• Fitz Center for Leadership in Community: The Fitz Center offers a variety of EL programs including Dayton Civic Scholars, Dayton Corps, Neighborhood School Centers, River Stewards and the Semester of Service Program. The goal of EL in the Fitz Center is to provide students and faculty with opportunities to foster civic innovation through collective impact, asset-based community development, social change, and the creation of intentional community.

• DC Flyers, through the University Honors Program, gives students the opportunity to explore careers in Washington, D.C. through summer internships. Participants represent the University of Dayton in our nation’s capital, benefiting from the mentorship of co-workers, faculty, peers and the local UD alumni network. Since 2014, 79 students have completed the DC Flyers internship program.
• Center for International Programs: The goal of EL within the CIP is to provide deepened intercultural engagement and development opportunities for faculty, staff and students on campus and abroad. CIP creates experiences designed to foster intercultural competency, cross-cultural knowledge, dialogue, relationships and reflection with the goal of increasing personal growth for individuals across cultural differences. EL programs • through CIP include the Global Education Seminar, Global Learning Living Community (GLLC), Breaking Bread, Sages and Seekers, and SAIL, a yearlong education abroad and leadership development program for students. Students interested in education abroad can visit UD’s education abroad website. — The GLLC is home to 92 residents who actively engage in programs throughout the year and has existed as an experiential opportunity on campus for over 10 years. — Since Fall 2016, 62 students have participated in the Semester Abroad and Intercultural Leadership program.
• London Flyers: University Honors Program: Today’s economy requires professionals with specific disciplinary skills and experience in a multicultural and global workforce. Up to five Honors students are selected each year to gain valuable global workplace experience by interning 20 hours per week in London, attending courses and seminars, and exploring the UK.

• Center for Student Involvement and Student Leadership Programs: The Center for Student Involvement works to prepare students for their future by designing EL opportunities that help students to explore personal identity, engage meaningfully across difference, and make connections between their experiences in the campus union and their future vocational goals. These opportunities range from student employment to involvement in student-run clubs and organizations. There are 290 student organizations on campus, including 35+ organizations focused on service; 21 values-based fraternities and sororities, and 2500+ organization meetings and events each year. Student Leadership Programs seeks to develop within students the capacity, efficacy, and resiliency necessary to enact leadership for the common good, by interrogating and challenging organizational and systemic dynamics to positively transform communities. — The Student Employment for the Real World program involves nearly 100 students each year, and has been recognized by the Association for College Unions International (ACUI) and by Student Affairs Professionals in Higher Education (NASPA) as a high-impact educational practice and award winning program. The Student Leadership Ambassadors facilitated 6 programs for approximately 120 students in the inaugural year of the program, and look forward to more opportunities to develop, implement, and assess culturally relevant and socially responsible leadership workshops.
• Business, Entrepreneurship, and Networking Opportunities: Flyer Enterprises is one of the nation’s top student-run businesses. They produce annual revenues of $1.2 million across their businesses. It is comprised of 180 associates, working for 9 different divisions consisting of two culinary divisions, two coffee divisions, two service divisions and three divisions under a joint venture agreement with UD Dining Services. Throughout the year, Flyer Enterprises’ employees have the privilege to network with different companies to learn about opportunities for internships, as well as full-time positions. Learn more here.

• Cohorted Research Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences - Dean’s Summer Fellowship Program(DSF): DSF offers students in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) the opportunity to conduct summer research in any academic discipline under the guidance of a faculty mentor. CAS also features numerous other cohorted research programs for students such as the Integrative Science and Engineering Center Summer CoRPs (Collaborative Research Projects) program, Physics Summer Research Experience, a partnership between UD, Morehouse College, Morgan State University, and St. Mary’s University.

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• The Office of Career Services is committed to providing excellent career-related resources and programs, career advising, and opportunities to build the confidence students and alumni need to succeed in their work and lives. — On-Campus Employment and Internships. Each year, the university offers approximately 3,000 jobs to students. Handshake, the university’s online hiring network, allows students to search and apply for employment and internship opportunities. In 2018-2019, — Handshake had 7,810 active employers offering full-time, internship, co-op, oncampus and part-time positions. — Interns typically work part-time during the school year and/or full-time during the summer. Students can also work a full-time internship during fall or spring for one semester, while maintaining their full-time student status. Most internships are paid, and some academic departments offer students credit for internships; students can consult a Career Advisor and internship coordinator in their department for more information. — The UD Career Services Guidebook 2019 from the Office of Career Services includes an overview of EL highlights as well as facts about where students go after graduation (Flyer First Destination Survey).
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