1. Hypothesis Change is the only constant. – Heraclitus, Greek philosopher, c. 500 b.c. Dennis R. Schrader

2. Homeland Security Higher Education Challenge How do we: – Use our degree programs to create a uniform national pool of HLS Professionals? – Produce a generation of Team Oriented Leaders? – Develop leaders with competencies that can broker intergovernmental and private sector resources?

3. Positive Achievements: Doctrine improvements like NRF and NDRF Evolving approach to national level exercises National Guard Dual Status Commanders Regional Catastrophic Grant Program

4. Pending and Persistent issues/needs: Design for Exercise Outcomes; HSEEP rigidity Inability to prepare for leadership during unexpected scenarios e.g. Gulf Oil Spill, Katrina Lack of clarity in HS education and career path planning Lack of systems engineering support to state and local jurisdictions to develop capabilities Lack of frameworks for integration of private sector assets into the HSE

5. Leadership and Team Building Degree Value and Relevance Future Leaders should have experience in multiple disciplines and domains during their formative years Career Path Development – Domestic Preparedness Journal - 2009 – Career Planning Map – Identified 22 Foundational Disciplines

6. Leadership and Team Building Career Planning Map Year Discipline Specific AssignmentsCommunity ActivitiesLeadership DevelopmentNational Security Professional Development 0-10Professional/Operational Supervisor Middle Manager Program Manager Technology developer  Associate degree  Bachelor degree  Advanced degree  Discipline specific professional association Basic leadership training and development  Advanced degree  Internships  Doctrine-NRF-NIMS  National Policy studies  Language training  Advanced History and geography  Professional certifications  Initial Security clearance and information security training  Reserve or Guard participation  Continuing Education courses 11-20Public-Private Sector Senior Management  Professional Association leadership  Interdisciplinary policy panels and boards Advanced leadership development  War college  Naval Postgraduate School  Professional certifications  Top Secret clearance  Continuing Education courses 21-30Executive leadership Senior Subject matter expert Appointed positions-Federal, state, and local  National Professional Association Leadership Executive leadership development  National Board service  Continuing Education courses 30 plus Senior Executive and Policy roles and cabinet level appointments  Interdisciplinary Consensus Panels Complex policy advisors

7. Leadership and Team Building Shaping Public Policy Develop competencies in public policy processes and analysis Recognize Homeland Security Policy issues in context of national public policy agenda Diagnose and navigate situations State and Local Public Policy capacity – DomPrep.com regional study

8. Governance and Resources Key Educational Focus HSE Resources are built into an intergovernmental distributed network Achieve Resource efficiency Bridge intergovernmental cultures to achieve mutual resource collaboration Introduce systems thinking into the curriculum – Peter Senge

9. Systems Engineering Competency

10. Sources: Kotter, John P., Leading Change, Harvard Business s Review, 1995 Schrader, Dennis R., HLS & EM: Blueprinting the Future, Domestic Preparedness Journal, 21 October 2009 French, Michael R., D.B.A, Schrader, Dennis R., P.E.; Federally Sponsored, Not-for-Profit Research and Development Centers: Evolving Regional Roles to Engineer State and Local Emergency Preparedness Capabilities, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Conference Paper, April 2010 Senge, Peter, the 5 th Discipline

11. Discussion Dennis R. Schrader Adjunct Professor Integrated Homeland Security Management dschrader@towson.edu 443-472-5871