Mission: Using traditional and innovative methods, the Center for Urban Initiatives and Research helps communities and organizations understand present conditions, make informed policy choices, and plan for the future.

The Center for Urban Initiatives and Research (CUIR) is a university-based social and public policy research center.

Providing services in:

Information Technology (Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Services: We provide geocoding and mapping using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology.)

Planning (Survey Research: We offer telephone, mail, and internet-based survey research services, from questionnaire design, through survey administration, to data analysis and reports. Our telephone survey research utilizes a state-of-the-art Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) system.)