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