SSRIC - Social Science Research and Instructional Council


	Announcements New Video About the SSRIC Check out the new (~8 minute) video that Ed Nelson has prepared providing an introduction to the SSRIC and an overview of what we do. Requires QuickTime, which you can download for free for either Mac or Windows at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/. Student Research Conference The SSRIC Student Research Conference will take place on Friday, April 30, 2010 at Cal Poly Pomona. For more information, visit http://www.ssric.org/participate/src. Upcoming Events Workshops (To schedule a workshop on your campus, contact Ed Nelson, CSU Fresno, or your campus representative) March 12, SPSS (Introductory), Fresno State. Contact: Ed Nelson, Sociology. March 15, SPSS (Intermediate), Fresno State. Contact: Ed Nelson, Sociology. April 16, Data in the Classroom, San Francisco State. Contact: Kathy Naff, Public Administration. May 7, Social Science Data Bases, Humboldt State. Contact: Josh Meisel, Sociology. May 14, Data in the Classroom, Cal State Los Angeles. Contact: Ali Modarres, Geography and Urban Analysis. Council Meetings The Student Research Conference will be held at Cal Poly Pomona on Friday, April 30. The Spring business meeting will be the following day (Saturday, May 1) at CSU Fullerton.

New Video About the SSRIC

Check out the new (~8 minute) video that Ed Nelson has prepared providing an introduction to the SSRIC and an overview of what we do.

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About the Center

The California State University Social Science Research and Instructional Center provides:

Support for CSU student, faculty, and staff users of subscription data bases from the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), the Field Poll, and the Roper Center, as well as of unrestricted data bases.
Workshops on use of these data, as well as on SPSS, SDA, GIS, and other topics as needed. Provided at no cost to CSU campuses. Other institutions: please contact us for more information.
The annual SSRIC Student Research Conference. Open to undergraduate and graduate students at CSU and to students at commmunity colleges.
Research and training opportunities through the Field Poll Faculty Fellowship and Question Credit programs and the ICPSR Summer Training Program.
Value-added teaching resources, including modules, exercises, and online textbooks. Most of these materials are freely available.

Governance: Overseeing the Center is the Social Science Research and Instructional Council. Founded in 1972, the Council is the oldest of the disciplinary councils in the California State University system. With representatives from each of the CSU campuses, the Council is dedicated to assisting students and faculty in their learning, teaching, and research by:

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