September 2017 Naval Postgraduate School Distance Learning MBA NAVADMIN

Posted on March 30, 2017

Here is the Naval Postgraduate School Distance Learning MBA NAVADMIN for anyone interested.  This is how I got my MBA, so I can answer questions about it via the Contact Me tab or in the new Forum:

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SUBJ/EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DISTANCE LEARNING DEGREE
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RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces application procedures for the September
2017 distance learning Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
program.

2. The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) defense-focused EMBA is a 24 month,
fully-funded, part-time graduate program focused on resource management. The
program targets middle to senior grade active duty officers, lieutenant
commander (select) and above. Classes are delivered via online technologies
with synchronous interaction between faculty and students.

3. The EMBA program begins with a required one-week temporary additional
duty (TAD) in resident session at NPS in Monterey, California. The week of,
28 August to 1 September 2017 includes an orientation and a graduate level
course on management of teams. A second week of required TAD in-residence
instruction will be scheduled during the second year of the EMBA program.
Other than these two visits to NPS Monterey, students complete all
instruction from their home locations. A block of rooms will be reserved at
Navy Lodge in Monterey for attendees during these two visits.
Transportation by bus will be provided to and from the Navy Lodge for daily
classes on the NPS campus to minimize TAD costs.

4. The parent command of the student will provide official travel orders and
funding for TAD travel. If command funding is not available, students may
fund their own travel and utilize no-cost TAD orders from their commands.

5. Active duty Naval officers accepted into the EMBA program are integrated
into cohorts with civilian students. Typically, a cohort is comprised of
about 25 students, from which student teams are formed. Cohorts take all
classes together during the 24 months of instruction. Students participate
in online classes one day per week, approximately six to seven hours per day,
during regular continental United States duty hours. Students will receive
instruction via online synchronous educational software, with faculty
teaching every session in real time. Admission to the EMBA program is now
available to applicants in any geographic location, regardless of the number
of applicants in a location. Since courses are delivered via online learning
technologies, students must have access to a computer with high-speed
internet and audio-video capabilities suitable for web-enabled interactions
with instructors and students.

6. Eligibility requirements include an undergraduate degree from a
regionally accredited four year college or university, 2.6 grade point
average or higher on a 4 point scale, and at least one college-level
mathematics course. A commanding officer endorsement letter is required to
participate in the program. Department head or similar mid-level management
experience and strong potential for promotion are preferred. Participants
must have a projected rotation date no earlier than September 2019. The
Graduate Management Admission Test is not required.

7. Graduates will be awarded an EMBA degree from NPS and the Navy
subspecialty code 3100P, Financial Management – Defense Focus.
Graduates will also earn Defense Acquisition University Level II
equivalencies for several program management courses. As directed by
reference (a), officers participating in this program must agree to remain on
active duty following completion of graduate studies for a period of three
years. This obligation is discharged concurrently with any other service
obligation already incurred.
This agreement does not obligate the Navy to retain the officer on active
duty.

8. Officers interested in the EMBA program can visit the NPS EMBA home page
at http://www.nps.edu/emba for detailed eligibility and application process
information. Deadline for the application process is no later than 9 June
2017. Online instruction begins 26 September 2017.

9. Point of contact is the NPS EMBA program office at (831) 656- 2562/DSN
756, fax at (831)656-3630/DSN 756, or via e-mail at emba(at)nps.edu.

10. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or 30 June 2018,
whichever occurs first.

11. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.//

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O5+ in DC Area – 2017-18 MIT Seminar XXI: Foreign Politics, International Relations, and the National Interest

Posted on February 13, 2017

The program described in this NAVADMIN sounds pretty interesting if you are an O5 or above in the Washington, DC area:

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Rmks/1. This is a call for applications for the Academic Year 2017-2018
(AY17-18) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI: Foreign
Politics, International Relations, and the National Interest. This CNO-
sponsored education program is managed by OPNAV N3N5. Seminar XXI represents
a unique opportunity for future policy leaders to share perspectives while
cultivating their understanding of the intricate relationships among economy,
society, and culture in the international environment. Seminar Fellows
develop broad perspectives and analytical skills that enable them to evaluate
and formulate national policy.

2. Seminar XXI is an educational program for current and future leaders in
the U.S. national security and foreign policy communities. Administered by
MIT’s Center for International Studies, the program is intended for
professionals with significant potential to move into key decision-making
roles in the next 5-10 years. Program participants, known as Fellows, come
from a wide range of sponsoring organizations including the armed forces,
Federal agencies, NGO’s, and private companies. The overriding goal of
Seminar XXI is to equip rising military officials and civilian executives
with the multidimensional analytic skills needed to understand foreign
relations and shape effective policy options for the United States.

3. Course Schedule: Participants will meet after core work hours, once a
month in the evenings and for three weekends in the DC area during the 2017-
2018 academic year, beginning 6 September 2017 and ending 6 May 2018.

4. Eligibility. The course is designed for senior officers (O-5 and above)
and civilians with clear promotion potential who will have the opportunity to
apply these skills in their respective fields in the Navy. This application
process applies only for individuals currently serving in Navy staff
organizations within the Washington, D.C. area. Those Navy personnel in OSD,
Defense Agencies, or the Joint Staff have separate paths for application.

5. Program specifics. Thirteen Navy staff officers and civilians will be
selected for the AY17-18 Seminar XXI fellowships. Applicants must be able to
commit to attending every class with the full support of their command.
There is no cost to the participants or their commands.

6. Admission process: For academic year 2017-2018, MIT plans to select a
total of 75 personnel across the entire Federal Government. Of these, 13 will
be Washington, D.C. area Navy staff nominees. Navy’s screening and selection
process will chose those individuals with the best combination of experience,
accomplishments, and clear potential for significant future advancement and
leadership positions.

7. Nomination package: Each nomination package must include the following:
Seminar XXI application form (Adobe); Sponsor endorsement form from the
individual’s reporting senior (Adobe); and a Curriculum Vitae (CV) form
(Word). All forms will be forwarded to the applicant by email. Deadline for
application submission is 15 March 2017. OPNAV N3/N5 will forward a list of
13 finalists to the MIT Seminar XXI Admissions Board NLT 15 April. Accepted
Fellows will be notifed by mid-June 2017.

8. Application forms and OPNAV N3N5 POCs: Send all requests for forms to
the OPNAV N3/N5 POCs:
a. LCDR Kori Levy-Minzie (N515); DSN 260-4781 or COMM 571-256-4781;
Email: kori.levyminzie(at)navy.mil
b. David Loneman (N515): DSN 225-5461 or COMM 703-695-5461;
Email: david.r.loneman.ctr(at)navy.mil

9. Released by VADM J. C. Aquilino, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for
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Distance is No Obstacle to Gaining a Naval War College Diploma

Posted on January 22, 2017 Updated on January 22, 2017

Here and below is an article about the War College distance learning program.  I’ve participated in the Fleet Seminar while at home and the CD-ROM version while deployed, and I’m on track to finish my JPME-I this year.  I’ve found the programs to be highly educational/beneficial and strongly recommend you check them out.

By Ezra J. Elliott, U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs
NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) — Since its pilot course in 1914, the College of Distance Education (CDE) at U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, Rhode Island, has celebrated more than a century of education, graduating more than 145,000 military and civilian students worldwide.

It is the goal of CDE to provide NWC’s superlative education to students around the globe, helping develop leaders and encourage excellence the world over.

“Not everybody can physically come to the NWC and attend in residence,” said Timothy Garrold, deputy director of CDE. “There are so many qualified students and a very finite number of seats in Newport. CDE greatly expands the opportunity for people to get this education, fulfill the Joint Professional Military Education Phase I (JPME-I) requirement, and share the NWC experience.”

The three main CDE courses are Strategy and War, Theater Security Decision Making, and Joint Maritime Operations. In CDE programs, these courses are adaptations of the curriculum offered in residence; the main difference is the method in which the materials are presented.

Students may choose any of four methods to complete their coursework: The Fleet Seminar Program, composed of faculty-led seminars provided at 19 select locations across the U.S.; a web-enabled program; a CD ROM-based program; and the Naval War College-at-Naval Postgraduate School (NWC-at-NPS) program in Monterey, California, which is a partnership between NWC and the Naval Postgraduate School through which students may complete their JPME-I qualification while earning a NPS master’s degree.

“The four programs we offer now really give prospective students an opportunity to assess both what they have time to do and how they want to learn,” said Garrold.

NWC’s CDE is open to U.S. officers of all military services and to eligible U.S. federal government civilian employees, in addition to a limited number of foreign officers. All prospective students can enroll by filling out and submitting an application for review. Applications for each CDE program can be found on the NWC website at http://usnwc.edu/Academics/College-of-Distance-Education.aspx/.

Capt. Todd Gaston, a Marine Corps officer stationed at the Naval Justice School in Newport, Rhode Island, opted for the Fleet Seminar Program. Despite being in the area, Gaston decided to enroll in CDE instead of going through NWC’s resident program.

“The resident course is great, but CDE allows me to do my job as a lawyer and still better my education,” Gaston said. “Especially in the legal field, you need to be on site, doing your job to get better at providing command advice. CDE is a very beneficial option for me.”

Lt. Cmdr. Leslie Councilor, a recent CDE graduate, agreed. Councilor participated in the Fleet Seminar Program in both Bremerton, Washington, and Norfolk. She now works at U.S Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk as the Navy’s only Fleet Medical Laboratory scientist.

Being a leader in Navy Medicine, Councilor had a desire to learn more about the Navy as a whole, knowing a better understanding would assist her in her medical work. Councilor studied from fall 2013 until spring 2016, constantly learning from the positions and experiences of her military and civilian peers.

“I now have a better understanding of how the Navy enterprise accomplishes its purposes of maritime protection and governess of U.S. interests worldwide,” Councilor said. “Now, as a medical professional, I can assist that demographic with their proper health care needs. The knowledge I gained cannot be overstated; I am a better Sailor and naval officer from my NWC experience.”

Though the Fleet Seminar Program most closely resembles the experience of resident NWC students, the faculty and staff in CDE have worked to make sure the web- and CD ROM-based programs are as engaging as possible.

“Originally, our distance education program was a box of books and a test that arrived on your doorstep,” said Garrold. “Students in this day and age are not going to be satisfied with that. They’re used to being challenged, multi-tasking and interacting.”

Educational specialists, web designers, and programmers on the CDE staff do research to find out how technology can be used to better the learning experience. Both the web-enabled and CD ROM-based programs have evolved to include embedded videos and other multimedia presentations in addition to readings. Students are also encouraged to contact professors at the NWC directly if they have questions.

Regardless of the program, CDE students participate in graduate-level research, reading, essay writing, active learning opportunities, and exams that extensively prepare them for their future careers. Though the courses may be completed in any sequence and through any program, only students who complete coursework via the Fleet Seminar Program are eligible for the NWC Master of Arts Degree in Defense and Strategic Studies. Otherwise, students who complete the program requirements earn graduate credit, a NWC diploma, and JPME-I credit.

For more news from Naval War College, visit http://www.navy.mil/local/nwc/.