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Baseball coach, author and mentor to speak at ERT in November

Mike Deegan '01 speaking about 'Developing a Process for a Purpose Driven Life'

by Tom Perry

Marietta, Ohio (11/05/2020) — The Economic Roundtable of the Ohio Valley is pleased to host Denison University baseball coach Mike Deegan '01 to help celebrate Community Foundation Week on Tuesday, November 17th. The Zoom webinar will be conducted from noon-1:00 p.m.

Deegan will speak about "Creating Change: Developing a Process for a Purpose Driven Life." The ERT webinar is free, but individuals must register at https://mariettacollege.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_X8Nzv_RjRJOBUfTOmjYeKA.

Deegan is the author of "Let It Rip: Lessons Learned Through Sports," and as a baseball coach he was part of three NCAA Division III National Championships at Marietta College. He has also mentored numerous all-conference and All-American athletes. While Deegan can talk about the finer points of coaching student-athletes, he likes to focus on the needs of an organization.

For more information: Greg Delemeester, delemeeg@marietta.edu.

The Economic Roundtable of the Ohio Valley is a non-partisan non-political educational organization that formed in 1982 as a result of a collaboration between the Business and Economics Department at Marietta College and a mix of business, civic and educational leaders. The object of the Economic Roundtable is to promote an interest in and to enlighten its members and others in the community on important governmental, economic, and social issues. Since its inception, the Economic Roundtable of the Ohio Valley has presented the Ohio Valley with more than 200 distinguished speakers who have enlightened and informed ERT members with their fascinating discussion on a broad scope of governmental, economic and social issues.

The ERT's speaker series is open to its members and their guests. The ERT's membership is open to all interested individuals at $35 a year. To join ERT, please contact Greg Delemeester at delemeeg@marietta.edu or call him at (740) 376-4630. You may find more information on the ERT at economicroundtable.org.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers more than 50 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution's rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major. Marietta College has also been named a Great College to Work For three consecutive years (2018-20).

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