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2009 Notre Dame Naval Leadership Weekend Schedule

Thursday, 19 MAR 2009
(Appropriate Civilian Attire: NLW t-shirt)
1200 - 2300 Check-in at Sacred Heart Parish Center (lodging location)
1200 - 1800 Campus tours for arriving Midshipmen/Cadets
1830 - 2230 Dinner and social in Sacred Heart Parish Center
  • BCO/BXO/BOPS/NLW Coordinator introductions
  • Midshipmen introduced to their groups
  • Midshipmen groups provided presentation topics
  • Midshipmen Group Challenge / Icebreaker


Friday, 20 MAR 2009
(Uniform of the Day: Service Dress Blues/Green Alphas)
0700 - 0800 Breakfast at North Dining Hall
0815 - 0845 Welcome Aboard at DeBartolo 102

CAPT Dale Nees, Commanding Officer, NROTC Unit, Notre Dame
0845 - 1000 First Symposium - Presentation and Q&A DeBartolo 102

Mr. Joseph Kernan – Former Governor of Indiana, Navy NFO and Vietnam POW
1030 - 1130 Second Symposium - Presentation and Q&A DeBartolo 102

Mr. Matthew Buckley – Author and CEO of Options News Network, former Navy F/A-18 pilot
1145 - 1245 Lunch (Dining Hall)
1300 - 1415 Third Symposium - Presentation and Q&A DeBartolo 102

Mr. Paul Charron – Senior Advisor: Warburg Pincus, former SWO and CEO of Liz Claiborne
1430 - 1530 Fourth Symposium – Presentation and Q&A DeBartolo 101

Mr. Larry Wilkerson – retired Army Colonel and former Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State
1545 - 1700 Fifth Symposium - Presentation and Q&A DeBartolo 101

LtGen John R. Allen, USMC – Deputy Commander USCENTCOM
1715 - 1830 Dinner (Dining Hall)
1845 - TBD Free time - Rolfs/movie in wardroom/etc.


Saturday, 21 MAR 2009
(Uniform of the Day: Service Dress Blues/Green Alphas)
0800 - 0900 Breakfast at North Dining Hall
0915 - 1145 Panel Discussion Topic-Leadership and Ethics: The Future of International Security (Debartolo Hall 101)

Panelists:
  • Dr. Joeseph Thomas
  • Dr. Sebastion Rosato
  • Dr. David Cortright
  • Dr. Michael Desch
1200 - 1315 Lunch (Dining Hall)
1330 - 1600 Group Leadership Scenario Activity
DeBartolo 101
1615 - 1730 Sixth Symposium – Presentation and Q&A DeBartolo 101

VADM Robert Harward, USN – Deputy Commander USJFCOM
1900 - 2130 NLW Dinner at Notre Dame Football Stadium Press Box

MCPON Rick D. West, USN
2130 - 2200 Guest Speakers available for questions after dinner
2200 - 2400 Battalion Wardroom open for Midshipmen social time


Sunday, 22 MAR 2009
(Appropriate Civilian Attire)
0600-1600 Transportation to South Bend Regional Airport or Departure

Continental Breakfast offered in Sacred Heart Parish Center

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Naval Training Units, University of Notre Dame, April 29, 1944
A picture of the 1944 ND NROTC Unit in formation on South Quad

 

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