Program calendar

Center for Exceptional Leadership program calendar

The Center for Exceptional Leadership (CEL) provides opportunities for participants who have completed the Individual Assessment Program to begin the four-day Cohort Immersion Program.

Cohort-based leadership is offered on three tracks:

Executive Leaders: C-suite, presidents, vice presidents and senior directors
Senior Leaders: executive-level managers and directors being prepared to join senior leadership
Foundational Leaders: those new to leadership positions

Below are the start dates for the 2023, 2024, and 2025 calendar years.

Executive leaders

Senior leaders

Foundational leaders

Enrollment Deadline	Assessment Launch	Immersion Dates	Cohort Development Dates
Dec. 15, 2023	Jan. 2, 2024	Feb. 19-22, 2024	2024: March 12, April 9, May 7, June 11, Aug. 13, Sept. 10, Oct. 8, Nov. 5 2025: Jan. 14, Feb. 11, March 11, April 8	Enroll now
July 19, 2024	July 29, 2024	Sept. 23-26, 2024	2024: Oct. 29, Nov. 19 2025: Jan. 21, Feb. 18, March 25, April 22, May 20, June 24, Aug. 19, Sept. 30, Oct. 28, Nov. 18	Enroll now
Dec. 20, 2024	Jan. 5, 2025	Feb. 24-27, 2025	2025: March 18, April 29, May 13, June 17, Aug. 12, Sept. 16, Oct. 14, Nov. 11 2026: Jan. 13, Feb. 17, March 17, April 14	Enroll now

Enrollment Deadline	Assessment Launch	Immersion Dates	Cohort Development Dates
Aug. 30, 2023	Sept. 6, 2023	Oct. 23-26, 2023	2023: Nov. 9 2024: Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 7, April 11, May 9, June 6, Aug. 8, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 7 2025: Jan. 9	Enroll now
Feb. 16, 2024	Feb. 26, 2024	April 22-25, 2024	2024: May 16, June 20, Aug. 15, Sept. 19, Oct 17, Nov. 14 2025: Jan. 16, Feb. 13, March 13, April 17, May 15, June 12	Enroll now
Aug. 16, 2024	Aug. 26, 2024	Oct. 21-24, 2024	2024: Nov. 21 2025: Jan. 23, Feb. 20, March 27, April 24, May 22, June 26, Aug. 21, Sept. 25, Oct. 30, Nov. 20 2026: Jan. 22	Enroll now
Feb. 7, 2025	Feb. 17, 2025	April 14-17, 2025	2025: May 29, June 19, Aug. 14, Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 13 2026: Jan. 15, Feb. 19, March 19, April 16, May 14, June 18	Enroll now

Enrollment Deadline	Assessment Launch	Immersion Dates	Cohort Development Dates
Sept. 13, 2023	Sept. 20, 2023	Nov. 6, 2023	2023: Dec. 4 2024: Jan. 8, Feb. 5, March 4, April 8, May 6, June 3	Enroll now
Jan. 5, 2024	Jan. 15, 2024	March 11, 2024	2024: April 15, May 13, June 10, July 15, Aug. 12, Sept. 9, Oct. 7	Enroll now
Feb. 2, 2024	Feb. 12, 2024	*April 9, 2024	2024: May 7, June 5, July 17, Aug. 7, Sept. 4, Oct. 9, Nov. 6 All sessions will be held at Bay College West Campus in Iron Mountain, MI	Enroll now
Aug. 30, 2024	Sept. 9, 2024	Nov. 4, 2024	2024: Dec. 9 2025: Jan. 6, Feb. 3, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 9	Enroll now
Jan. 3, 2025	Jan. 13, 2025	March 6, 2025	2025: April 10, May 8, June 5, Aug. 7, Sept. 4, Oct. 2, Nov. 6	Enroll now

Executive leaders

Enrollment Deadline	Assessment Launch	Immersion Dates	Cohort Development Dates
Dec. 15, 2023	Jan. 2, 2024	Feb. 19-22, 2024	2024: March 12, April 9, May 7, June 11, Aug. 13, Sept. 10, Oct. 8, Nov. 5 2025: Jan. 14, Feb. 11, March 11, April 8	Enroll now
July 19, 2024	July 29, 2024	Sept. 23-26, 2024	2024: Oct. 29, Nov. 19 2025: Jan. 21, Feb. 18, March 25, April 22, May 20, June 24, Aug. 19, Sept. 30, Oct. 28, Nov. 18	Enroll now
Dec. 20, 2024	Jan. 5, 2025	Feb. 24-27, 2025	2025: March 18, April 29, May 13, June 17, Aug. 12, Sept. 16, Oct. 14, Nov. 11 2026: Jan. 13, Feb. 17, March 17, April 14	Enroll now

Senior leaders

Enrollment Deadline	Assessment Launch	Immersion Dates	Cohort Development Dates
Aug. 30, 2023	Sept. 6, 2023	Oct. 23-26, 2023	2023: Nov. 9 2024: Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 7, April 11, May 9, June 6, Aug. 8, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 7 2025: Jan. 9	Enroll now
Feb. 16, 2024	Feb. 26, 2024	April 22-25, 2024	2024: May 16, June 20, Aug. 15, Sept. 19, Oct 17, Nov. 14 2025: Jan. 16, Feb. 13, March 13, April 17, May 15, June 12	Enroll now
Aug. 16, 2024	Aug. 26, 2024	Oct. 21-24, 2024	2024: Nov. 21 2025: Jan. 23, Feb. 20, March 27, April 24, May 22, June 26, Aug. 21, Sept. 25, Oct. 30, Nov. 20 2026: Jan. 22	Enroll now
Feb. 7, 2025	Feb. 17, 2025	April 14-17, 2025	2025: May 29, June 19, Aug. 14, Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 13 2026: Jan. 15, Feb. 19, March 19, April 16, May 14, June 18	Enroll now

Foundational leaders

Enrollment Deadline	Assessment Launch	Immersion Dates	Cohort Development Dates
Sept. 13, 2023	Sept. 20, 2023	Nov. 6, 2023	2023: Dec. 4 2024: Jan. 8, Feb. 5, March 4, April 8, May 6, June 3	Enroll now
Jan. 5, 2024	Jan. 15, 2024	March 11, 2024	2024: April 15, May 13, June 10, July 15, Aug. 12, Sept. 9, Oct. 7	Enroll now
Feb. 2, 2024	Feb. 12, 2024	*April 9, 2024	2024: May 7, June 5, July 17, Aug. 7, Sept. 4, Oct. 9, Nov. 6 All sessions will be held at Bay College West Campus in Iron Mountain, MI	Enroll now
Aug. 30, 2024	Sept. 9, 2024	Nov. 4, 2024	2024: Dec. 9 2025: Jan. 6, Feb. 3, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 9	Enroll now
Jan. 3, 2025	Jan. 13, 2025	March 6, 2025	2025: April 10, May 8, June 5, Aug. 7, Sept. 4, Oct. 2, Nov. 6	Enroll now