110 Ways To Make an Impact as an MBA Student at Michigan Ross

Michigan Ross fundamentally believes business can and should make the world a better place. The Business+Impact initiative at Michigan Ross is just one embodiment of this commitment. It is a hub for the many activities and opportunities that Ross and the University of Michigan have been developing for years. 

MBA students interested in making an impact during their time at Ross have many opportunities to do just that, even beyond Business+Impact. Whether you're passionate about sustainability, want to start an impactful business, or anything else you can imagine, there are resources available to help you do that at Ross.

Below are 110 social impact-themed programs, clubs, action-based activities, and classes available to MBA students.

1. Michigan Business Challenge - Seigle Impact Track
2. Nonprofit Board Fellowship Program
3. Multidisciplinary Action Projects
4. Social Venture Fund
5. Summer Internship Funding for Impact Projects from Business+Impact
6. William Davidson Institute International Investment Fund
7. Dare To Dream Impact Grants For Student Startups
8. +Impact Studio
9. Zell Lurie Internships
10. Ross Open Road — Entrepreneurial Road Trip
11. Social Innovation Speaker Series
12. Women Who Fund
13. Ross Loan Repayment Assistance Program
14. Office of University Development Summer Internship Program
15. Davidson Field Scholars Program through WDI
16. Global Impact Internships through WDI
17. C.K. Prahalad Initiative
18. Impact Projects from the Erb Institute 
19. Michigan Online Teach-Out Series
20. Renewable Energy Case Competition
21. Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund
22. Henrietta Lacks Health Equity Case Competition
23. Dow Sustainability Fellowship Program
24. Socially Engaged Engineering & Design (SEED) Capstone
25. Center for Positive Organizations
26. +Lab at the Center for Positive Organizations
27. Magnify Immersion Program
28. Positive Links Speaker Series
29. Gordon Scholarships
30. Detroit Accounting Outreach
31. Impact Investing Group
32. Impact Advantage Loan Repayment Program
33. U-M Poverty Solutions Initiative
34. Ginsberg Center
35. Center for Social Solutions (U-M)
36. Center for Racial Justice - Masterclass in Activism
37. Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project
38. Innovation in Action 
39. MBA DEI Council
40. Michigan Climate Venture

41. PTMBA DEI Case Competition

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Clubs

42. Africa Business Club
43. Armed Forces Association
44. Brazilian Business Student Association (BRASA)
45. Business Leaders for Diverse Abilities (BLDA)
46. China Blue Charity Fund
47. European Business Student Association
48. Food, Bev, and Ag Club
49. Greater China Association
50. Japan Business Association
51. Korea Business Club
52. Latin American Business Student Association (LABSA)
53. Maize & Jew
54. MBA Christian Fellowship
55. Partners Club at Ross
56. Taiwan Business Association
57. Community Case Competition
58. Detroit Initiative at Ross
59. Design+Business Club
60. Net Impact at Ross
61. Energy Club
62. Healthcare and Life Sciences Club at Ross
63. Ross Give-A-Day Fund Club
64. Black Business Students Association (BBSA)
65. Asian American Business Association (AABA)
66. Hispanic Business Students Association (HBSA)
67. Indian Subcontinent Business Association (ISBA)
68. Michigan Business Women (MBW)

69. Out for Business at Ross (OFB)

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Courses

70. Campus-wide Impact Courses
71. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Full-Time MBA Concentration
72. Erb Institute Dual Degree with the School for Environment and Sustainability
73. Impact Studio: Translating Research Into Practice
74. Business Strategies for the Base of the Pyramid
75. Environmental Law & Policy
76. Social Intrapreneurship: Leading Social Innovation In Organizations
77. Strategies For Sustainable Development II: Managing Social Issues
78. Innovation In Global Health Delivery
79. Business In Society
80. Food Literacy For All
81. Sustainability Finance
82. Project and Program Design and Implementation
83. Social Impact Leadership and Governance
84. Public Management: Policy & Management in the Nonprofit Sector
85. Washington Campus: Business and the Public Policy Process
86. Community Development
87. Organizing for Social and Political Action
88. Social Activism, Democracy & Globalization: Perspective of the Global South
89. Climate Economics and Policy
90. Poverty & Inequality
91. Fundraising and Grant Writing
92. Behavior and Environment: Transitional Thinking for the New Normal
93. Positive Business Communication
94. Non-Market Strategy: Shaping the Rules of the Game
95. Business Law & Ethics
96. Negotiating Skills In Environmental Dispute Resolution
97. Erb Institute Seminar
98. Strategies For Sustainable Development I: Competitive Environmental Strategies
99. Strategies for Sustainable Development II: Managing Social Issues
100. Leading Inclusive, High Performing Organizations
101. Living Business Leadership Experience
102. Energy Markets and Energy Politics
103. Positive Leadership and Organizing 
104. Leading People and Organizations
105. Healthcare Startups: Understanding Needs and Creating Ventures in Healthcare
106. Health Care Markets and Public Policies
107. Equity Analytics
108. Leading a Good Life
109. Business Leadership in Changing Times
110. Management as a Calling

Students can explore Business+Impact for a deeper look at how to get involved in social impact work at Michigan Ross.