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R 301630Z MAY 02 ZYB PSN 988072J34
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//NWC//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01400//
NAVADMIN 161/02
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVWARCOL NEWPORT//
 
SUBJ/2002-2003 NAVAL WAR COLLEGE NONRESIDENT SEMINAR PROGRAM//
 
RMKS/1.  NAVAL WAR COLLEGE (NWC) GRADUATE-LEVEL SEMINARS IN STRATEGY
AND POLICY (S&P), NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION MAKING (NSDM), AND
JOINT MARITIME OPERATIONS (JMO) WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE TO OFFICERS
AND SENIOR CIVILIANS AROUND THE COUNTRY.  NWC NONRESIDENT SEMINAR
PROGRAM WILL BE OFFERED IN 20 REGIONAL LOCATIONS (SEE PARA 4 BELOW)
FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2002-2003.  THIS YEAR MARKS THE 27TH CONSECUTIVE
YEAR IN WHICH THIS POPULAR PROGRAM HAS BEEN OFFERED.  DURING THIS
PERIOD, IN EXCESS OF 10,000 STUDENTS HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THIS
SUPERB EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.  THERE IS NO TUITION FEE AND BOOKS
ARE PROVIDED ON A LOAN BASIS.
 
2.  THE NONRESIDENT SEMINAR PROGRAM OFFERS COURSES WHICH ARE SIMILAR
IN CONTENT AND METHODOLOGY TO THE PROGRAM OF STUDY OFFERED IN THE
RESIDENT COLLEGE OF NAVAL COMMAND AND STAFF PROGRAM ON THE NEWPORT,
RI CAMPUS.  SEMINARS FOR EACH COURSE MEET ONE EVENING PER WEEK FOR
APPROXIMATELY 34 WEEKS, COMMENCING IN LATE AUG AND ENDING IN MAY.
LED BY HIGHLY QUALIFIED NWC ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBERS AND SUPPORTED BY
VISITING NWC LECTURERS, THESE COURSES REPLICATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL
DEGREE BOTH THE CONTENT AND ATMOSPHERE OF THE RESIDENT COURSE OF
STUDY.  CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION ARE PROVIDED AT THE END OF EACH
COURSE, AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ALL THREE COURSES RESULTS IN
THE AWARD OF A COLLEGE OF NAVAL COMMAND AND STAFF DIPLOMA AND CREDIT
FOR JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION PHASE I.  THE COURSES ARE
FULLY ACCREDITED FOR UP TO A TOTAL OF 21 GRADUATE CREDITS, WHICH MAY
BE APPLIED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF MANY CIVILIAN UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS.
A NONRESIDENT SEMINAR GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM COMMENCED IN NEWPORT
AND THE GREATER WASHINGTON DC AREA LAST FALL AND SHOULD BE EXTENDED
TO OTHER SATELLITE CAMPUSES IN THE NEAR FUTURE.  SINCE NWC SPONSORS
SIMILAR SEMINARS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND
OVERSEAS, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR AN OFFICER WHO IS TRANSFERRED OR IS ON
TAD TO CONTINUE STUDY AT ANOTHER LOCATION.
 
3.  NWC ACCEPTS NONRESIDENT SEMINAR PROGRAM APPLICATIONS FROM
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS (ACTIVE AND RESERVE) AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:  MEMBERS OF THE SEA SERVICES (NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AND
COAST GUARD) MUST BE IN GRADE 0-3 OR ABOVE, WHILE OFFICERS FROM
OTHER SERVICES MUST BE IN GRADE 0-4 OR ABOVE.  CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE GRADE OF GS-11 AND ABOVE ARE ALSO
ELIGIBLE FOR ENROLLMENT.  ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE PREVIOUSLY EARNED
AT LEAST A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE.  THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS
19 JUL 02, AND ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE ADVISED OF THEIR ENROLLMENT
STATUS BY MID-AUGUST 2002.
 
4.  QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY STATIONED IN AREAS SPECIFIED
BELOW, OR THOSE WHO EXPECT TRANSFER TO THOSE SITES PRIOR TO 1 SEP
02, ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.  INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED FROM THE APPROPRIATE NWC LOCAL AREA LIAISON OFFICER; BY
LOGGING ON TO OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP:\\CCE.NWC.NAVY.MIL; OR, BY CALLING
THE COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION (FORMERLY THE COLLEGE OF
CONTINUING EDUCATION) AT (401) 841-6519 (DSN 948) OR EMAIL TO:
SPATOLAA@NWC.NAVY.MIL.  MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWC
HOMEPAGE AT:  HTTP:/CCE.NWC.NAVY.MIL.  AVAILABLE SITES AND LOCAL
POINTS OF CONTACT ARE:
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND???LT MARGARET DEAN, USN
?????(410) 293-6058 (DSN 281)
BANGOR, WASHINGTON???MR. JERRY S. FUJIMURA
?????(360) 315-2539 (DSN 322)
DAHLGREN, VIRGINIA???MRS. ANNE F. LYON
?????(540) 653-8031 (DSN 249)
EVERETT, WASHINGTON???DR. JUDITH J. OPP
?????(425) 304-3159 (DSN 727)
FORT MEADE, MARYLAND??        MS. BARBARA BEHR
?????(410) 854-4605 (DSN 244)
GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS??        LT ERIC MCVEY, USN
?????(847) 688-4483 (DSN 792)
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA??        MS. ANISSA SPATOLA
?????(401) 841-6519 (DSN 948)
MAYPORT, FLORIDA???CAPT GERALD D. SEELY, USN
?????(904) 270-5212 (DSN 960)
MILLINGTON, TENNESSEE??        LCDR ANN M. BURKHARDT, USN
?????(901) 874-4415 (DSN 882)
MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA??        PROF FRED P. DRAKE, JR.
?????(831) 656-3003 (DSN 878)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA??        MR. DAVE BONAR
?????(504) 697-6300 (DSN 647)
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND??        MS. CHRIS ANDERSON
?????(401) 841-1207 (DSN 948)
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA???DR. CALVIN R. SCHEIDT
?????(757) 822-1195
PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND??MR. JOSE LENG
?????(301) 757-4126 (DSN 757)
PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII??        LT THOMAS C. BOZARTH, USN
?????(808) 473-0420 (DSN 473)
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA???MS AUDRY BENDIGO
?????(401) 841-6518 (DSN 948)
PORT HUENEME, CALIFORNIA??MR. GARY CORWIN
?????(805) 228-0350 (DSN 296)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA??        LCDR THOMAS R. MATHISON, USN
?????(619) 556-7560 (DSN 526)
WASHINGTON, DC????DR. CHARLES C. CHADBOURN, III
?????(202) 433-6218 (DSN 288)
?????EMAIL:  CHADBOUC@NWC.NAVY.MIL
WHIDBEY ISLAND, WASHINGTON?        MS. CHERYL POLLOCK
?????(360) 257-3760 (DSN 820)
 
5.  REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF ABOVE INFORMATION IN ACTIVITY
PODS, PLANS OF THE WEEK, BASE NEWSPAPERS, BASE CABLE TV, ETC.
REGIONAL COORDINATORS LOCATED WITHIN REGIONS LISTED IN PARA 4 ABOVE
ARE REQUESTED TO PASS TO ALL USMC, USCG, USA, USAF, AND RESERVE
UNITS LOCATED WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE OF THEIR AREA.//
 
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