Many opportunities for business, industry, and government partnerships are offered through our centers and institutes.
Services these centers provide include intensive English education for non-native speakers, research assistance in a variety of fields, business training and consultation, procurement assistance, mine maps, homeland security information, occupational safety and health consultation services, and excavation, surveying, and other archaeological services.
See a complete list of these centers:
- Administration and Leadership Studies Research and Training Center
- This is an applied interdisciplinary center that supports sponsored research, program evaluation, policy analysis, technology transfer, and training.
- American Language Institute
- The American Language Institute offers intensive programs in English as a Second Language.
- Archaeological Services
- Archaeological Services offers consultation, on-site surveys, and site evaluations and excavations to assist in the location and preservation of sites and artifacts.
- ExcEL Center: Excellence in Entrepreneurial Leadership
- The ExcEL Center works to enhance the culture of entrepreneurship, innovation, and new venture creation throughout the university and local community.
- Center for Family Business
- This center provides professional presentations and the opportunity for roundtable discussion on relevant topics with other representatives of family businesses in informal, facilitated groups.
- Institute for Cyber Security
- This institute facilitates faculty/student interactions in research, presentations, publications, and workshops to promote the need to ensure security and integrity of information.
- Management Services Group
- The Management Services Group provides consulting and business services to ongoing and startup businesses, both profit and nonprofit.
- Institute for Mine Mapping, Archival Procedures, and Safety
- This institute offers knowledge and expertise in archiving, digitally recording, and geographically referencing historical coal mine maps.
- ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø OSHA Consultation Program
- This program assists private-sector employers in understanding and voluntarily complying with safety and health regulations enforced by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
- Center for Research in Criminology
- This center conducts and promotes scholarly research in criminology and criminal justice.
- Small Business Development Center
- The Small Business Development Center provides entrepreneurs with the education, information, and tools necessary to build successful businesses.
- Small Business Institute
- The SBI provides business support services to local businesses and organizations through business students teamed with faculty members with professional consulting backgrounds.
- Software Development Center
- This center develops software, builds software systems, and works to improve the software development expertise of the region.