Academics

EXCEL Workshop

Two Marietta College McDonough Leadership Program students pull weeds at the Betsy Mills during the EXCEL program's service project

All incoming McDonough Scholars are required to participate in this five-day event before taking the first course (LEAD 101 - Foundations of Leadership) in the McDonough Leadership Program. The EXCEL (Experience Community Engagement and Leadership) Workshop — always held the week before fall classes begin — introduces new leadership students into the core concepts and ideas behind the "McDonough Experience." Upperclass EXCEL Leaders run this workshop and serve as mentors for the new leadership students. Participants are challenged to see themselves as active members of a new learning community.