The Benedictine Leadership Institute

The Benedictine Leadership Institute (BLI), an institute for disseminating Benedictine ideas, is an opportunity to infuse the Benedictine way of life, its principles and values into the lives of our students to help them live a life filled with meaning and purpose.

Today more than ever, the world needs leaders, problem solvers, and critical thinkers who lead with both their heart and their mind, and know what it means to make a difference in the lives of others. We all have the potential to serve the world and transform lives, organizations, and communities. At Mount Marty University, we believe it is our responsibility to foster that service and leadership by providing students a unique experience that can't be found elsewhere.

Principles, Virtues, and Core Values

It is our vision to transform society through Benedictine thought and action and our mission to form principled and virtuous leaders according to the Benedictine way of life through our values: awareness of God, community, hospitality, and lifelong learning.

transformative retreats & Curriculum

As part of Mount Marty's course curriculum, the BLI takes our freshman and sophomore students on a transformational leadership retreat each year to the Black Hills of South Dakota or the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The students get an opportunity to examine who they are and how it is that they want to impact the world on these retreats.

At no additional cost above tuition, each retreat is part of Mount Marty's education curriculum through the Benedictine Leadership 101 and 201 courses.