MILITARY UPDATE JUNE 2009 Dr. Pam Northrup Karen Barth Cindy Mersereau UWF Board of Trustees June 2009

UWF’s Commitment to Serving the Military Academic Technology Center Projects

GROUPS ACTIVELY WORKING TO SERVE THE MILITARY President’s Military Policy Advisory Council Military Connections Committee Task Force on Military and Veterans Education Education Across Campu s “One-Stop” for Service Members, Dependents and Veterans Data, Enrollment and Processes Recruitment Policies Coordination with State and Federal Agencies Academic Technology Center: Providing Access to Education through Mobile Distance Learning

2008 Top Military Friendly Colleges and Universities Honoree ACHE South 2009 Distinguished Program for Mobile Distance Learning 2008 Sloan-C International Award for Studio e Online Professional Development for Faculty

EXPLORING NEW WAYS SERVICE MEMBERS CAN ACCESS EDUCATION AND TRAINING

– Initial testing with Coast Guard PDAs, Technology Systems Support, Human Performance Technology – Military Congressional Earmark, NETC, (FY 06) PDAs, Technology Systems Support, Human Performance Technology – Military Congressional Earmark, NETC (FY 07) Ultra Portable Devices, Arabic Language and Culture – Military Congressional Earmark, NETC, (FY 09) Ultra Portables, iPods and Smartphones, Language and Culture DOD CONGRESSIONAL WORK TO DATE Military Congressional Earmark, CID, (FY 09) Operational Cultural Awareness

Arabic Language and Culture Certificate Program -25 students enrolled Spring students enrolled for Summer --50 prospective to enroll for Fall -Students attend from all over the world -First Camp Victory Enrollee for Fall 09

FY10 “ Today’s military establishment, its active duty, reserve and civilian personnel, must be trained and ready to engage the world with an appreciation of diverse cultures and to communicate directly with local populations. These skills save lives.” BUILDING LANGUAGE SKILLS AND CULTURAL COMPETENCIES IN THE MILITARY: DOD’s Challenge in Today’s Educational Environment

FY10 CONGRESSIONAL EARMARK REQUEST –Continue exploring how service members can receive education and training using a variety of mobile devices and strategies –Expand development efforts to operational cultural awareness training for countries and regions specified by the Center for Information Dominance, Center for Language, Regional Expertise and Culture (CLREC). –Provide OCATs to CID for use with pre- deployment, on-board ships and in other training situations.

PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR OPERATIONAL CULTURAL AWARENESS

FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact: Dr. Pam Northrup Academic Innovation University of West Florida University Parkway Pensacola, FL