Immersions are an important component of the MBA@Dayton program. You, your classmates and your faculty members will come together in person to apply your newfound knowledge in a real-world setting. These collaborative learning experiences give you opportunities to learn from influential business leaders, engage in group workshops and network with your peers.

During the program, you will attend two immersions: The required Servant Leadership Immersion, which will take place on the University of Dayton campus in Dayton, Ohio — and an immersion of your choice.

Today’s workforce demands a mindset of possibility that disrupts the world through 21st-century citizenship. University of Dayton’s Institute of Applied Creativity for Transformation believes in creative changemaking with a sustainable, humanity-centered focus that blends educational and vocational frameworks for transformation of both one’s professional and personal journey.

In this one-of-a-kind immersion, you will integrate the three pillars of applied creative learning — ambiguity, empathy and humanity — in order to animate these approaches within your own discipline of study and professional experience. You will strengthen your transdisciplinary learning and research through a collaborative creation of new conceptual, theoretical, methodological and translational innovations that integrate and move beyond discipline-specific approaches to address a grand challenge faced in today’s local, regional and global business sectors.

How can competition build community? Join the University of Dayton’s Institute of Applied Creativity for Transformation (IACT) for an intensive, hands-on experience in Portland, Oregon — the global hub for sports product management.

The Institute of Applied Creativity for Transformation seeks to empower a forward-thinking 21st century student with the creative competencies that today’s job market demands — critical perspective, complex problem solving and collaboration with others — and the ability to apply those skills to diverse disciplines of study through a humanity-centered approach.

During this immersion, participants will:

During this immersion, you will explore the Bay Area of California while discovering how new technologies impact Silicon Valley firms. Through a series of presentations by executives, case discussions, plant tours and group projects, you will consider the process of innovation and how it internally and externally influences operational processes and general business practices.

By the end of this immersion, participants will have an understanding of:

What sets MBA@Dayton apart from other MBA programs is UD’s Marianist and Catholic identity, which is embodied through the concept of servant leadership. As you expand your understanding of key business terms, you will also learn how to use your knowledge and talents to improve the world around you. One of the MBA immersions will delve into how servant leadership merges with business knowledge to help you succeed on a personal and professional level.

Organizations that practice servant leadership are more successful, as proven by research. MBA@Dayton embodies the model of “Head” (business acumen), “Heart” (humanity), and “Hands” (service). In this immersion, you will explore the tradition of, latest research and best practices on servant leadership by participating in: 

You may at some point work for a nonprofit, volunteer for a nonprofit, donate to a nonprofit or even serve on the board of a nonprofit. No matter where your career takes you, you will likely engage with nonprofit organizations.
 
The primary objective of this immersion is to provide you with information on the various business models used by different nonprofit organizations with an emphasis on how these organizations operate and add value to the business world and to the community at large.