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Per the , each California State University (CSU) campus is required to develop or update a local continuity of operations plan. Using the , California State University ÌÇÐÄvlog°²×¿Æƽâ (CSUEB) has an understanding to maintain ongoing continuity programs that ensure the continuation of essential functions and operations following incidents, minor or major, that disrupt normal operations. 

CSUEB’s mission is to ensure public safety is prioritized over business continuity, with support that may be provided by the following, which is not an all-inclusive list: University Police Department (UPD), Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S), and Facilities. 

To accomplish this mission, the organization must ensure its most important and time critical operations are performed efficiently and with minimal disruption, especially during incidents that disrupt normal operations (e.g., natural disasters, cyber attacks, data breaches, power outages, infrastructure failures, supply chain disruptions, public health emergencies, legal issues, etc.). 

Of note, some incidents may fall under the category of an emergency and will necessitate that the University perform a short term emergency management action. This may initially be coordinated through the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), EOC Leadership Personnel or Team, and/or Emergency Manager.

Incidents requiring a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) are those that cause significant disruption to the Hayward and/or Concord campus facilities, which affect students, faculty and/or staff members, or Information Technology (IT) infrastructure and services (e.g., major earthquake in the Hayward area, wildfire affecting the Concord campus area, flooding in nearby cities/towns due to an earthquake or engineering failure at a local/nearby dam, etc.). 

The Business Continuity Plan (BCP) establishes the basis by which CSUEB will prepare, organize, and respond to a disruption in operation of essential functions. CSUEB’s Department BCPs may include several elements, such as the below, which is not an all-inclusive list:

• Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Summary, which include a list of the Department’s main essential function(s)

• Personnel Accountability, which accounts for the Department’s personnel using established communication processes

• Continuity Personnel, providing information on key positions necessary to conduct the Department’s essential function(s)
• Order of Succession and Delegations of Authority, identifying a list of primary University personnel, including successors, to ensure there is no lapse in the decision making authority

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