Centers of Distinction

Center for Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

The center for business ethics and social responsibility focuses on helping students and other Xavier stakeholders recognize and deal with ethical and values-related issues in the workplace. To that end, the center designs corporate workshops, stages continuing education sessions, sponsors guest lectures and conducts an annual ethics institute that features leading corporate executives, ethics officers, and legislative and judicial officials. The center also:

• Serves as a resource for the local, regional and national business communities.
• Enables students to choose to do the hard right, as opposed to the easy wrong.
• Helps faculty increase their exposure and confidence in the areas of business ethics and social responsibility.

Xavier Entrepreneurial Center

The center for entrepreneurship develops entrepreneurial leaders who seek opportunities, act resourcefully, think creatively and lead ethically to make a difference in their organizations in the world. Its accomplishments include:

• A ranking of No. 11 among the most entrepreneurial campuses in America by The Princeton Review.
• An internationally recognized faculty with established reputations for research and teaching.
• An entrepreneurship major for business students and a minor for business and non-business students.
• A student learning lab at the Hamilton County Business Center, which provides startup space and contact with entrepreneurs.
• Six student-managed-and-operated businesses on campus.

Center for Investment Research *

The center for investment research is a student-managed facility containing state-of-the-art technology for the analysis of stocks and securities as well as for portfolio management. It also offers hands-on, practical training for students and the business community.

Institute in Health Care Informatics *

The institution advances the development and use of information technologies and digital information resources in efficient and effective delivery of health care. It is part of the nationally recognized graduate program in health services administration, which produces skilled, ethical leaders for the health care field.

* Facility in new building