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ANNUAL REPORT

2011

ANNUAL REPORT

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY

(Formerly the National Defense Intelligence College)

1962

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II NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY 

The NIU seeks to continue and expand its role as the nexus for collaboration, 

intelligence research, and intelligence education for the entire Intelligence 

Community. Operating on the principles that education should be relevant, 

accessible, and life-long, the NIU will be recognized as a worldwide leader in 

intelligence education within the next five years through its continuously updated 

curriculum, intelligence-focused research, and motivated graduates.

NIU VISION
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NIU MISSION

“Fortified by dynamic research and value-added outreach, NIU is responsible for 

providing RELEVANT, ACCESSIBLE, and CONTINUOUS intelligence education to 

personnel of the intelligence agencies, the combatant commands, and to any 

federal employee who seeks to enhance professional competence through a better 

understanding of the critical role intelligence plays in safeguarding the nation.”
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Expand our reputation for academic rigor, subject-matter expertise, and innovative 

research and scholarship for the intelligence enterprise.

Increase the impact and application of research published by faculty, students, and 

research fellows within the intelligence and national security communities and academe.

Sustain and initiate successful working relationships and partnerships with the national 

and international intelligence and national security communities and academe.

Maintain and strengthen collaboration, communication, and cooperation, within and 

outside of the University, to promote continuous improvement and foster a learning 

community based on respect for diversity and academic freedom.

STRATEGIC GOALS

University Shall:
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2011 GRADUATION
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Table of Contents

NIU VISION II

NIU MISSION III

STRATEGIC GOALS IV

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 1

NEW INITIATIVES 3

Certificate Programs 3

Anthony G. Oettinger School of Science and Technology Intelligence 3

European Academic Center 3

EDUCATION 5

College of Strategic Intelligence 5

The Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence (MSSI) 5

JPME Studies Program 6

Graduate Certificates of Intelligence Studies 6

New Part Time Bachelor of Science in Intelligence (BSI) 7

Denial and Deception Advanced Studies Program 7

School of Science and Technology Intelligence 7

Center for Strategic Intelligence Research (CSIR) 7

The John T. Hughes Library 8

Center for International Engagement 9

Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) 10
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Table of Contents (Continued)

University Statistics 11

Enrollment 11

NIU Class Profile for Academic Year 2010-2011 12

Student Diversity 15

RESEARCH 19

College of Strategic Intelligence 19

School of Science and Technology Intelligence 19

Center for Strategic Intelligence Research 21

CSIR’s Collaborative Research Initiatives 22

John T. Hughes Library 23

OUTREACH 25

College of Strategic Intelligence 25

Distinguished Speaker Program 26

The School of Science and Technology Intelligence 28

Office of Institutional Advancement and Outreach 28

Center for Strategic Intelligence Research 29

John T. Hughes Library 30

Center for International Engagement 31

Faculty Seminar to the Korean Defense Intelligence Agency 31

UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS 40

Enrollment and Student Services 40

Educational Technology 40

Fiscal Resources 41

2010-2011 HONOREES 42

MISSION SOURCE DOCUMENT 46
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NIU Website 

Center for Strategic Intelligence Research

National Intelligence (NI) Press

John T. Hughes Library

Center for International Engagement

Balkans Intelligence Chiefs Symposium

Faculty Seminar to the Korean Defense Intelligence Agency

Chile Seminar on Strategic Intelligence Analysis

Faculty Seminar to the Senegal Military Intelligence Chiefs

Spring International Intelligence Fellows Program (IIFP)

AFRICOM Security Conference

August International Intelligence Fellowship Program (IIFP)

 University Operations

Enrollment and Student Services

Educational Technology

Fiscal Resources

2010-2011 Honorees

Mission Source Documen

CONVOCATION
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2011 ANNUAL REPORT

1

The National Intelligence University (NIU) 

Annual Report for the Academic Year (AY) 

August 2010 – August 2011 has been 

prepared in accordance with the accreditation 

and eligibility requirements of the Middle 

States Commission on Higher Education and 

documents its final year of activities as the 

National Defense Intelligence College (NDIC).

The facts and figures presented are in 

compliance with reporting requirements and 

are verified by the NIU’s Office of Institutional 

Effectiveness.

The Class of 2012 Convocation, held on August 

29, 2011, marked the transition from National 

Defense Intelligence College to the National 

Intelligence University, and the beginning of 

an exciting new era for all of us. Looking back 

over this past year, our prestigious educational, 

research, and outreach programs have 

continued to expand, building upon the strong 

history and foundation of the University. Our 

studies and efforts stretch across the globe, 

and involve not only our students and faculty, 

but professional leaders, subject-matter 

experts, and international partners. With our 

College of Strategic Intelligence, our School 

of Science and Technology Intelligence, our 

newly established European Academic Center, 

and our Centers of Strategic Intelligence 

Research and International Engagement, 

NIU has a wider scope than ever before, and 

an increased impact felt throughout the 

Intelligence Community and around the world. 

The transition to University status brings with 

it new challenges for the upcoming academic 

year (2011-2012), including: □ continue to increase accessibility to its 

relevant academic programs and its 

educational resources;

□ enhance its reputation as a worldwide 

leader in intelligence research, 

endeavoring to become the hub of 

strategic intelligence research;

□ strengthen outreach and international 

engagement, facilitating collaborative 

partnerships within, and external to, the 

Intelligence Community; and

□ build and sustain an organizational 

structure and environment supportive of 

continuous learning, innovative research 

initiatives, and collaboration across the 

community.

Focusing on these educational, research, and 

outreach challenges clearly supports NIU’s 

comprehensive mission (DODI 3305.01) and, 

more specifically, its challenge to “continue 

the expansion of degree program offerings, 

international programs, research and 

academic outreach to federal, public, and 

private colleges.”

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT David R. Ellison, Ph.D. Rear Admiral, Usn (Ret)

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Certificate Programs 

In AY 2010-2011, the College of Strategic 

Intelligence began offering Certificates 

in Intelligence Studies (CIS). The CIS 

offerings have been expanded to include 

Counterintelligence, China, Africa and 

Afghanistan-Pakistan. All CIS courses 

have begun in the Fall 2011 quarter. These 

certificate programs focus on specific areas 

of intelligence awareness and are intended 

to support the Intelligence Community’s 

ability to maintain current knowledge 

through education. Conducted in a variety 

of formats, and depending on the topic, the 

NDIC Certificate of Intelligence Studies 

consists of 9-15 graduate credits (3-5 classes) 

of 8-10 class sessions (minimum of 27 contact 

hours). 

Anthony G. Oettinger School 

of Science and Technology 

Intelligence 

One of the University’s most significant 

organizational developments since the 

curriculum revision was the September 

2010 chartering of the Anthony G. 

Oettinger School of Science and Technology 

Intelligence. During 2010, NIU completed 

the development of a full curriculum, leading 

to an application for the Master of Science 

and Technology Intelligence degree with the 

U.S. Department of Education. The proposed 

degree currently offers concentrations in 

three intelligence domains: Weapons of 

Mass Destruction, Information Operations 

and Cyber, and Denial and Deception. The 

school will also offer courses in geostrategic 

resources, the environment, and emerging 

and disruptive technologies, as it continues 

to expand and develop a full and broad 

educational program. 

Delivery of the expanded educational offering 

requires the expansion of qualified S&T 

faculty within the S&T School. We have 

been pleased to hire new faculty and staff to 

support the upcoming class of 2012, including 

Dr Samiah Baroni in our Information 

Operations Program and Mr. Christopher 

Yerkes to expand our engineering and 

emerging technology analysis curriculum. 

Ms. Ruzanna Frey joined the school as 

Assistant to the Dean. The School now 

includes ten faculty and staff members. 

European Academic Center 

In an effort to make the NIU degrees more 

accessible to the military and intelligence 

communities, the academic leadership 

initiated a program of establishing graduate 

centers at the various CCMDs. In 2011, 

the NIU began its operation of an academic 

center for the European Command at the 

Joint Analysis Center (JAC) in Molesworth, 

England. Classes are conducted by 

qualified adjunct faculty members on site 

and permanent NIU faculty through video 

teleconference (VTC) lessons and on-site 

teaching visits. The NIU’s European 

Academic Center will take full advantage 

of its unique location by connecting with 

local expertise from Oxford and Cambridge 

universities, as well as other academic and 

non-academic institutions, think-tanks, and 

government offices. 

NEW INITIATIVES
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EDUCATION

College of Strategic Intelligence

The faculty and staff of the College of 

Strategic Intelligence continuously evaluate 

the curriculum in terms of currency, 

applicability, rigor, and accessibility. Both 

the Bachelor of Science in Intelligence 

(BSI) and the Master of Science of Strategic 

Intelligence (MSSI) programs took important 

steps to further improve and enhance the 

student experience at the NIU and the 

University’s contributions to the Intelligence 

Community.

The Master of Science of Strategic 

Intelligence (MSSI) 

The MSSI combines intelligence coursework 

with original scholarly research. The 

required master’s thesis must contribute to 

the body of knowledge in the Intelligence 

Community and address an intelligence gap 

or problem. The MSSI program is offered in 

the following formats: full-time (one year) 

and part-time (two years) evening, Monthly 

Executive, Reserve, and DIA cohort. The 

MSSI program is also offered at our Academic 

Centers at EUCOM’s Joint Analysis Center at 

Molesworth, England; the National Security 

Agency (NSA), Fort Meade, Maryland; and 

the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 

(NGA), Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with VTC 

hookups to St. Louis, Missouri and Denver, 

Colorado.

The MSSI core curriculum foundation is built 

on key global drivers to include geopolitics, 

geostrategy, society, and cultural political 

conditions that lead to conflict. Analytical 

methodologies and intelligence frameworks 

are used to assess current and future 

capabilities and intentions of both adversary 

and other nations and groups. Our students 

are challenged to evaluate these capabilities 

and intentions as they relate to U.S. national 

security, with the ultimate goal of creating 

decision advantage for our policymakers. 

The MSSI core curriculum also provides 

courses on analytical reasoning, intelligence 

and national security policy, national and 

military strategy, and intelligence collection 

planning. Electives in the MSSI program 

are used to support the core curriculum, 

and are built on five areas of student and 

Intelligence Community interest: Military 

Strategy, Intelligence Community Issues 

and Management, Transnational Threats, 

Geostrategic Environment, and Foreign 

Denial and Deception. 

The NIU has expanded the thesis curriculum 

to include four courses that students 

must complete as they write their thesis. 

The courses cover thesis preparation, the 

thesis proposal, thesis progress and thesis 

completion. These changes are designed 

to help students establish their thesis 

committees sooner and spend more time 

refining their topic with their thesis chair. 

An important standard has been reached at 

the NIU with 48% of the 2011 graduating 

class completing classified theses. This is the 

highest percentage of classified theses ever. 

With the previously mentioned changes, we 

hope that percentage will grow more.

The College of Strategic Intelligence 

consistently receives excellent or outstanding 

feedback results from our students regarding 

the quality and rigor of our program. 

Additionally, our DoD and Intelligence 

Community customers continue to be pleased 

with the quality of our graduates. However, 

we continue to stress that the curricula 

remain a work in progress, and we remain 

committed to continuous improvement and 

lifelong learning, both for our students and 

faculty. There are multiple organizational 

structures in place, which are managed by the 

faculty, including the Curriculum Working 

Group, the Academic Policy and Standards 

Committee, and the core course Quality 

Circle programs. These bodies continue to 

refine and improve synergy throughout our 

programs. Additionally, based on student 
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and customer feedback, we have added new 

courses this year on cultural intelligence, 

economic intelligence, and cyber operations 

and security. 

JPME Studies Program 

To better serve our DoD students, the military 

services, and the Intelligence Community, 

the NIU has developed a program for selected 

students to complete Joint Professional 

Military Education (JPME) Phase One while 

earning the MSSI degree. In order to meet 

student and faculty ratio requirements for 

certification, the JPME curriculum is offered 

to a select JPME cohort (50-60 students), 

equally represented by all service components 

with civilian participation. The cohort takes 

the basic core curriculum and three JPMEspecific electives. A slight modification to our 

core curriculum was necessary to incorporate 

the required Joint Learning Areas and 

Objectives, but it was accomplished with 

minimal impact to the integrity of our core 

curriculum. This pilot program began with 

the class of 2011. The JCS/J7 conducted a 

successful Staff Assistance Visit and, pending 

congressional approval, will conduct a 

Professional Accreditation of Joint Education 

at the soonest opportunity. 

Graduate Certificates of 

Intelligence Studies

This past academic year saw the College of 

Strategic Intelligence successfully complete 

the administration conduct and awarding of 

the first Certificates in Intelligence Studies 

(CIS). Sixteen students received certificates 

in counterintelligence and 21 students earned 

certificates in Chinese Intelligence Issues. 

The certificates in Chinese Intelligence Issues 

were conducted entirely at PACOM, with 

three instructors spending four combined 

weeks teaching an accelerated version. 

The College of Strategic Intelligence has 
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doubled the number of certificates it offers 

adding Africa and Afghanistan-Pakistan to 

its options. All four certificate programs are 

being offered in AY 2011-2012.

New Part Time Bachelor of 

Science in Intelligence (BSI)

The College of Strategic Intelligence 

successfully started its first-ever part-time 

Bachelor of Science program at the National 

Security Agency (NSA). This new two-year 

program enables students to attend class 

regularly to complete their BSI degree. The 

current cohort begins its second year of 

studies in AY 2011-2012.

The AY 2011-2012 BSI Capstone Project 

focused on events in North Africa focusing 

on political, economic and industrial 

development issues. For the first time, the 

BSI students communicated their Capstone 

findings in a VTC with AFRICOM and 

EUCOM analysts at the Joint Analysis 

Center, RAF Molesworth. 

Denial and Deception Advanced 

Studies Program 

Sponsored by the Foreign Denial and 

Deception Committee of the National 

Intelligence Council, and hosted by the 

NIU, the Denial and Deception Program 

saw continued growth in 2011. All classes 

enjoyed full enrollment and the program held 

another successful offsite.

School of Science and Technology 

Intelligence 

During the first year of the School of 

Science and Technology Intelligence’s (S&T) 

operations, the School focused on tracking 

thesis research and establishing new courses 

into its existing program. The number of 

master’s students specifically working with 

S&T faculty on theses increased from 12 to 

29 in the last year and an S&T thesis won the 

best overall thesis in both 2009 and 2011. The 

initial target of 20 students for our beginning 

class in AY 2012 has been surpassed as we 

look to a full educational offering next year. 

Center for Strategic Intelligence 

Research (CSIR) 

CSIR Support to Education Programs. CSIR 

promotes quality research and publications 

on strategic intelligence topics by encouraging 

students and faculty to conduct research and 

write documents that meet the standards 

for publication by the Center’s National 

Intelligence Press. 

Student Research Support. In 2010, CSIR 

staff members participated in the creation 

and ongoing development of MSI 701, the 

course designed to prepare students for 

researching and writing a thesis. CSIR 

provided two instructors to this program. 

CSIR staff also provided several 1-2 hour long 

thesis workshops to students at the request 

of instructors. CSIR personnel also assist in 

the annual research fair, and serve on the 

School’s committees that review student 

thesis topics and research travel funding 

requests. Finally, in 2010, CSIR developed 

online resources via Blackboard for a wide 

range of research and writing topics. 

Human Subjects Research. In 2010, 

CSIR assisted the Office of Institutional 

Effectiveness to launch the NIU Institutional 

Review Board (IRB). The purpose of the 

IRB is to ensure that all research at the 

University conducted with human subjects 

complies with international ethical standards 

in the treatment of human subjects for 

research purposes. Most of the student and 

faculty research conducted at NIU consists 

of interviews, surveys, and questionnaires. 

During the academic year, CSIR reviewed 

over 400 student thesis proposals, and 

managed over 30 human subjects protocols.
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The John T. Hughes Library

Library Resources. In AY 2010-2011, the 

library budget increased by 20% with 77% 

allocated to the purchase of new research 

content and 10% allocated to textbook 

purchases. 

The library added over 4,200 new items to 

the general collection (books, maps, DVDs, 

Audio CDs) and was able to expand access 

to digital content by adding subscriptions 

to Congressional Research Service Reports, 

Sage Periodicals Database, and the SITE 

terrorism research database. In an effort to 

increase student research productivity, the 

library continued to maintain subscriptions 

to RefWorks, 360 Link Resolver, and Serials 

Solutions A-Z list. In addition to the 23 

research databases to which the library 

provides access, NIU students have access 

to the DNI’s Open Source Center commercial 

content and other research resources through 

contract agreements.

Library Expansion. Preparations for the 

expansion of services in support of the 

National Intelligence University dominated 

this academic year. As the research resource 

for both the National Intelligence University 

and the Defense Intelligence Agency, the 

library faces significant challenges in 

meeting the information needs of the varied 

customers. The Library Director completed a 

7-year usage study for the Director, DIA to 

provide a snapshot of library services. 

Library Bookstore. The student textbooks 

were physically relocated to the library 

and all materials were processed through 

the library’s circulation system. The staff 

processed over 10,000 items to prepare for 

fall book issue.

Library Collections. The John T. Hughes 

Library continues to focus on building 

collections that support the curriculum and 

research needs of the students and faculty and 

provide those resources utilizing traditional 

and emerging library technologies. In 

addition, the library instructs the students 

and faculty in ways to locate and use the 

information.

Access Services. The research materials 

available from the John T. Hughes Library 

reflect an appropriate balance between 

materials necessary and available within 

the library’s own physical collection and 

the increasing number of resources outside 

of the library accessible through emerging 

technologies and cooperative collection 

development agreements with other IC 

libraries and utilizing resources through 

our inter-library loan service. In addition to 

providing superior customer services to our 

library patrons, the technical services staff 

took on the task of textbook distribution from 

the University’s logistics department. 

Library Education Support. The library 

research staff continued teaching sessions 

of the MSSI 701 Thesis Proposal Course, 

emphasizing the literature review and the 

research resources available to NIU students. 

The research librarians also continued to 

provide other research instruction on various 

electronic resources including LexisNexis, 

RefWorks, and multiple classified research 

databases.
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Center for International 

Engagement

The Center for International Engagement 

was established in 2002 to be the University’s 

outreach component to the international 

intelligence community. The Center’s mission 

is to coordinate and facilitate the development 

of international events and relationships for 

the University by promoting knowledge and 

understanding of key global, transnational, 

and geostrategic issues impacting intelligence 

and national security. This mission includes 

building partnerships with international 

counterparts of the National Intelligence 

University. The Center provides leadership and 

strategic direction for international programs 

and fully integrates students, faculty, and staff 

in the planning and execution of all outreach 

programs. New initiatives of the Center include 

collaboration on the University’s “Five Eyes” 

course with the European Academic Center. 
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Office of Institutional 

Effectiveness (OIE)

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness 

serves as the central office for maintenance 

of data regarding NIU students, faculty, 

and staff, as well as institutional programs, 

services, facilities, and operations. The OIE 

serves as a resource to provide information 

for the University’s decision making process 

through a variety of data-gathering tasks, 

research projects, and analytic or assessment 

activities. It is committed to providing 

quality services to internally support 

University and departmental planning, 

while also coordinating and maintaining 

reporting requirements for external agencies 

and organizations. In addition, the Office of 

Institutional Effectiveness: 

□ Generates reports from this data which 

are used internally to support institutional decision making and disseminated 

to the National Intelligence University’s 

Office of the President and other external 

agencies. 

□ Responds to requests for specific types of 

data about the University from both internal and external constituencies. 

□ Conducts special projects that make use 

of this data for detailed statistical analysis and hypothesis testing. 

□ Compiles the University’s Fact Book, 

Historical Statistics, and Common Data 

Set.

□ At the heart of the effectiveness of an institution is student success. NIU’s Office 

of Institutional Effectiveness strives to 

ensure student success through collecting data regarding students, faculty, and 

staff as well as institutional programs, 

services and operations. 

□ The Office of Institutional Effectiveness 

also has responsibilities in the areas of 

institutional research, assessment and 

human subject research [compliance and 

assurance]. 

□ The office serves as a resource for statistical analysis and research design related 

to the University’s students, faculty, 

staff, programs, services and operations 

as well as for survey and questionnaire 

research. 

□ OIE coordinates university-wide assessment efforts, develops and maintains the 

NIU Learning Outcomes and Assessment 

Plan and works in conjunction with the 

NIU Assessment Council to develop University goals and objectives and to assess 

institutional success in meeting them.

Office of Institutional Effectiveness Goal. The 

primary goal of the Office of Institutional 

Effectiveness at NIU is to aid in the 

accountability of The National Intelligence 

University to its constituents, both internal 

and external. This is accomplished through 

the collection, analysis, and reporting of data 

and information in order to measure the 

progress of the University in carrying out 

assigned functions and to provide the basis 

for informed decision making and planning. 

Human Subjects Research Management Plan.

The Director of Institutional Effectiveness 

is working with the College of Strategic 

Intelligence, the School of Science and 

Technology Intelligence, the Center for 

Strategic Intelligence Research, the 

Center for International Engagement, and 

administrators to implement DIAD 3200.100 

Human Subjects Research Management 

Plan, create an Office of Human Subjects 

Research Protection, implement training 

modules, develop an NIU Institutional 

Review Board and DIA Institutional Review 

Board. These research initiatives will ensure 

that all research conducted at the University 

and DIA complies with international ethical 

standards and assurances. 

NIU and DIA protect the rights of all 

human subjects in conducting research as 

expressed by Federal Regulation 45 CFR 

46 and DoD Directive 3216.02, Protection of 
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Human Subjects and Adherence to Ethical 

Standards in DoD Supported Research. All of 

DIA employees engaging in Human Subjects 

Research and NIU faculty and students 

are required to complete the Collaborative 

Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) and 

DoD Human Research Protection Program 

eLearning on the Joint Intelligence Virtual 

University (JIVU), which educates them 

to be aware of how human subjects must 

be informed, willing, and protected when 

involved with research. The Director of 

Institutional Effectiveness serves as the 

Human Protections Administrator for the 

Human Research Protection Program/

Institutional Review Boards, ensuring that 

appropriate oversight mechanisms, policies, 

and procedures have been implemented to 

guarantee compliance and assurance with 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services (DHHS) and DoD determinations of 

the IRBs.

Table 1: University Enrollment Since 2001

Academic Year Total Enrollment

2001-2002 398

2002-2003 414

2003-2004 475

2004-2005 474

2005-2006 619

2006-2007 645

2007-2008 739

2008-2009 692

2009-2010 580*

2010-2011 624

University Statistics

Enrollment. Since 2001, the total University enrollment has grown from 398 to 624 students. 

*74% of full-time students are from the military services and 26% are from civilian agencies. 28% of part-time 

students are from the military services and 72% are from civilian agencies. The decline in enrollment numbers is 

due to the discontinuance of the Strategic Intelligence Certificate Program and the reduction of the thesis timeline 

and a 31% increase in theses completed the previous year.
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Table 2: MSSI Program (Full-Time) 147 Military Graduate 

Students Accepted for AY 2010-2011

57 U.S. Air Force

62 U.S. Army

7 U.S. Navy

2 U.S. Marine Corps

16 U.S. Coast Guard

2 U.S. Air Force Reserve

1 U.S. Army Reserve

0 U.S. Naval Reserve

0 U.S. Marine Corps Reserve

0 U. S. Coast Guard Reserve

0 U.S. Army National Guard

0 Air National Guard

Table 3: MSSI Program (Part-Time) 56 Military Graduate 

Students Accepted for AY 2010-2011

11 U.S. Air Force

10 U.S. Army

 6 U.S. Navy

 3 U.S. Marine Corps

 2 U.S. Coast Guard

 1 U.S. Air Force Reserve

 8 U.S. Army Reserve

 3 U.S. Naval Reserve

 8 U.S. Marine Corps Reserve

 2 U.S. Coast Guard Reserve

 2 U.S. Army National Guard

 0 Air National Guard

NIU Class Profile for Academic Year 2010-2011

Tables 2 through 9 reflect the total number of military and civilian students enrolled in graduate and undergraduate programs as of the 

annual census date of 15 October 2010:

585 Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence degree students*

39 Bachelor of Science in Intelligence degree students
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Table 4: MSSI Program (Full-Time) 41 Civilian

Graduate Students Accepted for AY 2010-2011

7 Defense Intelligence Agency

1 Central Intelligence Agency

8 National Security Agency

6 National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

2 Office of the Director of National Intelligence

4 Department of State

2 Office of Naval Intelligence

6 Federal Bureau of Investigation

1 Naval Criminal Investigative Service

0 Department of Homeland Security

1 AFOSI

1 Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives

1 INSCOM

1 Department of the Army

0 Department of Defense IG

0 Department of Defense (other)

0 U.S. Public Health Service

Table 5: MSSI Program (Part-Time) 91 Civilian 

Graduate Students Accepted for AY 2010-2011

19 Defense Intelligence Agency

 0 Central Intelligence Agency

16 National Security Agency

 8 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

 1 Office of the Director of National Intelligence

 8 Department of State

 4 Office of Naval Intelligence

19 Federal Bureau of Investigation

 1 Marine Corps Intelligence Activity

 5 Department of Homeland Security

 1 Department of Defense (other)

 1 United States Congress

 4 DEA

 0 OMB

 1 Department of Justice (other)

 0 Department of Energy

 1 AFOSI

 0 Department of Health and Human Services

 0 Department of Commerce

 1 INSCOM

 1 Department of Transportation

 0 Department of the Army
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Table 6: BSI Program (Full-Time) 18 Military Students 

Accepted for AY 2010-2011

9 U.S. Air Force

2 U.S. Army

2 U.S. Navy

5 U.S. Marine Corps 

Table 7: BSI Program (Full-Time) 7 Civilian Students

 Accepted for AY 2010-2011

 2 Defense Intelligence Agency

 3 National Security Agency

 1 Department of State

 1 AFOSI

Table 8: BSI Program (Part-Time) 4 Military Students

 Accepted for AY 2010-2011

 1 U.S. Air Force

 1 U.S. Coast Guard

 2 U.S. Navy

Table 9: BSI Program (Part-Time) 10 Civilian Students 

Accepted for AY 2010-2011

 9 National Security Agency

 1 Department of Health and Human Services

* Includes 161 part-time students returning for their second year of study and 89 students who have completed course work and are enrolled in thesis hours.
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Student Diversity

The University reflects demographic diversity among its student body in as much as it is 

part of the Federal Government. This commitment is reflected in the policy of the Federal 

Government as an equal employment opportunity institution committed to the principle that 

access to study or employment opportunities afforded by the University, including all benefits 

and privileges, be accorded each person-student, faculty, or staff member on the basis of 

individual merit and without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex or 

age.

In 2010, the University implemented an enhanced process for capturing and reporting diversity 

statistics, and will continue to do so as students arrive each academic year. The diversity 

profile for the MSSI and BSI Classes of 2011 is presented in Tables 10 and 11. 

Table 10: Master of Science of Strategic 

Intelligence Diversity Characteristics 

Class of 2011

African American 7.6%

Asian/Pacific Islander 6%

Caucasian 65%

Hispanic 5.1%

Native American/

Alaskan

0%

Other/Unknown 16.3%

Table 11: Bachelor of Science in 

Intelligence Diversity Characteristics 

Class of 2011

African American 5.1%

Asian/Pacific Islander 0%

Caucasian 85%

Hispanic 7.7%

Native American/

Alaskan

0%

Other/Unknown 2.2%
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 Table 12: Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence Student Gender

2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011

Male 74% 75% 68% 72% 78% 70% 74%

Female 26% 25% 32% 28% 22% 30% 26%

BSI and MSSI age and gender profiles have followed a stable pattern since 2004 as evidenced in Tables 12 through 15. 

Table 15: Student Age of BSI Program

Average 33 36 37 33 32 31 37

Range 25-47 24-50 21-54 24-49 25-41 23-50 33-41

Table 13: Student Age of MSSI Program

Average 35 35 36 36 36 35 38

Range 22-55 22-60 22-63 22-59 22-57 22-60 32-44

Table 14: Bachelor of Science in Intelligence Student Gender

2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011

Male 82% 54% 73% 58% 82% 52% 69%

Female 18% 46% 27% 42% 18% 48% 31%
2011 ANNUAL REPORT 17

MSSI and BSI Student Academic Backgrounds

Table 16: MSSI Overall Student Academic 

Preparation for Class of 2011

Average Baccalaureate GPA 3.11

Graduate GPA 3.66

GRE Verbal Score 509

GRE Analytic Writing Score 4.0

Table 17: BSI Overall Student Academic

 Preparation Class of 2011

Average Baccalaureate GPA 3.45
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2011 ANNUAL REPORT 19

College of Strategic Intelligence 

Again, the NIU created a body of intelligence 

research that made important contributions 

to the Intelligence Community. The topics 

were timely, diverse, and thorough in their 

research and analysis. A sampling of the 

topics created demonstrates the unique 

nature of NIU student research, which the 

students accomplish with the guidance of 

a thesis committee that possesses subject 

matter expertise. Being located in the DIAC, 

NIU students also have the opportunity to 

consult directly with various directorates that 

focus on the intelligence topic the students are 

studying. Important topics in 2011 included 

intelligence support to counternarcotics, 

management of counterintelligence 

operations, intelligence considerations 

regarding adversarial integrated air defense 

systems (IADS), potential cyber threats of 

adversarial states, potential problems of the 

Egyptian line of succession (written before 

the Egyptian revolution), and studies of 

recent events including the Russian invasion 

of Georgia. 

To get students thinking about their research 

early in their studies, the NIU will hold its 

annual Research Fair at the midpoint of the 

fall quarter (1st week in October). Hosted 

by representative subject matter experts 

from the NIU faculty and members of the 

Intelligence Community, the students will 

be introduced to the various documents used 

by IC leadership to articulate the leading 

intelligence concerns and motivate students 

to start their research there.

School of Science and Technology 

Intelligence

Cooperative Graduate Research Program. The 

Cooperative Graduate Research Program is a 

collaborative outreach program enabling NIU 

S&T students the resources and facilities to 

conduct experimental and analytical research 

in a collaborative setting at Department 

of Energy National Laboratories. NIU 

has developed formal relationships with 

Sandia National Laboratories, Lawrence 

Livermore National Laboratory and Pacific 

Northwest National Laboratory and is 

developing an agreement with Los Alamos 

National Laboratory. The program also 

received support from the Tactical SIGINT 

Technology Program Office of the National 

Security Agency. These programs enable 

students to conduct thesis research at the 

laboratories, and provide direct access 

to world-class scientists for interaction, 

research, and perspectives on specific 

S&T intelligence issues. For example, in 

academic year 2011, a U.S. Air Force student 

conducted a remarkable experimental 

thesis research project at Sandia National 

Laboratory in New Mexico. The Science and 

Technology Research program generated 

several highly successful classified studies 

through engagement across a broad spectrum 

of national level organizations addressing 

subjects ranging from SIGINT mathematics 

and materials characterization to systems 

engineering analysis. 

Emerging Technologies Conference. In 

partnership with Sandia National 

Laboratory, the National Intelligence 

Council, and the Department of Energy Office 

of Intelligence, the School of Science and 

Technology Intelligence continued its work 

following the jointly sponsored Emerging 

Technologies Conference on Electromagnetic 

Pulse Weapons and developed the ScienceBased Technology Assessments Conference 

series (SB-TAC) to explore anticipating and 

warning of the threat posed by innovations in 

globalized technology. The program included 

sponsored laboratory research on questions 

developed during the conferences to seek 

solutions to problems involving the potential 

for strategic surprise. The third conference on 

Emerging Technology addressing the cyber 

domain will be held at Lawrence Livermore 

National Laboratory in October, 2011. 

RESEARCH
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Table 18: NIU Research Fellows Program

HOME AGENCY 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

DIA x x x xx xx

NDIC x x

NGA x x x x xx x

NSA x x

STATE xx xx x xx x

USAF x xxx x x x xx x xx

USCG x x x x x x

USMC x x x

USA x x x

USN x x

ONI x

EUCOM x

NRC (NUCLEAR CMSN) x

BUFFALO PD x

PRINCETON x

ABIN (BRAZIL) x

CIA x

DHS x x

ODNI x

TOTALS 5 5 5 7 9 8 8 9 6

GREEN: ODNI Exceptional Analyst Program

PURPLE: NIU S&T Fellows
2011 ANNUAL REPORT 21

Center for Strategic Intelligence 

Research

2010-2011 NIU Research Fellows. CSIR’s 

mission is to encourage faculty, students, and 

others within the IC to conduct the highest 

quality research and to provide an avenue for 

those individuals to publish their findings. 

In 2003, CSIR launched the National Defense 

Intelligence College (NDIC) Research Fellows 

Program. Since then, CSIR has hosted 

between five and eight fellows per year from 

various intelligence agencies and the military 

services, including up to three Director of 

National Intelligence (DNI) Exceptional 

Analysts per year in collaboration with the 

National Intelligence Council (Table 18). 

CSIR provides the fellows with full access to 

CSIR or NIU faculty mentors to help craft 

their research design, and access to NI Press 

editorial staff to assist with publishing their 

findings. CSIR also provides some research 

travel funding, computers, and workspace. 

The program is open to mid-career or 

senior intelligence professionals or military 

personnel. 

In 2011, the Fellows conducted research 

on strategic intelligence topics to include: 

assessing progress toward professionalizing 

law enforcement intelligence analysis; an 

analysis of the 2008 Russia-Georgian war; 

a memoir on the experiences of U.S. Navy 

intelligence personnel at the Pentagon on 

September 11, 2001; and the process the 

Coast Guard uses to plan against, collect, 

analyze, and produce intelligence in support 

of domestic disaster response.

This year, CSIR partnered with NIU’s 

new School of Science and Technological 

Intelligence (SSTI) to provide Research 

Fellows, who have a formal science or 

engineering background, the opportunity to 

work closely with SSTI researchers to craft 

a research project. CSIR hosted two S&T 

research fellows who conducted an analysis 

of adversary capabilities in fighter aircraft 

and on cyber-defense. SSTI also facilitates 

interaction with national scientists and 

engineers including up to three months 

of funded research on site in national 

laboratories and defense facilities. 

Fellows are encouraged to publish their 

research in intelligence industry periodicals, 

journals, newsletters and magazines. Past 

CSIR Fellows have recently published articles 

on the Chinese military, and several fellows 

are revising manuscripts for publication by 

CSIR’s National Intelligence Press or other 

outside commercial and academic presses. 

CSIR’s Collaborative Research 

Initiatives

The Research Center experimented with 

three different types of collaborative research 

projects in 2010 and these projects proved 

to be a success in 2011. The success of the 

pilot projects has improved CSIR’s ability to 

conduct joint research with IC agencies and 

academia. CSIR staff can help individual 

offices or groups design and implement 

research projects alone or with faculty and 

student participation, and the results can be 

published in the NI Press. The three basic 

types of projects are: 

1. Collected Works Projects. This type of 

project works with an outside group of 

professionals to generate articles for a book 

on a theme.

Outreach to International Intelligence 

Professionals. CSIR has been working for 

several years, alongside NIU’s Center for 

International Engagement, to reach out to 

intelligence professionals in Latin America 

to write books and articles on the role of 

intelligence in a democracy from their own 

point of view. CSIR is currently working on a 

new collection on intelligence management in 

Latin America as well as a similar endeavor 

for intelligence professionals in Africa. 
22 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY 

2. IC Sponsored Research. CSIR supports 

individual offices or agencies in the 

Intelligence Community by pairing them up 

with NIU faculty members who work with a 

small group of students to tackle a specific 

research project for an individual office or 

agency. 

DIOCC Project. In 2011, the NIU intelligence 

collections faculty and two students helped 

the Defense Intelligence Operations 

Coordination Center tackle research 

topics on the management of Intelligence, 

Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) 

assets. 

Interrogation Research. CSIR continued 

to support the High Value Detainee 

Interrogation Group (HIG) with a faculty 

member and several students working 

together to collect lessons learned on past 

interrogations. This project has resulted in 

several teaching case studies for use in the 

Defense Department and U.S. government 

training schools. 

3. Academic Outreach Projects. CSIR supports 

individual faculty working in partnership 

with an outside academic institution on 

a joint faculty-student project and a final 

publication. 

U.S. – Mexico: Shared Security Issues. CSIR 

is playing a small role in NIU’s collaborative 

project with the University of San Diego on 

shared border security issues with Mexico. 

The project included three NIU students and 

three USD students. Each student’s paper 

is a candidate to become a chapter in an 

anthology to be considered for publication by 

the NI Press.

John T. Hughes Library

Library Research Services. The facultylibrarian liaison program grew in AY 

2010-2011. In addition to each faculty 

member being assigned a research librarian 

for increased research support, we had 

librarians embedded in courses and assisting 

in the curriculum development for new 

certificate programs.
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2011 ANNUAL REPORT 25

College of Strategic Intelligence

Distinguished Speaker Program. In 2011, NIU 

continued focusing its Distinguished Speaker 

Program (DSP) to provide insightful lectures 

on current intelligence events. This was 

combined with an effort to have Intelligence 

Community leadership represented as well. 

While some DSPs educated our students 

regarding ongoing counterintelligence 

activities, such as recent developments in 

cyber operations, other speakers included 

leaders of the Defense Intelligence Agency, 

U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence, and Naval 

Intelligence. 

In addition to guest speakers coming to 

the University, NIU faculty provided guest 

speakers of its own to a wide variety of 

organizations. NIU faculty guest-lectured 

at the National Defense University, the U.S. 

Marine Corps University, the NATO School, 

the Army War College, the Joint Advanced 

Warfare School, and the USAF Intelligence 

School. The NIU faculty also supported nongovernment education. The NIU also sent two 

senior faculty members to the International 

Conference on Islamic Studies in Istanbul, 

Turkey, where they chaired panels and 

presented two important papers. The NIU 

conducted its first successful sabbatical 

program to better support faculty research. 

The first candidate spent one academic 

term abroad doing research in the Baltic 

States and the second candidate conducted 

extensive research on African leadership.

The National Intelligence University 

also continued its important program of 

participation in the various senior service 

school end-of-year strategic exercises. NIU 

teams of students and faculty traveled to the 

Army War College, Naval War College, Air 

War College, and Pacific Command to serve 

as the functional exercise J-2 in the red and 

white exercise cells. NIU is the only such 

institution that conducts this joint activity 

with other branch schools. 

OUTREACH
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20 SEP VADM Robert Murrett 

Former Director, NGA

4 OCT Mr. Anthony Stramella 

Special Assistant to NTOC, NSA

18 NOV Mr. Robert Rice

Chief CI Operations, NRO

25 OCT Dr. Nayantar Hensel

Chief Economist, Department of the Navy

 8 OCT Dr. Anne Miles 

Legislative Staff, House of Representatives

29 NOV Genaral (Ret) Medar Sergui Tudor

Former National Security Advisor 

and Director of Intelligence, Romania

 6 DEC Dr. Sergi Konoplyov 

Director, Harvard Black Sea Security Program

13 DEC Dr. Brian Shaw

Dean, School of Science and Technology Intelligence

National Defense Intelligence College

20 DEC Mr. Patrick C. Neary 

Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Research, DHS

3 JAN Mr. James C. Lawlor

Senior Consultant, Office of Intelligence and 

Counterintelligence, Department of Energy

10 JAN Brigadier General Vincent R. Stewart

Director of Intelligence, USMC

24 JAN Dr. Mark Lowenthal 

President, the Intelligence and Security Academy

31 JAN Maj General James O. Poss

Acting Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, 

Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, HQ USAF

7 FEB Professor Nasrine Gross 

Roquia Center for Women’s Rights-Studies/Education

for Afghanistan

28 FEB Admiral William O. Studeman, USN (Ret.)

Former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence and 

Director, National Security Agency

7 MAR Mr. Ralph Peters 

Author, Media Analyst, Newspaper Columnist

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER PROGRAM
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14 MAR Col Anthony M. Rizzo, USAF

Director, National Center for Medical Intelligence

21 MAR Dr. George Grayson 

Professor, Government Department

The College of William and Mary

28 MAR Dr. Lucy Hair

Senior Scientist 

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

4 APR Ambassador Francis Adu-Amanfoh, Maj Gen (Ret)

President and CEO of IP&SEC Consultancy and 

Eastbank Educational Complex; 

Former Ghanaian Ambassador to Liberia; 

Former Director/Chief of Defense Intelligence, 

Armed Forces of Ghana

11 APR Mr. Michael E. Leiter 

Director, National Counter Terrorism Center

18 APR Dr. Amani Abeid Karume

Former President of Zanzibar

25 APR Admiral G.V. Molchanov 

Russian Deputy Chief of Information and Analysis,

Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU)

2 MAY MG Michael T. Flynn, USA 

Special Assistant to Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2
28 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY 

The School of Science and 

Technology Intelligence

The School of Science and Technology 

Intelligence continued to develop its outreach 

efforts with educational and community 

partners. 

□ The Dean of the School of S&T Intelligence 

serves on the ODNI S&T Leadership Council

□ The Dean serves as the Chairman of the 

Expert Advisory Group of the Scientific 

and Technological Intelligence Committee, 

providing guidance to the Executive 

Secretary and Chairman of the STIC as 

well as the National Intelligence Officer for 

Science and Technology

□ An emerging relationship with the Institute 

on Science for Global Policy involving 

collaborative discussions on how current 

science affects domestic and international 

policy

□ At the World Congress on CBRN Threat 

and Terrorism, held in Cavtat, Croatia in 

April 2011, a faculty member and student 

presented separate papers on technology 

and security issues resulting from the 

growing field of Synthetic Biology. In 

addition, the faculty member served as the 

Sector Chair for Emerging Issues and 

Technologies

The School has been working with a variety 

of science and engineering institutions and 

Intelligence and National Security Programs 

on areas of common concern from which to 

develop cooperative programs. In the last 

year, these efforts included the Sam Nunn 

School at Georgia Tech, the Systems and 

Information Engineering Department at the 

University of Virginia, and the College of 

Engineering and Hume Center for National 

Security at Virginia Tech.

Office of Institutional 

Advancement and Outreach

The National Intelligence University’s Office 

of Institutional Advancement and Outreach 

was established to orchestrate and advance 

the third pillar: academic outreach by the 

University. It is responsible for outreach 

to educational programs within the Federal 

government and academia, as well as to 

alumni of the school.

DIA Representation at Intermediate- and 

Senior-level DoD Colleges. The Defense 

Intelligence Agency, through the NIU, sends 

representatives to serve as the Defense 

Intelligence Chairs on the faculties of the 

National War College, the Industrial College 

of the Armed Forces, and the Joint Forces 

Staff College (all components of the National 

Defense University), as well as the Army War 

College, the Naval War College (comprising 

the College of Naval Warfare and the Naval 

Command and Staff College), the Marine 

Corps University (comprising the Marine 

Corps War College and the Marine Corps 

Command and Staff College), and the Air 

University (comprising the Air War College 

and the Air Command and Staff College). 

Education Collaboration. The presence of the 

Defense Intelligence Chairs greatly enhances 

collaboration between the Senior-level DoD 

Colleges and the National Intelligence 

University. As an example, the NIU faculty 

and students participate in the Capstone 

crisis management exercises at the Army 

War College, Naval War College and Air War 

College, and NIU students are now able to 

cross-enroll into elective courses being offered 

at the National Defense University. In 

addition, the DIA Executive Representative 

to the National Defense University also 

facilitates interaction with the NDU’s College 

of International Security Affairs, NDU’s 

Information Resource Management College, 

the NDU’s Institute for National Strategic 

Studies, NDU’s Center for Applied Strategic 

Learning, the NDU’s special components, 

and the three regional centers collocated with 

the NDU on Ft McNair (the Africa Center for 
2011 ANNUAL REPORT 29

Strategic Studies, the Near East/South Asia 

Center for Strategic Studies, and the Center 

for Hemispheric Defense Studies), as well as 

with the Inter-American Defense College.

International MA in Public Administration. 

The NIU is partnering with the Naval 

Postgraduate School in the development 

of an International Masters in Public 

Administration (I-MPA) degree to develop 

highly capable, well-rounded future leaders 

in a variety of countries, who will share a 

broad strategic vision and strong operational 

understanding of emerging security issues. 

NIU will develop and present the blocks of 

instruction on management of intelligence.

Special Projects for Academic Outreach. The 

second iteration of the U.S.-Mexico Special 

Project expanded on the pilot program that 

had been conducted in 2010, increasing the 

number of universities, students, faculty, 

and Intelligence Community participation (to 

include the National Intelligence Council). 

This year’s program produced relevant 

research products that support Intelligence 

Community professionals with US-Mexico 

border responsibilities. With this project 

well underway, the Office of Institutional 

Advancement and Outreach has turned the 

US-Mexico project over to the College of 

Strategic Intelligence’s (CSI) Latin American 

Department for the academic year 2012. 

This will allow the Outreach Office to expand 

upon the success of the US-Mexico model 

and develop other projects with regional- and 

issue-oriented perspectives. 

NIU Foundation and Alumni Association. 

During the commencement exercise, at 

which the National Intelligence University 

was publicly renamed, the Armed Forces 

Communications and Electronic Association 

(AFCEA) announced the establishment of the 

National Intelligence University Foundation 

as a 501(c)(3). The NIU Foundation’s objective 

is to support and enhance the educational 

experience of the students and faculty of 

NIU. The next milestone, in the near future, 

will be to establish a NIU Alumni Association 

that will partner with the NIU Foundation to 

support lifelong learning for students after 

they complete their studies at the university. 

NI-U Website. With the public adoption of 

the name National Intelligence University 

on August 29, 2011, a new website was 

unveiled (http://www.ni-u.edu/) to provide 

up-to-date information about the University 

for current and prospective students. The 

website includes information about the 

academic programs (including degree 

programs, graduate certificates, and 

continuing education), admissions criteria, 

the application process, resources, the 

strategic plan, and a calendar of upcoming 

events.

Center for Strategic Intelligence 

Research

CSIR’s National Intelligence Press. In 1996, 

the National Defense Intelligence College 

formed the Center for Strategic Intelligence 

Research (CSIR) and the NDIC Press. Over 

the past 15 years, the NDIC Press has 

stabilized itself not only as the University’s 

publishing house, but also as a major 

publishing resource for our international 

intelligence partners and others within the 

Intelligence Community. 

The NI Press mission is to provide students, 

research fellows, faculty, and others in 

the Intelligence Community a platform 

to publish and disseminate classified and 

unclassified intelligence research materials, 

such as theses, articles, and books. 

The NI Press editorial staff is available to the 

students, fellows, and faculty for editorial 

assistance. The editorial staff ensures that 

the highest level of accuracy, style, grammar 

and contextual organization is achieved 

before publishing. 
30 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY 

In 2011, the National Defense Intelligence 

College achieved university status and 

changed its name to the National Intelligence 

University. Along with this change, CSIR 

changed the name of the press to the National 

Intelligence Press or the NI Press. 

During Academic Year 2010-2011, the NI 

Press published the first book in a new 

series titled the A. Denis Clift Series on 

the Intelligence Profession. Sensemaking: 

A Structure for an Intelligence Revolution 

(March 2011), written by an NIU graduate 

and former lecturer, David T. Moore, 

advocates for a paradigm shift to improve 

analysis among intelligence practitioners, 

as well as intelligence collaboration with 

decision-makers. To date 1,250 copies 

of Sensemaking have been distributed 

around the Intelligence Community, and 

CSIR continues to receive regular requests 

from academics, as well as members of the 

intelligence community. 

The NDIC Press publication, The Blue Planet: 

Informal International Police Networks 

and National Intelligence, by Mike Bayer 

continues to be very popular, especially among 

the national law enforcement community. 

CSIR continues to receive requests from 

major cities such as Los Angeles, Miami, and 

New York City, as these major metropolitan 

areas continue to increase their ties with 

international police forces across the globe. 

Finally, CSIR’s partnership with the 

Government Printing Office (GPO) sales 

and marketing department has enhanced 

its outreach abilities. The collaborative 

relationship with the GPO allows the Press to 

showcase its publications online at the GPO 

Bookstore, as well as on Amazon.com. CSIR 

also took the NDIC Press this year to several 

academic and professional conferences, 

including the annual conferences of the 

International Studies Association (ISA), the 

International Association for Intelligence 

Education (IAFIE), the International 

Intelligence Ethics Association (IIEA), and 

the first-ever National Security Professionals 

Symposium co-sponsored by National 

Defense University. 

2012 Goals: In 2012, the Press plans to 

complete a rebranding campaign to republish 

NDIC Press classics under the NI Press label 

and offer several of these titles in eBook 

format. The Press also plans to increase 

the number of new books published in the 

upcoming year from two to four. In addition 

to the 2012 publishing goals, the Press is 

interested in developing new books. In 

particular, the Press is continuing to work 

with our international partners in Latin 

America, and is expanding our outreach 

efforts to intelligence partners in other areas 

of the world. 

Book Distribution. The general public can 

purchase many of our unclassified books 

at the Government Printing Office (GPO) 

Bookstore at bookstore.gpo.gov or download 

them for free from the NI Press website at 

www.NI-U.edu. 

John T. Hughes Library 

Library Outreach to DIA. The Library 

expanded coverage of the “Hughes Library 

News” blog on JWICS garnering over 50,000 

hits and increased requests for more research 

resources. The Library research staff also 

worked closely with the DIA Public Affairs 

Office and the University Faculty to develop 

a Director’s Reading List and collection in 

the John T. Hughes Library.

Library Outreach to the IC. The John T. Hughes 

Library continued its outreach efforts with 

DIA by participating in the Defense Open 

Source Council, the OPAL (Open Source 

Practical Applications Lab) Training, and the 

Intelligence Community Library Committee. 

The research librarians also provided various 

levels of library instruction for DIA’s new 
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employee Gateway program, Tomorrow’s 

Intelligence Professionals Course, JMITC’s 

Open Source Tools Course, and provided 

library tours and overviews to NIU’s IIFP 

programs and DIA’s Joint Military Attaché 

School (JMAS) spouses course. Additionally, 

the library developed partnerships with 

various DoD Combatant Commands, notably 

NORTHCOM, SOCOM and AFRICOM. 

Library Staff Development and Outreach. 

The library staff continued to participate in 

professional development opportunities in 

AY 2010-2011, with the staff attending many 

professional library conferences including: 

American Library Association Annual 

Conference, Special Libraries Association 

Annual Conference, Military Libraries 

Workshop, Georgia Library Associations 

Access Services Conference, Texas Libraries 

Association Annual Conference, Electronic 

Resources and Libraries Conference, Military 

Education Coordination Council, North 

American Serials Interest Group, and WebSearch University.

Center for International 

Engagement

Balkans Intelligence Chiefs Symposium. The 

Defense Intelligence Agency and National 

Intelligence University participated in 

the 1st annual Balkans Intelligence Chiefs 

Symposium from 17-18 March 2011 in 

Portorož, Slovenia. The Director of the 

Slovenian Intelligence and Security Service 

hosted the Symposium. This was the 

first event to gather Balkans intelligence 

directors and senior intelligence officials 

in one setting. Delegations representing 

Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, 

Kosovo, Macedonia, NATO, and the EUCOM 

J2 attended the meeting. The delegates 

focused on regional cooperation, shared 

interests, and intelligence resources and the 

symposium consisted of presentations from 

expert panelists representing academic, 

government, and military backgrounds, 

on topics that were relevant to the region. 

Faculty from the National Intelligence 

University presented on the Status of the 

U.S. Debate over Interrogation Policy 

and Practice; Reviewing and Regulating 

Biological Research Information; and the 

Intelligence Implications of Child Soldiering. 

Each symposium speaker submitted a paper 

that was published in a peer-reviewed 

monograph, which was co-edited by the NIU. 

NIU Faculty Seminar to the Korean Defense 

Intelligence Agency. At the request of the 

Director of the Korean Defense Intelligence 

Agency (KDIA), a team of four faculty 

members from the NIU conducted a seminar 

in April 2011. The seminar, presented to 

thirty Korean analysts at KDIA headquarters 

in Seoul, focused on issues associated with 

transforming U.S. analytic organizations, 

technology, and processes since the terrorist 

attacks of September 11, 2001. The NIU 

seminar sessions, which lasted four days, 

consisted of a one day overview of the United 

States transformation effort, two days of 

discussion about issues with using key 

analysis techniques, and a one day exercise 

in methodology of “alternative futures 

analysis.” The fifth day included briefings by 

KDIA personnel on their analytic practice 

and experiences, as well as a visit to one of 

their intelligence facilities. 

Chile Seminar on Strategic Intelligence 

Analysis. At the request of the Director of 
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The class from the May 2011 International Intelligence Fellows Program, hailing from 23 different countries, stands in the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Missile Lobby for their first group 

picture. In the front-center, Lieutenant General Ronald Burgess, Dr. Susan Studds, Provost, National Defense Intelligence College, and General George Joulwan, former Supreme Allied 

Commander, Europe, and Keynote speaker, pose with the students.
2011 ANNUAL REPORT 33

Chilean Naval Intelligence, a team of faculty 

members from the National Intelligence 

University presented a seminar on the 

use of structured techniques in strategic 

intelligence analysis to forty mid-grade 

and senior analysts from all national-level 

and service intelligence organizations in 

the Chilean government. The first day of 

the seminar focused on issues of managing 

an effective strategic analytic effort, and 

on countering denial and deception at each 

stage of the analytic process. The second 

day focused on the application of scenarios 

and indicators generation techniques to the 

strategic problem of Chile’s future energy 

use, which was particularly relevant in light 

of the Chilean government’s announcement 

hours before that hydroelectric dams would 

be constructed in Southern Chile. Concepts 

were applied in group exercises, where 

organizational and cultural issues with 

incorporating structured techniques and 

collaboration were also discussed. At the 

seminar’s culmination, Chile expressed 

interest in continuing to work with NIU 

on building intelligence curriculum, and 

signaled their intention to participate in the 

International Intelligence Fellows Program. 

NIU Faculty Seminar to the Senegal Military 

Intelligence Chiefs. At the request of the 

U.S. Embassy, Dakar, Senegal, and the 

Director of Documentation and Exterior 

Security (DDSE), an NIU team of two faculty 

members conducted a seminar on “Strategic 

Intelligence Coordination and Collaboration,” 

in June 2011 for 15 Senegalese senior military 

officers at a military facility in the Port 

of Dakar. Seminar attendees represented 

chiefs of the Army, Air Force, and Navy, as 

well as key leaders in military intelligence 

from Signal Corps and J2. The seminar 

focused on issues associated with intelligence 

collaboration, coordination, and cooperation 

within the U.S. Intelligence Community post9/11, and the impediments and opportunities 

in these areas for the Senegalese military 

intelligence. The objective of the seminar 

was to promote an exchange of ideas, develop 

an understanding of similarities between 

Senegal and U.S. organizations, and act 

as a launching point for the Senegalese 

military to improve intelligence collaboration 

among the different services and strategic 

intelligence elements. To further that 

objective and maximize comprehension and 

participation of the Senegalese attendees, 

NIU faculty made a conscious decision to 

allow the seminar to be conducted primarily 

in French. The seminar was well-received by 

the attendees and enabled them to have open 

discussions on intelligence topics, ranging 

from authorities to the nature of developing 

military intelligence professionals.

10th Annual International Intelligence 

Fellowship Program (IIFP). The National 

Intelligence University’s Center for 

International Engagement hosted the 10th 

annual International Intelligence Fellows 

Program in April 2011. Senior intelligence 

officers and civilians hailed from twentytwo countries to participate in the two-week 

program. The goal of the International 

Intelligence Fellows Program is to enhance 

the mutual understanding and cooperation 

between the United States and senior 

international intelligence officials. The 

content for this year’s program covered nature 

of terrorism, analytic methods in assessing 

terrorism, and structures and processes in 

intelligence support to counterterrorism.

Classroom instruction comprised the crux 

of the program, with guest lecturers from 

the University and external domestic and 

international intelligence agencies. Fellows 

had the opportunity to brief the NIU 

students, DIA staff, and each other about 

terrorism issues in their respective region 

of the world, creating a larger discussion 

outside the program. The Fellows visited the 

Pentagon, State Department, and National 

Counterterrorism Center to meet with senior 

intelligence officials, receive briefings, and 

tour the facilities, but they also had a chance 

to partake in several social and cultural 
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events within the Washington, DC area. 

In addition to the academic program at the 

NIU, the Fellows participated in a Field 

Studies Program in Norfolk, Virginia, where 

they delved into another component of 

homeland security operations and combating 

terrorism.

AFRICOM Security Conference. The J2 and 

DIA’s National Intelligence University 

(NIU) conducted the 9th African Security 

Conference (ASC) in July 2011 at the 

Defense Intelligence Analysis Center (DIAC) 

in Washington, DC. The objective of the 

ASC is to further develop and strengthen 

both regional and multinational cooperation 

between the U.S. and its African allies, 

by providing a venue for the Director and 

regional Military Intelligence Chiefs to meet 

in a multilateral setting and develop trust 

and confidence among intelligence chiefs. 

August International Intelligence Fellowship 

Program (IIFP). The National Intelligence 

University’s Center for International 

Engagement hosted the 11th International 

Intelligence Fellows Program (IIFP) in 

August 2011. Senior Intelligence officers and 

civilians drew together from twenty-three 

countries, including representatives from 

first-time participants Algeria, Cambodia, 

Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. 

The program consisted of lectures from 

professors and subject-matter experts 

from external domestic and international 

intelligence agencies. While the Fellows 

spent the majority of their time receiving 

information, they also divided into regional 

groups where, facilitated by an NIU faculty 

member, they discussed terrorism concerns 

and solutions relevant to their region. They 

then briefed the entire class and facilitated 

discussions about topics from their region 

that also pertained to other regions 

represented in the group. To complement the 

program’s NIU-based academic component, 

the Fellows participated in a Field Studies 

Program in New York City. The NYPD 

Intelligence Division provided information 

on the international of intelligence support 

to law enforcement. 
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Balkans Intelligence Chiefs Symposium 

 7 Official Delegations

 4 NIU Faculty

 9 DIA Attendees 

August International Intelligence Fellows Program

24 Fellows (22 International + 2 U.S.)

26 Speakers

May International Intelligence Fellows Program

21 Fellows (20 International + 1 U.S.)

23 Speakers

KDIA Analysis Seminar

66 Korean Attendees

23 U.S. Faculty Members

Chile Strategic Intelligence Analysis Seminar 

61 International Attendees 

60 Faculty Attendees

Senegal Military Intelligence Chiefs Seminar

40 Senegalese Attendees

 2 U.S. Faculty Members

AFRICOM Security Conference

40 Chilean Attendees

 2 U.S. Faculty Members

Table 19: International Engagement in Academic Year 2011
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Table 20: International Intelligence Fellows Program April 2011

Country Officer Student Civilian Student Country Officer Student Civilian Student

Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 0 Maldives 1 0

Botswana 1 0 Mali 1 0

Bulgaria 1 0 Nepal 1 0

Burundi 1 0 Pakistan 1 0

Colombia 1 0 Poland 1 0

Ghana 1 0 Romania 1 0

Egypt 1 0 Serbia 1 0

India 1 0 Tanzania 1 0

Jordan 2 0 Turkey 1 0

Kenya 0 1 Uganda 1 0

Lebanon 1 0 United States 1 1

Malaysia 1 0 Total 23 2
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Table 21: International Intelligence Fellows Program August 2011

Country Officer Student Civilian Student Country Officer Student Civilian Student

Algeria 1 0 Macedonia 1 0

Bahamas 1 0 Morocco 1 0

Bangladesh 1 0 Nepal 1 0

Cambodia 1 0 Oman 1 0

Colombia 1 0 Pakistan 1 0

Czech Republic 0 1 Serbia 1 0

Estonia 1 0 Senegal 1 0

Ghana 1 0 Saudi Arabia 1 0

Indonesia 1 0 Tanzania 1 0

Jordan 1 0 United States 2 0

Kenya 1 0 Yemen 1 0

Korea 1 0 Total 23 1
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40 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY 

Enrollment and Student Services

The Office of Enrollment and Student 

Services plays a vital role in the success of 

our students, faculty, and administration. 

Housing the admissions, registration, and 

advising support functions of the University, 

this Office follows students from initial 

contact through admittance, registration, 

graduation, and beyond. Working with 

faculty and leadership, the Enrollment 

Office provides professional advice in the 

area of enrollment management; develops 

the academic calendar and manages 

classroom availability; responds to data 

and reporting requests from the faculty and 

Office of Institutional Effectiveness; and 

provides support for the various conferences 

and symposia occurring each year. 

Our Admissions staff works with agencies 

throughout the military and Intelligence 

Community to recruit highly qualified 

candidates for our full- and part-time 

programs. During the 2010-2011 academic 

year, our Admissions professionals 

successfully recruited a large and 

academically diverse class representing 

agencies throughout the Intelligence 

Community. The Enrollment Office takes 

the lead in planning and organizing the 

University’s annual graduation ceremony. In 

2011, our staff honored the achievements of 

over 300 new graduates. This year we have 

also expanded our communications effort 

with an ever-increasing series of admissions, 

registration and graduation bulletins.

Educational Technology 

Education Support. The Educational 

Technology Department efforts centered 

on assisting and facilitating all educational 

technology needs and issues for students, 

faculty, research fellows and staff. The 

Educational Technology Department 

focused on expanding and improving the 

infrastructure, applications, and technology 

processes. The department provided over 

8,000 support services and executed 2,600 

file transfers between classification domains. 

Faculty Support. The department replaced 

most workstations with state-of-the art 

resources. In addition, the number of 

workstations available to students increased 

by 300% when a new computer lab space and 

classrooms were added to the facility. The 

department upgraded the student information 

management system supporting the 

students, admissions office and the registrar. 

The department added functionality to the 

Blackboard learning management system 

to better administer the environment. 

Twenty training sessions for students were 

conducted by department staff teaching 

Blackboard functionality and techniques. 

The distance learning program was expanded 

with Blackboard and increased use of virtual 

technologies. Over 60 virtual classes were 

completed using virtual technologies as 

the connection to locations worldwide. One 

hundred and sixteen training sessions 

were accomplished with faculty expanding 

course capabilities and the creation of four 

certificate programs. Blackboard staff also 

used virtual technologies to train students 

and faculty in worldwide locations. Online 

documentation was expanded to facilitate 

self-help during communication between 

students and faculty. 

Education Technology in the Classroom. The 

department facilitated the development, 

testing, and acquisition of the Blackboard 

Outcomes software pilot which will expand 

the Office of Institutional Effectiveness data 

collection and analysis. The department also 

assessed and procured a new assessment 

tool for the classified systems; starting a 

partnership with another DIA organization. 

The partnership with the DIA’s Human 

Capital (HC) organization continues, 

facilitating their Blackboard installation and 

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administration. The Educational Technology 

department trained Blackboard to the HC’s 

faculty.

Research Support. The department 

collaborated with DIA’s Information 

Technology offices to upgrade the library 

database application system bringing latest 

technology to the infrastructure. Information 

Technology processes were instituted and 

improved to allow a smoother orientation 

and’linkages with other offices’ processes. 

New software was acquired and implemented, 

in addition to upgrades to existing software 

adding to the educational technologies 

inventory available to all University Centers 

and students for research and analysis.

Fiscal Resources

The University’s financial planning is 

based on the Planning, Programming, 

and Budgeting Execution (PPBE) system, 

which operates on a five-year cycle. The 

Defense Intelligence Agency is responsible 

for providing financial resources to the 

University. These requirements are 

forwarded by the University President to DIA 

for inclusion in the overall DIA submission 

to the General Defense Intelligence Program 

(GDIP).

The Department of Defense Instruction 

3305.01 calls for the University to expand its 

education, research, and outreach mission 

and responsibilities. The University is 

acting on this charter and the President’s 

Five-Year Strategic Plan, and through 

the programming and budgeting process, 

and Congressional Marks realignment has 

secured funding in FY 2011 and FY 2012 

to increase course offerings with additional 

faculty and contractor support. The FY 11 

portion of this funding continued renovation 

of existing office and classroom spaces and 

funded the addition of four new billets.

NIU is exclusively funded through the GDIP 

with two-thirds of its budget in the base 

program and one third in Congressional 

Marks until the FY 2014 program build.
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2010-2011 HONOREES

ADM Bobby Ray Inman, USN (Ret)

Honorary Doctorate

GySgt Raymond A. Boyce, USMC (BSI)

TSgt Arthur J. Williams, IV, USAF(FT MSSI)

Noncommissioned Officers Association

LCDR James J Herlong, USCG

Reserve Officers Association

SMSgt Danny R. Morris, USAF (BSI) 

MAJ Matthew Eberhart, USA (FT MSSI)

National Military Intelligence Association

LT Jonathon Wiens, USN 

Ann Caracristi Naval Intelligence Foundation

SA Michelle McGinty, FBI

Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz Archival Research Award
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2010-2011 HONOREES

LCDR Heath Brown, USCG

Military Order of the World Wars

MAJ Jacob Kramer, USA

Lieutenant Colonel D. Michael Kuszewski, USMC, Award

Ms. Jessica Osbourne, INSCOM

Elizebeth S. Friedman Award

Mr. Stephen Kirk

Lyman B. Kirkpatrick, Jr., Intelligence Research Award

Mr. Cody Monk 

Reserve/Monthly Instructor of the Year

Mr. Wayne Hugar

Robert D. Beland Award

46 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY 

(DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION 3305.01)

Prepare Intelligence Community and Combatant Command Intelligence professionals, both military 

and civilian, through education and research, to work with skill and dedication in identifying and 

effectively integrating foreign, military, and domestic intelligence in defense of the homeland and 

of U.S. interests abroad.

Place a high priority on education and research to meet the combat and peacetime intelligence 

needs of the Department of Defense.

Enhance the competence of intelligence professionals attending the College, through a variety 

of academic and educational programs, which include granting intelligence undergraduate and 

graduate degrees and undertaking and disseminating intelligence research in the furtherance of 

those programs, and establishing and enforcing appropriate learning standards.

Act as the Department of defense primary point of contact for academic outreach regarding 

intelligence matters.

Contribute to educational and professional career development of military and federal civilian 

personnel who are pursuing careers in intelligence, defense policy and programs, homeland 

defense, or homeland security.

Continue the expansion of degree-program offerings, international programs, research, and 

academic outreach to federal, public, and private colleges and universities as part of a continuing 

advancement toward university status.

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