Program for International and Homeland Security The Ohio State University

FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Conference Program for International and Homeland Security The Ohio State University Todd Stewart, Ph.D. Director, Program for International and Homeland Security The Ohio State University Phone: (614) 688-3276 e-mail: stewart.598@osu.edu

Overview • The Ohio State University • Program for International and Homeland Security • National Academic Consortium for Homeland Security

The Ohio State University Ohio’s land-grant university … Education & Training Outreach & Service Research & Development

The Ohio State University • The nation’s largest single-campus university • 58,000+ students • 5,000+ faculty • 18 colleges – all located in Columbus, Ohio • 60+ interdisciplinary research centers • Programs • 170+ undergraduate programs • 120+ master’s degree programs • 90+ doctorate programs • 12,000+ courses • $528 million in sponsored research in FY 2004

The Ohio State University • Long history of providing research, educational and/or service support to most federal agencies that are now responsible for homeland security or homeland defense, e.g., CIA, DoA, DoD, DoE, DHHS, DHS, DoJ, DoS, DoT, and EPA • Member of NORTHCOM’s “Homeland Security and Defense Education Consortium” • Long-time host for National Defense scholars • Doctoral training for service-academy faculty • Undergraduate Military Science: ROTC detachments for all three services • Mershon Center for International Security Studies

Academic Plan (Pre 9-11-2001) Initiative #3: “Maintain ongoing multidisciplinary initiatives where appropriate and develop new initiatives that draw on University-wide strengths to attack major problems of the next quarter century. Create multidisciplinary centers that can attract additional faculty in key areas, helping reduce student-faculty ratios in high-demand fields.”

National Security Environment 9 / 11 / 2001 • Homeland security is certainly one of the “ … major problems of the next quarter century.”

National Homeland Security Team Business and Industry State Government Individual Citizens Local Government Academe Other Non- Government Groups Federal Government

Academe’s Role & Responsibilities • Academe is a target • Academe is a source of logistics for both the bad guys and the good guys • Academe is a source of solutions and capabilities • Research and Technology Development • Education and Training • Citizens • Professionals working in government agencies and non-government organizations • Service and Support

Program for International and Homeland Security • Established in April 2002 • University-wide administrative program • Goal: Help improve the security of the United States, while preserving and protecting our Constitution, values, freedoms and liberties, international relationships, and economic strength and competitiveness

Program for International and Homeland Security • Purpose/Mission: • Assist those government agencies and private-sector organizations responsible for various aspects of homeland security • By promoting and supporting national-security research and development, education and training, and service at The Ohio State University

Program for International and Homeland Security • Vision: • The Ohio State University is recognized nationally and internationally as a center of excellence for homeland-security solutions, through research and development, education and training, and service and outreach.

Program for International and Homeland Security • Objectives: • Increase our understanding of national security issues, especially extremism, the use of terrorism, and the proliferation of technologies and weapons of mass destruction • Promote the development of better-informed (federal and state) public policy, strategies, plans and programs, regarding national security issues

Program for International and Homeland Security • Objectives: • Develop new technologies and transition those technologies into effective, practical and affordable solutions to (current and future) international and homeland security problems • Prepare people to better understand and deal more effectively with the international and homeland security challenges we face today, and will likely face in the future

Program for International and Homeland Security • Strategy: • Capitalize on the university’s strengths, e.g.: • Size and comprehensiveness • Capability to deliver multidisciplinary programs • Nationally-ranked programs and world-class scholars and researchers • National leader in industry-funded research • Relationship with federal agencies responsible for homeland security and defense • Support to Ohio state government

Program for International and Homeland Security • Strategy: • Establish the program as a university-wide (multi-functional, multi-disciplinary) effort • Do not establish a separate center/institute for homeland security (within a particular college or staff office) -- the entireuniversity is the “center” • Establish and support Homeland security and defense-related research and educational programs within and among various academic units

Program for International and Homeland Security Strategy … a Balanced Approach Education & Training Outreach & Service Research & Development

Program for International and Homeland Security Strategy – A Comprehensive Approach: Research & Development Education & Training Outreach & Service • Faculty • Staff • Students • Graduate • Undergraduates • First-Year • Students

Program for International andHomeland Security • Strategy: • Encourage Ohio State academic units, teams and individual scholars/researchers to work on international and homeland security problems, especially multidisciplinary programs, activities and initiatives • Leverage Ohio State resources through strategic partnerships and alliances, e.g., with: • Other universities and colleges • Battelle Memorial Institute • Other public- and private-sector organizations, e.g., State of Ohio Security Task Force

Program for International and Homeland Security • Strategy: • Most importantly, make the program relevant and responsive to the current and future homeland-security requirements of: • Federal government • Executive Branch departments and agencies • Department of Homeland Security • Congressional committees • Ohio’s state and local government departments and agencies • Non-government organizations, e.g., • Owners of critical infrastructure • Suppliers to the homeland-security market

Establish a Program that Will … • Contribute to development of policies, plans, technologies, people, and other capabilities necessary to help implement: • National strategy documents (i.e., National Strategy for Homeland Security and related national strategies) • Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPDs 1-13) • National Incident Management System (March 2004) • National Response Plan [ESF and Incident Annexes], (December 2004) • Interim National Infrastructure Protection Plan (Feb 2005) • Interim National Preparedness Goal (April 2005) • Target Capabilities List – 1.1 (April 2005) • Ohio Homeland Security Strategic Plan (September 2004)

Program Strategy Matrix Other Non-Government Organizations Business & Industry Local Government State Government Federal Government Intelligence and Warning Border and Transportation Security Domestic Counter-terrorism Critical Infrastructure Protection Critical Infrastructure Protection Emergency Preparedness and Response Research & Development Education & Training Service

Counter-terrorism Strategic Model Identify & Characterize Threats Recovery & Reconstitution Deterrence Post-Event Response Prediction TERRORISM EVENT Forensics & Attribution Prevention (Pre-emption) Crisis Management Mitigation (Preparation and Protection) Detect & Characterize

Counter-terrorism Strategic Model Identify & Characterize Threats Recovery & Reconstitution Deterrence Post-Event Response • Opportunities: • Research • Development • Education • Training • Service Prediction Forensics & Attribution Prevention (Pre-emption) Crisis Management Mitigation (Preparation and Protection) Detect & Characterize

Program for International and Homeland Security Education & Training Research & Development Outreach & Service VP External Relations Sr. VP Research Provost External Partners • Advisors • Board • Faculty Program Director • Other Universities • Battele • Other Contractors Other Stakeholders Requiring & Funding Agencies OSU Colleges & Centers • Alumni • Civic Groups • Fed Government (e.g., DHS) • State & Local Government • Contractors • Foundations • Program Coordinators

Agro-terrorism & Food Security Bio-terrorism/Defense Border Security & Immigration Business and Contracting Issues Civilian & Volunteer Activities Critical Infrastructure Protection Cyber-terrorism/Security Domestic Terrorism & CT Education and Training Emergency Preparedness and Response Government & Political Issues Homeland Defense Homeland Security – General Information Sharing & Systems Intelligence and Warning International Issues Legal & Justice Issues Media & Communication Issues Medical Care Delivery Public Health Risk Management & Insurance Science and Technology Sensors, Detection & Identification Social, Religious & Cultural issues Terrorism & Terrorists Transportation Security University Issues & Security Weapons of Mass Destruction Program for International and Homeland Security Focus Groups: To encourage interdisciplinary research and study in this area, a number of focus groups have been established. These groups currently include:

Agro-terrorism & Food Security Bio-terrorism/Defense Border Security & Immigration Business and Contracting Issues Civilian & Volunteer Activities Critical Infrastructure Protection Cyber-terrorism/Security Domestic Terrorism & CT Education and Training Emergency Preparedness and Response Government & Political Issues Homeland Defense Homeland Security – General Information Sharing & Systems Intelligence and Warning International Issues Legal & Justice Issues Media & Communication Issues Medical Care Delivery Public Health Risk Management & Insurance Science and Technology Sensors, Detection & Identification Social, Religious & Cultural issues Terrorism & Terrorists Transportation Security University Issues & Security Weapons of Mass Destruction Program for International and Homeland Security Focus Groups: To encourage interdisciplinary research and study in this area, a number of focus groups have been established. These groups currently include: Sign up at: http://www.homelandsecurity.osu.edu

Program for International and Homeland Security • Colleges with research and blocks of instruction, courses or programs related to homeland security/defense: • College of Arts and Sciences (International Studies) • College of Biological Sciences • College of Business • College of Engineering (and School of Architecture) • College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences • College of Humanities • College of Law • College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences • College of Medicine and Public Health • College of Nursing • College of Pharmacy • College of Social and Behavioral Sciences • School of Public Policy and Management • College of Veterinary Medicine • Ohio State University Extension

Program for International and Homeland Security • A few existing courses dealing with national security: • International Security and the Causes of War • U.S. Security Policy During and After the Cold War • Terror and Terrorism • Development and Control of Weapons of Mass Destruction • Introduction to Intelligence • Modern Intelligence History • Psychology of Personal Security • Food Security and Globalization • Information Security • Geography of Transportation Security • National Security and the Strategy-Making Process • Joint Military Operations and Area Studies • U.S. Security Policy • Issues in Biotechnology

Program for International and Homeland Security • A few new educational initiatives: • Undergraduate International Studies Program – “Security and Intelligence” specialization • Masters of Public Health – concentration in Veterinary Preventive Medicine • Center for Public Health Preparedness (CDC grant) • Center for Information Assurance • Bio-defense curriculum development for the health professions (HRSA grant) • Developing courses in bio-terrorism and defense for various curricula • Optional Homeland Security seminars for all 6,000+ freshmen

Program for International and Homeland Security • Research centers and institutes involved with homeland security/defense research and development, e.g: • Center for Industrial Sensors and Measurements • Center for Information Assurance • Center for Mapping • Cognitive Systems Engineering Laboratory • ElectroScience Laboratory • National Regulatory Research Institute • Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center • Institute for Collaborative Research and Public Humanities • Center for Law, Policy and Social Science • Center for Public Health Preparedness • Ohio Center for Education in Bioterrorism Preparedness • Regional Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases • Center for Criminal Justice Research • Center for Urban and Regional Analysis • Mershon Center for the Study of International Security

Program for International and Homeland Security • Outreach and service initiatives, e.g.: • Support to the Federal Government • U.S. House of Representatives – Homeland Security Act of 2002 • Support to DHS and other federal agencies, e.g., DoD, DoE, DHHS, USDA • Support to state and local government agencies in Ohio

Academic Consortia NORAD/USNORTHCOM Homeland Security and Defense Education Consortium AACC Prepare America Consortium

Academic Consortia National Academic Consortium for Homeland Security NORAD/USNORTHCOM Homeland Security and Defense Education Consortium AACC Prepare America Consortium NACHS National Academic Consortium for Homeland Security

National Academic Consortiumfor Homeland Security (NACHS) • Established in March 2003 • Objectives: • Promote interest in homeland-security research and development, education and training, and service, within academe • “Homeland Security” broadly defined • Facilitate communication and collaboration among academic institutions and scholars • Be a “strategic academic partner” to government agencies and non-government organizations responsible for, or interested in, homeland security

National Academic Consortiumfor Homeland Security (NACHS) • No cost or formal obligation to join; we only ask member institutions to: • Identify a point of contact with whom we can share information and who, in turn, will share that information at the institution • Put into our NACHS (public, searchable) data base information describing its programs, courses and activities: http://www.homelandsecurity.osu.edu/ /NACHS

National Academic Consortiumfor Homeland Security (NACHS) • NACHS web site currently includes: • List of member institutions with links to their web site • NACHS contact person at each member institution • Data base of descriptive information for member- institution programs and activities • News and current events • Focus Group information • Upcoming Conferences and Events • Related sites • “Spotlight” column

National Academic Consortiumfor Homeland Security (NACHS) • Current membership: 271 institutions, representing all 50 states, the D.C., the Territory of Guam, and Singapore • Consortium members include: • Public and private institutions • Major research universities • Four-year colleges • Two-year community colleges • 17 federal-government institutions

National Academic Consortiumfor Homeland Security (NACHS) • Consortium institutions offer related: • Research and technology development • Degree programs • Associate • Baccalaureate • Graduate (masters, doctorate) • Certificate programs • Individual courses • Blocks of instruction within courses

National Academic Consortiumfor Homeland Security (NACHS) • Consortium institutions offer: • Broad, inclusive programs • Specific, focused programs, e.g.: • Emergency Management • Criminal Justice • Public Health and Medical Care Delivery • Bio- and Agro-terrorism and defense • Cyber-terrorism and security • Infrastructure protection • Intelligence • International studies

National Academic Consortiumfor Homeland Security (NACHS) • Some planned initiatives: • National conference – Spring 2006 • New category of membership: academic and professional societies • On-line “Resource Center” • Searchable reference library of texts and articles • Research & education grant opportunities • Refereed journal • On-line “job fair” (position advertisements and applicant resumes/CVs)

Summary • The Ohio State University • Program for International and Homeland Security • National Academic Consortium for Homeland Security

Contact Information Dr. Todd Stewart Director, Program for International and Homeland Security The Ohio State University Executive Director, National Academic Consortium for Homeland Security Mershon Center 1501 Neil Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43201 Telephone: (614) 688-3276 / 3420 E-mail: stewart.598@osu.edu www.homelandsecurity.osu.edu

Program for International and Homeland Security The Ohio State University