Centers

Auburn Technical Assistance Center provide consultation, business and technical assistance to manufacturers and other businesses, not-for-profit organizations and government agencies in Alabama and the Southeast. ATAC is one of ten centers affiliated with the Alabama Technology Network with a statewide mission.

Blue Ridge Conference on Leadership is dedicated to enhancing human relations skills in the workplace via an annual conference at Black Mountain, North Carolina.

Business and Engineering Continuing Education (BECE)   provides continuing education conference short courses, and professional development programs for a variety of audiences, including professional engineers, surveyors, specialists working on transportation, environmental and other technical issues; and business persons.  This unit also coordinates the BEST Robotics Program and Engineering Professional Development and other special outreach offerings.

Center for Ethical Organizational Cultures facilitates the adoption and maintenance of ethical organizational cultures. The research focus will include Western Civilization philosophy in developing a methodology to assess and facilitate the development of organizational cultures.

Center for International Finance and Global Competitiveness will support research, instruction and outreach activities relevant to international financial markets and global competitiveness. One major program within the Center is the Economic Freedom Initiative which supports of the Economic Freedom of the World index, an annual assessment and ranking of over 140 countries with respect to their degree of economic freedom.

Lowder Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship combines outreach programming and academic studies in the area of family business. Efforts are directed at being responsive and proactive to the needs of family businesses, and to students interested in studying the dynamics of families in business.

Small Business Development Center  services  enable entrepreneurs to establish or expand their small businesses, find business solutions and provide programs in training and consultation.

Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management is an interdisciplinary umbrella organization affiliated with the College of Business, the College of Engineering and other academic units. The Center fosters programs to help private sector organizations increase their effectiveness through better use and understanding of technology.