Air University Educational Digest - 2010 (pdf ... - The Air University

16 Jun 2008 Lt Gen Allen G. Peck assumed command of Air University.
19 Jun 2008 The USAF named the AF Institute of Technology‘s Center for Cyberspace Research as the AF
Cyberspace Technical Center of Excellence.
11 Jul 2008 AU‘s reorganization was completed with CEPME‘s re-designation as the Thomas N. Barnes
Center for Enlisted Education; its namesake was the fourth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air
Force, serving from October 1973 until August 1977. Formerly assigned to the Eaker College for
Professional Development, Barnes Center would henceforth report directly to AU Headquarters.
Its subordinate organizations included CCAF, the USAF SNCO Academy, all CONUS-based
NCO academies, and the First Sergeants Academy.
12 Sep 2008 The first eight officers to be awarded their Master of Arts Degree in Military Operational Art and
Science via the Air Command and Staff College‘s distance-learning program received their
diplomas at a ceremony held at Scott AFB, Illinois.
27 Oct 2008 The Holm Center inaugurated its Civilian Acculturation and Leadership Training (CALT) course.
During their two-week syllabus, the first class of 25 CALT students made use of the OTS‘
dormitories, dining facilities and classrooms.
Nov 2008 CCAF completed its migration of three courses required to complete the FAA-approved Airframe
and Power plant Certification Program from ‗paper-only‘ to fully accessible on-line availability.
2 Dec 2008 Representatives from AU‘s Innovations and Integration Division and AETC‘s Future Learning
Division presented a simulation environment at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and
Education Conference held in Orlando, Florida. The simulation, called ‗MyBase,‖ was the first
virtual Air Force base to be installed on a popular cyberspace virtual world website called ‗Second
Life.‘.
27 Jan 2009 ECPD conducted the first session of its new ―Civilian Personnel Advisor Course‖ to assist
personnelists in meeting the challenges posed by major changes in personnel systems delivery
processes. Impetus for the 20-student course came with the transformation of USAF personnel
services from a customer service-centered system to a key advisor role via the optimized use of
centralization and web-based information systems.
1-3 Mar 2009 The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) dispatched twelve evaluators to AU to
conduct an accreditation reaffirmation review. (SACS initially granted accreditation to AU in
2004, and reaffirmation is required every five years.) The visitors examined AU‘s Quality
Enhancement Plan (QEP) and were reported to be ―extremely impressed‖ with its emphasis on
cross-cultural training. Their lone recommendation was to provide a timeline for assessing the
QEP‘s progress.
3 Mar 2009 SOS released the first major revision to its distance learning program in seven years. Intended to
replace the existing Course 28, the new Course 20 acknowledged changes in the Air Force and the
field of leadership studies, along with advances in online curriculum delivery such as the use of
the Blackboard learning management system.
6 Apr 2009 CCAF began offering ―Introduction to Culture,‖ the first distance learning course specifically
designed in increase cultural awareness among USAF enlisted personnel. Put together by the AF
Culture and Language Center, the three-level, 15 module syllabus addressed the effects of cultural
differences upon mission accomplishment. The pilot class included 52 students.
22 Apr 2009 AU honored the first cohort of enlisted students to graduate from CCAF‘s Associate-to-
Baccalaureate Cooperative program. In the program‘s first year of operation, CCAF awarded
bachelors degrees to 97 graduates.
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