Northern Kentucky U and its refurbished MPA

NKU has "re-aligned" its MPA program to include homeland security and non-profit management concentrations.

Northern Kentucky University is announcing the addition of a new master degree program and several certificate programs, as well as significant changes to some of its long-standing master degrees.

The NKU College of Arts and Sciences has realigned its Master of Public Administration program, adding three areas of concentration. Joining the existing concentration on Nonprofit Management will be concentrations on Homeland Security and Metropolitan Government. Both a master’s degree and certificates will be available for each of these concentrations. “We are the only school in our area to offer Homeland Security and Nonprofit Management,” stated MPA director Dr. Shamima Ahmed.

gradschool.nku.edu
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

MS in Legal Studies - Homeland Security track at California U of PA

California University of PA's acute understanding of this extraordinary need in contemporary society has led to the creation of the Homeland Security track in Legal Studies. It presents a neat and clean track that prepares supervisory personnel to tackle the many challenges inherent in the protection of a nation. It allows justice professionals, health specialists and legal specialists, to concentrate on the methodology of security in this narrow context. Aside from the recurring demands of professional justice duty, Homeland Security delivers another slant and perspective to harried and often over-tasked public servants.

http://www.cup.edu/graduate/homeland/index.jsp

Online colleges to form coalition to post effectiveness of programs

This just in from Wired Campus:

January 23, 2008
Online Colleges to Post Effectiveness of Programs


A coalition of colleges that operate online and serve mostly adult students announced today that it will team up with the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications, or WCET, to disseminate data about the effectiveness of its members’ academic programs. The cooperative promotes the use of technology in higher education.


It is expected to develop a Web site, which will open next year, to publish data from the coalition—-called the Presidents’ Forum—-that show students’ graduation rates, what training the institutions provide, and how successful graduates are in their careers, among other things. Michael Offerman, vice chairman of Capella University, said the cooperative will act as an independent examiner of the data, which he said are primarily meant to help prospective students pick the right institutions and programs for their needs. “We’ve got data and we’re going to share it,” said Mr. Offerman. Capella is part of the Presidents’ Forum.


Other institutions in the forum are: American Public University System, Charter Oak State College, Excelsior College, Fielding Graduate University, Franklin University, Kaplan University, Regis University, Rio Salado College, Southwestern College, Western Governors University, and Union Institute & University. The University of Phoenix is considering joining the group.


The partnership between the cooperative and the online colleges is meant to help carry out a program that the colleges announced in October called Transparency By Design.—-Andrea L. Foster

Increased demand for online training in CJ, EM and HS?

According to the post below, there's a growing need for criminal justice graduates, which these days can have significant (minor concentraitons) components in emergency management and/or homeland security.

Which is a good segue for some shameless promotion for the programs I am part of at University of Maryland University College, with undergraduate, graduate and online education options.

Prospective students can ge here: http://www.umuc.edu/prospective.shtml


Right now is an ideal time to get a criminal justice degree online. According to The U.S. Department of Labor, by 2012, there will likely be a 24 percent increase in corrections across the country. Quite simply, national and private security is becoming more and more of a concern and as a result the demand for professionals in the field continues to grow. Since September 11, 2001, the need for criminal justice professionals has dramatically increased. Professionals are required for assisting in investigations, for working in prisons, for homeland security, and for protecting property. Governments at all levels as well as private companies and even private individuals can hire someone who has pursued a criminal justice degree online. Thanks to the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security and thanks to funding provided by security grants throughout the nation, security jobs are more plentiful and offer more room for advancement than ever before.

Full post here:
http://www.flixya.com/post/potofgold/93748/Demand_For_Professionals_With_A_Criminal_Justice

Newest addition to UMUC faculty - me!

I have good news - I will be joining the faculty of University of Maryland
University College to help develop curriculum and teach courses for their
undergraduate Homeland Security and Emergency Management programs.

Here's the link to our new programs:
http://www.umuc.edu/programs/undergrad/hmls/
http://www.umuc.edu/programs/undergrad/emgt/

Founded in 1947, UMUC offers a broad range of cutting-edge classes and has earned a global reputation for excellence. Headquartered in Adelphi, Maryland, UMUC has classroom locations in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, Europe, and Asia, and provides award-winning online classes to students worldwide.

We had over 150,000 online course enrollments in 2006!
I'm excited to join the team!