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MILITARY UPDATE JUNE 2009MILITARY UPDATE JUNE 2009Dr. Pam Northrup
Karen BarthCindy Mersereau
UWF Board of TrusteesJune 2009
UWF’s Commitment to
Serving the Military
Academic Technology Center
Projects
GROUPS ACTIVELY WORKING TO GROUPS ACTIVELY WORKING TO SERVE THE MILITARYSERVE THE MILITARY
• President’s Military Policy Advisory Council• Military Connections Committee• Task Force on Military and Veterans Education
Education Across Campus “One-Stop” for Service Members, Dependents and
VeteransData, Enrollment and Processes Recruitment PoliciesCoordination with State and Federal Agencies
• Academic Technology Center: Providing Access to Education through Mobile Distance Learning
EXPLORING NEW EXPLORING NEW WAYS SERVICE WAYS SERVICE MEMBERS CAN MEMBERS CAN
ACCESS EDUCATION ACCESS EDUCATION AND TRAININGAND TRAINING
– Initial testing with Coast Guard 2004-06
• PDAs, Technology Systems Support, Human Performance Technology
– Military Congressional Earmark, NETC, 2006-08 (FY 06)
• PDAs, Technology Systems Support, Human Performance Technology
– Military Congressional Earmark, NETC 2007-09 (FY 07)
• Ultra Portable Devices, Arabic Language and Culture
– Military Congressional Earmark, NETC, 2009-2011 (FY 09)
• Ultra Portables, iPods and Smartphones, Language and Culture
DOD DOD CONGRESSIONAL CONGRESSIONAL WORK TO DATEWORK TO DATE
Military Congressional Earmark, CID, 2009-2011 (FY 09)
Operational Cultural Awareness
Arabic Language and Culture Certificate Program-25 students enrolled Spring 09-50 students enrolled for Summer--50 prospective to enroll for Fall-Students attend from all over the world
- First Camp Victory Enrollee for Fall 09
FY10FY10
• “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 FY10 CONGRESSIONAL EARMARK REQUESTREQUEST
– 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 PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR OPERATIONAL CULTURAL AWARENESSOPERATIONAL CULTURAL AWARENESS
http://uwf.edu/atcdev/Afghanistan/indexV2/Behaviors/Lesson3.html
FOR MORE INFORMATIONFOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact:Dr. Pam Northrup
Academic InnovationUniversity of West Florida11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL http://uwf.edu/atc
850-474-3255pnorthru@uwf.edu
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