110 Ways To Make an Impact on the World While Attending Michigan Ross as a Graduate Student

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, and it serves as a hub to the many, many activities and opportunities that Ross and the University of Michigan has been developing for years. 
 

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

Programs

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. WDI International Investment Fund
7. Dare To Dream Impact Grants For Student Startups
8. +Impact Studio
9. Zell Lurie Institute's Interns In Social Enterprise
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. Ross MBA Concentration In Business And Sustainability
22. Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund
23. Henrietta Lacks Health Equity Case Competition
24. Dow Sustainability Fellowship Program
25. Erb Institute Dual Degree With The School For Environment And Sustainability
26. Innovation In Action Competition
27. Center For Positive Organizations
28. +Lab at the Center For Positive Organizations
29. Magnify Immersion Program
30. Positive Links Speaker Series
31. Gordon Scholarships
32. Detroit Accounting Outreach
33. Impact Investing Group
34. Impact Advantage Loan Repayment Program
35. U-M Poverty Solutions Initiative
36. Ginsberg Center
37. Center for Social Solutions (U-M)
38. Center for Racial Justice - Masterclass in Activism
39. Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project
40. Innovation in Action 
41. MBA DEI Council
42. Michigan Climate Venture

Clubs

Clubs at Ross may be focused on project-based work, community-building, diversity & inclusion, and education. 

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

Courses

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. Strategies For Sustainable Development II: Managing Social Issues
76. Innovation In Global Health Delivery
77. Business In Society
78. Food Literacy For All
79. Sustainability Finance
80. Project and Program Design and Implementation
81. Social Impact Leadership and Governance
82. Public Management: Policy & Management in the Nonprofit Sector
83. Washington Campus: Business And The Public Policy Process
84. Organization And Management Of Health Advocacy And Community-Based Nonprofits
85. Community Development
86. Organizing For Social And Political Action
87. Social Activism, Democracy & Globalization: Perspective of the Global South
88. Climate Economics And Policy
89. Seminar in Energy Systems, Technology, 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. Systems Thinking For Sustainable Development And Enterprise
100. Leading Inclusive, High Performing Organizations
101. International Business Immersion
102. Living Business Leadership Experience
103. Energy Markets And Energy Politics
104. Positive Leadership and Organizing 
105. Leading People and Organizations
106. Healthcare Startups: Understanding Needs and Creating Ventures in Healthcare
107. Health Care Markets and Public Policies
108. Equity Analytics
109. Leading a Good Life
110. Business Leadership in Changing Times

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