The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is home to a number of research centers and institutes dedicated to the pursuit of academic knowledge. Faculty work within centers to explore research topics based upon common themes. Each Center generates outcomes in the form of publications and grants. Centers may also offer workshops to provide resources that faculty outside of the Center may apply to their personal research.
The Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest
Director: Jason Steinhauer
Faculty Director: Paul Steege, PhD
Center for Arab and Islamic Studies
Director: Catherine Warrick, PhD
Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stewardship (CBEST)
Leadership: Aaron Bauer, PhD; Samantha Chapman, PhD; Todd Jackman, PhD; Adam Langley, PhD; Nathaniel Weston, PhD; R. Kelman Wieder, PhD
Center of Excellence in Enterprise Technology
Director: Frank Klassner, PhD
Center for Irish Studies
Director: Joseph Lennon, PhD
Center for Liberal Education
Director: John Doody, PhD
Center for Peace and Justice Education
Director: Kathryn Getek Soltis, PhD
Center for Statistics Education
Director: Michael A. Posner, PhD
The Ryan Center for the Study of Free Institutions and the Public Good
Director: Colleen Sheehan, PhD
The Waterhouse Family Institute for the Study of Communication and Society
Director: Brian Crable, PhD