Ethical Leadership with Notre Dame

For MSLDP ALUMNI only:

MSLDP Alumni application window opens on June 1st and ends on June 30th.

About the program

The Ethical Program with Notre Dame is a training designed for rising leaders among our MSLDP graduates. This program focuses on elevating those existing leaders, providing them with the tools and strategies to effectively navigate challenges. They will be encouraged to lay the groundwork, and continue to stride toward excellence, for their passion projects and initiatives. Through its dedication to building and strengthening military spouses, LEP empowers participants to become the change agents, making ethical impacts for the betterment of their communities,  ultimately benefiting both military families and the broader populations they serve. The LIMS learning environment is devoted to fostering connections amongst peers and partners invested in learning from one another and reinforces the continuum of support long after the program concludes. This continued empowerment to become an action-oriented leader, advocate, and mentor, coupled with a supported network of like-minded individuals, will foster lasting advocacy in our military community.

The MSAN-Notre Dame partnership is a multidisciplinary campus project. It involves faculty and staff from 10 organizations who are developing the partnership and the logistics of creating and delivering the not-for-credit courses. The project is being spearheaded and resourced by Notre Dame Research with the support of the Office of Military & Veterans Affairs, the College of Arts and Letters, the Mendoza College of Business, Notre Dame Learning’s Office of Digital Learning, the Office of Public Affairs and Communications, the William J. Shaw Center for Children and Families, the Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership, the Veldman Family Psychology Clinic and the Mental Health Initiative.

Ethical Leadership 2026 SESSION DATES/TIMES:

required LIVE Virtual Sessions

Meet and Greet event (Required)

Tuesday, September 8, 7pm-8pm EST

Module 1 (Required)
Tuesday, September 15, 7pm-8:30pm EST

Module 2(Required)

Tuesday, October 6, 7pm-8:30pm EST

Module 3(Required)
Tuesday, October 13, 7pm-8:30pm EST

Module 4 (Required)
Tuesday, November 3, 7pm-8:30pm EST

Here is what previous alumni have to say about the program!

Meet your instructors

  • Kristen Collett-Schmitt

    Kristen Collett-Schmitt is Associate Dean and Teaching Professor at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. She holds a Ph.D. and Masters in Economics from NC State and a B.A. from Bellarmine University. A recognized educator and Poets & Quants Top 40 Undergraduate Business Professor, her research centers on economics education, inclusive pedagogy, and financial literacy. She leads undergraduate and specialized master’s programs and supports diversity and accreditation initiatives at Mendoza.

  • Jessica McManus Warnell

    Jessica McManus Warnell is the Rex and Alice A. Martin Faculty Director of the Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership. A teaching professor in the Department of Management & Organization, Jessica teaches business ethics, sustainability, and inclusive leadership across Notre Dame’s undergraduate, MBA, and EMNA programs. Her research focuses on students' values, inclusive business, and post-disaster recovery. A UN PRME Teaching Excellence Award recipient, she has worked extensively in Japan and collaborates globally. She is affiliated with multiple institutes and is the author of Engaging Millennials for Ethical Leadership.

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About the University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame is a leading American research university that offers undergraduate, professional, and graduate students a chance to pursue their academic endeavors in a unique scholarly community. Enriched by Catholic intellectual and cultural traditions, it is a place that throughout its history has sought to bring knowledge into service of justice.

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