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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 FACTBOOK 2011-2012 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 3 FACTBOOK 2011-2012 Introduction & History civilian faculty and student body and to develop an ac- credited 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