Hood College is partnering with the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce to offer greater support to Leadership Frederick County (LFC), a program run by the Chamber since the 1980s. Hood, with its mission of using education to empower students to lead purposeful lives of responsibility, leadership, service and civic engagement, is excited to partner with the Chamber in supporting their mission of creating value for their members through leadership and education. The College sees this opportunity to support the Chamber as part of their civic responsibility to support leadership development in Frederick County.
Hood’s role in this partnership is to bring customized leadership master classes to the program. These classes are modeled from Hood College’s doctoral program in organizational leadership (DOL). The incorporation of graduate-level leadership instruction into the curriculum strengthen the academic value of the program, building on the success of its experiential learning component.
Faculty and alumni of the doctoral program in Organizational leadership with expertise in organizational leadership, business, and education have carefully designed this leadership curriculum. Hood leaders offer their expertise, facilitate master classes, and engage with LFC participants to provide them incredible insights on leadership.
This partnership also provides incredible opportunities to doctoral students to engage with the community and contribute. Hear from some of our doctoral students and alumni who worked closely with LFC (coming soon!).
Linda Chambers
Darnell Billups
Cynthia Johnson
Smita Padmanabhan
Jeneen Stewart
"If you’re thinking about pursuing a doctoral degree at Hood College, I would say to go for it. It’s a transformative experience that will change your life for the better. Like they say, diamonds are formed under pressure, and it doesn’t happen overnight."
Linda Chambers earned her doctorate of organizational leadership (DOL) from Hood College in May 2019. She was awarded the first ever Hood Outstanding Dissertation award this spring.
"The program was something that I was passionate about, so I was excited to seek out that opportunity. Not only did professors talk about the program, but current students shared their experiences. They were very insightful in presenting the program structure. "
