Centers of Excellence
Advancing the Leeds Academic Experience
The Centers of Excellence at Leeds School of Business are discipline-based organizations that enhance the student academic experience through experiential learning, academic research, community engagement and industry exposure.
Connecting academic programs to the global business community, our Centers of Excellence help students translate, integrate and transfer classroom concepts into real-world insights.
Co-Curricular Experiences that Inform & Inspire
From case competitions and professional development workshops to state-wide business outlook forums and industry treks, our Centers of Excellence have a lot to offer. Centers host and sponsor events, projects and programs that inform and inspire Leeds, the Ƶ campus and our broader community.
Academic Centers of Excellence
The Burridge Center for Finance develops and supports programs, resources and events that enhance the student experience, engage our alumni, support faculty research and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas with investment practitioners. The Burridge Center has been fostering research and dialogue on issues affecting money managers, their clients and securities markets since 1997.
Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
The Deming Center for Entrepreneurship helps students build a toolkit enabling them to build what they envision. Through experiential learning, research and community engagement, Leeds students learn principles in entrepreneurship while developing career-long skills that are applicable whether they’re launching startups or “intrapreneuring” and building teams in a corporate environment.
Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility
The Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility connects Leeds with the sustainable business community. We do this in part by sharing groundbreaking research related to business solutions to environmental challenges, diversity and inclusion, and ethical, transformative leadership. We also offer professional skills workshops, panels, Career Treks and networking events that give students the opportunity to connect with B Corps, natural products companies, renewable energy companies, outdoor industry companies, corporate social responsibility professionals and more.
Michael A. Klump Center for Real Estate
Founded in 1989 by a passionate group of local real estate industry leaders, the Michael A. Klump Center for Real Estate offers real estate students access to world-class faculty, relevant and broad course offerings and professional networks of developers, investors and real estate managers.
Research Centers of Excellence
Business Research Division
The Business Research Division conducts economic impact studies and customized research projects that assist companies, associations, nonprofits and government agencies with making sound business and policy decisions.
Center for Research on Consumer Financial Decision Making
Conducts original scientific research and promotes dialogue among experts from academia, business, and government on the topic of how to help consumers make better financial decisions.