Fleischhacker Center for Ethical Leadership in Action

In November 2016, the College of Saint Benedict received the largest gift in our history: a $10 million commitment to create the Mark and Teresa Fleischhacker Center for Ethical Leadership in Action. The Center provides opportunities for students to take the leadership and ethics theory that is learned in the classroom and apply it within the workplace and community.

The gift creates a permanent endowment to fund the operations of the Center, including the support of community engaged learning experiences, a mentoring program, a speaker series, and development opportunities for faculty and staff. Internships, undergraduate research, fellowships, and community engagement experiences will be carefully designed to support the formation of ethical leaders in a variety of fields from business to medicine to education and beyond.

Fellows spotlights

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“The Center for Ethical Leadership in Action has prepared me, trained me and inspired me to see and believe that there are always opportunities to help our communities in the ways that we would like to do so.”

Lesly Gonzalez ’20

St. Paul, Minnesota

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“The Center for Ethical Leadership in Action has not only given me the financial support to expand my work experience, but it’s also given me the chance to explore the importance of ethical leadership and the positive impact that has on society.”

Lucy Dornbach ’19
Seoul, South Korea