Several Van Buren juniors and seniors and social studies teacher Mark Vennekotter attended the first-ever leadership luncheon featuring former Ohio governors Richard Celeste (1983-1991) and Bob Taft (1999-2007) at Bowling Green State University today.
After lunch, attendees listened as Celeste and Taft had a conversation about the importance of leadership and civic dialogue on both sides of the political aisle.
Senior Gavin Couchot said, “I loved it. I have usually seen politics through my phone or television, so being in the presence of an actual governor was amazing, and it gave me hope that I can have an impact on my own community.”
The free luncheon was hosted by the Democracy and Public Policy Research Network in the Department of Political Science at BGSU.
