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- Institutes & Centers
- Faculty & Staff
- Employers & Recruiters
- Research & Scholarship
- Student Opportunities
Welcome to the School of Business Administration
Committed to learning, leadership and service, UD students make a difference in business and society. Our learning community brings people together to take on contemporary business challenges, put theory into practice and change the way the world does business.
Unrehearsed. Unscripted. And 100 percent PowerPoint-free.
That's our R.I.S.E. Forum, the world's largest student investment forum sponsored by the University of Dayton. Learn More >>
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Flyer Enterprises is a nationally ranked student-run business at the University of Dayton comprised of eight divisions. FE strives to develop employees into successful business leaders through experiential learning. Learn More >>
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Departments & Programs
Our departments and programs work together to work better for you. We offer nine undergraduate degrees, eleven minors and a highly respected MBA. Our programs integrate study, hands-on experience and service to develop the whole person. We emphasize team-based, collaborative teaching and learning, and stress community and leadership in all parts of the curriculum. It's a legacy of our Catholic, Marianist heritage.Accounting
We've got your number — preparation for a wide variety of career paths within and beyond the accounting profession, a combined BS/MBA program and a talented faculty pursuing the lead in applied and instructional research. UD's accounting department prepares you to add immediate value to employers, clients and society. Learn More >>
Economics & Finance
Outstanding teachers — that's how our students evaluate us. Our 14 faculty members direct two majors, an MBA concentration in finance and the Davis Center for Portfolio Management. Learn More >>
International Business
Go global — UD's international business program gives you a multidisciplinary education in the context of the global business environment. We prepare you for a world of success. Learn More >>
Management & Marketing
We prepare students following the University motto — Learn. Lead. Serve. All of our students are involved in hands-on projects in real organizations — including opportunities both inside and outside of the classroom. Learn More >>
MIS, OM & Decision Sciences
Managing the process — not the processors. Our department is one of the nation's best, with a curriculum devoted to producing graduates that solve organizational problems and create new opportunities in a world of innovation and fast-changing technologies. Learn More >>
MBA
Prestigious and convenient — get the best in MBA education and do it on your time. We match outstanding faculty with leading executives to provide a superior MBA program that's built to serve working professionals as well as recent graduates. Our unique cross-functional courses and practical approach to project-based learning give you a superior competitive advantage in today's marketplace. Learn More >>
Institutes & Centers
The University of Dayton School of Business develops tomorrow's leaders with five world-class business centers. We use the actual tools, partner with industry leaders and create real success to supplement the best in academic theory. Quite simply, our students learn business by getting down to it — right from the start.
Business Research Group
Good information is gold. We refine it. Our students get real results — with public sector studies, economic development analysis, business development, market research, focus groups, MIS, usability research and video production — for real business partners.
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Center for Academic Success
The Center for Academic Success website is your portal to the University of Dayton campus community. Look here first to obtain the most recent academic information.
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Center for Professional Selling
The Center for Professional Selling (CPS) focuses on high technology or “major sales” industries, to give our Sales Management Emphasis students a unique competitive edge in the ever-changing world marketplace.
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Center for Project Excellence
Combining theory with practice. The Center supports the development of distinctive graduates by combining the rigor of academic training with the practical reasoning and wisdom which comes from applying the students' education with real-world project experience. The Center for Project Excellence supports small teams of students working with companies/organizations to solve real-world business problems.
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Center for the Integration of Faith and Work
The Center for the Integration of Faith and Work is an example of the School of Business Administration's commitment to provide transformative education in the Marianist tradition.
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Computing in the SBA
The School of Business Administration offers its students, faculty and staff a richly rewarding computing environment with access to a wide variety of network resources and applications. In addition to computer labs and facilities, students, faculty and staff are exposed to new leading-edge technologies. State-of-the-art facilities and tools are available to students, faculty and staff. The School provides two general-purpose laboratories and one technology equipped classroom/laboratory. Classrooms are equipped with a state-of-the-art technology infrastructure that includes network access, audio-visual equipment and personal computers.
Davis Center for Portfolio Management
Learning through living. The Davis Center gives UD students the chance to manage money. Actually, quite a bit of money. Right now the fund is over six million dollars and — thanks to our students — growing.
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Hanley Trading Center
The Center offers a powerful learning experience for the next generation of aspiring traders in one of the hottest specialty areas of finance. Students learn quantitative skills, interact with experienced traders and have hands-on opportunities to work directly with TradeStation, the most popular trading platform.
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International Review of Economics & Finance
IREF is a quarterly journal devoted to the publication of high quality theoretical and empirical articles on all aspects of international economics and contemporary finance issues. Contributions that facilitate the communications between the real and the financial sectors of the economy are of particular interest.
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L. William Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
A distinct approach to business development — start your own. UD students do it every year. Working with academic and industry leaders, our students helped UD establish a top-five entrepreneurial program.
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Media Production Group
Our goal is simple: effective communication. We want to help you achieve your goals by producing a program that gets results. The University of Dayton Media Production Group specializes in complete video production and multimedia services. We are a professional resource for the University community as well as area businesses.
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Faculty & Staff
We're in business for you. The faculty and staff of the School of Business Administration mirror the vitality and interests of our students — your curiosity and growth fuel our own ideas and research, and together we can continue to change the face of business today.
Recruiting at the University of Dayton
Through Career Services, UD offers many options designed to assist you in recruiting students and alumni. Whether you need an intern, a cooperative education student or a full-time employee, UD Career Services is the place to start. Opportunities include online job postings, career fairs and other events, on-campus interviews, company information sessions, sponsorship of student projects and research, and more.Whatever your needs, Career Services is a connecting point for you to UD students, alumni, faculty and staff.
Career Services Contact Information:
300 College Park
Dayton, Ohio 45469-1110
(937) 229-2045
Fax (937) 229-2040
Email: careers_support@notes.udayton.edu
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Research & Scholarship
Our business research addresses questions that matter — working with the business community and focusing on practical wisdom. Our research integrates learning across disciplinary lines, brings theory into practice, fosters leadership and instills ethics and integrity.Publications by School of Business Administration Faculty Organized by Department and Author >>
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Student Opportunities
Internships that provide actual work experience with today's business leaders — get their knowledge, not their coffee.The School of Business Administration provides students with real opportunities to learn and achieve outside of the classroom. We recognize our students' talent and provide opportunities and activities that build on that. We also work closely with alumni and private business leaders — supplying ongoing opportunities and continuing the cycle of education and service in the business community.
You'll graduate with the skills, experience and confidence necessary to make a difference in business and society.
