R 281508Z APR 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 268/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)//
SUBJ/STANDUP OF THE LEADERSHIP SCHOLAR PROGRAM WEBSITE//
POC/BETH MORGAN/CIV/UNIT:ACS MCCS/-/TEL:760-429-4124//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE LEADERSHIP SCHOLAR PROGRAM (LSP) IS THE MARINE CORPS PRIMARY TOOL FOR FACILITATING THE ENROLLMENT OF MARINES WHO DESIRE A COLLEGE DEGREE AND ARE DEPARTING (OR HAVE ALREADY DEPARTED) ACTIVE SERVICE.
2.  CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 116 SCHOOLS ACROSS 32 STATES THAT ARE WORKING WITH THE MARINE CORPS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING MARINES THROUGH THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS AT PARTICIPATING CAMPUSES. DEPARTING MARINES COULD ATTEMPT TO ENROLL DIRECTLY AT A PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITY, HOWEVER THE LSP PROCESS IS GUARANTEED TO PRESENT THE FASTEST AND MOST EFFICIENT MEANS TO GAIN ENROLLMENT IN THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.
3.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE STANDUP OF THE LSP WEBSITE WHICH WILL SERVE AS THE SINGLE REPOSITORY FOR ALL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO EACH PARTICIPATING CAMPUS.  PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES EACH HAVE THEIR OWN ADMISSIONS CRITERIA, DEADLINES FOR ADMISSIONS, TUITION AND FEE PAYMENT SCHEDULES, CRITERIA FOR ACCEPTING PREVIOUS COLLEGE CREDITS, ETC.  ALL SUCH INFORMATION AND MORE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE LSP WEBSITE.
4.  THE LSP WILL BE CONSTANTLY UPDATED AS NEW SCHOOLS COME ON LINE, NEW ADMISSIONS WINDOWS OPEN AND CLOSE, AND/OR SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES IN ADMISSIONS CRITERIA ARE ANNOUNCED.
5.  COINCIDENT TO THE STANDUP OF THE LSP WEBSITE, THE PROGRAM MANAGER WILL CEASE PUBLISHING INDIVIDUAL MARADMINS TO ANNOUNCE THE PARTICIPATION OF A NEW SCHOOL.  IT IS IMPERATIVE THEN THAT INTERESTED MARINES ROUTINELY VISIT THE LSP WEBSITE TO ENSURE THEY HAVE THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO AID IN MAKING AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT THEIR INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL PURSUITS.
6.  THE URL FOR THE LSP WEBSITE IS:HTTP:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.LEADERSHIPSCHOLARPROGRAM.COM/. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS WEBSITE MAY BE DIRECTED TO MS. BETH MORGAN AT 760-429-4124, BETH.MORGAN(AT)USMC.MIL.
7.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. F. HEDELUND, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//