Humanitarian Service and Education for their support over these two important days. Here's some pics and some background to this important event. https://24201646.hs-sites.com/november2025-news-from-furmans-cil?ecid=ACsprvt8FVKdiIKAZBD1mdTDolM1_3phD8TTn2fh1dgJzF9CBlQkcwGwzJEem_Ch3LjS-A_MU0iM&utm_campaign=Monthly%20Newsletters&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--AqBwab96zL8T9vvntIbnddQx7JXAgK5LZ3GbPRqozXFA1u7q7CRWdEstWWBSopEbbp8Wy_2wALA_uYC0uEeN_GyuUJB2A2WgNBLICWppcT9HDMY0&_hsmi=391067861&utm_content=391067861&utm_source=hs_email
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We recently had the privilege of partnering with the Consortium for Humanitarian Service and Education (CHSE) for Creating HOPE 2025: Helene + 1, a post-crisis learning exercise for disaster preparedness and resilience. 

10/20/2025

It's not too late: Join us for CreatingHOPE 2025: Helene+1 and Beyond
Register now to join your emergency and disaster management colleagues in Greenville, SC on November 7th for a day of insight and information sharing.
https://www.humanitariantraining.org/creatinghope

CreatingHOPE 2025 will include panel presentations and discussions on Preparing Tomorrow's Emergency Managers, the Impacts of Helene and Other Disasters on Responders and Communities, and the Roles, Importance, and Preparation of Citizen Emergency Responders. You will also be able to attend an EOC simulation in Spartanburg, SC the following day.

CreatingHOPE 2025: Helene+1 and Beyond is a conference gathering responders, emergency management professionals, and academic practitioners to better mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic and international hazards. It is produced by the Consortium for Humanitarian Service & Education, in partnership with Furman University's Center for Innovative Leadership and Spartanburg County Emergency Services.

10/06/2024

To all my peeps in Western North Carolina who are impacted/affected/responding…

It’s Sunday.

Please (PLEASE!) give yourself permission to rest a little today. Please recognize that your bandwidth is mostly toast.

Please understand that we all need to recharge in order to be able to better respond tomorrow ♥️

03/26/2024

Posted a new cover photo to honor my good pal Brigadier General (Ret) Mark Corson PhD. This photo was taken in 1984 in Kloster Forest outside of Harvey Barracks in Kitzingen Germany. We used to do demonstrations for VIPs, involving jumping the brand new M1 Abrams (the original with the 105mm gun) over ramps. This was going to be our tactic for going over the numerous small ditches and canals that were in our deployment area near East Germany. Not recommended in actual practice! This is actually Mark's tank making the jump and you can just see him in the Tank Commander's hatch. The only people in the tank during the jump were the Commander and the Driver and the Commander really got the worst of it. The tank flew like a brick and hit hard, sometimes collapsing the commander's platform and sending him to the bottom of the turret. But it was always good fun, if not the best training. Three cheers Mark and good flying!

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03/15/2024

08/21/2023

Only one week left to apply for Missouri Hope Staff! Missouri Hope will be held in Maryville, Missouri, October 12-15, 2023. Applications close this Friday at 11:59 PM. Click the link to apply:

Use this form to apply to serve as a Staff member for MOHOPE23 from 12-15 October 2023 at Northwest Missouri State University/Mozingo Outdoor Education and Recreation Area (MOERA). The pre-requisite to serve as a staff member is having been a participant in a CHSE exercise. The Staff Application dea...

06/20/2023

Last week I had the chance to work with the Spartanburg Emergency Services. We set up Hazmat Decon stations as well as the EOC and mass casualty vehicles. Check out the pix!

-Clemson Turregano

10/10/2022

Another successful Missouri Hope Exercise in the books! Thanks so all of our partner institutions and staff that make this event happen every year!

The sound of a helicopter echoed Friday afternoon over Mozingo Outdoor Education Recreation Area (MOERA) while a rotation of ambulances with lights flashing moved to and from the site where a simulated natural disaster had left dozens of victims injured and confused.

06/04/2021

Congratulations to CHSE board member Dr. Sharon White-Lewis, who was recently awarded the Susan Brockmann-Bell Humanitarian Award for her work with the Medical Reserve Corps. These efforts included coordinating planning and volunteer management efforts in the Kansas City Metro area throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr. White-Lewis continues to be a driving force for good for our students, our organization, and for her community.

05/26/2021

Time to pack your bug out bags and get to training! Missouri Hope applications are now live!