The Institute for Public Policy & Economic Development
  A partnership among Keystone College, King's College, Luzerne County Community College, Marywood University, Misericordia University, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, University of Scranton, and Wilkes University.

formerly known as Joint Urban Studies Center (JUSC)

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Visiting Scholar Program
Click on the link below for fact sheet on the visiting scholar program for faculty from our member institutions.

The Institute's Visiting Scholar Initiative
2007: Faculty members from our partner institutions of higher education are offered an opportunity to work with the staff on The Institute's research projects. Some projects could help to further each faculty members own specific research. Member institutions have provided incentives to encourage faculty participation.

The Quarterly Bulletin (The QB)
Click on the link below for first edition of The QB. The QB is The Institute's Newsletter prepared by faculty our member institutions.

Winter 2009: Inaugural Edition - The QB



Faculty Research
Faculty from our member institutions can request to have their research posted and distributed through our site. For more information, please contact The Institute.

Second Annual Faculty Research Symposium On April 3, 2009, Marywood University will host The Institute's Second Faculty Research Symposium. This year approximately 20 research projects have been submitted for consideration to present at the event. The event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Click here for registration.




JUSC First Annual Faculty Research Symposium - April 18, 2008
April 2008: JUSC's first annual faculty research symposium took place on the Wilkes campus on April 18. Click on the link to view the Proccedings. Faculty focusing on urban studies related topics or who have used northeastern Pennsylvania as its laboratory will be featured.
Reynold Verret, Ph.D., Provost, Wilkes University, Verret welcomes attendees to the symposium.

.|. Teri Ooms .|. Sherry Murray Tracewski .|. Marla Doddo .|.
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