Marine Corps University Speaker's Bureau

Marine Corps University

Quantico, Virginia

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Members and Topics
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Welcome

The Marine Corps University Speakers Bureau outreach program offers professional scholars and experts to address civic organizations, schools, businesses, and other public groups.

Mission

The Mission of the Marine Corps University Speakers Bureau is to offer speakers who are particularly educated and knowledgeable about certain subject matter or with experiences related to MCU’s mission and to educate and inform the public and sponsoring organizations about the Marine Corps, Marine Corps University, and its Professional Military Education (PME) continuum and educational programs.

Specific topics include but are not limited to PME curricula and other military-related academic subjects (i.e., military history and leadership), issues in education, and critical thinking.

PURPOSE

The purpose of MCU Speakers Bureau is to allow the Marine Corps University to share the expertise of its diverse faculty through community engagement by offering our faculty members the opportunity to provide their views over a broad range of informative topics during community events.

Contact Information

mcu_speakersbureau@usmcu.edu
2040 Broadway Street (Room 237), Quantico VA, 22134
(703) 432-4837

Speaker Requests

To request a speaker for your group, the MCU Speakers Bureau must receive your request well in advance. Demand for MCU speakers is high, so requests cannot always be filled.

Please note that employee participation in the Speakers Bureau is voluntary. We ask for 6-8 weeks’ notice so that our Speakers can minimize disruption to their work schedules and so that the Requester will have time to adjust if a Speaker is not available.

If you would like to schedule a speaker, please complete the Speaker Request Form and email it to Dr. Lauren Mackenzie at lauren.mackenzie@usmcu.edu.

Members and Topics
MCU Speakers are available to address groups on a variety of both national and international topics to include cultural, military, political, educational themes and more. To request a speaker, visit the Speaker Requests tab on this page.
Christopher P. Anzalone, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Command and Staff College	Islam Africa Middle East Non-State Actors Civil Wars & Insurgencies Jihadism & Militant Islamism Political Violence & Terrorism Islamic Political Thought / Political Islam
Brandy Lyn Brown, Ph.D. Director Leadership Communication Skills Center	Human-Machine Writing Teams Communicating Across Audiences Communication as a Leadership Competency Clear Writing for High-Stakes Professional Contexts Writing Support for Adult and Professional Learners Professional Military Education and Communication
Richard L. Di Nardo, Ph.D. Professor of Military History Command and Staff College	American Civil War Wehrmacht Leadership in WW II Operational Art
Keil Gentry, Colonel (Ret), USMC Director National Museum of the Marine Corps	National Security Leadership and Ethics Marine Corps
Ms. Andrea Hamlen-Ridgely Director Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning	Grammar Plagiarism Creative Thinking Adult Learning Theory Information Literacy Responding to Student Writing Effective Written Communication Developing Effective Writing Assignments
Todd T. Holm, Ph.D. Professor Expeditionary Warfare School	Adult Learner Skills Battling Speech Anxiety Developing Presentational Skills Grammar Remediation Train-the-Trainer Unconscious Bias Conflict Management Generational Friction Boomers Gen X Millennials Gen Z
James G. Lacey, Ph.D. Course Director, Campaigning & Warfare Professor of Strategic Studies Horner Chair of War Studies Marine Corps War College	Book Talks Decisive Battle The Future of War Great Generals at War Great Power Competition & Conflict Great Power Rivalry Greco-Persian Wars The Roman Empire Maritime Strategy Military History (Plato to NATO) Military Innovation & Adaptation Military Strategy Operational Art Senior Level Leadership in War World War II
Lauren B. Mackenzie, Ph.D. Faculty Development & Outreach Director Marine Corps University	Creative Thinking Social Resilience Human Interoperability Relationship Repair Strategies Interpersonal Conflict Management Cross-Cultural Competence Intercultural Communication Military Scholarship of Teaching and Learning The Role of Failure in Teaching and Learning
Claire M. Metelits, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Strategic Studies Command and Staff College	Teaching Security Studies and International Relations in a Military Environment and Curriculum Development Regarding These Topics. Contemporary African Politics
Nathan R. Packard, Ph.D., Colonel USMCR Associate Professor of Military History Command and Staff College	Military Innovation The Vietnam War US National Security Policy USMC History Civil-Military Innovation Defense Reform
Eric Shibuya, Ph.D. Professor of Strategic Studies Command and Staff College	Asia Pacific Security & Politics China Politics & Military Southeast Asia & Oceania Security Issues Post-Conflict Reconstruction Political Violence & Subversion US Policy in Asia
Christopher S. Stowe, Ph.D. Professor of Military History Command and Staff College	American Civil War & Reconstruction US Military History Antebellum America The Atlantic World
Lon J. Strauss, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Military History, War Studies Command and Staff College	Societal Mobilization for Great Power Conflict The First World War Arctic Security Military History US History
Craig A. Swanson, Ph.D., LtCol (Ret), USMC Professor of Military History Command and Staff College	American Foreign Policy American History History of Medicine International Relations Marxism Political Theory USN / USMC History
Amin Tarzi, Ph.D. Director Middle East Studies	History & Historical Narratives Counter- & Nonproliferation Role of Justice in State-Building Track II Diplomacy Middle East
Paolo Tripodi, Ph.D. Professor of Ethics Head of Ethics Branch Lejeune Leadership Institute	Ethics Leadership Military Ethics
Christopher D. Yung, Ph.D. Dean Marine Corps War College	Maritime Territorial Disputes Asia Pacific Security & Politics US Defense Relations with Allies & Partners in the Asia Pacific US Policy in Asia US Policy to China China Chinese Military Chinese Politics Chinese Foreign Policy The South China Sea

Terms and Conditions

The following terms must be followed for MCU participation at your event.

Fundraising, Promotional Activities and Endorsements

MCU Speakers may not participate in any activity that is associated with fundraising, promotional activities/endorsements, partisan political activities, either directly or indirectly in a manner that would create an appearance of USMC endorsement, affiliation, sponsorship or support of a particular entity, cause, or political belief.

Event Organizer Documents

Any documents that the event organizer wants a Speaker or the MCU Speakers Bureau to sign must be submitted to the MCU Speakers Bureau in advance.

Discrimination

MCU Speakers may not participate in any activity in which any group has been unlawfully segregated or unequally treated on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, disability, religion, age, or sexual orientation.

Honoraria or Fees

MCU Speakers are not allowed to accept honoraria, stipends or fees for speaking.

Travel Expenses

Due to budgetary limitations, MCU may not be able to fund the travel for events requiring the speaker to travel 50 miles or more. MCU does have the authority, however, to accept payment from other organizations for travel expenses to meetings for speaking engagements under 31 USC 1353.