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Schedule of Events During Bentley 2008
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| Sunday, June 8 | |
| 2:00 4:00 p.m. | Check In (Mitchell/Twin Towers Dormitory) |
| 4:30 5:30 p.m. | Introductions and Icebreakers (Kellogg Center) Time devoted to meeting the Co-Directors, Staff Assistants (SAs) and fellow Operation Bentley students |
| 5:45 6:45 p.m. | Dinner (Lower Baldwin Cafeteria) |
| 7:00 8:30 p.m. | Orientation and Program Overview (Bobbitt Aud.)
Drs. Al Pheley and William Rose, Operation Bentley Co-Directors and SAs Making Camelot Work - How to Use Parliamentary Procedure; the Art of Role-Playing; The Jobs of the Mayor, Manager, Council and Planning Commission |
| 8:45 9:30 p.m. | Review Session with SAs |
| 9:30 p.m. | Study Time - Do your program reading! Be prepared for tomorrows simulation! |
| Monday, June 9 | |
| 8:00 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast (Lower Baldwin Dining Hall--Sit with members of your SA group) |
| 8:45 10:45 a.m. |
Camelot I Local Government Simulation (Putnam 255/257 & Palenske 225/227) |
| 11:00 12:00 p.m. | Camelot II Local Government Simulation (Putnam 255/257 & Palenske 225/227) |
| 12:00 12:45 p.m. |
Lunch (Lower Baldwin Dining Hall - Sit with members of your SA group) |
| 1:00 2:15 p.m. |
Speaker: Hon. David Landry, Mayor of Novi, MI (Bobbitt Auditorium) |
| 2:30 4:45 p.m. | Camelot III Local Government Simulation (Putnam 255/257 & Palenske 225/227) |
| 5:00 5:45 p.m. |
Review Session with SAs |
| 6:00 6:45 p.m. |
Dinner (Lower Baldwin Dining Hall) |
| 7:00 9:00 p.m. |
Recreation (Dow, pool 8-9) |
| 9:30 p.m. | Study Time |
| Tuesday, June 10 | |
| 8:00 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast Lower Baldwin Dining Hall |
| 8:45 10:45 | Camelot IV (Putnam 255/257 & Palenske 225/227) |
| 11:00 12:00 p.m. | Camelot V (Putnam 255/257 & Palenske 225/227) |
| 12:00 12:45 p.m. |
Lunch (Lower Baldwin Dining Hall) |
| 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. | Speaker (TBA) |
| 2:30 4:00 p.m. | Camelot VI Final Session and Debriefing (Putnam 255/257 & Palenske 225/227) |
| 4:15 5:15 p.m. |
Recreation (Athletic field, canoeing & sports equipment) |
| 5:15 6:00 p.m. |
Picnic (Quad) |
| 6:15 7:45 p.m. |
State Issues and Instruction on Bill Writing (Bobbitt) |
| 8:00 9:45 p.m. | Party Caucuses and Preparation for Gubernatorial Debate (Robinson) |
| 10:00 11:00 p.m. | Study Time |
| Wednesday, June 11 -- Trip to Lansing | |
| 7:00 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast Lower Baldwin Dining Hall (NOTE EARLY BREAKFAST TIME) |
| 7:45 a.m. |
Board buses in front of Baldwin Dining Hall |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Buses Depart for Lansing |
| 9:15 a.m. | Meeting (TBA) |
| 10:00 a.m. | Senate Gallery |
| 11:30 a.m. | Meeting (TBA) |
| Noon |
Capitol Tour |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch (with your Student Assistant) |
| 2:00 2:30 p.m. |
Hall of Justice Security Clearance Process |
| 2:30 3:30 p.m. | Supreme Court |
| 3:45 p.m. | Board Buses and Return to Albion College |
| 5:45 6:30 p.m. |
Dinner (Lower Baldwin) |
| 6:45 8:00 p.m. |
Gubernatorial Debate and Vote (Bobbitt Auditorium) |
| 8:15 8:45 p.m. | Review Session with SAs |
| 9:00 11:00 p.m. |
Recreation and Free Time (Dow Center, pool 9-11) |
| Thursday, June 12 | |
| 8:00 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast (Lower Baldwin Dining Hall) |
| 8:45 9:30 a.m. |
State of the State Address (Bobbitt Auditorium) |
| 9:45 12:00 p.m. | State Party Caucuses and Committee Sessions(Putnam 255/257 & Palenske 225/227) |
| 12:15 12:45 p.m. |
Lunch (Lower Baldwin Dining Hall) |
| 1:00 2:15 p.m. | Speaker (TBA) |
| 2:30 6:00 p.m. | State Legislative Simulation Committees as Needed (Norris 101/Towsley Lecture Hall) |
| 6:15 6:45 p.m. |
Dinner (Lower Baldwin) |
| 7:00 9:00 p.m. | TBA |
| 9:00 11:00 p.m. | Recreation and Free Time (Dow Center, pool 9-11) |
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Friday, June 13 |
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| 8:00 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast (Lower Baldwin Dining Hall) |
| 8:45 11:45 a.m. | State Legislative Simulation Committees as Needed (Norris 101/Towsley Lecture Hall) |
| 12:00 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch (Lower Baldwin Dining Hall) |
| 12:45 2:00 p.m. | Speaker (TBA) |
| 2:15 4:45 p.m. | State Legislative Simulation (Norris 101/Towsley Lecture Hall) |
| 4:45 5:00 p.m. |
State Simulation Debriefing (Norris 101/Towsley Lecture Hall) |
| 5:30 7:00 p.m. | Recreation and Picnic - Planned Softball game, Soccer Game & Volleyball (Athletic Field canoeing, sports equipment) |
| 7:00 9:00 p.m. | Free Time |
| 9:30 12:00 a.m. | Dance and Game Night (Kellogg Center The Stack) |
| Saturday, June 14 | |
| 8:00 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast (Lower Baldwin Dining Hall) |
| 8:45 9:45 a.m. | Study Time |
| 10:00 11:00 a.m. | Operation Bentley Examination (Norris 101/Towsley Lecture Hall) |
| 11:45 a.m. | Picnic Lunch, Check-Out, and Farewells (Mitchell/Twin Towers) |