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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.

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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.

EL Opportunities EL Student Ambassadors

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 Catalog

EL 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.

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Featured Programs

Dean'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.