IACT Certificate

IACT is home to the nation’s first undergraduate certificate in Applied Creativity for Transformation. Open to undergraduate students of any major, the certificate is a first step in achieving the University of Dayton’s vision of innovation, applied creativity, entrepreneurship and community engagement for the common good.

Collaboration Accelerator

Each summer, we employ the most engaged and creative UD students from different academic areas of study, bringing them together to find innovative solutions to real-world challenges posed by community partners.

GEMnasium

A hands-on test lab with spaces to prototype new teaching and learning models for servant-leadership and social innovation. 250+ students and 18 educators, through 9 different courses, focused on one Grand Challenge for the 2018 spring semester: how to disrupt the pattern of addiction expectancy for the next generation.

Creative Summit

Through IACT's annual Creative Summit, we are able to bring together educators from across the region to explore and challenge the future of education. The 2018 summer program integrated challenges from Centerville City Schools, High AIMS network of public school districts, and the University of Dayton First Year Coordinating Team — as well as accelerating the GEMnasium deliverable concepts that were selected through crowdsourcing at our April Summit Slam. Through educational partnerships across the Miami valley region we strive to continue pushing the boundaries of academic learning for all ages.