Welcome to SDSU's Homeland Security Program website, the official site of SDSU's Center for Homeland Security. We're extremely proud of our accomplishments, stemming from our groundbreaking efforts as cofounder of the Regional Network for Homeland Security (RNHS) in April of 2002. Since that event, SDSU has grown to be a leading university in critical Homeland Security support efforts, regionally and nationally. These accomplishments include educational firsts, meaningful community engagement projects, and innovative applied research in the Homeland Security environment. Please investigate our successes included throughout the site.

We have become unique in our educational endeavors:

• The first Interdisciplinary Studies Homeland Security Master's degree program in the nation, which began in the fall term of 2004
• Master's Degree in Public Health with a Specialization in Global Emergency Preparedness and Response, which began in the fall term of 2005
• Professional Development courses for community and University leaders

Community engagement and outreach brings student and community together

• Partnership in the Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT)
• Core partner in the San Diego Regional Technology Partnership
• Academic Sponsor of The Security Network
• Associate of Calit2 Program to help utilize sensors, telecommunication, and visualization to invent the future in areas such as Homeland Security and humanitarian responses using technology
• Partnership with leading scientists in Mexico for shared Homeland Security and natural disaster response through the use of telecommunications and shared computational and visualization capabilities

Innovation in working with public and private sector HS technology partners

• Research - With National Programs such as joint DHS and DTRA BioNet pilot project, and our NASA REASoN project
• Technology Demonstration - in conjunction with local law enforcement and first responders
• Exercises - Based on real-life events such as SuperBowl XXXVII (ShadowBowl) and large scale exercise such as those of the Metropolitan Medical Strike Team
• Humanitarian Support - Large-scale imagery processing and presentation support for Desert Storm, Tsunami relief for Sumatra, National Hurricane relief support for Katrina and Rita and continuing imaging and GIS support for toxicity and medical response to Katrina and Rita with UCSD and NIEHS

SDSU is performing an active and valuable role in formulating processes, products and procedures that lend themselves to Homeland Security, as you will see in the links to SDSU departmental projects and related links. We welcome you to the website and openly solicit new ideas to support and participate in our homeland security efforts.

Robert W. Welty	Eric G. Frost
Co-Director	Co-Director