FACTBOOK Academic Year 2011-2012

National Intelligence University FACTBOOK Academic Year 2011-2012

PREPARED BY: Director, Institutional Effectiveness National Intelligence University

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling 200 MacDill Blvd. Washington, D.C. 20340

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National Intelligence University FACTBOOK Academic Year 2011-2012 Table of Contents

Introduction And History...... 1 Mission and Mission Source Document ...... 2 Vision...... 3 Strategic Goals ...... 3 NIU Organization ...... 4 NIU Board of Visitors ...... 4 NIU Leadership ...... 4 The NIU Faculty...... 7 Faculty & Staff Diversity...... 9 Academic Year 2011 Highlights & Accomplishments ...... 9 College of Strategic Intelligence ...... 10 Anthony G. Oettinger School of Science and Technology Intelligence ...... 11 Center for Strategic Intelligence Research (CSIR) ...... 11 Center For International Engagement ...... 13 Office of Institutional Advancement and Outreach...... 15 End of Program Survey Results ...... 19 NIU Class Profile for Academic Year 2011-2012...... 28 Student Diversity...... 33 NIU Location ...... 36

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Introduction & History civilian faculty and student body and to develop an accredited degree. In 1973, DIA petitioned Congress to give Created in 1962 during the administration of President the DIS degree-granting authority. Beginning with the John F. Kennedy by Secretary of Defense Robert S. Mc- 1973-1974 academic year, the School began its Master of Namara, the University represents the culmination of ef- Science in Strategic Intelligence Program. This program forts that began during the Eisenhower administration. became codified with Public Law 96-450 in 1980 and was Concerned about intelligence coordination, President signed by President Jimmy Carter. Eisenhower appointed a Joint Study Group that examined the organizational and management structure of U.S. for- In 1983, the Middle States Commission on Higher Edu- eign intelligence. The final report from this group called cation accredited the DIS. It was also renamed the Defense for the creation of an intelligence organization that would Intelligence College. The next year, it relocated to the De- represent a focal point for all the military intelligence ef- fense Intelligence Analysis Center (DIAC) on Bolling Air forts and serve as a primary point of contact for military Force Base. This represented a major change in the Col- intelligence support. lege’s development and history. The DIAC houses mission elements that provide dynamic threat assessments for all In 1961 President Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Mc- campaign and contingency plans and those elements that Namara agreed with the findings of the Joint Study Group provide National Intelligence Support. The role of educa- and took an immediate interest in its recommendations. tion and research within the DIA is similar to a medical In August of that year, President Kennedy authorized the school being collocated with a hospital. This provides a creation of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). The learning environment enjoyed by no other national secu- DIA became responsible to the Joint Chiefs of Staff for rity education program in the nation. This aspect of the the integration of Department of Defense (DoD) intel- College’s operation and its access to highly classified mate- ligence and counterintelligence operations, training pro- rial remains a cornerstone critical to the educational mis- grams and career development of intelligence personnel. sion of the Defense Intelligence University. With the formation of the DIA, the Office of the Secre- tary of Defense continued the effort to reduce duplicative With the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s, the programs and on 27 February 1962, directed that DIA College began to open enrollment to students throughout 1 establish the Defense Intelligence School (DIS). the Intelligence Community (IC). By 1993 the College had evening programs, a Military Reserve program, and a The mission of the DIS was to enhance the preparation weekend executive format program. of military officers and key DoD civilian personnel for important command, staff and policy-making positions That same year the College changed its name from the in national security. It also was to prepare military and Defense Intelligence College to the Joint Military Intel- civilian personnel for attaché duty and to assist military ligence College (JMIC). The Goldwater-Nichols Act of and civilian intelligence personnel in their career develop- 1986 mandated a greater role of intelligence in military ment. The first class of the DIS graduated in the summer planning, operations and education. The JMIC reflected of 1963. that trend and redefined its mission and curriculum to focus on supporting Joint military operations. Since its founding, the Defense Intelligence School has undergone many changes in its mission responsibilities. The JMIC’s offerings increased in 1997 with the introduc- In 1968, a Board of Visitors was formally authorized and tion of the Bachelor of Science in Intelligence degree. This its first recommendation included plans to increase the is a fourth-year-only (senior year) program in which the

1The Intelligence Community (IC) is a federation of executive branch agencies and organizations that work separately and together to conduct intelligence activities necessary for the conduct of foreign relations and the protection of the national security of the United States as specified in Executive Order 12333 (as amended).

1 FACTBOOK 2011-2012 students must have a minimum of eighty credit hours to Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). The Class of 2012 enroll. This 57-credit-hour program enables students to Convocation, held on 29 August 2011, marked the tran- obtain a bachelors degree and advance their professional sition from the National Defense Intelligence College to careers within the Intelligence Community. the National Intelligence University. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, Mission the DoD and the IC again reassessed the mission of the JMIC. Many of the lessons learned from that tragedy Through original research, worldwide engagement, and focused on poor awareness of the increased spectrum of dynamic teaching and learning, the NIU offers relevant, conflict and its causes. The geo-political and military cur- assessable, and career-long intelligence education that riculum that served the nation so well in the Cold War provides members of the intelligence and national secu- needed expansion to include the impact of cultures, trans- rity communities with knowledge, analytical skills, and a national threats from non-governmental organizations, strategic awareness of the critical role intelligence plays in and the global spread of deadly technology including the security of the nation. WMD beyond the control of governments. Mission Source Document In December of 2006, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence issued DoD Instruction 3305.1, which again (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION changed the name of the College from the Joint Military 3305.01) Intelligence College to the National Defense Intelligence College (NDIC) and broadened its mission. Prepare Intelligence Community and Combatant Com- mand Intelligence professionals, both military and civil- From assessing the capability of known and potential ian, through education and research, to work with skill adversaries, to the study of developments in science and and dedication in identifying and effectively integrating technology intelligence, to the Constitutional and legal foreign, military, and domestic intelligence in defense of issues surrounding homeland security, the NDIC was a the homeland and of U.S. interests abroad. strategic and critical resource to the entire IC. Its student body reflected that mission; with a strong presence of all Place a high priority on education and research to meet the military intelligence services, including the U.S. Coast the combat and peacetime intelligence needs of the De- Guard, and increasing representation from the CIA, partment of Defense. DoD, DNI, FBI, NSA, NGA, DHS, DEA, DoE, DoS, Enhance the competence of intelligence professionals at- Congress, and other agencies, the College represented a tending the University, through a variety of academic and cross section of the entire IC. It was one of the few envi- educational programs, which include granting intelligence ronments where students from multiple agencies of the undergraduate and graduate degrees and undertaking and IC collectively studied, reflected and discussed the issues disseminating intelligence research in the furtherance of confronting the IC and U.S. national security. those programs, and establishing and enforcing appropri- The education enterprise within the IC continues to grow ate learning standards. and expand. On November 1, 2010, the Director of the Act as the Department of Defense primary point of con- DIA and the President of the NDIC formally chartered tact for academic outreach regarding intelligence matters. the Anthony G. Oettinger School of Science and Tech- nology Intelligence to address compelling technological Contribute to educational and professional career develop- issues facing the Intelligence Community today. And on ment of military and federal civilian personnel who are pur- December 16, 2010, the Director of National Intelligence suing careers in intelligence, defense policy and programs, requested that the Secretary of Defense re-designate the homeland defense, or homeland security. National Defense Intelligence College as the National Intelligence University (NIU) under the Director of the

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Continue the expansion of degree-program offerings, in- Strategic Goals ternational programs, research, and academic outreach to federal, public, and private colleges and universities as part 1. Develop strategic leaders capable of objectivity and of a continuing advancement toward university status. critical thinking, in an academic environment that fos- ters a comprehensive understanding of the Intelligence Vision Community The NIU seeks to continue and expand its role as the nex- 2. Produce and publish value-added research that de- us for collaboration, intelligence research, and intelligence velops analytical and creative thinking skills, contrib- education for the entire Intelligence Community. Operat- utes to the intelligence mission, and sparks innovation. ing on the principles that education should be relevant, 3. Serve as a catalyst for national and international In- accessible, and life-long, the NIU will be recognized as a telligence Community engagement. worldwide leader in intelligence education within the next five years through its continuously updated curriculum, 4. Enhance the integration of the Intelligence Com- intelligence-focused research, and motivated graduates. munity through personal and professional relationships established in university programs.

NIU STRUCTURE

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Figure 1: National Intelligence University Organization

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NIU Organization of National Intelligence (ODNI). It has approved the creation of the School of Science and Technology Intel- In its original charter, the NIU was designated as a pro- ligence and has managed the transition of College presi- fessional educational institution intended to enhance the dents. It is anticipated that the membership of the BOV preparation of selected civilian and military officers and will change as terms expire, and as the NDIC transition to key DoD civilian personnel for important command, the National Intelligence University is completed. staff and policy-making positions in the national and international security structure. For the first three decades This past year saw the departure of Dr. Tony Oettinger, of its existence, the NIU was led by a military officer, or Chairman of the BOV for several years, and General commandant. This position transitioned to a civilian col- James Williams USA (Ret.), the former Director of the lege president in 1994. The NIU President reports to the Defense Intelligence Agency, who served on the Board for Director of the DIA but also advises the Undersecretary 15 years. of Defense for Intelligence (USDI) and the Director of Admiral Robert Kramek, US Coast Guard (Ret.), Chair National Intelligence (DNI). Term Expires: 2013 NIU BOARD OF VISITORS Vice Admiral Kevin J. Cosgriff, US Navy (Ret.) Term Expires: The Board of Visitors (BOV), consisting of 12 members, operates within the guidelines of the Federal Ad- Joan A. Dempsey visory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as Term Expires: 2022 amended) and 41 CFR § 102-3.50(d). Board members, N. John MacGaffin III appointed by the Secretary of Defense, serve as Special Term Expires: 2022 Government Employees under the authority of 5 U.S.C. § 3109. As stated in its charter, the Board provides the Dr. Joann P. DiGennaro Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of De- Term Expires: 2020 fense for Intelligence and the Director, Defense Intelli- Maureen S. Baginski gence Agency, independent advice on matters related to Term Expires: 2019 mission, policy, accreditation, faculty, students, facilities, curricula, educational methods, research, and administra- MCPOCG Vincent W. Patton III, US Coast Guard (Ret.) tion of the National Intelligence University. The Director, Term Expires: 2014 Defense Intelligence Agency may act upon the Board’s advice and recommendations. The Board in partnership with the University administration and faculty ensures that the NIU LEADERSHIP institution demonstrates integrity through the manner in President: Leadership of the University is vested in the which it specifies its goals, selects and retains faculty, ad- President, who is also a member of the Defense Intelli- mits students, establishes curricula, guides research pro- gence Senior Executive Service (SES). The President is the grams, pursues relevant service, demonstrates attention to chief executive officer and charged with overall responsi- equity and diversity issues, allocates its resources, serves bility for managing the University. His responsibilities in- the intelligence and national security interest, and pro- clude management of the budget and facilities, as well as vides the success of its students. Department of Defense the education and research programs. The primary liaison 3305.01 Instruction details the powers and duties of the between NIU and DIA is the University President who Board. participates in the various DIA planning functions. In this process, the NIU President must compete with other DIA The Board has overseen the process of advancing the Col- divisions for resources. When those other divisions are lege program to University status within the Department directly supporting ongoing overseas contingency opera- of Defense (DoD), as well as the Office of the Director tions, the President is faced with the reality that potential

4 FACTBOOK 2011-2012 increased funding for the University means a trade-off in Director of Institutional Effectiveness: Develops, decreased or reduced funding for support of ongoing mili- implements, and manages an institutional assessment tary operations. He is also the primary representative of and reporting plan, incorporating the latest methodolo- the University to the Intelligence Community and U.S. gies designed for outcomes assessment in higher educa- federal government leadership. tion. The Director of Institutional Effectiveness reports to the Provost, and takes the lead in analyzing academic and Board of Visitors (BOV): The Board of Visitors con- institutional performance trends, and in collecting and re- sists of 12 members appointed by the Secretary of Defense porting outcome data for purposes of institutional effec- and operates within the guidelines of the Federal Advisory tiveness and improvement. The Director of Institutional Committee Act (FACA). The Board is charged with en- Effectiveness serves as the Human Protections Adminis- suring that the mission of the University is implemented, trator for the Human Research Protection Program/Na- providing guidance to its chief executive officer, and re- tional Intelligence University’s Institutional Review Board ports its findings and recommendations to the Secretary (IRB) ensuring that appropriate oversight mechanisms, of Defense through the Director of the DIA. The Board, policies and procedures have been implemented to guar- in partnership with the University administration and antee compliance and assurance with the DHHS/DoD faculty ensures that the institution demonstrates integrity determinations of the IRB. through the manner in which it specifies its goals, selects and retains faculty, admits students, establishes curricula, Director, Office of Institutional Advancement and guides research programs, pursues relevant service, dem- Outreach: The Director of the Office of Institutional Ad- onstrates attention to equity and diversity issues, allocates vancement and Outreach directs DIA’s engagement with its resources, serves the intelligence and national security the senior level colleges of the Defense Department in- interest, and provides for the success of its students. cluding National Defense University and the military war colleges. Responsibilities include management of budget, Deputy to the President: The Deputy to the President facilities, and education and research programs, as well as is the senior military member of the University and serves relationships with outside constituencies. as the overall link between the University and the military services. He is also the President’s designated representa- Dean of the College of Strategic Intelligence: The tive and is the ranking official for the University in the Dean is responsible for the daily operations of the Col- President’s absence. lege’s academic programs: the Master of Science of Strate- gic Intelligence (MSSI) degree program, the Bachelor of Provost: The Provost is the University’s Chief Academic Science in Intelligence (BSI) program, research and pro- Officer and advisor to the President on the content and gram modifications. The Dean has the responsibilities of direction of academic, research, and outreach programs. faculty manning, support, and student evaluations. The The Provost assists the President in the development, ex- Dean directs the accomplishment of faculty development, ecution, review and evaluation of all the related activities governance, scheduling, and student orientation, as well to include academic policy and plans, faculty matters both as the completion of annual publications including the- military and civilian, student admissions and evaluation University Catalog, and Student and Policy Handbooks. criteria, curriculum and support resources, applied re- The Dean is supported by the Associate Dean, the Pro- search, executive liaison within the service and Joint intel- gram Directors, the Academic Policy and Standards Com- ligence and educational communities, and representation mittee (APSC), Faculty Administrators, Academic Center of the University and DIA in educational forums. The Program Directors, Senior Service Advisors and Track Ad- Provost oversees the work of the College of Intelligence visors. The Dean is also advised by the faculty Curriculum Studies, School of Science and Technology Intelligence, Working Group. the Center for Strategic Intelligence Research, Center for International Engagement and the Office of Institutional Dean of the School of Science and Technology Intel- Effectiveness. ligence: The Dean is responsible for daily the operations of the School’s academic programs: the proposed Master

5 FACTBOOK 2011-2012 of Science and Technology Intelligence (MSTI) degree activities for the University and promotes knowledge and program and research and program modifications. The understanding of key regional issues impacting the Intel- Dean has the responsibilities of faculty manning, support, ligence Community. Under the guidance of the Provost, and student evaluations. Inconjunction with the Dean he provides leadership and strategic direction for external of the College Strategic Studies, the Dean jointly directs and international programs and fully integrates students, the accomplishment of faculty development, governance, faculty, and staff in planning the outreach programs. scheduling, and student orientation, as well as the completion of annual publications, including the University Director, John T. Hughes Library: The Director of the Catalog, and Student and Policy Handbooks. The Dean Library supports both the academic mission of the Uni- is supported by the Associate Dean, a Program Director, versity and the open-source intelligence requirements of faculty Curriculum Working Group, the Academic Policy the DIA. The library has unclassified and classified- fa and Standards Committee (APSC), Faculty Administra- cilities with collections and services available to all NIU tors, Academic Center Program Directors, Senior Service students, faculty and adjunct faculty. Foreign military of- Advisors and Track Advisors. ficers in the University’s International Intelligence Fellows Program also have access to the unclassified portion of the University Centers library. NIU programs in advanced research, publishing, and inter- University Support national outreach are administered by these organizations: University Operations Officer:The University Opera- Director, Center for Strategic Intelligence Research tions Officer is responsible for University support opera- (CSIR): The Director guides and edits applied research tions and personnel functions. He oversees admissions, activities, to include working with all faculty, students, registration, student affairs, and budget execution as well and Intelligence Community analysts, to produce rel- as information technology (IT), logistics, supply, con- evant and important products (books, papers, and spe- tracting, security, and safety. cial studies) for use in national agency, service, and Joint staff offices and classrooms, as well as national college and Director, Operations, Logistics, Security and Personnel: university curricula. The Director and the CSIR staff also The operations director is responsible for University solicit and develop research topics of intelligence interest military and civilian personnel matters to include: military from the military services, intelligence agencies, and Joint reports and awards, travel, contract management, book commands. The Director manages the University’s ap- order and issue, supply and equipment management, plied research budget for contractual services and on-site safety, honoraria payments, security programs, copier research. The CSIR Director also disseminates summaries control, mailroom, voter information, suspense dates, of student research results, and provides policy program training and education, and records management. guidance to the Deans, Provost, Center Directors, Institu- tional Effectiveness Director and University President on Director, Enrollment and Student Services: The Enroll- curriculum matters related to research, publications and ment Director is responsible for the University admissions conferences sponsored by the University. program, registration, academic records, the master course The Director for Strategic Intelligence Research also over- schedule, student schedules and curriculum support. sees the John T. Hughes Library. Director, Educational Technology: The Educational Director, Center for International Engagement: The Technology Director provides operational, technical, and Director oversees outreach programs including the In- administrative management of NIU’s educational and ternational Intelligence Fellows Program, International information technologies environment. The Center for Symposia, and the Annual Conference. He coordinates Educational Technology ensures that all digital, video, and facilitates development of international and external and data hardware and software are operating properly for

6 FACTBOOK 2011-2012 class, research, communication and data storage purposes. The NIU Faculty This Director maintains liaisons with Defense Intelligence Agency Information Technology personnel for policy Our faculty brings a wealth of knowledge and experience change, guidance, security, updates and contingency mat- gained through earning advanced degrees in intelligence- ters. The Educational Technology Director supervises related fields and through leadership positions in the a staff that assist faculty and staff through training and national intelligence community. They possess a wide communication on proper use and care of University edu- range of expertise in Intelligence Community (IC) topics cational technology. Finally, the Center for Educational and come from diverse academic and intelligence careers. Technology is responsible for physical and operational se- Many have served on national boards and commissions curity of University systems. to include the National Security Council, Intelligence

Academic Year 2011-2012 TOTAL MASTERS PH.D. Full-Time Faculty 63 35 28 Reserve faculty 16 10 6 Adjunct Faculty 24 16 8 All Faculty 103 61 42

Table 1. Faculty Academic Qualifications

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Science Board, the Weapons of Mass Destruction civilian workforce have been statistically broken into Commission, and selected presidential commissions. Two two categories (faculty and non-faculty). Here are a few of our faculty have been appointed Ambassadors and observations: served in the State Department. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Department of Academic Year 2011 Highlights & State (DoS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), National Accomplishments Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Foreign Denial and Deception Committee European Academic Center (FDDC), and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) are all represented on our faculty. The In an effort to make the NIU degrees more accessible to Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy the military and intelligence communities, the academic provide faculty members as service advisors for their leadership initiated a program of establishing graduate cohorts of students enrolled in the University. CIA, centers at the various DoD Combatant Commands. In DIA, NSA, NGA, FBI and the Department of State also 2011, the NIU began its operation of an academic center provide distinguished Chairs and greatly contribute to a for the European Command at the Joint Analysis Center more integrated Intelligence faculty. (JAC) in Molesworth, England. Classes are conducted by qualified adjunct faculty members on site and permanent The academic qualifications of the current faculty are NIU faculty through video teleconference (VTC) presented in Table 1 Faculty Academic Qualifications – lessons and on-site teaching visits. The NIU’s European Academic Year 2011-2012. Academic Center will take full advantage of its unique location by connecting with local expertise from Oxford Faculty and Staff Diversity and Cambridge universities, as well as other academic and NIU’s Faculty & Staff Diversity inclusive of Gender non-academic institutions, think-tanks, and government and Race/National Origin representation of the NIU offices.

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College of Strategic Intelligence and Management, Transnational Threats, Geostrategic Environment, and Foreign Denial and Deception. The faculty and staff of the College of Strategic Intelligence continuously evaluate the University’s curriculum in terms Thesis Process of currency, applicability, rigor, and accessibility. Both the The NIU expanded the thesis curriculum to include four Bachelor of Science in Intelligence (BSI) and the Master courses that students must complete as they write their of Science of Strategic Intelligence (MSSI) programs thesis. The courses cover thesis preparation, the thesis took important steps to further improve and enhance the proposal, thesis progress and thesis completion. These student experience at NIU and the NIU’s contribution to changes are designed to help students establish their thesis the Intelligence Community. committees sooner and spend more time refining their topic with their thesis chair. An important standard has The Master of Science of Strategic been reached at the NIU with 48% of the 2011 graduating Intelligence (MSSI) class completing classified theses, the highest to date. By making these changes, we hope that percentage will The MSSI combines intelligence coursework with original continue to grow. scholarly research. The required master’s thesis must contribute to the body of knowledge in the Intelligence Review of Curriculum Community and address an intelligence gap or problem. The MSSI program is offered in the following formats: full- The College of Strategic Intelligence consistently receives time (one year) and part-time (two years) evening, monthly excellent or outstanding feedback results from our executive, reserve, and DIA cohort. The MSSI program is students regarding the quality and rigor of our program. also offered at our Academic Centers at EUCOM’s Joint Additionally, our DoD and Intelligence Community Analysis Center at Molesworth, England; the National customers continue to be pleased with the quality of our Security Agency (NSA), Fort Meade, Maryland; and graduates. However, we continue to stress that the curricula the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), remain a work in progress, and we remain committed to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with VTC hookups to St. Louis, continuous improvement and lifelong learning, both for Missouri and Denver, Colorado. our students and faculty. There are multiple organizational structures in place, which are managed by the faculty, Core Curriculum including the Curriculum Working Group, the Academic Policy and Standards Committee, and the core course The MSSI core curriculum foundation is built on key Quality Circle programs. These bodies continue to global drivers to include geopolitics, geostrategy, society, refine and improve synergy throughout our programs. and cultural political conditions that lead to conflict. Additionally, based on student and customer feedback, we Analytical methodologies and intelligence frameworks are have added new courses this year on cultural intelligence, used to assess current and future capabilities and intentions economic intelligence, and cyber operations and security. of both adversary and other nations and groups. Our students are challenged to evaluate these capabilities and New Part-Time Bachelor of Science intentions as they relate to U.S. national security, with the ultimate goal of creating decision advantage for our in Intelligence (BSI) policymakers. The MSSI core curriculum also provides The College of Strategic Intelligence successfully started courses on analytical reasoning, intelligence and national its first-ever part-time Bachelor of Science program at security policy, national and military strategy, and the National Security Agency (NSA). This new two-year intelligence collection planning. Electives in the MSSI program enables students to attend class regularly to program are used to support the core curriculum, and are complete their BSI degree. The current cohort begins its built on five areas of student and Intelligence Community second year of studies in AY 2011-2012. interest: Military Strategy, Intelligence Community Issues

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The AY 2011-2012 BSI Capstone project focused on Delivery of the expanded educational offering requires events in North Africa focusing on political, economic the expansion of qualified S&T faculty within the S&T and industrial development issues. For the first time, the School. We have been pleased to hire new faculty and staff BSI students communicated their Capstone findings in a to support the upcoming class of 2012. VTC with AFRICOM and EUCOM analysts at the Joint Analysis Center, RAF Molesworth. During the first year of the School of Science and Technology Intelligence’s operations, the School focused Denial and Deception Advanced on tracking thesis research and establishing new courses Studies Program into its existing program. The number of master’s students specifically working with S&T faculty on theses increased Sponsored by the Foreign Denial and Deception from 12 to 29 in the last year and an S&T thesis won Committee of the National Intelligence Council, and the best overall thesis in both 2009 and 2011. The initial hosted by the NIU, the Denial and Deception Program target of 24 students for our beginning class in AY2012 saw continued growth in 2011. All classes enjoyed full has been surpassed as we look to a full educational offering enrollment and the program held another successful in all concentrations next year. offsite, Afghanistan-Pakistan, to its options. All four certificate programs are being offered in AY 2011-2012. Center for Strategic Intelligence Research (CSIR) Full Time Bachelor of Science in Intelligence (BSI) NIU Research Support

The regular BSI Capstone Project focused on events in CSIR promotes high quality research on strategic North Africa centered around political, economic and intelligence topics by encouraging students and faculty to industrial development issues. For the first time, the BSI conduct research and develop manuscripts for publication students communicated their Capstone findings in a by the National Intelligence Press or other academic VTC with AFRICOM and EUCOM analysts at the Joint presses. CSIR conducts workshops on interviewing Analysis Center, RAF Molesworth. techniques, pursuing a Ph.D., and how to publish, and maintains a Blackboard site for research methods and Anthony G. Oettinger School of writing resources. CSIR also assists with developing Science and Technology Intelligence research topics for the annual research fair, and serves on NIU committees regarding research. One of the University’s most significant organizational developments since the curriculum revision was the Human Subjects Research September 2010 chartering of the Anthony G. Oettinger In 2010, CSIR helped NIU’s Director of Institutional School of Science and Technology Intelligence (S&T). Effectiveness to launch an Institutional Review Board During 2010, NIU completed the development of a full (IRB) to review student and faculty research with human curriculum, leading to an application for the Master of subjects. The CSIR staff assists NIU with the human Science and Technology Intelligence degree with the U.S. subject management plan, and training modules for Department of Education. The proposed degree currently faculty and students. This type of research could include offers concentrations in three intelligence domains: interviewing individuals or administering surveys and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Information Operations collecting data about them or their jobs. The human and Cyber, and Denial and Deception. The School also subject review process ensures that all research conducted offers courses in geostrategic resources, the environment, at the NIU complies with international ethical standards and emerging and disruptive technologies, as it continues to in the treatment of human subjects for research purposes. expand and develop a full and broad educational program.

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NIU Research Fellows Program Home Agency 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

DIA x x x x x x x x NIU x x NGA x x x x x x x NSA x x x x State x x x x x x x x USAF x x x x x x x x x x x x x USCG x x x x x x x USMC x x x USA x x x USN x x ONI x Open Source Ctr x EUCOM x x NRC (Nuclear Cmsn) x Buffalo PD x Princeton x ABIN (Brazil) x CIA x DHS x x ODNI x TOTALS 5 5 5 7 9 8 7 9 6 7 GREEN: ODNI Exceptional Analyst Program PURPLE: NIU S&T Fellows

Table 2. NIU Research Faculty by Agency and Year

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Collaborative Research Initiatives CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL The Research Center experimented with three different ENGAGEMENT types of collaborative research projects in 2010; Collected Balkans Intelligence Chiefs Symposium. The Defense Works, IC-Sponsored Research, and Faculty-Student Intelligence Agency and National Intelligence University Research. Based on the success of these pilot projects, participated in the 1st annual Balkans Intelligence CSIR would like to expand NIU’s ability to conduct Chiefs Symposium from 17-18 March 2011 in Portorož, joint research with our allies, IC agencies, and academia. Slovenia. The Director of the Slovenian Intelligence CSIR staff can help individual offices or groups design and Security Service hosted the Symposium. Balkans and implement research projects alone or with faculty and Intelligence Chiefs Symposium was the first symposium student participation, and the results can be presented as that gathered Balkans intelligence directors and a manuscript for possible publication by CSIR’s National senior intelligence officials in one setting. Delegations Intelligence Press. representing Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, NIU Research Fellows Program. Since 2003, the Center Kosovo, Macedonia, NATO, and the EUCOM J2 for Strategic intelligence Research has hosted between 5 attended the meeting. The symposium consisted of and 8 Fellows each year from a wide range of agencies presentations from expert panelists representing academic, and departments, and occasionally from our international government, and military backgrounds on topics that intelligence partners. In 2010, CSIR included new NIU were relevant to the region. Faculty from the National Fellows with a science and technology background Intelligence University presented on the Status of the U.S. in cooperation with NIU’s School for Science and Debate over Interrogation Policy and Practice; Reviewing Technology Intelligence. And in 2011, the National and Regulating Biological Research Information; and Intelligence Council transferred administrative control the Intelligence Implications of Child Soldiering. Each of the DNI Exceptional Analyst Program to CSIR. symposium speaker submitted a paper that was published Fellows work closely with the editorial and research staff in a peer-reviewed monograph, which was co-edited by to develop manuscripts for consideration by CSIR’s the NIU. National Intelligence Press. Fellows can also write articles NIU Faculty Seminar to the Korean Defense Intelligence for professional or academic journals, or a classified Agency. At the request of the Director of the Korean intelligence product. Defense Intelligence Agency (KDIA), a team of four CSIR’s National Intelligence Press. During 2011, the faculty members from the NIU conducted a seminar on Center for Strategic Intelligence Research transformed the “The Challenges of Intelligence Analysis” from 4-8 April NDIC Press into the National Intelligence Press, or NI 2011. The seminar, presented to thirty Korean analysts Press. Before the transition, the press published David T. at KDIA headquarters in Seoul, focused on issues Moore’s book, Sensemaking: A Structure for an Intelligence associated with transforming U.S. analytic organizations, Revolution. The book calls for a greater focus on critical technology, and processes since the terrorist attacks of thinking for intelligence analysts and it has been adopted September 11, 2001. by several universities as a textbook for intelligence studies Chile Seminar on Strategic Intelligence Analysis. At the programs. After the transition to the NIU, the Press request of the Director of Chilean Naval Intelligence, a published a discussion paper entitled, Imperialism with team of faculty members from the National Intelligence Chinese Characteristics? Reading and Re-reading China’s University presented a seminar from 11-12 May 2011 on 2006 Defense White Paper. This book outlines China’s the use of structured techniques in strategic intelligence change in focus from territorial defense to global economic analysis to forty mid-grade and senior analysts from all defense. Both books are available on the NI Press website national-level and service intelligence organizations in at http://NI-U.edu/NI_Press/press/html the Chilean government. The seminar focused on issues

13 FACTBOOK 2011-2012 of managing an effective strategic analytic effort, and National Counterterrorism Center to meet with senior on countering denial and deception at each stage of the intelligence officials, receive briefings, and tour the analytic process, and the application of scenarios and facilities. In addition to receiving briefings, participating indicators generation techniques to the strategic problem in roundtable discussions, and attending site visits, the of Chile’s future energy use. Concepts were applied Fellows had the opportunity to brief University faculty in group exercises, where organizational and cultural and students, DIA staff, and each other about terrorism issues with incorporating structured techniques and issues in their respective region of the world. These collaboration were also discussed. informative briefings engaged the Fellows with a variety of perspectives on terrorism issues that the DIA analyzes NIU Faculty Seminar to the Senegal Military daily. Intelligence Chiefs. At the request of the U.S. Embassy Dakar, Senegal and the Director of Documentation and AFRICOM Security Conference. The J2 and DIA’s Exterior Security (DDSE), an NIU team of two faculty National Intelligence University (NIU) conducted the members conducted a seminar on “Strategic Intelligence 9th African Security Conference (ASC) the week of 18 Coordination and Collaboration,” from 21-22 June July 2011 at the Defense Intelligence Analysis Center 2011 to 15 Senegalese senior military officers. Seminar (DIAC) in Washington, DC. The objective of the ASC attendees represented chiefs of the Army, Air Force, is to further develop and strengthen both regional and and Navy, as well as key leaders in military intelligence multinational cooperation between the U.S. and its from Signal Corps and J2. The seminar focused on issues African allies. The conference provided a venue for the associated with intelligence collaboration, coordination, AFRICOM J2, the DIA Director, and regional Military and cooperation within the U.S. Intelligence Community Intelligence Chiefs to meet in a multilateral setting and post-9/11, and the impediments and opportunities in discuss develop trust and confidence among intelligence these areas for the Senegalese military intelligence. The chiefs. By bringing several countries together to discuss objective of the seminar was to promote an exchange of regional issues in an academic environment of non- ideas, develop an understanding of similarities between attribution, the conference aimed to promote regional Senegal and U.S. organizations, and act as a launching cooperation, identify underlying conditions of extremism point for the Senegalese military to improve intelligence and terrorism in Africa, and assist capacity building in the collaboration among the different services and strategic military and non-military sectors. intelligence elements. Countries with participating delegations included International Intelligence Fellowship Program (IIFP). Algeria, Burkina-Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, The Center for International Engagement, hosted the Nigeria, Senegal, and Tunisia. Distinguished speakers 10th and 11th annual International Intelligence Fellows from AFRICOM, the States Department, Washington Program from 27 April – 14 May and 18 August – 3 DC think tanks, and the NIU faculty presented on Al- September 2011. The goal of the International Intelligence Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in the Sahel Fellows Program is to enhance the mutual understanding region. Each partner nation also had the opportunity to and cooperation between the United States and senior present on issues affecting their respective countries. international intelligence officials. The content for this August International Intelligence Fellowship Program year’s program covered the nature of terrorism, analytic (IIFP). The National Intelligence University’s Center for methods in assessing terrorism, and structures and International Engagement hosted the 11th International processes in intelligence support to counterterrorism. Intelligence Fellows Program (IIFP) in August 2011. Senior Intelligence officers and civilians drew together The crux of the program was comprised of classroom from twenty-three countries, including representatives instruction with guest lecturers from the University and from first-time participants Algeria, Cambodia, Morocco, external domestic and international intelligence agencies. Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. The program consisted of Fellows also visited the Pentagon, State Department and lectures from college professors and subject matter experts

14 FACTBOOK 2011-2012 from external domestic and international intelligence the National Defense University), as well as the Army agencies. While the Fellows spent the majority of their War College, the Naval War College (comprising the time receiving information, they also divided into regional College of Naval Warfare and the Naval Command and groups where, facilitated by an NIU faculty member, Staff College), the Marine Corps University (comprising they discussed terrorism concerns and solutions relevant the Marine Corps War College and the Marine Corps to their region. They then briefed the entire class and Command and Staff College), and the Air University facilitated discussions about topics from their region that (comprising the Air War College and the Air Command also pertained to other regions represented in the group. and Staff College). To compliment the program’s NIU-based academic component, the Fellows participated in a Field Studies Education Collaboration. The presence of the Defense Program in New York City. The NYPD Intelligence Intelligence Chairs greatly enhances collaboration Division provided information on the international of between the Senior-level DoD Colleges and the National intelligence support to law enforcement. Intelligence University. As an example, the NIU faculty and students participate in the capstone crisis management Visiting Scholars Program. The Visiting Scholar’s exercises at the Army War College, Naval War College and Program invites senior international officials who Air War College, and NIU students are now able to cross- have achieved prominence within their government enroll into elective courses being offered at the National or military to the National Intelligence University to Defense University. In addition, the DIA Executive participate in scholarly activities including: participating Representative to the National Defense University in the Distinguished Speakers Program, guest lecturing also facilitates interaction with the NDU’s College of in course or elective course, and advising students on International Security Affairs, NDU’s Information master’s theses or bachelor’s capstone research. From 1-9 Resource Management College, the NDU’s Institute for April 2011, Ambassador Francis Adu Amanfoh, Ghana’s National Strategic Studies, NDU’s Center for Applied former Director of Military intelligence and Ambassador Strategic Learning, the NDU’s special components, and to the Republic of Liberia, participated in the program. the three regional centers collocated with the NDU on He focused on the threats to global peace and security in Ft McNair (the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, the the 21st century from the perspective of Africa and the Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, and the emerging world. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies), as well as with the Inter-American Defense College. Office of Institutional Advancement International MA in Public Administration. The NIU and Outreach is partnering with the Naval Postgraduate School in the development of an International Masters in Public The National Intelligence University’s Office of Administration (I-MPA) degree to develop highly capable, Institutional Advancement and Outreach was established well-rounded future leaders in a variety of countries, who to orchestrate and advance the third pillar: academic will share a broad strategic vision and strong operational outreach by the University. It is responsible for outreach understanding of emerging security issues. The NIU to educational programs within the Federal government will develop and present the blocks of instruction on and academia, as well as to alumni of the school. management of intelligence. DIA Representation at Intermediate- and Senior-level Special Projects for Academic Outreach. The second DoD Colleges. The Defense Intelligence Agency, through iteration of the U.S.-Mexico Special Project expanded the NIU, sends representatives to serve as the Defense on the pilot program that had been conducted in 2010, Intelligence Chairs on the faculties of the National War increasing the number of universities, students, faculty, College, the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and Intelligence Community participation (to include and the Joint Forces Staff College (all components of

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NIU International Intelligence Fellows Program (IIFP) Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total Albania 1 1 Algeria 1 1 Angola 1 1

Argentina 1 1

Armenia 1 1 Australia 1 1 2 Austria 1 1 Bahamas 1 1 2 Bangladesh 1 1 2 Belgium 1 1 2

Benin 1 1

Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 2 1 4

Botswana 1 1 1 3

Brazil 1 1 2

Bulgaria 1 1 1 1 4

Burundi 1 1

Cambodia 1 1

Cameroon 1 1 2

Canada 1 1 1 1 4

Chile 1 1

Colombia 1 1 1 2 5 Czech Republic 1 1 2 Djibouti 1 1

Egypt 1 1 1 3

El Salvador 1 1

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NIU International Intelligence Fellows Program (IIFP) (continued) Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total Estonia 1 1 1 1 4 Ethiopia 1 1 Finland 1 1 France 1 1 Gambia 1 1 Germany 1 1 1 3 Ghana 1 1 2 Greece 1 1 2 Guatemala 1 1 Hungary 1 2 2 5 India 1 2 1 1 5 Indonesia 1 2 1 1 5 Italy 1 1 Jamaica 1 1 Japan 1 1 Jordan 1 2 3 6 Kenya 1 1 2 4 Korea 1 1 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 Lebanon 1 1 2 Lithuania 1 1 Macedonia 1 1 2 Madagascar 1 1 Malaysia 1 2 1 4 Maldives 1 1 2 Mali 1 2 1 4 Mexico 1 1 Morocco 1 1 Nepal 1 2 3 Netherlands 1 1 Niger 1 1 Nigeria 1 1 2 Oman 1 1 2

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NIU International Intelligence Fellows Program (IIFP) (continued) Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total Pakistan 1 1 2 2 2 8 Peru 1 1 Philippines 1 1 1 3 Poland 1 1 1 1 4 Romania 1 1 3 1 6 Saudi Arabia 1 1 Senegal 1 1 1 1 4 Serbia 2 2 Singapore 1 1 Slovakia 1 1 2 Sweden 1 1 2 Switzerland 1 1 2 1 5 Taiwan 2 2 Tanzania 2 2 4 Thailand 1 1 Turkey 1 1 2 Uganda 1 3 1 5 United Kingdom 1 1 2 United States 1 6 2 6 5 3 3 1 4 31 Uruguay 1 1 2 Yemen 1 1

18 FACTBOOK 2011-2012 the National Intelligence Council). This year’s program produced relevant research products that support Ninety-four percent of the graduating class of Intelligence Community professionals with US-Mexico AY 2010-2011 either “Strongly Agreed” (48%) border responsibilities. With this project well underway, or ”Agreed” (46%) that the University met the Office of Institutional Advancement and Outreach the academic objectives of the Bachelor of has turned the US-Mexico project over to the College of Science in Intelligence (BSI) and Masters of Strategic Intelligence’s (CSI) Latin American Department Science of Strategic Intelligence (MSSI) for the academic year 2012. This will allow the Outreach Office to expand upon the success of the US-Mexico Reporting a high degree of satisfaction, the following are model and develop other projects with regional- and samples of student comments on their experience at the issue-oriented perspectives. NIU: NIU Foundation Alumni Association. During the “The diversity of the students coupled by most of the faculty commencement exercise, at which the National being very outgoing provided a great environment for Intelligence University was publicly renamed, the Armed learning, information sharing, networking and growing as Forces Communications and Electronic Association an intelligence professional”. (AFCEA) announced the establishment of the National “I enjoyed interacting with students from throughout the IC Intelligence University Foundation as a 501(c)(3). The and also outside the IC. I liked that it was a fairly relaxed NIU Foundation’s objective is to support and enhance the academic environment and not a rigid military structure. I educational experience of the students and faculty. The also appreciate that I had time to do research.” next milestone, in the near future, will be to establish a NIU Alumni Association that will partner with the NIU “It was a great learning environment. The experience of Foundation to support lifelong learning for students after the faculty is widely varied and that offered many different they complete their studies at the university. viewpoints into each of the subjects and classes. I am transitioning from Armor branch to strategic intelligence NI-U Website. With the public adoption of the name branch in the Army and it was a very valuable experience.” National Intelligence University on August 29, 2011, a new website was unveiled (http://www.ni-u.edu/) to “The opportunity to learn about past, current, and potential provide up-to-date information about the University for issues that impact the US and the IC, which will help me in current and prospective students. The website includes the performance of my duties.” information about the academic programs (including “The experience has given me years of professional experience degree programs, graduate certificates, and continuing in terms of familiarity with community functions and liaison education), admissions criteria, the application process, with other agencies. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity resources, the strategic plan, and a calendar of upcoming and proud of my accomplishment.” events. End of Program Survey Results “The course work was relevant and challenging. I was able to gain a broader perspective from other students, faculty, and National Intelligence University curriculum.” Summary of Student Feedback, AY 2010-2011 Based on Feedback from 380 of 711 Students, “I found the program challenging and enlightening. I feel like 53% of the Class of 2010-2011 I gained a real understanding of the inner workings of the IC and how the IC works with other facets of government.”

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Office of Institutional Effectiveness the military services and 26% are from civilian agencies. 28% of part-time students are from the military services and 72% are from civilian agencies. The decline in enroll- University Statistics ment numbers is due to the discontinuance of the non- Since 2001, the total College enrollment has grown from thesis Strategic Intelligence Certificate Program and the 398 to 730 students. 74% of full-time students are from reduction of the thesis timeline and a 31% increase in theses completed the previous year.

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Table 4 NIU Enrollment Trends AY 2001 - 2012 NIU Class Profile for Academic Year 2011-2012 Table 5 shows the total number of students enrolled in graduate and undergraduate programs as of the annual census date of 15 October 2011: 696 Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence degree students and 34 Bachelor of Science in Intelligence degree students.

Table 5 NIU Class Profile 2011-2012 MSSI Program (Full-Time) Thesis Hours Only MSSI Program (Full-Time) Thesis Hours Only 165 Military Graduate 81 Students Registered; 30 Civilian Graduate 81 Students Registered; Students Accepted 33 Military Students Students Accepted 48 Intelligence for AY 2011-2012 Accepted for for AY 2011-2012 Community Civilians AY 2011-2012 Accepted for AY 2011-2012 52 U.S. Air Force 3 U.S. Army National 9 Defense Intelligence 12 Defense Intelligence Guard Agency Agency 86 U.S. Army 4 U.S. Air Force 1 Central Intelligence 5 National Security Agency Agency 15 U.S. Coast Guard 13 U.S. Army 4 National Security 11 National Geospatial- Agency Intelligence Agency 7 U.S. Navy 2 U.S. Coast Guard 2 National Geospatial- 2 Office of the Director Intelligence Agency of National Intelligence

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Table 5 NIU Class Profile 2011-2012(continue)

MSSI Program (Full-Time) Thesis Hours Only MSSI Program (Full-Time) Thesis Hours Only 165 Military Graduate 81 Students Registered; 30 Civilian Graduate 81 Students Registered; Students Accepted 33 Military Students Students Accepted 48 Intelligence for AY 2011-2012 Accepted for for AY 2011-2012 Community Civilians AY 2011-2012 Accepted for AY 2011-2012 7 U.S. Navy 2 U.S. Coast Guard 2 National Geospatial- 2 Office of the Director Intelligence Agency of National In- telligence 3 U.S. Marine Corps 3 U.S. Navy 1 Office of the -Di 1 Department of rector of National Defense (other) Intelligence 2 U.S. Air Force Reserve 1 U.S. Marine Corps 5 Department of State 5 Department of State 2 U.S. Air Force Reserve 2 Federal Bureau of 6 Federal Bureau of Investigation Investigation 2 U.S. Army 3 Air Force Office of 1 Department of the Reserve Special Investigations Army 1 U.S. Naval Reserve 1 Office of Naval 1 Office of Naval Intelligence Intelligence 2 U.S. Marine Corps 1 Naval Criminal 1 United States Congress Reserve Investigative Service 1 Transportation Secu- 1 Transportation Secu- rity Administration rity Administration 1 Department of Energy 1 AFPAK Hand

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Table 5 NIU Class Profile 2011-2012(continue) MSTI Program MSTI Program (Full-Time) MSSI Program (Part-Time) MSSI Program (Full-Time) 10 Civilian Graduate Stu- 109 Military (Part-Time) 18 Military Graduate dents Graduate Students 207 Civilian Graduate Students Accepted Accepted for AY Accepted for AY 2011-2012 Accepted for AY for AY 2011-2012 2011-2012 2011-2012 4 U.S. Air Force 1 Air Force Office of 1 Air National Guard 53 Defense Intelligence Special Investigations Agency 12 U.S. Army 1 Defense Intelligence 14 U.S. Army 2 Office of the Director Agency of National Intelligence 1 U.S. Navy 2 National Security 17 U.S. Air Force 28 National Security Agency Agency 1 U.S. Marine Corps 2 Department of State 3 U.S. Air Force Re- 11 Department of Home- serve land Security 1 National Geospatial 13 U.S. Army Reserve 21 National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Intelligence Agency 1 Federal Bureau of 6 U.S. Coast Guard 1 Department of Health Investigation & Human Services 1 Department of Energy 12 U.S. Marine Corps 13 Department of State 1 AFPAK Hands 11 U.S. Navy 5 Drug Enforcement Administration 7 U.S. Army National 5 Department of Guard Defense (other) 5 U.S. Coast Guard 1 Naval Criminal Reserve Investigative Service 12 U.S. Marine Corps 44 Federal Bureau of Reserve Investigation 8 U.S. Naval Reserve 2 Department of the Army 1 Department of the Interior 1 United States Congress 3 Department of Justice (other)

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Table 5 NIU Class Profile 2011-2012(continue) MSTI Program (Full-Time) MSTI Program (Full-Time) MSSI Program (Part-Time) MSSI Program 18 Military Graduate 10 Civilian Graduate 109 Military (Part-Time) Students Accepted Students Graduate Students 207 Civilian Graduate for AY 2011-2012 Accepted for AY Accepted for AY 2011-2012 Accepted for AY 2011-2012 2011-2012 1 Department of Transportation 3 INSCOM 1 Marine Corps Intelligence Activity 9 Office of Naval Intelligence 1 Department of Energy 1 AFOSI Table 5 NIU Class Profile 2011-2012(continue) Europe Academic Europe Academic Certificate Program Certificate Program Program Program 17 Military Students 41 Civilian Students 6 Military Students 12 Civilian Students Accepted for AY 2011-2012 Accepted for AY Accepted for AY 2011-2012 Accepted for AY 2011-2012 2011-2012 3 U.S. Air Force 6 Defense Intelligence 5 U.S. Air Force 21 Defense Intelligence Agency Agency 1 U.S. Army 5 National Security 4 U.S. Army 2 National Geospatial Agency Intelligence Agency 1 U.S. Air Force 1 Department of Health 1 U.S. Coast Guard 1 Department of Reserve and Human Services Defense (other) 1 U.S. Army Reserve 5 U.S. Navy 3 Department of State 1 U.S. Air Force Reserve 7 Federal Bureau of Investigation 1 U.S. Naval Reserve 1 U. S. Congress 1 Department of Justice (other) 1 INSCOM 9 Marine Corps Intelligence Activity 1 Office of Naval Intelligence 1 Department of Energy

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Table 5 NIU Class Profile 2011-2012(continue) BSI Program BSI Program BSI Program BSI Program 17 Full-Time 4 Full-Time 4 Part-Time 9 Part-Time Military Students Civilian Students Military Students Civilian Students Accepted for AY 2011-2012 Accepted for AY 2011-2012 Accepted for AY 2011-2012 Accepted for AY 2011-2012 4 U.S. Air Force 1 Defense Intelligence 1 U.S. Air Force 8 National Security Agency Agency 3 U.S. Army 1 Department of Defense 1 U.S. Coast Guard 1 Department of (other) Health and Human Services 1 U.S. Coast Guard 1 State Department 2 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 1 OSD 4 U.S. Marine Corps

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Student Diversity The University draws students from across the federal government, and is therefore committed to federal policies regarding equal employment opportunity. In AY 2009-2010, the University implemented an enhanced process for capturing and reporting diversity statistics, and continues to do so as students arrive each academic year. The diversity profile for the MSSI and BSI Classes of 2011-2012 is presented in the following tables.

Table 6 NIU Diversity Profile for the MSSI and BSI Classes of 2011-2012 Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence Diversity Characteristics: Class of 2011-2012 African American 7.6% Caucasian 65% Native American/Alaskan 0% Asian/Pacific Islander 6% Hispanic 5.1% Other/Unknown 16.3% Bachelor of Science in Intelligence Diversity Characteristics: Class of 2011-2012 African American 1% Caucasian 71% Native American/Alaskan 0% Asian/Pacific Islander 0% Hispanic 14% Other/Unknown 14%

Table 7 BSI and MSSI Age Profile has Followed a Stable Pattern Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence - Student Gender 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010- 2011- 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Male 74% 75% 68% 72% 78% 70% 74% 85% Female 26% 25% 32% 28% 30% 30% 26% 15% Student Age Average 35 35 36 36 36 35 38 35 Range 22-55 22-60 22-63 22-59 22-57 22-60 32-44 22-55

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Table 7 BSI and MSSI Age Profile has Followed a Stable Pattern Bachelor of Science in Intelligence - Student Gender 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010- 2011- 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Male 82% 54% 73% 58% 82% 52% 69% 76% Female 18% 46% 27% 42% 18% 48% 31% 24% Student Age Average 33 36 37 33 32 31 37 33 Range 25-47 24-50 21-54 24-49 25-41 23-50 33-41 24-52

Table 8 MSSI and BSI Student Professional Background MSSI Overall Student Academic Preparation Class of 2011-2012 Average Baccalaureate GPA 3.19 Average GRE Verbal Reasoning Score 534 Average GRE Quantitative Reasoning Score 554 Graduate GPA 3.77 Average GRE Analytical Writing Score 4.1 BSI Overall Student Academic Preparation Class of 2011-2012 Average Entrance GPA* 3.45

*NOTE regarding BSI data — average is based on the 17 students whose academic files are complete; there are eight current students who have academic documents outstanding. Not all BSI students transfer in the same amount of college credit; the average above incorporates students who transferred in 30 credits, those who transferred in 80 credits, and everything in between.

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STATEMENT OF ACCREDITATION STATUS NATIONAL DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY Department of Defense Washington, DC 20340-5100 Phone: (202) 231-3344; Fax: (202) 231-4977 www.ndic.edu

Chief Executive Officer: Dr. David R. Ellison, President INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION Enrollment (Headcount): 39 Undergraduate; 585 Graduate Control: Public Affiliation: Federal Carnegie Classification: Special Focus - Other Special-Focus Institutions Degrees Offered: Bachelor’s, Master’s; Distance Education Programs: No Accreditors Approved by U.S. Secretary of Education: n/a Instructional Locations

Branch Campuses: None

Additional Locations: Grad Ctr at the Natl Geospatial-Intel, Washington, DC; National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, MD

Other Instructional Sites: European Academic Center, Molesworth, England; National Defense Intelligence College, Washington, DC

ACCREDITATION INFORMATION

Status: Member since 1983

Last Reaffirmed: June 26, 2008

Most Recent Commission Action:

June 26, 2008: To reaffirm accreditation and to commend the institution on the quality of its self-study process and report. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2013.

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Brief History since Last Comprehensive Evaluation: November 19, 2003: To accept the Periodic Review Report, to reaffirm accreditation and to request a progress letter, due by October 1, 2004, documenting (1) further development and implementation of a comprehensive plan for the assessment of student learning (particularly for the Bachelor of Science in Intelligence program), and (2) evidence accumulated to date that student learning assessment information is used to improve teaching and learning. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2007-08. April 14, 2004: Substantive Change Committee - to acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request submitted by Joint Military Intelligence College, to include the additional location at the Graduate Center at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency within the scope of the institution’s accreditation, and to direct a visit to the additional location by December 1, 2004. The Committee reminded the institution of the progress letter requested by October 1, 2004, documenting further development and implementation of the plan for assessing student learning in the Bachelor of Science in Intelligence program, as a component of the college’s existing comprehensive student learning assessment plan. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2007-2008 November 17, 2004: To accept the progress letter submitted by the institution. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2007-08. March 3, 2005: To thank the institution for receiving the Commission’s representative and to affirm the inclu- sion of the additional location at the Graduate Center at the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency within the scope of the institution’s accreditation. The next evaluation is scheduled for 2007-2008.

Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2017 - 2018 Next Periodic Review Report: 2013 Date Printed: October 13, 2011 NIU LOCATION

NIU’s Main Campus, DIA’s Defense Intelligence Analysis Center, Joint Base Anacostia Bolling, Washington, D.C.