An upcoming study group at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics will evaluate President Barack Obama’s performance throughout his first 100 days in office.

The weekly sessions will be led by Dole Institute Director Bill Lacy and Dole Fellow Scott Burnett, who worked in the Carter administration as director of the Presidential Speakers Bureau.

In a typical semester, the institute has two fellows, a Republican and a Democrat, but this year, the Republican who had been lined up was looking for a new job, Lacy said, and could not commit to the time necessary.

Lacy, who served in the Reagan administration, will take the place of the Republican fellow this semester.

Lacy said he was looking forward to bringing Burnett on as a fellow.

“Scott was actually there” during the first 100 days of the Carter administration, Lacy said. “I just think that was an important time in our history.”

Also, the institute chose to offer one large course instead of the usual two smaller ones, he said, given the opportunity to examine the first 100 days of the administration in real time as they occur.

The noncredit study group is open to the public and will meet from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays into April.

Lacy said anyone interested in attending the sessions should attend the first session, scheduled for 4 p.m. Feb. 17.

He said that while not required, he encouraged participants to commit to attending as many of the sessions as possible to get a bipartisan look at the issue.