Centers of Distinction

Cintas Institute for Business Ethics

The Cintas Center 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.

Sedler Family Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The Sedler Center 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. 24 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 Applied Finance

The Center for Applied Finance 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.

Center for International Business

The Center for International Business builds international relationships with multi-national corporations and educational institutions that will allow for unique opportunities for WCB students and faculty.

* Facility in new building