The institute was formally approved by the I.U. board of trustees on April 3, 1982 and was known as the Community Research Institute, Indiana University at Fort Wayne. Its purpose was to aid in community development by research in the following areas: wage survey by industry and job; retail sales data and analysis, buyer's attitude survey; household survey; and other econometric and social data.
Source: Minutes of the Trustees of Indiana University, April 3, 1982, p. 3. |
