Experiential Learning

Tax Assistance Program (TAP)

The TAP program gives students the opportunity to put their accounting knowledge to work and help low-income residents in the process. The Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Tax Assistance Program (TAP) has been providing free basic income tax return preparation services to low income individuals and families in the South Bend community for more than 50 years. In addition to University course work, students must pass rigorous IRS exams to be certified as a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance participant.

Applied Investment Management (AIM)

A signature program of the Mendoza College of Business, Applied Investment Management is an application-based course that blends traditional investment theory with the practical experience of managing a live equity portfolio valued at over $30 million. You’ll also connect to a powerful global network consisting of nearly 1,400 Notre Dame alumni who started their investing careers with AIM.

Business of Life

Offered by the Notre Dame Institute for Global Investing, Business of Life provides undergraduates with the chance to learn from a world-famous author of a book on investing, Peter Kaufman, chairman and CEO of Glenair, and author of Poor Charlie’s Almanack. The three-part series is designed to reinforce ND’s core values in the context of investing, business leadership and multidisciplinary thinking.

Early Bridges to Data Science

A community-engaged capstone course for undergraduate Business Analytics students, Early Bridges provides an intensive, integrative experience for students as they work with non-profit organizations and governmental agencies on real-world problems that have broad societal benefit.

Power Means Initiative (PMI)

This initiative is the umbrella for Mendoza’s immersive experiential learning opportunities consisting of the new Impact Consulting Minor, the Innovation for Impact Club and the emerging Impact Investment Fund and Incubator. PMI provides the central organizational unit for all of these efforts and more to deliver truly unique, hands-on experiential learning opportunities to undergraduate students that have a real impact in taking on some of the most pressing global issues.

Applied Digital Marketing

The course blends the theory of digital marketing with the practical demands of managing highly targeted, data-driven digital marketing campaigns. Students spearhead the design, build and execution phases of a digital marketing campaign, and in the process, develop a deep understanding and application of the art and science of a digital-first demand management system.