In 2006, 91探花launched the Business, Academic and Research Continuity (BARC) program to meet the responsibilities outlined in to support every department/unit at the 91探花 in the continuity planning process.
The BARC program is part of the Division of Campus Community Safety, where the program collaborates with 91探花Emergency Management, the Crisis Communications team and the 91探花IT Disaster Recovery team.
What is BARC?
The BARC program works directly with departments across the University (an entire school, college or division or a smaller specialized unit) in Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma to create continuity plans.
Continuity planning involves identifying your department鈥檚 critical functions and the resources needed to support them, then developing action plans for continued operations using workarounds or alternatives. BARC will show you how to make that plan.
Mission
Ensure seamless and sustained operations during disruptive events by promoting a culture of resilience, mitigating risks and minimizing the impact of incidents at the 91探花.
Oversight and governance
The University鈥檚 approach to continuity and resiliency is grounded in , which details the UW鈥檚 commitment to building and supporting a culture of resilience and the requirement that units plan for disruptions.
The 91探花Preparedness Oversight Committee guides continuity and resiliency work. Committee members come from across UW鈥檚 three campuses.
Annual report
2025 Annual Report
March 9, 2026
Key Accomplishments Launched multiple planning cohorts across all three campuses with more than 50 total participants. Conducted kickoff meetings for 23 departments to introduce continuity concepts and the planning framework to leaders. Increased the number of Husky Ready plans in active development to over 50. Leveraged the BARC Teams channel to provide real world case…
2024 Annual Report
July 16, 2025
Key Accomplishments Launched the new version of Husky Ready online continuity planning tool to make the planning process easier and provide more in-depth information for departments using the plan during and after a disruption. Introduced BARC cohorts, small groups that work together with BARC facilitation to create their continuity plans. Established a cross-functional, enterprise-wide group…
2023 Annual Report
October 23, 2024
BARC is back In 2023, the University reestablished the Business, Academic & Research Continuity (BARC) program as part of UW鈥檚 Division of Campus Community Safety with dedicated leadership for tri-campus continuity planning. Disruptions to critical business functions can range from minor to imperiling life safety, and every department at 91探花should build plans for continuing…