Center for Applied Business Research (CABR)

Thomas J. Stauffacher, M.S., Director of Industry Education Programs, College of Business, Director

This center serves to consolidate the College of Business programs that interact directly with local business, to provide focus and establish responsibility and accountability for activities and relationships with local businesses, to establish a forum for local businesses to interact with the College of Business, to establish and maintain a database of activities involving local businesses for tracking and research purposes, and to support faculty research activities.

Working in close cooperation with the College of Business faculty, the center oversees the: Local Business Assistance Program, which offers research assistance to businesses (both for-profit and not-for-profit) in marketing, finance, organizational behavior and general management; Internship Practicum Program; Mentor Program; Classroom Guest Speaker Program; Industry Visitation Program; and Faculty Externship Program. The center also maintains a repository of longitudinal data for business research and analysis.

Students are involved in all aspects of the center’s activities and have significant opportunities for experiential learning as a result of their interaction with local businesses and professional organizations.