University of Baltimore Centers and Institutes
The University of Baltimore's centers and institutes forge connections with the surrounding communities to provide special research and study opportunities for students and faculty in a wide range of business, law and liberal arts programs.
The Schaefer Center for Public Policy
The Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics
The Jacob France Institute
The Ampersand Institute for Words & Images
The Information Systems Research Center
The Center for International and Comparative Law
The Center for Baltimore Studies
The Center for Families, Children and the Courts
MBNA Information Institute
e-Learning Center
Center for Community Technology Services
The Center for Negotiations and Conflict Management
The Center for Technology Commercialization
The Entrepreneurial Opportunity Center
The Center for Global Business Studies
The Schaefer Center for Public Policy
The Schaefer Center's mission is to serve the public and not-for-profit sectors of Maryland by conducting program evaluations, performing policy analysis, engaging in survey research and conducting management training programs. The emphasis of the Schaefer Center is on applying the knowledge and skills of the university community to real-world issues.
The Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics
The Hoffberger Center is dedicated to promoting the discussion and analysis of ethical issues within the University and the local business and professional communities.
The Jacob France Institute
Focusing on research that meets the needs of businesses and government, the Jacob France Institute offers three research programs to full-time graduate students.
The Ampersand Institute for Words & Images
A component of the School of Communication Design, the Institute creates links between the study and practice of writing and graphic design with an emphasis on new technologies.
The Center for International and Comparative Law
The Center for International and Cooperative Law is housed in the School of Law. The Center sponsors research, publication, teaching and the dissemination of knowledge about international and comparative law, with special emphasis on human rights, democracy, intellectual property and international business transactions. The Center also supports a one-year LL.M. program on the law of the United States and study-abroad programs in Aberdeen, Curaçao, Haifa and South Africa.
The Center for Global Business Studies
Provides education and training focused on the mix of business, cultural and language skills that students and managers must develop in order to be successful in a diverse global economy.
Providing these skills serves to enhance existing academic programs at the University of Baltimore. CGBS also provides non-academic educational programs to both US and non-US business people. To accomplish its mission the CGBS draws from the three schools of UB, as well as from other USM schools. By achieving its mission, the CGBS contributes to the development of a vibrant business environment in Baltimore and the State of Maryland.
The Center for Negotiations and Conflict Management
A component of the Yale Gordon College of Liberal Arts, its mission is to broaden the understanding of conflict, to provide training and techniques in the field of conflict resolution and to expand the application of techniques and approaches for dispute resolution in a wide variety of contexts.
The Center for Baltimore Studies
The Center is designed to formalize the University's role as custodian of Baltimore's history and culture, especially as it relates to community making and civic activity.
The Center for Families, Children and the Courts
The Center for Families, Children and the Courts, a component of the School of Law, focuses on reforming state courts into more appropriate forums for the resolution of family legal crises. The Center has grown out of the recognition within the legal profession of an urgent need for a high profile, specifically identified entity to expand and broaden family court reform work nationwide. CFCC serves as a vehicle to change the paradigm of judicial and legal thinking about family law by advocating for unified family courts in jurisdictions throughout the country, providing technical assistance to support such pervasive change, and training law students, lawyers, judges, court personnel and other professionals to collaborate and resolve family conflicts in a therapeutic, ecological and service-based holistic manner.
MBNA Information Institute
The MBNA Information Institute includes UB's internationally recognized Information Systems Research Center and the e-Learning Center. The ISRC supports faculty and student research in the broad area of management information systems, and serves as a link to information systems professionals in the Baltimore business community. A group support laboratory, multimedia facility, global electronic commerce laboratory and many other facilities to support research in the field of information systems are available to UB faculty and students. Cooperative research programs with area business and government organizations are ongoing. The ISRC also conducts research to improve the quality and effectiveness of computer resources available to faculty.
The e-Learning Center
The e-Learning Center at the University of Baltimore is a division of the MBNA Information Institute. The Center supports state-funded e-learning activities at the University, including training, instructional development support, 24/7 technical support and hosting of UB's Web-based and Web-enhanced courses. The Center also seeks private resources and grant funds to stimulate the further development of e-learning at UB through sponsorship of activities directed at faculty, staff, and students. The Center is located in Room 002 in the Thumel Business Center.
The Center for Community Technology Services
The Center's mission is to strengthen the ability of the Baltimore region's nonprofit organizations to use information and communication's technologies effectively and to successfully integrate new information technologies into their services and operations.