105 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. MBA students interested in making an impact during their time at Ross have many opportunities to do just that. 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 at Ross.

Below are 105 social impact-themed programs, clubs, action-based activities, and courses 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. Student Startup Grants
8. +Impact Studio
9. Zell Lurie Internships
10. Sanger Leadership Crisis Challenge
11. Social Innovation Speaker Series
12. Ross Loan Repayment Assistance Programs
13. Davidson Field Scholars Program through WDI
14. Global Impact Internships through WDI
15. C.K. Prahalad Initiative
16. Impact Projects from the Erb Institute
17. Michigan Online Teach-Out Series
18. Renewable Energy Case Competition
19. Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund
20. Dow Sustainability Fellowship Program
21. Socially Engaged Engineering and Design Fellowship Series
22. Center for Positive Organizations
23. Magnify Immersion Program
24. Positive Links Speaker Series
25. Gordon Scholarships
26. Impact Investing Group
27. U-M Poverty Solutions Initiative
28. Ginsberg Center
29. U-M Center for Social Solutions
30. Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project
31. Innovation in Action
32. MBA Council
33. Online MBA Council
34. Michigan Climate Venture
35. Michigan Ross Climate Week
36. 180 Degrees Consulting
37. Atlas Consulting Group
38. Enactus Consulting
39. MECC Consulting Group
40. Spark Social Impact Consulting
41. Asia Business Conference

Clubs

41. Africa Business Club
42. Armed Forces Association
43. Brazilian Business Student Association
44. Business Leaders for Diverse Abilities
45. Food, Bev, and Ag Club
46. Greater China Association
47. Japan Business Association
48. Korea Business Club
49. Latin American Business Student Association
50. Maize & Jew
51. MBA Christian Fellowship
52. Partners Club at Ross
53. Taiwan Business Association
54. Detroit Initiative at Ross
55. Michigan Sustainable Investments
56. Net Impact at Ross
57. Emerging Markets Club
58. Smart Cities Club
59. Energy Club
60. Healthcare and Life Sciences Club at Ross
61. Black Business Students Association
62. Asian American Business Association
63. Hispanic Business Students Association
64. Indian Subcontinent Business Association
65. Michigan Business Women
66. Out for Business at Ross 

Courses

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

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