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Center for the Integration of Faith and Work

Find Your Purpose: Where Faith Meets Your Future Career

How you can use your business degree to make a positive impact in the world? The Center for the Integration of Faith and Work, along with the UD School of Business Administration, sees business as a powerful force for good and a way to solve problems, lead with integrity and build a better future for everyone. You don't have to choose between a successful career and a meaningful life. You can turn your career into a calling.

Think of your future not just as a series of jobs, but as a vocation. By connecting your personal values with your professional goals, you’ll find more than just a paycheck — you’ll find a purpose.

Fast Facts

100% of first year students

participate in Business as a Calling

100% of students

will learn about ethics in business

Business as a Calling

This annual fall seminar for undergraduate students features a prominent business leader describing their views of the role of business and business people in society, its good functioning and the welfare of its stakeholders.

Jim Kavanaugh (right) sits in an armchair on stage while speaking at Business as a Calling
Center Overview

What is the Center for Integration of Faith and Work?

The Center for the Integration of Faith and Work helps students discover how business can be a force for good. Students are encouraged to lead with integrity, purpose and compassion in their careers and communities.

Rooted in Catholic Social Teaching and UD’s Marianist values, the Center helps students explore the connection between faith, ethics and leadership through:

  • Ethical leadership development.
  • Conversations around purpose and vocation.
  • Real-world learning experiences.
  • Values-driven business education.
  • Opportunities to make a positive impact through business.

More than preparing students for jobs, the center helps develop purpose-driven leaders ready to make a difference.

How can UD business students explore purpose and ethical leadership?

Through hands-on programs and meaningful conversations, business students learn how to lead with integrity and make an impact in their workplaces and communities:

  • Business as a Calling: Annual event where undergraduate business students learn from accomplished business leaders about ethical leadership, purpose-driven careers and real-world decision-making.
  • MBA 758 (Principled Organization: Integrating Faith, Ethics and Work): Graduate-level course that helps future leaders connect faith, ethics and purpose in the workplace. Grounded in UD's Marianist tradition, the course allows students to explore how to build values-driven organizations and lead with integrity.

Why Choose a Values-Based Marianist Business Education?

Today's business world needs leaders who care about more than just the bottom line. Students in the University of Dayton School of Business Administration learn how to lead with empathy, ethics and purpose while preparing for successful careers across industries.

Rooted in UD's Marianist values, our business education experience challenges students to think beyond profit and consider the impact they can make in their workplaces, communities and the world.

How UD Develops Purpose-Driven Business Leaders
  • Discover Purpose and Calling: Students are encouraged to explore their passions, strengths and career goals while discovering how business can be used to create meaningful impact.
  • Develop Ethical Leadership Skills: Through real-world conversations, reflection and hands-on experiences, students build the confidence and decision-making skills needed to lead with integrity.
  • Build Excellence and Adaptability: Students develop professional skills, a commitment to lifelong learning and the ability to adapt and lead in an ever-changing business environment.

How can I learn more?

Learn more about how students are discovering their vocation. Schedule an academic visit with the School of Business Administration today.

Elevate Your Future in Business at UD

According to Poets&Quants, the UD School of Business Administration is a top 50 undergraduate program that challenges and supports your growth. We integrate professional development into our curriculum, provide holistic advising, and focus on hands-on, applied learning. You'll graduate with a resume full of real-world experience, ready for success.

Careers and Outcomes
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Contact Center for the Integration of Faith and Work
300 College Park
Dayton, Ohio 45469 - 2271
937-229-2975 email
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Meet the Director

UD's Center for the Integration of Faith and Work is led by Director Jay Janney.

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