Professor
Stewart
Jay has received the 2006 Helen Williams Award for Excellence in Collegiate
Independent Study from the American Association for Collegiate Independent Study
(AACIS) for his online course,
Constitutional Issues in Homeland Security. The award will be
presented to Professor Jay at the AACIS annual conference this November.
Professor Jay's course explores the balance between individual liberties and
national security and Examines the moral concepts underlying American civil
rights and acts of terrorism against the United States. It is offered
through the UW's master's degree program, Strategic Planning for Critical
Infrastructures (MSPCI). Developed in partnership with the Washington
State National Guard, the MSPCI program was specifically created for officials
in public and private infrastructure systems, emergency management and homeland
security.
The award's namesake is considered to be a pioneer of distance learning, when
she helped to coordinate what was the first U.S. radio college course program in
the 1920's.