Leadership
The McDonough Center for Leadership and Business
Website: https://www.marietta.edu/mcdonough-center
Dean of the McDonough Center: Gama Perruci (gama.perruci@marietta.edu)
Administrative Coordinator: Tracey Wynn (tdw001@marietta.edu)
Director of Civic Engagement: Maribeth Saleem-Tanner
Nonprofits LEAD Program Director: Amy Elliott
Community-Based Learning Coordinator: Katie Evan
2019-2020 Fitzgerald Executive in Residence (EIR): Doug Griebel
2019-2020 Schwartz Leader-in-Residence (LIR); Jamie Cleland
The McDonough Center for Leadership and Business, endowed by a gift in memory of Bernard P. McDonough, a local industrialist, has been designed to allow students to study leadership through a multi-disciplinary liberal arts perspective. The underlying theme that guides the Center’s mission is its commitment to civic engagement and the development of thoughtful leaders. A student’s participation in the McDonough Leadership Program can take several forms:
- Major in International Leadership Studies (ILS)
- Minor in Leadership Studies (MLS)
- Certificate in Leadership Studies (CLS)
- Engineering Leadership Certificate (ELC)
- Teacher Leadership Certificate (TLC)
- Enrolling in a Leadership-designated course
Students pursuing the International Leadership Studies major, the minor/certificate in Leadership Studies, as well as the Engineering or Teacher Leadership Certificates, are named McDonough Scholars. Admission to the McDonough Scholars Program (ILS, MLS, CLS, ELC, and TLC) is competitive. Criteria for admission into the McDonough Scholars Program: (1) strong record of academic achievement; (2) evident record of leadership in high school and/or in the community; and (3) thoughtful and complete answers to the questions in the McDonough application form.
Students admitted into the McDonough Scholars Program described above complete a one-week EXCEL (Experience Civic Engagement and Leadership) Workshop before taking the first course in the program.