Norfolk State University Opens Intelligence Community Center
 

Norfolk, Va.—Norfolk State University will launch its new Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10, in the newly renovated Robinson Technology Center, which is located on the campus of Norfolk State. The kick-off is part of NSU’s celebration of the inauguration of Carolyn W. Meyers, the university’s fourth president.

The mission of the Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence is to prepare science and engineering students with technical backgrounds for positions in any of the 16 federal intelligence agencies as well as global markets. Students will study Middle-Eastern and Far-Eastern languages and cultures and have opportunities to travel to countries in which these languages are spoken. Languages that will be taught in the NSU program include Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. The students will also earn a National Security Certificate.

Norfolk State is one of 10 colleges and universities awarded a grant from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence with the aim of increasing the number of minorities who work in the intelligence field. In addition to the launch of the intelligence center, a tele-video conferencing center will also be unveiled.

Robert Ivery, hiring advisor for the Central Intelligence Agency, will deliver the keynote address. Since 1986, he has worked in various intelligence positions at the agency. Ivery has a bachelor’s degree from Newark College of Engineering, a master’s degree in engineering administration from George Washington University and a master’s degree in national security strategy from the National Defense University’s National War College.

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