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and liberaJ arts disciplines, me Center
offers aJternative dispute resolution (ADR)
services directly to businesses, government
agencies, unions, and various interest
groups and communities, as well as cutting-edge
opportunities for UB students.
The Schaefer Center for Public Policy,
founded in 1985, is an applied research
institute within the School of Public
Affairs. The mission of me Center is to
serve the public and not-for-profit sectors
of Maryland by conducting program evaluations,
performing policy anaJysis, engaging
in survey research, and conducting
managemen t training programs. In aJI of its
endeavors, me emphasis of the Center is on
applying the knowledge and skills of the
University community to reaJ-world issues
and on producing tangible, objective and
useful results.
The Schaefer Center aJso sponsors conferences,
lectures, and omer educationaJ
programs in the field of public policy.
Students in both business and liberaJ arts
participate in Schaefer Center projects,
which provide internships and graduate
fellowships.
Centers within the
Merrick School of Business
The Jacob France Institute for Global
Business was established in 1989 within the
Merrick School of Business. Three research
programs-The Maryland Business
Research Partnership, the Employment
Dynamics and Performance Accountabili ty
Program, and the Affiliated Faculty Sponsored
Research Program-fulfill the Institute's
responsibility to conduct research
that meets the needs of the Merrick
School's regional business and government
constituents. Research opportunities for
full-time graduate students are available
through each of mese programs on a competitive
basis. The Affiliated Faculty
Sponsored Research Program provides
administrative support for faculty members
whose interests cannot be accommodated
under the other two program themes.
The MBNA Information Institute, established
in 2001 with a grant from me
MBNA Foundation of MBNA America
Bank, includes UB's internationaJly recognized
Information Systems Research
Center (ISRC) , and the e-Learning Center.
The Institute seeks to engage in research in
various areas of the information systems
and technology field and to provide stateof-the-art
seminars and forums for academics
and practitioners of management
information systems in organizations.
The Information Systems Research Center
(ISRC), inaugurated in 1990 wimin the
Merrick School of Business, is a component
of the MBNA Information Institute.
The Center supports faculty and student
research in the broad area of management
information systems, and aJso serves as a
link to information systems professionaJs
in the BaJtimore business community. A
group support laboratory, multimedia facility,
globaJ electronic commerce laboratory,
and many other facilities to support
research in the information systems field
are available to UB faculty and students on
a regular basis. Cooperative research programs
with area business and government
organizations are ongoing. The ISRC aJso
conducts research to improve the quaJity
and effectiveness of computer resources
available to faculty.
The e-Learning Center, established in
2001, is a division of the MBNA Information
Institute. The Center supports current
e-learning activities at me University and
uses its private resources and grant funds to
stimulate the further development of elearning
at UB through activities directed
at faculty, staff, and students. The Center's
activities include: coordinating me e-learning
environment at UB, providing one-onone
and smaJI group training in me use of
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