ABOUT OPEN ROAD @ ROSS

Open Road @ Ross is an established action-based social entrepreneurship program developed by Ross students and powered by the Ford Motor Company. The aim of the program is to give small business owners extra hands in solving complex challenges, and to help students gain real experience…

Student Application ‘17

Do something different with your summer

Entrepreneur Application 2019

The Open Road @ Ross movement depends on entrepreneurs who believe in building businesses that create jobs…

WEEK 1: We’re Driving Across America, Learning About Hard Decisions and Sweet Potato Pies

Team IBAM

Aaron Steiner, MBA ’17, Iris Nguyen, MBA/M.Ed ’17, Mikaela Rodkin, MBA/MS ’17, and Blake Van…

ROSS MBAX 2014

In 2014, Ross became one of the first sponsoring business schools to send team members out on the inaugural MBAs Across America journey. This five-week road trip joined three Ross MBAs and a Haas MBA with visionary American small business owners. The Center sponsored the Ross team to specifically…

Team SASA

Team SASA, comprised of (left to right) Alexander Ho, MBA/MS ’18, Anita Lin, MBA/MS ’18 …

WEEK 2: We Dove Into the Twin Cities to Learn About Hydroponics and Aquaponics

ROSS MBAX 2015

Since 2014 MBAs Across America has sent groups of MBAs on five-week road trips to work with visionary social entrepreneurs. In 2015, the Center for Social Impact sponsored a team of four Ross student to go on a 3,300 mile journey across the U.S.