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Centers of Excellence

Community Research Institute

Research and analytical support in the areas of socio-economic data, urban planning, municipal finance, public policy and economic development.

Contact: John Stafford
E-mail: stafforj@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-5401
Link: http://www.ipfw.edu/cri/

Center for Excellence in Systems Engineeering

Systems engineering education, research, training and technical assistance.

Contact: Steve Walter
E-mail: waltersj@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-4130
Link: http://engr.ipfw.edu/~walter/index.php

Center for Industrial Innovation and Design

Provides engineering, materials testing, graphic design, web page development, rapid prototyping and modeling services.

Contact: John Motz
E-mail: motzj@po.ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-438-7884
Link: http://www.etcs.ipfw.edu/ciid/index.shtml

Institute for Decision Sciences and Theory

Promotes research in and provides expertise for the development of decision theory applications.

Contact: Lawrence Kuznar
E-mail: kuznar@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-6668
Link: http://www.ipfw.edu/as/centers/decision.shtml

Behavioral Health and Family Studies Institute

Professional education, community training, consultation and research.

Contact: Kathleen O'Connell
E-mail: oconnell@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-5795
Link: http://www.ipfw.edu/hhs/outreach/behavioral/

Archaeological Survey

Environmental compliance, geophysical survey, research, resource management, cemetery excavation.

Contact: Robert McCullough
E-mail: mccullor@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-6892
Link: http://www.ipfw.edu/archsurv/home.html

Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics

Non-partisan center for the understanding of the role of government and politics in daily life.

Contact: Andrew Downs
E-mail: downsa@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-6691
Link: http://www.mikedownscenter.org/

Small Business Development Center

Research, counseling and educational workshops for small businesses and entrepreneurs in northeast Indiana.

Contact: Ken McCrory
E-mail: mccroryk@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-0493
Link: http://www.ipfw.edu/bms/centers/default.shtml

Center for the Built Environment

Technical consultation for land use, commercial, institutional and residential construction and design.  Evaluation and recommendations for improvements in the areas of building life-expectancy, energy efficiency, and overall life-cycle cost.

Contact: M. Regina Leffers
E-mail: leffersr@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-6370
Link: http://www.etcs.ipfw.edu/cbe/index.shtml

Center for Reptile & Amphibian Conservation and Management

Research, education and outreach to understand and conserve reptiles and amphibians.

Contact: Bruce Kingsbury
E-mail: kingsbur@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-5725
Link: http://herpcenter.ipfw.edu/

Health Science Research Center

Dental health sponsored research and product development.

Contact: Mark Putt
E-mail: putt@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-6287
Link: http://www.ipfw.edu/hhs/outreach/ahec/

Scholar-Practitioner Center for the Advancement of Educationional Leadership and Learning Organizations

Holds the School of Education Journal, supports scholarly partnerships in education and provides consulting on educational issues to school corporations.

Contact: Barry Kanpol
E-mail: kanpolb@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-6456
Link: http://www.ipfw.edu/educ/scholar/

Institute for Human Rights

Contact: Clark Butler
E-mail: butler@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-6364
Link: http://www.ipfw.edu/hri/

Institute for Pension Plan Management

Provides training for pension plan professionals and research into pension plan management issues and services.

Contact: Jean Eisaman
E-mail: pensions@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-6489
Link: http://www.ipfw.edu/pensions/

Center for Wireless Technology

Contact: Todor Cooklev
E-mail: cooklevt@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-0151
Link: http://www.etcs.ipfw.edu/wtc/index.shtml

IPFW is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access University.