The Baldwin-Wallace College Community Research Institute - CRI
Welcome to the B-W Community Research Institute, also known as the CRI. The CRI was formed in 2006 through a generous grant from the Murphy Foundation to provide opportunities for B-W students and faculty to conduct public interest research, primarily through use of a twenty station polling center. The polling center is equipped with a Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) system that allows up to twenty individuals to conduct polling calls and enter data into computers that is then collected in a central server for analysis.
Since its inception, the CRI has conducted several surveys and studies, including:
* a survey of Cuyahoga County voters gauging their opinions about the fall 2010 elections County_2010_elections_survey_-_final_version.docx;
* a survey of customer awareness of a public awareness campaign for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District;
* a study for the Cuyahoga County Public Library concerning the feasibility of inclusion of the East Cleveland Public Library into its network;
* Public Interest survey of residents in seven southwest Cuyahoga County suburbs to measure opinions concerning merging fire and EMS services;
* A study to determine public interest in creation of an arts district and restoration of the Gordon Square Theater for the Detroit-Shoreway Development Corporation;
* A survey of Cuyahoga County residents to measure public opinion concerning potential alternative uses for the Burke Lakefront Airport;
* A statewide survey of Ohio residents to measure their opinions about public school funding reform;
* a program alumni web survey for the Presidents Council of Greater Cleveland;
* evaluation of the social studies curriculum and programs for the Cuyahoga Heights City Schools;
*external review of the political science department at John Carroll University;
* a survey and focus groups measuring attitudes about living in downtown Cleveland for the Downtown Cleveland Alliance;
* a public awareness survey of households about issues addressed by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District;
The CRI is available for public opinion survey design, implementation, and analysis; focus group planning and facilitation; program evaluation, and a variety of planning and analytical consulting services. The CRI directors train undergraduate students of Baldwin-Wallace College to work with nonprofit and government agencies to provide these services, which are supported by project grants and contracts.
All B-W students are welcome to learn more about the CRI and get involved in our projects.
To learn more about the CRI, contact Tom Sutton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science
440-826-2460
275 Eastland Rd.