Master of Science in Water Utilities Management Program

Residency Experiences

What are the residency experiences?

Three times in the program you will engage in short, in-person meetings with your cohort. Think of these as mini-conferences, including breakouts on important topics to modern water utility manages as well as workshops and seminars for deep, classroom type learning.

The Orientation Residency

This experience kicks off the program on Xavier’s campus! Check out this sample schedule:

Friday:

  • Fly in, check in.
  • Enjoy a dinner with an impactful keynote speaker
  • Networking happy hour with the Xavier faculty and staff who will work with you in the program.

Saturday:

  • Morning: breakfast, then the Managerial Challenge! Your cohort will work together to solve real business issues facing the water utility, even before your training begins.
  • Lunch: On the road! Tour local cutting-edge water technologies and share experiences over food in the Old River Station pump facility at Greater Cincinnati Water Works.
  • Early Afternoon: Grab your MS in Water Utility Management swag and polo shirt, take a campus tour, and smile for the group photo!
  • Late afternoon: invited panel discussions featuring water manager experts. Topics TBD.
  • Evening: keynote speaker over dinner, concluding with a networking happy hour with regional water utility experts and panel participants.

Sunday:

  • Check out, fly home

The Abroad Residency

A life changing, immersive 10-day experience. You will dive into the world of water utility management in cultures different from your own, sharing and gaining knowledge with top water utility managers across the globe. Learn more about the Study Abroad Residency.

The Capstone Residency

This experience closes out your journey in the MS in Water Utilities Management program. It’s a celebration of all that you have learned! Check out the tentative schedule below:

Day 1:

  • Fly in
  • Dinner and keynote speaker, networking happy hour after.

Day 2:

  • Morning: Breakfast, then Managerial Challenge. Wait! You’ve seen this before? That’s right; you’ll be challenged again to solve real business problems, except now you have the full support of your training in the MS in Water Utilities Management!
  • Lunch: Off campus, speaker/panel discussion
  • Afternoon: Capstone Presentations. Students will present the culmination of months of hard work, teaching cohort peers and colleagues about their important research.
  • Evening: XU Basketball Game! You can’t be a proper Musketeer without attending a Xavier athletics event. Enjoy dinner and drinks at the game with a presentation of the Best Capstone Thesis Award at halftime.

Day 3:

  • Fly home.