Skip to main content
Intellect

Careers in intelligence subject for BYU David M. Kennedy Center lecture Sept. 29

D. Calvin Andrus of the Office of Public Affairs for the Central Intelligence Agency will discuss “Career Reflections: Intelligence” at a Brigham Young University David M. Kennedy Center lecture Thursday, Sept. 29, at 4 p.m. in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

Over a 28-year career, Andrus has served as a regional political analyst, an IT program manager, an enterprise applications architect and an innovation officer.

His general area of interest lies at the conjunction of intelligence analysis, innovation, and information technology, and his current focus is on the intelligence applications of massive data analytics, simulations, and virtual worlds.

He was awarded the Intelligence Community's 2004 Galileo Award for his paper, “The Wiki and the Blog: Toward a Complex Adaptive Intelligence Community." Andrus received bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from BYU and a doctorate from State University of New York at Stony Brook.

This lecture will be archived at kennedy.byu.edu/archive. For more information, contact Lee Simons at (801) 422-2652 or lee_simons@byu.edu

Writer: Melissa Connor

andrus.jpg
Photo by Alison Fidel/BYU Photo

Related Articles

data-content-type="article"

BYU history professor wins George Washington Prize for book on foreign influence in early America

December 03, 2025
A new book, “Serpent in Eden,” authored by BYU history professor Tyson Reeder, recently received the George Washington Prize at a Union Club ceremony in New York City.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Making fashion out of art: Students hit the runway with designs inspired by BYU Museum of Art exhibit

November 25, 2025
BYU students recently showcased fashion and makeup designs in a runway show at the Museum of Art. They each designed and modeled a look inspired by one of the paintings on exhibit from an art museum in Puerto Rico. On display until Jan. 3, The Sense of Beauty: Six Centuries of Painting from Museo de Arte de Ponce showcases world-class art that reflects the innate beauty of the human experience.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

A Farmer's Field of Dreams? BYU-built smart tech maps moisture levels, will adjust watering automatically

November 19, 2025
The team of BYU engineers placed 86 Bluetooth devices throughout a 50-hectare field near Elberta, Utah, to measure water levels across every inch of the field. Placing this many sensors in a commercial field is unprecedented and allows researchers to see unique patterns that have never before been captured.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=