Carlisle, PA (May 5, 2003) — Penn State Dickinson School of Law Professor Lance Cole is serving as a legal consultant to the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the September 11 Commission.

Professor Cole, who is also the former Deputy Democratic Special Counsel to the United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater, is consulting with the Commission on law enforcement, intelligence collection inside the United States, and homeland security issues.

"I am grateful for the opportunity to assist the Commission with its important work. Determining how best to protect our country against terrorism while preserving our individual and civil liberties is a tremendous responsibility, and I hope to help the Commission achieve that goal," Cole said.

Professor Cole will continue to teach courses in securities regulation, white-collar crime, and agency, partnerships, and limited liability entities at Penn State Dickinson while serving as a consultant to the Commission.

The September 11 Commission is an independent, bipartisan government commission created last year by Congress and President George W. Bush to investigate the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The Commission will report to the President and Congress on its findings and recommendations to prevent future acts of terrorism.

Thomas Kean, the president of Drew University and former governor of New Jersey is chair of the Commission, and the vice-chair is former congressman Lee Hamilton, now director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Commission, which held its first public hearings in New York on March 31 and April 1, is required to issue its final report, including recommendations for the future, by May 2004.

More information about the Commission can be found at www.9-11commission.gov.