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Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC)

About the HSAAC

The Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC) provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary and senior leadership on matters related to homeland security and the academic community, including: student and recent graduate recruitment; international students; academic research and faculty exchanges; campus resilience; homeland security academic programs; and cybersecurity.

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HSAAC Members

Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC) Members:

Dr. Wallace Loh, Chairman

  • Dr. Wallace Loh, President, University of Maryland
  • Dr. Joseph E. Aoun, President, Northeastern University
  • Dr. Lezli Baskerville, President & CEO, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO)
  • Ms. Carrie L. Billy, President, American Indian Higher Education Consortium
  • Dr. Walter G. Bumphus, President & CEO, American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
  • Dr. David M. Dooley, President, University of Rhode Island
  • Dr. Royce C. Engstrom, President, University of Montana
  • Dr. Antonio R. Flores, President & CEO, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
  • Dr. Rufus Glasper, Chancellor, Maricopa Community Colleges
  • Dr. Jay Gogue, President, Auburn University
  • Ms. Marlene M. Johnson, Executive Director & CEO, Association of International Educators (NAFSA)
  • Dr. Eric W. Kaler, President, University of Minnesota
  • Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Chancellor, University of Missouri 
  • Dr. Gail O. Mellow, President, LaGuardia Community College
  • Hon. Ruby G. Moy, President & CEO, Asian Pacific Islander American Association of Colleges and Universities (APIACU)
  • Dr. Mohammad H. Qayoumi, President, San Jose State University
  • Dr. John Sexton, President, New York University
  • Rear Admiral Sandra Stosz, Superintendent, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
  • Dr. Dianne Boardley Suber, President, Saint Augustine's University

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Authorities

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Upcoming Meetings 

The next HSAAC meeting will be held on March 19, 2014 at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Floor B, Room B1.5-10, Washington, D.C. 20004 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. All visitors to the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center must bring a Government-issued photo ID. Please use the main entrance on 14th Street NW.

For additional details, please see the official notice in the Federal Register.

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Past Meetings

July 17th, 2013

March 20th, 2013

October 24th, 2012

July 10th, 2012

March 20th, 2012

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Press Releases

DHS Announces Expansion of Cyber Student Volunteer Initiative, Release Date: December 16, 2013

ICE Proposes Changes to International Student Programs, Release Date: November 20, 2013

Readout of DHS and White House Officials’ Participation in Cybersecurity Workforce Roundtable, Release Date: November 5, 2013

DHS Announces Cyber Student Initiative, Release Date: April 18, 2013

Readout of Secretary Napolitano’s Visit to Philadelphia to Announce Campus Resilience Pilot Program, Release Date: April 2, 2013

DHS Announces Campus Resilience Pilot Program for Colleges and Universities, Release Date: February 1, 2013

Secretary Napolitano Announces Employment Honors Program at Academic Advisory Council Meeting, Release Date: October 24, 2012

Secretary Napolitano Announces Academic Advisory Council, Release Date: March 1, 2012

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