Under the guidance of a faculty member, each student participates on a team that is assigned to work with a real organization on a 12-week comprehensive project.
Each team works together to provide actionable recommendations, including a proposal, industry/market research, a presentation and recommendations in the form of a report.
“My Capstone experience was an incredible culmination of my time at the University
of Dallas and gave me the ability to apply what I learned in my courses to a real-world
setting. Overall, my MBA at UD gave me the skills, confidence and connections to launch
my own global apparel brand and thriving e-commerce business, Compete Every Day.” -Jake Thompson, MBA '08
“As a student, this will be the fastest 12 weeks of your academic career because of the communication,
coordination, research, development and recommendations you'll need to complete on
behalf of the client.” -Sandra Blanke, Associate Professor| Term | Organization | Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2015 | Renlita Doors | Growth plan study |
| Spring 2015 | P.I. McLain Legal | Organizational audit |
| Summer 2015 | Healthaxis | Perfecting performance review structure |
| Summer 2015 | Royal Bath | Transfer of manufacturing site |
| Fall 2015 | PDS Tech | Develop applicant tracking system |
| Fall 2015 | Southern Dock | CRM investment strategy expansion |
"You bring me a letter of acceptance to a Catholic school for your child, and I promise your child will attend Catholic school." This is the promise Father Mark Hamlet, BA '68 MBA '70, makes to his congregation at every Mass. The pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Austin, Hamlet has spent much of his ministry advocating for Catholic school education through his nonprofit foundation, Our Kids at Heart.
+ Read MoreThis past summer, Yeabkal Wubshit, BA '20, earned the internship that every computer science major dreams of: a position at Google -- and spent the summer working on infrastructures for Google Service Accounts at Google's office in Sunnyvale, California.
+ Read MoreThe University of Dallas will celebrate the extraordinary achievements of four alumni with its 2019 Distinguished Alumni Awards. Award recipients Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, MTS '00, Laura Felis Quinn, BS '86 MBA '18, Judy Kelly, BA '63, and John Parker, BA '83 MBA '89, will be honored for their contributions to their professions, communities and the University of Dallas.
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