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Notre Dame business student spends summer teaching, volunteering at school for disabled in Uganda

NDBridge, a summer immersion program, challenges rising sophomores to “think hard about injustice, work with communities around the world that face it and consider their responsibility to the common good while at Notre Dame and beyond.” For business major Anna Koeberlein, it was the perfect service opportunity.

Shannon Roddel

Rebuilding Ukraine’s Future

“The scope of this project was for UCU to set up a foundation in Wroclaw to help these refugees adapt to Polish society, but also from the other lens, too – it’s how do you help Polish citizens welcome the Ukrainian refugees?” said Jack Joswick (MBA ’23).

Brendan O’Shaughnessy and Paige Risser

Students tackle financial inclusion for annual DE&I case competition

This year’s case asked competing teams to address financial inclusion by presenting solutions that increase access to and the quality of financial services in underserved markets. Winners were named for both undergraduate and graduate cohorts.

Brandi Wampler

Mendoza adds international projects to expand immersion opportunities

For the first time, University of Notre Dame MBA students can now tackle business challenges globally through new international projects. These week-long projects provide students with the opportunity to work for organizations in one of four countries.

Bryan Fields

Mission Driven

Graduate students in Notre Dame’s Executive MBA program may have started small, but their goal of making an impact grew into reality by raising tens of thousands of dollars for a South Bend community group and veterans’ housing.

Brendan O’Shaughnessy

Program Like a Champion

The Notre Dame MSBA program took a fun class challenge and turned it into an annual competition that allows each cohort to exercise their programming skills.

Brandi Wampler

Notre Dame provides a ‘ray of light’ for Uganda

NBC Sports shared a video of Notre Dame professor Wendy Angst and her students traveling across the world to help Victoria Nyanjura's St. Bakhita's Vocational Training Center with the goal of improving the prosperity of the region.

NBC

Fighting to Grow the Good in Business

Professor Wendy Angst and representatives from the St. Bakhita Vocational Training Center in Uganda were the subjects of the What Would You Fight For? spot shown during the Irish's amazing victory over Clemson.

What Would You Fight For?

A community built by strangers: Service learning with Ukrainian refugees in Kraków

Finance major Christian McKernan ’23 and a fellow Ukrainian-American student went across the world on a service learning trip to provide aid to Ukrainian refugees.

Gráinne McEvoy

MGA/MBA graduate brings essential skills to faith-based organizations

Arthur Ssembajja shares his experience as a dual degree student at Notre Dame. Ssemajja graduated in May 2022 with a master of global affairs (MGA) from the Keough School of Global Affairs and a master of business administration (MBA) from the Mendoza College of Business.

Renée LaReau