McDonough Leadership Program

The McDonough Center for Leadership and Business begins its EXCEL orientation program at noon, Thursday, August 16th, with registration and residence hall check-in at the Hermann Fine Arts Center lobby. Other activities for the day include a dinner, welcome meeting and a Glow Night at Parsons Field.

The McDonough Center for Leadership and Business will conduct its second day of the EXCEL orientation program starting at 8:00 a.m., Friday, August 17th, with leadership games, icebreakers and a movie to close out the day.

The McDonough Center for Leadership and Business will conduct its third day of the EXCEL orientation program starting at 7:00 a.m., Saturday, August 18th, at a Challenge Course.

The McDonough Center for Leadership and Business will conduct its fourth day of the EXCEL orientation program starting at 7:00 a.m., Sunday, August 19th. Activities for the day include restorative yoga, Jazzercise and roller skating.

The McDonough Center for Leadership and Business will conduct its fifth and final day of the EXCEL orientation program starting at 8:00 a.m., Monday, August 20th. Activities for the day include a community panel, work with service groups and culture night.

McDonough Leadership students are partnering with Community Action in an effort to find coats and other winter apparel for children in the Marietta community from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 17th, at Jeremiah's Coffee House in downtown Marietta. They are looking for coats specifically, but are open to all donations of winter...

As part of the Leadership 240 class, there will be a privilege walk from 7:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, November 19th, on Court 1 of the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center. This should be a fun and eye-opening experience — not to mention free pizza! The class hopes this will bring some insight into all of your life and the lives of others while inspiring...

Paul Worstell, the 2018-19 Fitzgerald Executive-in-Residence at the McDonough Center, will speak at a Leadership Q&A at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 30th, at McDonough 205. Worstell supports organizations with executive coaching, leadership training, cultural transformation, and leadership retreats. In 2010, he retired as president from...

Marjorie Margolies, a former journalist and Democratic politician from Pennsylvania, will be making a keynote address at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 5th, in the Alma McDonough Auditorium as part of the Woodrow Wilson Fellow program. Her appearance is free and open to the public.