Centers & Institutes
Formation of Institutes and Centers
From time to time it may be desirable to form or affiliate with an association of individuals, faculty, staff and others, who may wish to encourage or pursue activities (including research and creative activities) that are consistent with the mission and charter of the University.
The conditions and procedures for chartering and renewing an institute's charter are provided in the "Policy on Formation of or Affiliation with Institutes" (UML 98-1). For more information, contact the Office for Research and Graduate Studies, 707.826.3949.
The list below provides website links to the currently chartered institutes at HSU.
The Altruistic Personality & Prosocial Behavior Institute
Founded in 1982 by Dr. Samuel Oliner & Dr. Pearl Oliner who recognized the need for more research into the areas of altruism & pro-social behavior.
California Center for Rural Policy
CCRP is designed to help improve the health of residents in rural Del Norts, Humboldt, Mendocino and Trinity Counties by providing technical assistance to healthcare providers. The CCRP was established to strengthen the existing network of rural stakeholders by coordinating rural health policy analysis.
Center for Applied Social Analysis & Education
CASAE is affiliated with the Practicing Sociology Master's Program. It is designed to train Practice Track graduate student in program evaluation & other skills as well as to respond to community requests for questionnaire design, survey construction and data analysis.
Center for Educational Excellence, Collaboration and Inquiry
The Center's purpose is to exemplify educational excellence through collaboration and educational inquiry that enhances the University's ability to support professional practice and student learning at all levels in the North Coast region. Specifically the Center develops partnerships with schools and districts to promote cutting-edge professional practice and regional technology to strengthen teaching, learning, and professional development
Institute for Cartographic Design
Affiliated with the Department of Geography and its Kosmos Lab for teaching cartography, the Institute for Cartographic Design is intended to provide cartography students with a transition from theoretical to applied map design before graduation and to provide a centralized cartographic design service on campus specializing in cartographic and information design in all formats from paper to web to animation.
Institute for River Ecosystems
The purpose of IRE is to foster preservaton of running water ecosystems and their watersheds through collaborative research, graduate education, and the dissemination and synthesis of information. Specifically, collaborative interactions are fostered through the forum of the Watershed Ecology Team (WET), which involves HSU faculty and graduate students, scientsts from federal and state agencies, and members of regional consulting firms, natural resource companies and Tribes.
Institute for Study of Alternative Dispute Resolution
ISADR is a conflict resolution training, education and research institute that offers professional mediation training through a certificate program in Extended Education. Thoroughout the year ISADR staff and faculty perform additional research, curriculum design, program suppot and community outreach services.
Institute for Spatial Analysis
The Humboldt State University Institute for Spatial analysis (ISA) is a focal point for the advancement of spatial research, innovation and application. The ISA is dedicated to the expansion of spatial analysis methodologies across disciplines and the full spectrum of real world issues. We work closely with the public and private sector entities to achieve this goal.
The Klamath Watershed Institute
The Klamath Watershed Institute is intended to promote unbiased scholarly and scientific investigation in many subjects of interest in the Klamath basin and to provide policy analysis and make progress toward preserving, restoring and making sustainable the Klamath Basin's natural resources.
Northern California Institute of Marine Sciences
NCIMS reflects the collaboration of the departments of Biology, Fisheries Biology and Oceanography. Its purpose is to facilitate interdisciplinary projects amoung faculty in the marine sciences and to foster the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge of marine systems with a focus on coastal northern California. It encourages effective collaboration amoung HSU faculty and students, professional marine scientists, agencies and organizations concerned with the investigation, management and/or conservation of the marine environment.
Schatz Energy Research Center
SERC, affiliated with HSU's Environmental Resources Engineering Program, works to establish clean and renewable energy technologies in our society. SERC builds and designs prototype proton exchange membrane fuel cells and provides energy education from K-12 through graduate school. Its purpose is to promote a shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources (solar, wind, and hydropower) and to develop the technology to use these resources so that renewable energy becomes reliable and affordable.
