Experiential Learning at UD
Experiencing Education
High-Impact Experiential Learning (EL) is a process that involves learning by doing through meaningful preparation, participation in immersive experiences, reflection, and application of knowledge as a key part of a transformational University of Dayton (UD) education.
Guided by our Catholic, Marianist mission to educate the whole person, participation in high-impact experiences is integral to cultivating leaders who are prepared to explore their vocations, address complex societal challenges, and contribute to the common good.
500+ Courses
Across the colleges, UD offers over 500 courses with experiential learning components
50+ Dayton Partners
UD connects students with over 50 partners through service, entrepreneurial, and internship opportunities.
"Experiential Learning changed the way I see life"
Students continually tell us that their experiential learning activities have been some of the most impactful and rewarding of their college careers. Listen to their stories.
Experiential Learning Catalog
Browse the catalog to discover experiential learning opportunities in UD's many centers and institutes, academic curriculum, and across the Dayton community.
See the EL CatalogEL Ambassadors are junior and senior undergraduate students with diverse experience in experiential learning at UD who help other students connect to EL opportunities and resources at UD.
Get InvolvedDean's Summer Fellowship
Providing an opportunity for our undergraduate students to conduct summer research in any academic discipline under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
ETHOS
Students serve others and use practical engineering skills for humanitarian purposes. Our students learn about the world, different cultures and themselves. Students participate internationally or domestically in technical immersions for 11+ weeks or in breakouts for up to two weeks.