For Immediate Release
September 15,
2005
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Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
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FBI Appoints
National Security Higher Education Advisory Board
Washington, D.C. -- FBI Director Robert S. Mueller
III today announced the creation of a National Security Higher Education
Advisory Board. The board, which will consist of the presidents and chancellors
of several prominent U.S. universities, is designed to foster outreach and
to promote understanding between higher education and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation.
The Board will provide advice on the culture
of higher education, including the traditions of openness, academic freedom,
and international collaboration. The Board will seek to establish lines of
communication on national priorities pertaining to terrorism, counterintelligence,
and homeland security. They will also assist in the development of research,
degree programs, course work, internships, opportunities for graduates, and
consulting opportunities for faculty relating to national security.
Graham Spanier, President of Pennsylvania State
University, will chair the Board. Spanier affirmed, "Higher education
is one of our nation's greatest assets and it is critical that those entrusted
with our national security better understand the valuable contributions our
universities make to research discoveries, education of young adults, international
collaboration, faculty and student exchanges, and the development of intellectual
property."
The FBI is grateful that these distinguished
educators and national leaders are willing to advise on how we can work together
with higher education in order to fulfill our increasingly challenging missions.
Director Mueller said "As we do our work,
we wish to be sensitive to university concerns about international students,
visas, technology export policy, and the special culture of colleges and
universities. We also want to foster exchanges between academia and the FBI
in order to develop curricula which will aid in attracting the best and brightest
students to careers in the law enforcement and intelligence communities. "
Spanier acknowledged, "We are mindful that
higher education can play an increasingly prominent role in national priorities
through our research, advanced degree programs, and educational outreach."
The Board will meet collectively at least three
times a year in Washington, D.C., while individual presidents will often
be invited to meetings of relevant working groups in the regions of their
universities. The Board will begin meeting this fall.
Other members of the Board include:
William Brody, President, Johns
Hopkins University
Albert Carnesale, Chancellor, University of California, Los Angeles
Jared Cohon, President, Carnegie Mellon University
Marye Ann Fox, Chancellor, University of California, San Diego
Robert Gates, President, Texas A&M University
Gregory Geoffroy, President, Iowa State University
Amy Gutmann, President, University of Pennsylvania
David C. Hardesty Jr., President, West
Virginia University
Susan Hockfield, President, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
Martin Jischke, President, Purdue University
Bernard Machen, President, University of
Florida
James Moeser, Chancellor, University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill
C.D. Mote, President, University of Maryland,
College Park
John Wiley, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin,
Madison
Mark Emmert, President, University of Washington
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Contact information:
For the FBI
Contact: William Carter, FBI National Press Office
Phone: 202-324-8787
Email: william.carter@ic.fbi.gov
For Graham Spanier, President, Penn State University
Contact: Tysen Kendig, Department of Public Information
Phone:814-865-7517
email: tysen@psu.edu
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