The University has many research, academic, and clinical activities designated as “centers” or “institutes”.<\/p>\n
On this page, you\u2019ll learn about the definitions of these terms, the approval processes required for these designations, and how to register centers and institutes at the University.<\/p>\n
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The University has many research, academic, and clinical activities designated as “centers” or “institutes”. On this page, you\u2019ll learn about the definitions of these terms, the approval processes required for…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/one-column.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-44882","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"Policy for Establishing Centers and Institutes","subtitle":"","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"no_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":"","hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules_above":null,"sidebar":"show__sidebar","sidebar_feed":"menu_select","menu":"212","page_links":null,"sub_menu":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"definitions","css_class":"pt-10","title":"
Effective immediately, the designation of \"institute\" will be reserved for large-scale research or clinical organizations<\/strong>. Typically, institutes will have significant University support with involvement from numerous departments, schools, or sites, though exceptions may be made if the organization is sufficiently large-scale and\/or has sufficient branding\/reputational importance (e.g., in the clinical marketplace).<\/p>\r\n\r\n While existing activities designated as centers or institutes will retain their titles, moving forward the naming of new centers and institutes will require approval as follows:<\/p>\r\n\r\nWhat is a \"center\"?<\/h4>\r\nCenters are typically defined as a type of department with a focused programmatic agenda. Centers may sponsor research, bestow awards, offer cultural events, or host activities that support their programming agenda. While there is a wide range of centers at the University, they typically fall into three primary categories: research, academic, and clinical.","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"approval-process","css_class":"","title":"
Approval process for new centers and institutes<\/strong><\/h2>","content":"