Environmental science professor Marelby Mosquera presents to a group of 30 Excel Industries employees during a leadership training program hosted and presented by Hesston College. The idea for the leadership training was born of a request from Excel, a lawn care manufacturer in Hesston, to offer interactive teaching environments that would provide both office and mainline staff with a liberal arts perspective on leadership training with emphasis on conflict resolution, interpersonal communication and inclusion and diversity. Through Hesston College’s connection with the Kansas Leadership Center (Wichita), a Hesston College leadership training curriculum was created and presented to the Excel group in a pilot training July 25 to 27.