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 (pdf)

IPFW Centers of Excellence

Archaeological Survey
Director: Andrew Smith

Phone: (260) 481-6194
Email: smitam08@ipfw.edu

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

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

Environmental Resources Center
Director: Bruce Kingsbury

Phone: (260) 481-5755
Email: kingsbur@ipfw.edu

Center of Excellence in Systems Engineering
Director: David Cochran

Phone: (260) 481-0341
Email: cochrand@ipfw.edu

Community Research Institute
Director: John Stafford

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

Center for Applied Ethics
Director: Clark Butler

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

Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics
Director: Andrew Downs

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

Northeast Indiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education Resource Center 
Director: Jeffrey Nowak

Phone: (260) 481-6108
Email: nowakj@ipfw.edu

Institute for Pension Plan Management
Director of Operations: Maneesh Sharma
Director of Research: Geralyn Miller

Phone: (260) 481-6484
Email: pensions@ipfw.edu

Wireless Technology Center
Director: Todor Cooklev

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

Three Rivers Language Center
Director: Chad Thompson

Phone: (260) 481-6101
Email: thompsoc@ipfw.edu

Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Co-Director: Steven Carr
Co-Director: David Lindquist

Phone: (260) 481-6545
Email: carr@ipfw.edu

Center for Social Research
Director: Donna Holland

Phone: (260) 481-6235
Email: csr@ipfw.edu

Information Analytics and Visualization Center
Director: Beomjin Kim

Phone: (260) 481-6180
Email: kimb@ipfw.edu 

Center for Leadership Development
Director: Robert Abel

Phone: (260) 481-6496
Email: abelr@ipfw.edu