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'''The National Security Higher Education Advisory Board''' is boby "designed to foster outreach and to promote understanding between higher education and the Federal Bureau of Investigation." It was estblished to advise the FBI "on the culture of higher education" and to "to establish lines of communication on national priorities pertaining to terrorism, counterintelligence, and homeland security."<ref>FBI press release, [http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel05/highed091505.htm 'FBI Appoints National Security Higher Education Advisory Board'], 15 September 2005</ref> The Board was announced in September 2005 and at which point it was planned that the Board would meet collectively at least three times a year in Washington, D.C.<ref>FBI press release, [http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel05/highed091505.htm 'FBI Appoints National Security Higher Education Advisory Board'], 15 September 2005</ref> The board is chaired by [[Graham Spanier]], President of Pennsylvania State University.
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'''The National Security Higher Education Advisory Board''' is body "designed to foster outreach and to promote understanding between higher education and the Federal Bureau of Investigation." It was established to advise the FBI "on the culture of higher education" and to "to establish lines of communication on national priorities pertaining to terrorism, counterintelligence, and homeland security."<ref>FBI press release, [http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel05/highed091505.htm 'FBI Appoints National Security Higher Education Advisory Board'], 15 September 2005</ref> The Board was announced in September 2005 and at which point it was planned that the Board would meet collectively at least three times a year in Washington, D.C.<ref>FBI press release, [http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel05/highed091505.htm 'FBI Appoints National Security Higher Education Advisory Board'], 15 September 2005</ref> The board is chaired by [[Graham Spanier]], President of Pennsylvania State University.
  
 
== Members ==
 
== Members ==

Latest revision as of 11:52, 27 June 2008

The National Security Higher Education Advisory Board is body "designed to foster outreach and to promote understanding between higher education and the Federal Bureau of Investigation." It was established to advise the FBI "on the culture of higher education" and to "to establish lines of communication on national priorities pertaining to terrorism, counterintelligence, and homeland security."[1] The Board was announced in September 2005 and at which point it was planned that the Board would meet collectively at least three times a year in Washington, D.C.[2] The board is chaired by Graham Spanier, President of Pennsylvania State University.

Members

The Pennsylvania State University President Graham Spanier (Chairman)
Carnegie Mellon University President Jared Cohon
Iowa State University President Gregory Geoffroy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Susan Hockfield
The Johns Hopkins University President William Brody
University of California - Los Angeles Chancellor Albert Carnesale
University of California - San Diego Chancellor Marye Anne Fox
University of Florida President J. Bernard Machen
University of Maryland - College Park President C. D. Mote, Jr.
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann
University of Washington President Mark Emmert
University of Wisconsin - Madison Chancellor John Wiley
Association of American Universities President Robert Berdahl
Arizona State University President Michael Crow
Rice University President David Leebron
University of Colorado-Boulder Chancellor G.P. “Bud” Peterson
New York University President John Sexton
Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon
Cornell University President David Skorton

Activities

Members of the Board successfully lobbied the Department of Commerce on "potential negative impact of new regulations on research and development advancements of universities and colleges".[3]

In December 2006, a group of scientists from member institutions visited FBI Headquarters to discuss the importance of effective communication between the FBI and the scientific community. This working group led to specialized training for FBI agents who conduct outreach to ensure that the information provided meets the needs of the scientific community.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ FBI press release, 'FBI Appoints National Security Higher Education Advisory Board', 15 September 2005
  2. ↑ FBI press release, 'FBI Appoints National Security Higher Education Advisory Board', 15 September 2005
  3. ↑ FBI press release, 'National Security Higher Education Advisory Board Confirms Seven New Members', 3 October 2007
  4. ↑ FBI press release, 'National Security Higher Education Advisory Board Confirms Seven New Members', 3 October 2007
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