New
Department:
Organizational
Leadership, Policy,
and Development
Effective July 1, 2009, a
new department has been created
that integrates the business and
marketing education, human
resource development and adult
education, and comprehensive
WHRE programs from the
Department of
Work and Human Resource
Education (WHRE) into the
department formerly known as
Educational Policy and
Administration (EdPA). The
name of this new department is
Organizational Leadership,
Policy, and Development (OLPD).
It will offer exciting
opportunities for collaboration
and interdisciplinary education
and research. Click
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Research and service centers
Minnesota Postsecondary Education Research Institute (Minnesota-PERI)
The Minnesota Postsecondary Education Research Institute (Minnesota-PERI) was
created in 1999 to raise public awareness of critical policy issues in postsecondary
education, critique existing and proposed policies, foster better understanding
of policy implications, and facilitate discussions about policy development
through its research and dissemination activities.
(612-625-0773, www.cehd.umn.edu/PERI)
Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI)
The Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) creates connections
between the college and Minnesota's schools to reform educational practice and improve
overall effectiveness, disseminate research results, provide incentives and technical
assistance for collaborative school-based research, and address educational issues
of state and national importance.
(612-624-0300; www.cehd.umn.edu/CAREI)
Institute on Community Integration (ICI)
The Institute on Community Integration (ICI) is committed to preventing and reducing
the limiting effects of disabilities. ICI applies its resources to improve the quality
and community orientation of professional services and social supports available
to individuals with disabilities and their families. The Institute is a University
Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), supported in part by
the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
(612-624-6300, www.ici.umn.edu)
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) works with state and federal
agencies to identify important, measurable educational outcomes for children and
youth from birth to adulthood and conducts research on outcome assessment.
(612-626-1530, www.cehd.umn.edu/NCEO)
Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP)
The Minnesota site of the Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) is affiliated
with the Institute for Educational Leadership, Inc. in Washington, D.C. EPFP is
a dynamic eight-month professional development experience dedicated to enhancing
participant leadership and policy decision making skills.
(www.cehd.umn.edu/EdPA/EPFP)
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