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CU & API partner for international course in Homeland Security Six hour coursebegins in Madrid, deals with international terrorism By Rachel Crenshaw, CU student news writer CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky.-- Max Wise, assistant professor of politicalscience and lead professor for the homeland security minor atCampbellsville University, will be instructing a new internationalhomeland security course available to any student seeking theopportunity to learn from a fresh perspective. "This program will be an awesome opportunity for our students or anystudent who wants to step outside of reading a textbook and look atthe concept of terrorism with their own eyes," said Wise, as heexplained the benefits of the new course Campbellsville Universitywill be offering July 1-30, 2009. Campbellsville University has partnered with API (Academic ProgramsInternational) to offer the course "Studies in Homeland Security:Political Violence and Government Response" which will allot sixsemester hours of CU transcript credit. This course is offered nationwide to any college or university studentwishing to participate. The minimal requirements are 3.0 GPA,completed API application by April 1, one letter of recommendation, anofficial transcript and a course prerequisite: introduction topolitical science or equivalent. The course will begin in Madrid at the start of the program and willfly out of London at the program's conclusion. The students will behoused in student residence halls. The course's main objective is to deal with an issue that crosses thesocial science fields of political science, international relationsand sociology: the use of terrorism for political purposes, Wise said. Some other key issues the course will be presenting includes: thefinancing of terrorism; the use and exploitation of the media as itdeals with terrorism; connections between fundamentalism, religion andterrorism; the abilities of security services and intelligenceorganizations to effectively monitor and combat terrorism; use andInternet by extremist groups and the cooperation between and amongterrorist networks. Wise has worked with the intelligence and counterterrorism area forthe Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Washington D.C. and forthe Lexington, Ky., Joint Terrorism Task Force. Wise said when he first came onboard as a faculty member at CU he hadtwo short-term goals in mind. One was to create a homeland security(HLS) program and the second was to create a study abroad componentthat would compliment the HLS minor. Both have been accomplished. Wise said the program would not have been made possible without thehelp of Bill Holmes, CU director of international education, andwithout the help of Brittany Norman and Christie Johnson from theAcademic Programs International (API). In addition, Wise said he greatly appreciates Dr. Franklin Cheatham,vice president for academic affairs and professor of math and computerscience, and the administration who gave him full support in creatingthe program. Wise said the program began to take flight when he approached Holmeswith the idea and a list of countries that he thought the studentswould be interested in traveling to and that would have a nexus to thestudy of terrorism. Together they decided to explore the Basque region of Northern Spainwith its continuous confrontations with political violence, Madrid forthe 2005 Al-Qaeda inspired train bombing and the United Kingdomtargeted on the focus of the London subway terrorist attacks.Holmes foresaw this type of program being marketed nationwideattracting all college students not just those in the region. Theprogram was then taken a step further when API was contacted and notonly agreed to the program but believed it to be one of a kind. "This is a great accomplishment and opportunity for our university interms of marketing, recruitment and precedent as this program is oneof the first of its kind," Wise said. The team effort succeeded inproducing a study abroad program marketed nationwide which will offerCU transcript credit, said Wise who said "it's a win-win for everyoneinvolved." The goal, Wise said, is to get at minimum 15 students involved. Theywill be able to hear firsthand from Basque supporters and separatists,as well as visit the sites of terrorist attacks and view memorialsthat reflect upon the tragedies. While in London, the students will visit Hyde Park to hear from thoseindividuals who may be espousing radical thoughts and also talk withthe UK emergency responders about the subway and bus attacks. "I am excited as a professor to be able to talk to people over therethat live in this environment," said Wise, "and hope to be able tobring those stories back to the classroom for the homeland securitycourses." Wise said he is also looking forward to working with students outsideof the realm of Campbellsville University and having the opportunityto travel and develop friendships overseas with the host universitiesin Spain and the UK. For further information regarding the homeland security programcontact wise at (270) 789-5283 or by e-mail atgmwise@campbellsville.edu.Campbellsville University is a private, comprehensive institutionlocated in South Central Kentucky. Founded in 1906, CampbellsvilleUniversity is affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention and hasan enrollment of 2,601 students who represent 93 Kentucky counties, 27states and 31 foreign nations. Listed in U.S.News & World Report's2009 "America's Best Colleges," CU is ranked 22nd in "BestBaccalaureate Colleges" in the South for the second consecutive year.CU has been ranked 16 consecutive years with U.S.News & World Report.The university has also been named to America's Best ChristianColleges(R). Campbellsville University is located 82 miles southwest ofLexington, Ky., and 80 miles southeast of Louisville, KY. Dr. MichaelV. Carter is in his tenth year as president. This story was posted on 2009-03-09 16:01:40
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