University and Agency Partnership Initiative

The University and Agency Partnership Initiative, or UAPI, brings together institutions nationwide dedicated to advancing homeland security education. This effort seeks to increase the number and diversity of students receiving homeland security education, accelerate the establishment of high-quality academic programs, and provide opportunities for collaboration that create an intellectual multiplier effect that furthers the study of homeland security.

The Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) makes available through the partnership its curriculum, distance learning technology, Homeland Security Digital Library, and all other resources. In return, partners share their curriculum and specialized expertise with the UAPI partners. This provides a cost-effective way to educate thousands of students beyond the NPS campus by reducing the time and resources required of universities and agencies having to build their own curricula and programs from scratch. It also brings synergy to addressing critical research issues, accelerates the development of the homeland security academic discipline, and more rapidly serves knowledge to support the nation's security efforts.

Each year, the UAPI program hosts or co-sponsors a number of workshops and conferences for homeland security educators. Recent and upcoming conferences include:

• Fifth Annual Homeland Defense and Security Education Summit. College Park MD, 10-11 March 2011.
• Semi-Annual Conference for Homeland Security Educators. Monterey CA, 12-13 October 2010.
• Faculty Development Workshop. Monterey CA, 9-13 August 2010.
• 4th Annual Homeland Security Education Conference. Washington DC, 24-25 February 2010.
• Undergraduate Model Curriculum Conference. Monterey CA, 11-12 June 2009.

Colleges and Universities Offering Homeland Security Programs
Browse a list of degree or certificate programs in Homeland Security, Emergency Management, Emergency Preparedness, Terrorism, or Cyber Security.

Educational and Research Institutions Participating in the UAPI Program [211]

• Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago IL
• Alamo Community College District, San Antonio TX
• Arizona State University (ASU), Phoenix AZ
• Arizona State University East - Polytechnic Campus, Mesa AZ
• Arkansas Tech University, Russellville AR
• Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery AL
• Ball State University, Muncie IN
• Brevard Community College, Cocoa FL
• Business Executives for National Security (BENS), Washington DC
• California Maritime Academy, Vallejo CA
• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo CA
• California State University - Fresno, Fresno CA
• California State University - Long Beach, Long Beach CA
• California State University - Monterey Bay, Seaside CA
• California State University - Sacramento, Sacramento CA
• California State University - San Bernardino, San Bernardino CA
• California University of Pennsylvania, California PA
• Campbellsville University, Campbellsville KY
• Capella University , Minneapolis MN
• Carleton University, Ottawa Not in the US
• Central Pennsylvania College, Summerdale PA
• Chaminade University of Honolulu, Honolulu HI
• Chattahoochee Valley Community College, Phenix City AL
• Christian Brothers University, Memphis TN
• Clemson University, Clemson SC
• College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas NV
• Colorado State University-Pueblo, Pueblo CO
• Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs CO
• Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach AL
• Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth KS
• Concordia University, Portland OH
• Congressional Research Service (CRS), Washington DC
• Daniel Webster College, Nashua NH
• Delaware State University, Dover DE
• DHS - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Washington DC
• DisasterHelp.gov,
• Drexel University, Philadelphia PA
• Duke University, Durham NC
• East Carolina University, Greenville NC
• Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond KY
• Eastern Kentucky University Justice and Safety Center, Richmond KY
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach FL
• Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison NJ
• Farmingdale College State University New York, Farmingdale NY
• FBI Academy, Quantico VA
• Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers FL
• Florida International University, Miami FL
• Florida State University, Tallahassee FL
• Florida Tech University Online, Tampa FL
• Fort Hays State University, Hays KS
• Gavilan College, Gilroy CA
• George Mason University, Fairfax VA
• Georgetown University, Washington DC
• Grand Canyon University, Phoenix AZ
• Granite State College, Concord NH
• Greenville Technical College, Greenville SC
• Henley-Putnam University, San Jose CA
• Homeland Security and Defense Education Consortium (HSDEC),
• Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute (HSI), Arlington VA
• Idaho State University, Pocatello ID
• Indian River State College, Fort Pierce FL
• Indiana University - Bloomington, Bloomington IN
• Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, Syracuse NY
• John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York NY
• Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
• Kansas State University, Manhattan KS
• Kaplan University (Online), Ft Lauderdale FL
• Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek MI
• Kutztown University, Kutztown PA
• Lamar Institute of Technology, Beaumont TX
• Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne WY
• Lees-McRae University, Banner Elk NC
• Long Island University, Brookville NY
• Longwood University, Farmville VA
• Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA
• Louisiana State University-Alexandria, Alexandria LA
• Marian University, Fond du Lac WI
• Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay MA
• Mercyhurst College, Institute for Intelligence Studies, Erie PA
• Metropolitan College of New York, New York NY
• Michigan State University, East Lansing MI
• Mid-South Community College, West Memphis AR
• Missouri State University, Springfield MO
• Monmouth University, West Long Branch NJ
• Monterey College of Law, Seaside CA
• Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey CA
• NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland OH
• National Center for Biodefense Communications, Jackson State University, Jackson MS
• National Defense University, Washington DC
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Bethesda MD
• National Graduate School, Online MA
• National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, Washington DC
• National Terrorism Preparedness Institute, St. Petersburg FL
• National University, La Jolla CA
• National War College, Washington DC
• Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey CA
• Naval Surface Warfare Center - Dahlgren, Dahlgren VA
• Naval War College, Newport RI
• New Jersey City University , Jersey City NJ
• New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark NJ
• New Mexico State University, Las Cruces NM
• New York University (NYU), Manhattan NY
• Northcentral University, Prescott Valley AZ
• Norwich University, Northfield VT
• Notre Dame College, South Euclid OH
• NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), Monterey CA
• Oak Ridge Center for Advanced Studies, Oak Ridge TN
• Oakland Community College, Bloomfield Hills MI
• Ocean County College, Toms River NJ
• Ohio State University, Columbus OH
• Oklahoma State University - Tulsa, Tulsa OK
• Pace University, New York NY
• Penn State University, University Park PA
• Penn State University at Harrisburg, Middletown PA
• Philadelphia University, Philadelphia PA
• Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs CO
• Portland State University, Portland OR
• Project White Horse 084640, na Not in the US
• Public Safety Academy of Northeast Indiana, Fort Wayne IN
• Purdue University, Homeland Security Institute, West Lafayette IN
• Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona NJ
• Rio Hondo College, Whittier CA
• Riverside Community College, Riverside CA
• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark NJ
• Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia PA
• Saint Louis University, St. Louis MO
• San Diego State University, San Diego CA
• San Francisco State University, San Francisco CA
• San Jose State University, San Jose CA
• Savannah State University, Savannah GA
• Siena Heights University, Adrian MI
• South College, Knoxville TN
• South Texas College, Weslaco TX
• Southern University, Baton Rouge LA
• Southwest Tennessee Community College, Memphis TN
• St. Clair County Community College, Port Huron MI
• State University of New York - Empire State College, Saratoga Springs NY
• Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken NJ
• Texas A & M Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi TX
• Texas A&M University, College Station TX
• Texas A&M University - Galveston, Galveston TX
• Texas Christian University, Fort Worth TX
• Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), College Station TX
• Texas State University, San Marcos TX
• The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute, Washington DC
• Tidewater Community College, Norfolk VA
• Tiffin University, Tiffin OH
• Tougaloo College, Tougaloo MS
• Touro University International, Cypress CA
• Towson University, Towson MD
• Tufts University, Boston MA
• Tulane University, New Orleans LA
• U.S. Army War College, Center for Strategic Leadership, Carlisle PA
• U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) CPO Academy, Petaluma CA
• U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Training Center, Cape May NJ
• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda MD
• United States Army North (ARNORTH), Fort Sam Houston TX
• United States Military Academy [USMA], West Point NY
• University of Akron, Akron OH
• University of Alabama - Birmingham, Birmingham AL
• University of Alabama, Huntsville, Huntsville AL
• University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH
• University of Colorado - Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs CO
• University of Connecticut, Storrs CT
• University of Denver, Denver CO
• University of Findlay, Findlay OH
• University of Florida, Gainesville FL
• University of Hawaii, Honolulu HI
• University of Idaho, Moscow ID
• University of Illinois - Chicago, Chicago IL
• University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago IL
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette LA
• University of Maine, Orono ME
• University of Maine, Fort Kent, Fort Kent ME
• University of Maryland - University College (UMUC), Adelphi MD
• University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), Newark NJ
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
• University of Mississippi, University MS
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV
• University of New Hampshire, Durham NH
• University of New Haven, New Haven CT
• University of New Orleans, New Orleans LA
• University of North Carolina - Charlotte, Charlotte NC
• University of Northern Illinois, DeKalb IL
• University of Puerto Rico-Carolina, Carolina PR
• University of Reading, School of Law, Reading Not in the US
• University of South Carolina Beaufort, Beaufort SC
• University of South Florida, Tampa FL
• University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Knoxville TN
• University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio TX
• University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, Houston TX
• University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio, San Antonio TX
• University of Washington, Seattle WA
• Upper Iowa University, Fayette IA
• US Coast Guard Academy (USCG), New London CT
• US Northern Command (NorthCom), Peterson AFB CO
• UT Southwestern, Dallas TX
• Utah Valley University, Orem UT
• Utica College, Utica NY
• Vanderbilt Center for Transportation Research, Nashville TN
• Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
• Vincennes University, Vincennes IN
• Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA
• Virginia Military Institute, Lexington VA
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg VA
• Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA
• Virginia Tech Northern Virginia Center, Fairfax VA
• West Virginia University, Morgantown WV
• Western Carolina University, Cullowhee NC
• Western Nebraska Community College, Scottsbluff NE
• Westfield State College, Westfield MA