Research

The office of Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) is the primary campus office that assists in sponsored project development, administers grants and contracts, facilitates research ethics and compliance, and oversees technology transfer and intellectual property.

Organized Centers and Offices

• Applied Social Research Unit: Data collection/analysis to improve organizational effectiveness.
• Center for Adoption Studies: Research and training that informs adoption policy and practice.
• Center for Mathematics, Science & Technology: Integrated teaching/learning of mathematics, science, and technology.
• Center for Reading and Literacy: Service and research that develops various reading literacies.
• Center for the Study of Educational Policy: Research promoting systemic and sustainable education reform strategies.
• Cross Chair/Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): Links to campus support for SoTL work, links to other sites about SoTL, and materials and links to SoTL work.
• Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies: Entrepreneurial student service-learning opportunities and consulting for small businesses.
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC): Important resources and forms in researching using animal subjects.
• Institutional Review Board (IRB): Important resources and forms in working with human subjects.
• Katie School of Insurance and Financial Services: Innovative teaching, cutting-edge applied research, and student-centered learning.
• Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development: Community and economic development activities.
• Special Education Assistive Technology Center: Assistive technology skills development for teachers of the disabled.

College Research Support

• College Research Coordinators
• College of Applied Science and Technology
• College of Arts and Science
• College of Business
• College of Education
• College of Fine Arts
• Mennonite College of Nursing

Other Useful Support Links

• University Research Awards
• Research Ethics and Compliance: Responsible for research conduct policy, including human and animal subjects.
• Planning and Institutional Research: Campus data collection and analysis.
• Research Publications and Documents (Milner Library)
• Statistical Consulting Center

Teaching and Research Quick Links

• Center for Teaching, Learning, & Technology (CTLT)
• Research and Sponsored Programs
• Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs
• Appointment, Salary, Promotion and Tenure (ASPT) Documents
• University Curriculum Committee
• Cross Chair/Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)