Current Student Highlight
Helping Close the Education Gap

Graduating seniors, Rachel Baughman ’12 and Emma Vierheller ’12, were recently accepted to the prestigious Teach for America (TFA) program. TFA is the national corps of top college graduates and professionals who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in the effort to close the education gap that exists between low-income students and their wealthier peers.

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Alumni Highlight
Summer Intern in New Zealand

This summer, Joshua Maxwell ’11 will be working for two months as the Learning Communities Intern for the Campus Life Division at the University of Auckland – New Zealand’s leading university and the only one ranked among the world’s top 200 universities by the Times Higher Education World Rankings of Universities. Josh graduated from Marietta College in May 2011 with the International Leadership Studies major and is currently a first-year graduate student in the College of Education and Human Development at Bowling Green State University, pursuing a Master's degree in College Student Personnel (CSP).

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The 2012 McDonough Leadership Conference

Conference Date: April 13-15, 2012

Location: Marietta College Campus

Leadership has emerged in recent decades as a major field of study in higher education. Today, many colleges and universities offer exciting curricular and co-curricular programs in Leadership Studies – challenging their students to develop their leadership skills in preparation for a life of purpose and engagement. In this spirit of intellectual exploration, self-reflection and personal leadership development, the McDonough Leadership Center at Marietta College is hosting  the 2012 McDonough Leadership Conference.  This event is designed to bring together students, scholars, and practitioners interested in sharing their scholarly work and leadership development insights with a wider audience.

 

REGISTER TODAY! (Click HERE to Register for the Conference)

 

TO VIEW THE 2012 CONFERENCE PROGRAM, CLICK HERE

 

Great Decisions Series at McDonough

Great Decisions Magazine

Every year, the McDonough Center brings The Great Decisions Series to the Mid-Ohio Valley. The series is part of an annual national project organized by the Foreign Policy Association (FPA), with headquarters in New York City.

The 2012 topics included: Cybersecurity, State of the Oceans, Energy Geopolitics, Middle East Realignment, Promoting Democracy, and Mexico. Jessica Penny '12 served as this year's coordinator of the Great Decision Series.

Upcoming Events

The 2012 McDonough Leadership Conference
Friday, April 13, 2012 - Sunday, April 15, 2012
McDonough Leadership Center
Marietta College Campus

 

Join us for the 2012 McDonough Leadership Conference at Marietta College. This event is designed to bring together students, scholars, and practitioners interested in sharing their scholarly work and leadership development insights with a wider audience.

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Leadership Service Trip to Ghana
Monday, May 14, 2012 - Monday, May 28, 2012
Ghana
West Africa

Join us on this wonderful journey. The service trip to Ghana will provide a safe and well guided introduction to the uniqueness of West Africa. Students will have the opportunity to participate in a development project in a rural community, sample West African cultures, and appreciate their uniqueness and diversity.

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Leadership and Conservation (Study Abroad Trip)
Monday, May 14, 2012 - Monday, June 4, 2012
Costa Rica and Belize

Are you interested in studying abroad but can’t work it out in your semester schedule?  Consider our three-week summer course in Costa Rica and Belize! We will be taking a class to Central America to examine leadership in the areas of ecology and conservation.

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Congrats
The 2012-2013 Fitzgerald EIR

Earle Jay Maiman ’70 will serve as the 2012-2013 Fitzgerald Executive-in-Residence at the McDonough Center. His project, entitled “From Complaint to Verdict: A ‘Learning By Doing’ Experience in Trial Advocacy,” will allow students to participate on a “mock” case throughout the 2012-2013 academic year. The students, under Mr. Maiman’s mentorship, will try that case to a jury at the end of the year.

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Making a Difference

Congratulations to Craig Sundstrom ’07 who recently started a new position as a Legislative Associate in the National Governors Association (NGA) Office of Federal Relations in Washington, D.C. He handles all issues within the jurisdiction of the Natural Resources Committee, which focuses on agriculture, energy, environmental, and natural resources issues. 

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