About the McConnell Center
The McConnell Center was established in 1991 by Kentucky's senior U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell and the University of Louisville. McConnell, a 1964 graduate of the University, founded the Center based on his belief that "Kentucky's future depends on inspiring talented, motivated 
leaders."
The McConnell Center is dedicated to providing a non-partisan, well rounded education that encourages top undergraduates to become valued citizens and future leaders of the commonwealth and the nation. The Center also facilitates public discourse on the major challenges of our time while encouraging an understanding of our shared past. 
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Through a variety of lectures, seminars, panel discussions and conferences, the McConnell Center seeks to bring influential political leaders, business executives, and accomplished scholars to the University of Louisville, where their insights and examples can serve the community and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Students associated with the Center have met such distinguished leaders as President George Bush, President Mikhail Gorbechev of the former Soviet Union, U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and secretaries of state Madeleine Albright, George Schultz, and James Baker.