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Opportunities & Activities

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.

Accounting Club

The Accounting Club provides you tremendous opportunities for leadership experience, networking with students, faculty, and employers, career advice, field trips and service. Oh, and socializing, of course.

Beta Alpha Psi

Employers love Beta Alpha Psi. You will too. Beta Alpha Psi is a national accounting fraternity that actively promotes and recognizes scholastic and professional excellence in accounting. You'll have opportunities for self development and association among members and practicing accountants.

Delta Sigma Pi

Join an international, co-ed, professional business fraternity based on professionalism, community service and social interaction? Delta Sigma Pi is open to students of all business majors. Get in on the business — and the fun.

Department Competitions

Put yourself to the test in the Everest Real Estate Competition for entrepreneurship majors, the P&G Marketing Challenge for marketing majors or even the UD Business Plan Competition which is open to all students at UD. You can prove yourself worthy, win some money, earn a fantastic line for your resume, and have fun doing it in the process!

Economics and Finance Awards and Honor Societies

The Department of Economics and Finance recognizes excellence. You could be the recipient of an award or be nominated for the Financial Management Association National Honor Society or Omicron Delta Epsilon honor society in economics. The outstanding senior majoring in economics, the outstanding senior majoring in finance and the hardest working senior finance major are selected each year to receive coveted recognition.

Entrepreneurship Club

Get an edge in entrepreneurship. Hear from guest speakers, visit local entrepreneurial companies and attend the National Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) Conference. All majors and graduate students can join.

Family Business Forum

This two-day annual program brings together parents of entrepreneurship students who are running family businesses. On the first day, groups of parents share their experiences about starting and running their businesses for all students. On the second day, students read and discuss a case about the challenges associated with dividing up ownership of the business between family members who are and who are not involved with the business. The forum provides an outstanding opportunity for students to grasp the complexities associated with running family businesses.

Flyer Enterprises

This company consists of seven student-run businesses operating on campus under the Flyer Enterprises name (these range from a cafe to convenience stores to coffee bars). In fact, Flyer Enterprises is the fourth largest student-run business in the country and is open to all undergraduate students at UD. With annual sales of approximately $1.5 million, many majors from our department are routinely involved as managers in Flyer Enterprises. Flyer Enterprises is a great opportunity - after all, how many students can list running a $1.5 million business on their resumes?
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International Business Club

Through speakers, presentations and one-on-one experiences with experts in the field of international business, you'll be a part of the growing understanding of globalization in the business world.

International Business Foreign Exchange Programs

Rather than spending all or part of the summer in one of the formalized summer exchange experiences, you can literally attend foreign universities and take classes during normal fall or spring terms. Independently or through exchange agreements with our partner schools in Finland, France and Spain, you can create the perfect international education.
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Junior Entrepreneurship Mentor Program (JEM)

The program provides a unique mentoring experience for our sophomore entrepreneurship students. Selected junior entrepreneurship majors are assigned to mentor a Sophomore Experience company team for the entire academic year. The logic behind this students-mentoring-students program is that JEM mentors are in a terrific position to help since they have already successfully completed our demanding Sophomore Experience course sequence (a one-year course where sophomore entrepreneurship students conceive, organize, launch, operate and harvest a for-profit company).

Marketing Club

Benefit by belonging to the world's largest, most comprehensive professional association of marketers – The American Marketing Association. Hear speakers on topics like advertising, media marketing, sports marketing and international marketing. Spend time with professionals who work in your area, interact with other business organizations and see how marketing fits into the big picture. Plus, you get stuff – like subscriptions and software.

MIS Club

As a member of the MIS Club, you can join other students interested in MIS and information technology in a social and professional community while exploring more about these exciting fields.

Mu Kappa Tau

As a member, you are recognized for your outstanding academic achievement in the field of marketing. Inductees to this national academic honor society for marketing majors have a 3.25 GPA or better. For additional information, contact Dr. William Lewis.

Mu Kappa Tau

As a member, you are recognized for your outstanding academic achievement in the field of marketing. Inductees to this national academic honor society for marketing majors have a 3.25 GPA or better. For additional information, contact Dr. William Lewis.

National Association of Black Accountants

The UD chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants provides career development seminars, technical seminars, networking opportunities, volunteer assistance to charitable organizations and student scholarships. It encourages and assists minority students in entering the accounting profession and represents the interests of current and prospective minority accounting professionals.

School of Business Administration Study Abroad Programs

Choose from a number of outstanding overseas study programs. Travel with other UD students to China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and many other countries. Or spend a whole term at a university in another country and immerse yourself into their business practices and culture. It's a chance to study, take classes from UD professors and travel while earning your degree.
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Student Government Association Business Senator

The Student Government Association (SGA) brings students to the operational level of UD. One enterprising School of Business Administration student serves as the SGA business senator. The SGA business senator acts as a special liaison between students and administration on the Academic Senate, voicing the needs and concerns of business majors.
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UD Business Plan Competition

The School of Business Administration at the University of Dayton hosts an annual Business Plan Competition (BPC). For the 2007-2008 BPC, first place will win $10,000.00 and over $20,000.00 in total prize monies will be awarded. The BPC involves teams investigating the feasibility of a new venture and constructing a plan for launching the venture using common formats and guidelines. Because writing a comprehensive business plan can seem daunting, entry is simple and applicants receive built-in support throughout the entire process of developing a winning plan. Indeed, outstanding business plans often attract funding from investors, something that could eventually spur job creation and economic growth in a region.
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UD Center for International Programs

Check out the Center for International Program's smorgasbord of study abroad opportunities including summer study or traditional academic year or semester study. Want to do coursework in a foreign language, find a program in your major or other opportunities working or volunteering abroad? The Education Abroad Coordinator will find UD programs best suited for you.
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