Homeland Security Education @ TAMU

Texas A&M Seeking Adjunct Instructors

Aaron Pinnick — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:34:10 +0000

The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M is currently accepting applications for an Adjunct Faculty members to teach two Homeland Security related courses. The two courses are “Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection” and “Cybersecurity for Managers.” Both courses are online courses and interested applicants are required to hold a terminal degree in the topic area, or a Master’s Degree with extensive work experience.

Interested applicants should submit by email the following required documents: cover letter, resume/vitae, copies of terminal degree transcripts, and three letter of recommendation to onlinefaculty@bushschool.tamu.edu.

National Homeland Defense Foundation Call for Papers

Aaron Pinnick — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:16:13 +0000

The National Homeland Defense Foundation has issued a call for papers for its October 27, 2008 symposium. The theme of the symposium will be “Securing Our Homelands Through International Collaboration; Neighbors Helping Neighbors.” Papers submitted must be relevant to the symposiums main theme, and may cover topics such as: “Respecting Cultural Distinctions; Coordinating International Disaster Response; Critical Infrastructure Protection; Intelligence/Information Sharing at Home and Abroad; and Balancing Liberty and Security in Defending Homelands Against Terrorism.”

For more information about the symposium, including details about paper submission, conference presentations, and deadlines, visit the National Homeland Defense Foundation’s website by clicking here.

HSDEC Accepting Applications for Fall Interns

Aaron Pinnick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:03:34 +0000

The Homeland Security Defense and Education Consortium has begun accepting applications for fall semester interns. There are currently several positions available in San Antonio TX, including internships in the Army’s Surgeons Office, Education and Training Division, and Public Affairs Office. For more information on the internships, including application information, click here.

Call for Papers on Immigration Law and Policy

Aaron Pinnick — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:42:46 +0000

The Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University has issued a call for papers and panelists for its upcoming symposium on Immigration Law and Policy. Papers may cover any aspect of immigration, but are encouraged to focus on “undocumented immigrant status, employment, education, criminal procedure, race and the law, [and] racial profiling”. Papers that are accepted for the symposium will also be published in a future edition of the Thurgood Marshall Law Review.

For more information about the symposium, including deadlines and submission instructions, click here.

Summer Stipend Program

Aaron Pinnick — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:38:05 +0000

Open to Texas A&M University Faculty including TTI, TAES, and TEES, the Limited Submission Proposal for the Naitonal Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends Program provides funds to individuals that are conducting research that contributes to the public’c understanding of the humanities. The stipends will provide recipients with $6,000 for two full months of writing and research.

Internal proposals are due by July 7th, 2008, and should be submitted electronically to osppc@tamu.edu. Further details about the stipend can be found by clicking here.

Grant Writing Boot Camp

Aaron Pinnick — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:47:59 +0000

Sponsored by the Homeland Defense Journal, the Grant Writing Boot Camp will take place September 11-12, in Arlington VA. The purpose of the boot camp is to provide participants with information on all stages of grant writing, but especially the researching and writing portions of the grant proposal. The Boot Camp will be focused real project ideas, and participants are encouraged to bring with them actual grant ideas and uspporting documents, so that they are able to complete the majority of the grant proposal at the workshop.

For more information about the Grant Writing Boot Camp, including registration information, and cost to attend, click here.

4th Annual IAFIE Conference

Aaron Pinnick — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:03:39 +0000

On June 23rd, the International Association for Intelligence Education (IAFIE) will hold its 4th annual conference on “Creating Intelligence Studies Education Programs and Academic Standards.” The goals of the conference include exchanging ideas, curriculum, methodologies and best practices on intelligence education, as well as providing a forum for an exchange of research, and ideas on intelligence. Speakers at the conference will include high level individuals in the intelligence community as well as influential individuals from academic and university settings.

For more information on the conference, including agendas, registration information, and contact information, visit the IAFIE’s website by clicking here.

K-12 Education Resources

Aaron Pinnick — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:46:35 +0000

The Integrative Center for Homeland Security has created a page of resources for those interested in Homeland Security Education for younger students. The web page has links to resources designed for students, parents, teachers, and educational administrators. The provided resources cover topics as varied as helping children prepare and cope with natural disasters, to lesson plans on how to teach students about terrorism, and how administrators can best prepare their schools for disasters.

To view the webpage, click here, or you may visit the Integrative Center for Homeland Security’s website at homelandsecurity.tamu.edu to view the full list of educational resources available.

Scholarships for Graduate Students in “Mission-Critical” Areas

Aaron Pinnick — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:06:00 +0000

Sponsored by Representatives Price (D-NC) and Shays (R-CI), the Roosevelt Scholars Act proposes the creation of scholarships for graduate students that are working in “mission-critical” related fields. The proposed scholarships would pay for a student’s tuition and living expenses for five years of graduate studies, up to $60,000. Students that receive the scholarship would be required to complete a federal internship and also serve as “ambassadors for federal service” on their campuses.

For more information on the Roosevelt Scholars Act, visit the Partnership for Public Service’s website by clicking here.

Smith Richardson Foundation’s International Security and Foreign Policy Program

Aaron Pinnick — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:05:05 +0000

The Smith Richardson Foundation has announced its annual International Security and Foreign Policy Program grant, which is designed to assist junior tenure track faculty who are conducting research on American foreign policy, international relations, international security, military policy, and diplomatic and military history. The Foundation will award three grants of $60,000 each to support faculty in the research and writing of a scholarly book on one of the aforementioned topics.

Dr. McIntyre from the Integrative Center for Homeland Security writes the following about the grant opportunity: “…we are willing to help in any way we can any faculty who want to pursue this opportunity in a subject related to homeland security. We can save any researcher a great deal of time in establishing current awareness of policies in effect, and in researching important documents. Let us know if we can help.”

The grant deadline is June 30. For more information about the grant, visit the Foundation’s website at http://www.srf.org/grants/JF_Domestic_Description.php.