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SUBJ/2009 PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS//
POC/H.POWELL-RAY/CIV/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC /NAME:DIVPA PAC
/TEL:703-692-1528/EMAIL:HATTIE.POWELL-RAY@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. EACH YEAR SINCE 1968, THE PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM
SCHOLARS
PROGRAM HAS ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO WASHINGTON DC. PARTICIPANTS
OBSERVE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AT WORK AND ARE TAKEN BEHIND THE
SCENES OF OUR NATION'S CAPITAL FOR SEMINARS AND DISCUSSIONS FEATURING
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES, JOURNALISTS AND OTHER
WASHINGTON INSIDERS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO SEEK
VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS FOR THE 2009 PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM SEASON.
2. VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS ARE NEEDED ANNUALLY FOR THIS PROGRAM AND
ARE RECRUITED FROM THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON, DC AND AROUND THE COUNTRY.
THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ALL SNCOS AND OFFICERS WITH AN UNDERGRADUATE
DEGREE. INSTRUCTORS MUST POSSESS GOOD COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS AND
KNOWLEDGE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS, ENJOY WORKING WITH HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BUILD THEIR CIVIC KNOWLEDGE AND ACT AS A ROLE
MODEL TO THE STUDENTS.
3. TWO VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS SUPERVISE A CAUCUS CONSISTING OF UP TO
45 STUDENTS. INSTRUCTORS MEET WITH THE STUDENTS EACH DAY TO REVIEW
SEMINARS, PLAN FOR THE NEXT DAY AND FACILITATE STUDENT DISCUSSIONS
ON CURRENT EVENTS. WORKDAYS FOR STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS ARE LONG
AND ACTIVE, BEGINNING BEFORE 0800 AND ENDING AFTER 2200.
4. INSTRUCTORS VOLUNTEER FOR ONE WEEK (OF THE 14 SCHEDULED PROGRAM
WEEKS). ALL STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS MUST RESIDE AT THE
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE HOTEL IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
INSTRUCTORS ARE BILLETED DOUBLE OCCUPANCY WITH ANOTHER VOLUNTEER
INSTRUCTOR, AT NO EXPENSE TO THE VOLUNTEER OR HIS OR HER COMMAND.
THE PROGRAM PROVIDES MEALS, CURRICULUM MATERIALS AND TRAVEL IN
WASHINGTON FOR ALL INSTRUCTORS. VOLUNTEERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
MAKING AND FUNDING TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS TO AND FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.
5. VOLUNTEERS MUST MEET MARINE CORPS HEIGHT AND WEIGHT STANDARDS
AND MUST SECURE COMMAND APPROVAL AND PERMISSIVE TAD (AT NO COST
TO THE GOVERNMENT) OR ANNUAL LEAVE FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMAND.
6. THE 11 WEEKS FOR APPLICATION CONSIDERATION ARE:
JAN 17-21: INAUGURATION 2009.
JAN 25-31: ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
FEB 01-07: COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM.
FEB 01-07: INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY.
FEB 08-14: FUTURE WORLD LEADER SUMMIT
FEB 15-21: PC SCHOLARS.
FEB 22-28: LAW, JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS.
JUN 28-JUL 05: PC SCHOLARS.
JUL 06-11: COMMUNICATION AND JUSTICE.
JUL 06-11: INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY.
JUL 12-18: LAW, JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS.
JUL 19-25: FUTURE WORLD LEADER SUMMIT.
JUL 26-AUG 01: GLOBAL HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
JUL 26-AUG 01: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND PUBLIC POLICY.
7. LAST YEAR, OVER 370 APPLICATIONS FOR 180 AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS
POSITIONS WERE RECEIVED. IF SELECTED, THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY
REQUIREMENTS MUST BE ADHERED TO: ATTEND A PRESIDENTAL CLASSROOM
VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTOR PROGRAM ORIENTATION (PRESENTED THE FIRST DAY OF
THE WEEK SERVED), FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THE WEEK-LONG PROGRAM, ATTEND
ALL CLASSROOM FUNCTIONS (INCLUDING SEMINARS WITH GUEST SPEAKERS AND
GROUP MEETINGS), TRAVEL WITH THE STUDENTS TO AND FROM ALL CLASSROOM
ACTIVITIES, ADHERE TO THE PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM RULES WHILE SERVING
ON THE STAFF AND RESIDE AT THE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE
HOTEL THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
8. THE DRESS CODE FOR ALL MALE STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS DURING EACH
SCHEDULED DAY IS COAT AND TIE (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN THE DAILY
SCHEDULE). FOR LADIES, BUSINESS DRESS OR DRESS SLACKS WITH A
BLAZER AND CLOSED TOE SHOES ARE REQUIRED. ANYTIME DURING THE WEEK,
MARINE CORPS ACTIVE/RESERVE DUTY PERSONNEL (BOTH MALE AND FEMALE),
CAN CHOOSE TO WEAR EITHER BUSINESS ATTIRE OR THE SERVICE "A"
(W/RIBBONS AND BADGES). HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE ACTIVITIES DURING
EACH SESSION WHERE A BUSINESS SUIT IS REQUIRED; ONE CIVILIAN SUIT IS
RECOMMENDED. ALSO, MILITARY VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS TYPICALLY WEAR
THEIR DRESS UNIFORM TO THE CLOSING CEREMONY AND DINNER. DRESS BLUE
"A" OR APPROPRIATE EVENING DRESS UNIFORM IS APPROPRIATE.
9. VOLUNTEER SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE TO PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM NLT 15
NOV 08. TO APPLY, GO TO AND COMPLETE THE VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTOR
APPLICATION LOCATED AT:
WWW.PRESIDENTIALCLASSROOM.ORG/ABOUT_PRESIDENTIAL_CLASSROOM/VOLUNTEER.
ASPX.
10. A PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM PROGRAM COORDINATOR WILL NOTIFY ALL
INDIVIDUAL APPLICANTS OF THEIR SELECTION OR NON-SELECTION.
11. ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM CAN
BE
FOUND AT WWW.PRESIDENTIALCLASSROOM.ORG.
12. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE POC IS MRS. HATTIE POWELL-RAY,
HQMC COMMUNITY RELATIONS, 703-692-1528, OR EMAIL ADDRESS IS
HATTIE.POWELL-RAY@USMC.MIL.
13. THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
14. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 16 NOV 08.
15. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL G. A. STURDEVANT; DIRECTOR, DIVISION
OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC.//