INTELLIGENCE & NATIONAL SECURITY

Do you have what it takes to tackle a national crisis? Are you capable of making quick decisions in a fast-paced, high-stress environment? At the National Student Leadership Conference on Intelligence & National Security, you will have the opportunity to experience what it’s like to sit on the National Security Council, facing the tough decisions that protect our country.

The NSLC on Intelligence & National Security uses an interactive approach to learning that gives you an opportunity to immerse yourself in the challenging complexities of the intelligence and national security community. You will act as a member of the National Security Council, tasked with solving an unfolding crisis. Whether serving as the National Security Advisor, the Secretary of Defense, the Vice President or one of the other NSC members, you will have to work with your team to protect the nation. You will make decisions and learn their consequences in a fast-paced simulation of real-life crisis situations – from a catastrophic hurricane to a terrorist threat.

While at the NSLC, you will meet with and learn from leaders in fields of intelligence, defense, and national security strategy. In past years, NSLC students have heard from guest speakers including top leaders at the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the State Department and the Pentagon.

• Mr. George Tenet, Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
• General Michael Hayden, Director, National Security Agency (NSA)
• Mr. William Black, Deputy Director, National Security Agency (NSA)
• Vice Admiral Lowell Jacoby, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
• Ms. Letitia Long, Deputy Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
• Dr. Barry Zulauf, Deputy Chief, Office of National Security Intelligence, Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• Mr. Joseph Billy, Jr., Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Mr. Wayne Murphy, Assistant Director, Intelligence Directorate, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Mr. Kevin Favreau, Assistant Director, Intelligence Directorate, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Mr. James McJunkin, Deputy Assistant Director, Counterterrorism, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

• Secretary Robert Gates, Department of Defense
• Major General Ronald Burgess, Director, Intelligence Directorate, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Brigadier General Michael Flynn, Director, Intelligence Directorate, Joint Chief of Staff
• Major General James Graves, Assistant to the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Reserve Matters, U.S. Department of Defense
• Admiral James Loy, Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
• Mr. Mark Sullivan, Director, Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security
• Mr. Reynold Hoover, Deputy Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Assistant Secretary Randall Fort, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
• Mr. Glenn Gaffney, Deputy Director, Office of the Director of National Intelligence

At the NSLC you will enjoy college-level lectures on the basics of the intelligence community and national security policy formulation. The lecture series will give you a foundation of knowledge that will be vital not only during the conference but in your future career. Topics include:

• The Intelligence Community – Tools of the Trade
• What is National Security
• Homeland Security
• National Security and Military Operations Abroad

At the heart of the NSLC is a leadership curriculum designed to build concrete leadership skills that will help you succeed. From the beginning of your program you will learn to work as a team during an exciting Ropes Challenge Course. Interactive lectures and small-group workshops will give you an opportunity to build upon your strengths and minimize your weaknesses. Leadership topics tailored to the Intelligence & National Security program include:

• Personality Styles & Group Dynamics
• Negotiation, Conflict Resolution
• Public Speaking
• Ethical Decision-Making