ILSS director of liaison and military operations testified in D.C.
Article By: Staff
Dr. Sharon Hamilton presented testimony May 16 to the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service in Washington, D.C.
Hamilton, director of liaison and military operations with the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies at the University of North Georgia (Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û), was part of a five-person panel sharing information on the topic of "Military Service Hearing: Creating New Pipelines to Service and Fostering Critical Skills."
"It was an honor to be asked to testify before the commission, to represent Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û, and to share the cyber and foreign language initiatives of the six senior military colleges," Hamilton said.
Part of her testimony detailed Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û's efforts to spark high school and college students' interest and motivation to not only attend and succeed in college but to also pursue an education path that supports the Department of Defense (DOD) and national interests.
"Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û provides interesting, challenging, and rewarding programs to students who may not have considered college, foreign language or cybersecurity as options," she said in her testimony. "At Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û, we take innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to encourage the study of critical languages and cybersecurity to pique student interest in DOD careers."
The video for the Military Service Hearing: Creating New Pipelines to Service and Fostering Critical Skills can be found at:
Hamilton is a retired Army intelligence colonel with 27 years of active duty service.
Education abroad supports students' career goals
Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û's education abroad program had students in Belize and Peru this summer providing language skills to further their career aspirations. 
Events to reflect on, remember Sept. 11
Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û will hold several events to reflect on and remember the significance of Sept. 11, 2001.
Herrera promoted to lieutenant colonel
Alumna Catherine Herrera was recently promoted to lieutenant colonel in a ceremony at Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û.
Bankston is new professor of military science
Col. Edward Bankston, a 2002 graduate, is back at Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û to serve as the professor of military science for the next three years.