| Bank of America
Institute |
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The Bank of America Institute was created
to furnish research and information regarding the
integration, management, and deployment of technology
to the financial services industry. The institute
was made possible by a contribution from Bank of
America, one of the Nation's largest financial services
companies. It occupies a link between the Coggin
College of Business and the College
of Computing, Engineering and Construction. This
link fosters interdisciplinary research by focusing
faculty and student expertise from both colleges
upon management and information technology issues
relevant to the financial services industry. |
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Center
for Economic Education
 www.unf.edu/coggin/cee |
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The Center for Economic Education (CEE) is a public
service arm of the Coggin College of Business and
supports economic literacy and economic education.
The area of service includes public and private sector
schools, kindergarten through grade twelve. Our service
region includes Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia,
Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette,
Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Taylor and Union Counties. |
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Center
for International Business Studies
www.cibs.unf.edu |
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The Center for International Business Studies (CIBS)
creates a college-wide environment in which international
business education is a focus for students, faculty,
and the northeast Florida business community. Therefore,
CIBS assists faculty in grant writing to support
research and teaching projects in international business;
sets up student internships; creates and offers faculty-led
study abroad courses; develops student and faculty
exchange opportunities; hosts international business
speakers; and supplies international business information
to the local business community. |
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Institute for Management,
Development and Organizational Quality
www.unf.edu/coggin/imdoq |
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The Coggin College of Business Institute for Management
Development and Organizational Quality was established
to provide technical expertise in the functional
areas of business to organizations whose operations
affect Northeast Florida. The Institute contracts
to deliver direct educational programs, management
consulting and facilitation services, applied organizational
research, and quality process evaluation and development.
The Institute brings together the various disciplines
within the college and is central to the college’s
community outreach activities. All Institute programs
are conducted by Coggin College of Business faculty
members and are organization-specific in design.
Whenever possible, the Institute enables both graduate
and undergraduate students to gain proactical experience
by involving them in its activities. |
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Local
Economic Indicator Project
www.leipjax.org |
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The Local Economic Indicator Project (LEIP) collects
economic and business data not only from the local
Jacksonville area, but also data for the State of
Florida, the United States, and the world. These
data allow LEIP to analyze price changes in order
to measure inflation, adjust unemployment rates for
seasonality, report stock price changes, and produce
an index of leading indicators. |
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The Paper Institute
www.unf.edu/coggin/centers/paper.htm |
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The Paper And Plastics Education Research
(PAPER) Institute’s mission is to encourage
and support the University of North Florida Coggin
College of Business faculty in their research, education,
and development endeavors that integrate academic
pursuits relevant to the National Paper Trade Alliance
(NPTA) and its membership. |
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| Research
Center in Economics and Geographic Information
Systems |
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The Research Center in Economics and Geographical
Information Systems is dedicated to providing
high quality economic and geographic analysis
to help businesses and government agencies in
Northeast Florida improve their economic planning
and forecasting. Its primary mission is to: |
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Develop and create institutional relationships
with the local community |
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Foster community related research
projects by providing an active link between the
faculty research interests and community needs |
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Conduct economic and geography related projects
that are important to the Northeast Florida region |
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Disseminate research results at the local, state
and national levels. |
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Small
Business Development Center
www.sbdc.unf.edu |
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The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) assists
potential and existing business owners by providing
the management advice, training and information
they need to start, grow, and profit. The SBDC at
University of North Florida serves 18 counties from
offices in Jacksonville, Gainesville and Ocala and
is part of the Florida SBDC Network and the national
Association of Small Business Development Centers. |
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