Committed to developing solutions and answering questions for area communities and the region, the School of Public Affairs officially opened its Research Institute in February
Under the direction of economics professor King Banian and with the help of graduate assistant Walid Issa ’13 (read more about Issa on page 9), the Research Institute is already delivering research and expertise to the Minnesota Lottery, the Office of the Secretary of State and the Minnesota Nursery and Landscapers Association, among other clients.
“It really is the embodiment of the most important aspects of what we as an institution are all about,” President Earl H. Potter III said while praising the institute for giving students opportunities to learn by doing. “It’s deeply embedded in our mission and our history and the strengths of our faculty.”
University research assets within the Research Institute
– Center for Economic Education
– Minnesota Economic Development Center
– Spatial Analysis Research Center
– St. Cloud Area Quarterly Business Report
– SCSU Survey
– Winter Institute conference
