COB Centers and Institutes

Centers and Institutes at the University of Dallas network the College of Business and its students to the business community by offering essential research services and information resources.

Center for Professional Development
Continuous learning is crucial in today's forward thinking organizations and is a valuable investment for future success. To accommodate the professional development needs of the business community, the Center for Professional Development (CPD) offers one-day, evening, and trimester-long seminars around the Metroplex. (Many of these courses help prepare students for professional certification or can be counted as contact hours to maintain certification.)

While professional development courses are offered to the general public, CPD can customize on-site training to accommodate the specific needs of an organization. The relevant focus and expert instruction provide a distinct advantage over many learning sessions on the market today.

Center for Entrepreneurship
The purpose of the Center for Entrepreneurship is to capture and build upon the entrepreneurial energy, excitement, and creativity of current and prospective students. The Center advances the growth of entrepreneurship by providing business start-up and development guidance and advice, inclusive of franchise and not-for-profit ventures, and through its business outreach initiatives.

Center for Global Sustainability and Ethics
Today's corporate leaders must balance their organization's economic goals with the need to incorporate:

• Sustainable business practice
  
• Society's ethical expectations
  
• Corporate citizenship
  
• Corporate social responsibility

The Center's mission is to provide best practices and real-world solutions for building, improving and maintaining sustainable operations and ethical cultures for long-term business success.

Center Executive Overview

For information, contact bconahan@gsm.udallas.edu

Center for Information Assurance
The purpose of the Information Assurance Center is to establish a university focus of effort, expertise, resources, and a means to involve all relevant stakeholders including; but not limited to: university faculty, students, businesses, professional associations, governmental entities, not for profit organizations, and other educational institutions in the pursuit of Information Assurance research, outreach (including sponsoring events, conferences, seminars, industry colloquium and partnerships), collaboration, internships, education, publication, and teaching in order to benefit the larger community through its plans and actions.

Southwest Institute for Personal Financial Education
The Southwest Institute for Personal Financial Education provides objective financial advice to individuals and families, as well as businesses. The Institute's leaders are committed to employing the highest standards of training, research, ethics and practice management regarding the financial planning process.

Contact Alan Goldfarb, Director of the Southwest Institute for Personal Financial Education, for more information.