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IPFW Centers of Excellence

 

The purpose of the Centers of Excellence Program is to

  • Recognize and advance faculty expertise
  • Engage undergraduate and graduate students in experiential learning opportunities through service and research
  • Market those capabilities to the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors
  • Provide opportunities to integrate teaching, research, and service
  • Encourage multidisciplinary collaboration
  • Facilitate the administration of externally supported projects

Criteria for Establishment of a Center of Excellence

 

IPFW Centers of Excellence

 

Archaeological Survey
Director: Robert McCullough

Phone: (260) 481-6892
Email: mccullor@ipfw.edu

Behavioral Health & Family Studies Institute
Director: Kathleen O'Connell

Phone: (260) 481-5795
Email: oconnell@ipfw.edu

Center for Built Environment
Director: M. Regina Leffers

Phone: (260) 481-6370
Email: leffersr@ipfw.edu

Center for Reptile and Amphibian Conservation and Management
Director: Bruce Kingsbury

Phone: (260) 481-5725
Email: herps@ipfw.edu

Center for Excellence in Systems Engineering
Director: Steve Walter

Phone: (260) 481-4130
Email: waltersj@ipfw.edu

Community Research Institute
Director: John Stafford

Phone: (260) 481-5401
Email: stafforj@ipfw.edu

Institute for Decision Sciences and Theory
Director: Larry Kuznar

Phone: (260) 481-6668
Email: kuznar@ipfw.edu

Institute for Human Rights
Director: Clark Butler

Phone: (260) 481-6364
Email: humanrights@ipfw.edu

Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics
Director: Andrew Downs

Phone: (260) 481-6691
Email: downsa@ipfw.edu

Scholar-Practitioner Center for the Advancement of Educational Leadership and Learning Organizations
Director: Barry Kanpol

Phone: (260) 481-6456
Email: kanpolb@ipfw.edu

Center for Industrial Innovation and Design
Director: Gerard Voland
Projects Manager: John Motz

Phone: (260) 433-3896
Email: volandg@ipfw.edu

Institute for Pension Plan Management
Director: Geralyn Miller

Phone: (260) 481-6350
Email: pensions@ipfw.edu

Center for Wireless Technology
Director: Todor Cooklev

Phone: (260) 481-0151
Email:cooklevt@ipfw.edu