Centers
Center for Economic Education
Web site:Center for Economic Education
The Center for Economic Education's general objective is the improvement of economic education programs at the elementary, secondary and college levels of instruction. This office conducts special adult education courses and offers symposiums and in-service workshops in economic education for teachers and curriculum supervisors. The center conducts National Science Foundation, U.S. Office of Education and private foundation supported curriculum and research programs.
Center for Global Studies
Web site: Center for Global Studies - St. Cloud State University
The Center for Global Studies seeks to be the university hub for global education, cross national and international activities at St. Cloud State University. The Center is home to the major and minor programs in Global Studies. It also collaborates with the African Studies, East Asian Studies, Latin American Studies and Soviet Eurasian Studies programs.
Central Minnesota Historical Center
Web site: Central Minnesota Historical Center
The Center collects primary and secondary sources of history of central Minnesota in order to preserve these materials and to make them available for the use of students, scholars and interested citizens.
Computer Assisted Telephone Interview Research Lab
The Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) Research Lab is the home of SCSU Survey, which conducts local, state and national surveys. The lab also is used as a teaching and learning center for faculty and students.
Minnesota Economic Development Center
Web site:Minnesota Economic Development Center
The Minnesota Economic Development Center provides technical assistance and program/policy analysis to economic development groups. The center is funded by a grant from the US Economic Development Administration and matching funding from SCSU and the College of Social Sciences.
Oral History Research Center
The Oral History Laboratory serves as the center for oral history projects sponsored by the History Department. Student activities in the lab include: preservation of documents, practice interviewing, transcription and archiving of interviews, mapping, and compilation of background research. Currently the lab is engaged in documenting recollections about the clash between farmers and utility companies that erupted in Central Minnesota in the 1970s.
Philip L. Tideman Cartographic Center
The cartographic center is fully equipped production service unit that is housed in the Department of Geography. It is a non-profit unit that provides maps and map graphics to the university, local units of government, and private businesses. The mapping work is done by student employees under faculty supervision.
Social Science Research Institute
The Social Science Research Institute provides assistance to faculty in applied research and funded research efforts. The institute serves as liaison with the Office of Sponsored Programs, and maintains information regarding research opportunities in Minnesota and regionally.
Spatial Analysis Research Center (SARC)
Web site: Spatial Analysis Research Center (SARC)
The Spatial Analysis Research Center provides training workshops and research opportunities in applied geography utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) techniques. Students have access to one of the best equipped graphics computer laboratories in the country. Research and externally funded assistantships are available for qualified students. Internships are available for qualified students. Internships and joint project opportunities are available for both graduate and undergraduate students.
