Making an impact goes beyond the classroom
Centers and Institutes at the School of Leadership and Education Sciences connect our students, researchers and partners together to work and serve side-by-side changing the conversation about critical issues.
Projects, partnerships and events
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Catholic Institute for Mental Health Ministry
Informed by the Gospel of John, "I have come that they may have life and have it to the full." (John 10:10); we seek to enable the church be a healing presence to help people find wholeness and peace in the midst of mental health problems and illnesses.
Our method is to develop, provide and facilitate an effective and responsive network of trained mental health organizers and mental health ministry leaders in dioceses and parishes throughout the United States.
Character Education Resource Center
Character, Leadership, Service. This center provides services and resources to schools, families, communities, K-12 educators, students, teacher educators, community agency leaders and others interested in educating the hearts and minds of children and youth.
The Global Center
Go beyond borders. This center supports SOLES graduate students international and cross-cultural education. By planning global study courses and bringing international scholars to SOLES, the Global Center helps build our community's cultural intelligence and reinforces our commitment to positive global change.
The Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education
Reimagine educational opportunities. This nonprofit, university-based research center merges research and practice, partnering with school districts to close opportunity gaps and redesign the learning process. Learn about our Open Education Innovation Platform (OEIP) and Augmented and Virtual Reality Lab and RISE Urban Principal Preparation Program (RISE UPP) initiatives.
The Manchester Family Child Development Center
Where curiosity and collaboration meet. This center develops the unique capabilities in all young children, bridging family, school and community in a warm and inclusive environment. Learn what a difference the Manchester Family Child Development Center is making, and get involved.
The Nonprofit Institute
Educating leaders, building community, engaging philanthropy, advancing solutions. The Nonprofit Institute partners with and advocates for the community through research, training and education to develop values-driven leaders and strengthen nonprofit organizations working towards transformational impact.
The Center for Embodied Equity and Neurodiversity
Imagine a society that understands and embraces neuroinclusion. The Center for Embodied Equity and Neurodiversity (CEEN) builds the capacity of PK-16 educators, helping professionals, and caregivers to serve students impacted by learning or developmental disabilities, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), or mental health diagnoses. We partner with schools, foster family agencies, community-based organizations, and the juvenile justice system to provide cutting edge professional development grounded in applied educational neuroscience.