Strategic Implementation:

The Culture and Policy Institute carries out this mission by:

• Conducting and/or supporting research that improves understanding of the relationships among community and societal circumstances, culture, and public policy.
• Assisting in the translation of research results into their practical, applications, making them accessible and useful for community leaders, applied professionals, and policy makers.
• Promoting the development and exchange of ideas related to culture, social tradition, and public policy, particularly among professionals, faculty, and students.
• Enhancing public awareness of the relationships among community and societal circumstances, culture, and public policy.
• Fostering relationships among researchers, community practitioners, analysts, governmental units and other organizations.
• Providing research tools, such as its state-of-the-art Survey Lab and Data Center.
• Building research capacity in fields related to culture and policy.