This week: Homeland Security Watch, confirmed terrorist, homeland security grants, homeland security in todays community colleges, and a true life story of a man held for ransom for a year
Tuesday, February 26, 7 p.m. CST (KAMU 90.9 FM, College Station)
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1. News Media, Take One
Jonah Czerwinski is a managing consultant for IBM global business services, and a senior fellow with IBM's global leadership initiative, which was previously known as the center for the study of the presidency. He is here to discuss his piece he wrote for Homeland Security Watch, which discusses small vessel security.
2. Inside the Beltway
Jim Carafano is a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation. He is a leading expert in the defense affairs, military operations and strategy, and homeland security. He is here to talk about terrorism and the confirmed terrorist since 9/11.
3. News Media, Take Two
Rob Margetta from the Congressional Quarterly is here to talk about how homeland security grants are being redefined by the current congress.
4. Outside the Beltway
Pat Gerity is the vp of sponsored programs research support and continuing medical education at the University of Pittsburgh. Barbara Barnes is the vp of sponsored programs research support and continuing education at the University of Pittsburgh. And Doug Feil is the executive director of environmental health and safety and security programs at Kirkwood community college in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They are all here to discuss homeland security in community colleges.
5. Spotlight
Thomas Hargrove is from the IFDC international venter for soil fertility, working to improve crops in developing countries. His story was the inspiration for the movie "Proof of Life," with Meg Ryan and Russel Crow. He is also the author of "Long March to Freedom: the true story of a Colombian kidnapping." He is here to tell his story about being a prisoner of narco-terrorists in the Andes Mountains.
6. Perspectives
Jonah Czerwinski, from IBM global business services, joins us again to answer the question, "If you had five minutes with the presidential candidates, what would you tell them?"
7. HLS at Home
Dr. Bill Munn is currently the
president of the National Emergency Number Association, the
organization dedicated to the development, implementation and
management of emergency number services. He is here to discuss his course Emergency Management and Homeland Security, that he teaches in the
graduate Certificate in Homeland Security program at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service.
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