Institutes

The College of Social Sciences hosts a number of institutes and organizations that contribute to the academic opportunities of our students. Listed below are brief descriptions of each of our institutes and what they offer. Feel free to find out more by contacting each institute individually.

Center for Demography and Population Health

The Center for Demography and Population Health at Florida State University is an autonomous, interdisciplinary unit of the College of Social Sciences. The Center's mission is to coordinate population research and training throughout the university by bringing together faculty and students from various academic departments and programs. The Center offers graduate-level training in population studies, including a program leading to a Master of Science degree in Demography. The Center also facilitates an undergraduate program leading to a Certificate in Demographics. The Center is the only unit within the State University System of Florida which is wholly dedicated to teaching, research, and service in population.

Claude Pepper Center

The Claude Pepper Center was founded to preserve the personal and political legacy of Senator Claude Pepper (1900-1989), a politician from Florida who served political career spanned nearly five decades in the U.S. Congress. The Center is home to the Claude Pepper Library, a unique archive containing over million documents, photographs, multi-media, and memorabilia from Senator Pepper's personal life and 50 year political career serving in the Florida House of Representatives, the US Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. The Center also houses the Claude Pepper Museum devoted to the personal and political life of Senator Pepper which allows patrons to experience a walk through the 20th century in his eyes. In conjunction with the Claude Pepper Foundation, the Center also develops and sponsors educational programs designed to perpetuate the memory of the Pepper Legacy.

DeVoe L. Moore Center for the Study of Critical Issues in Economic Policy & Government

The DeVoe L. Moore Center at Florida State University is an interdisciplinary unit in the College of Social Sciences that is dedicated to increasing knowledge and public understanding about the role of government in a market economy. The Center emphasizes the study of how government rules, regulations, and programs affect the economy and individuals. Bringing the insights of economics, political science, and public administration to the study of state and local regulations is a major focus of the Center's efforts.

Florida Public Affairs Center

The Florida Public Affairs Center (FPAC) was established in 1978 at Florida State University to provide an outlet for applied research opportunities. Our mission is to provide technical assistance and management consulting to government organizations. We help government succeed by applying specialized expertise in the areas of emergency management, performance measurement, needs analysis, training and training development, and program evaluation and information resource management.

LeRoy Collins Institute

LeRoy Collins Institute is an independent, nonpartisan and non-profit organization, which studies and promotes creative solutions to major private and public issues facing the people of Florida and the nation. The Institute, located in Tallahassee at Florida State University, is affiliated with the State University System of Florida and works in collaboration with the state's public universities. The Collins Institute has worked in the fields of civic education, constitutional revision, hurricane protection, criminal justice and urban planning. The Institute directs its work to issues near the top of the public agenda.

Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy

The Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy serves as coordinator and facilitator for the multidisciplinary work in aging studies at Florida State University. The resources of the Institute are used to support individual or collaborative research projects as well as graduate training and other educational initiatives campus wide. The Institute adminsters the Master's Degree in Aging Studies and the Certificate in Aging Studies programs for interested students to earn the appropriate credentials to pursue professional work in the field of aging. The Institute also sponsors an extensive outreach program for mature adults, The Academy at FSU, which encourages elders to return to campus to continue to learn, while participating in research projects and intergenerational education at Florida State University.

Stavros Center for Economic Education

The mission of the Stavros Center is to further free enterprise and economic education in the public schools and communities within our 12-county service area: Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Franklin, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor and Wakulla Counties. In order to accomplish its mission, the Center’s specific objectives include: Staff assistance, community involvement, educational services, library services, product development, and networking.

Survey Research Laboratory

The Survey Research Laboratory (SRL) is a unit within the College of Social Sciences at Florida State University. The SRL is organized to provide services to University researchers, public agencies, and private organizations. Services include questionnaire design, sample design, data collection, data entry and coding, and data analysis.

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