As members of the McDonough Leadership Center, all incoming students must go through the Experience Community Engagement and Leadership (EXCEL) workshop — a week-long, student-run event designed to integrate new students into the department and kickstart the journey of finding their leadership style. Under her direction, 2007’s EXCEL introduced the student coordinator and assistant coordinator roles, and the experience has been student-run since. Overall, the program ties into the curriculum represented in the Leadership Center, both for those leading it and for those experiencing it. 113 of the original 168 students enrolled in the first of many leadership courses — Foundations of Leadership. When asked about the spirit behind the workshop, Dr. Judd noted a specific question she posed during the coordinator interviewing process — namely, what they wanted to do differently.