PPMC Projects

The Public Policy and Management Center (PPMC) at Wichita State University provides policy and applied research and technical assistance and consultation for local government and nonprofit organizations of all types. Below are a few examples of our recent work.

The PPMC works across academic areas to provide policy and applied research to support public and nonprofit organizations on various topics impacting communities.

• Overview of Rural Health-Care Research
  Client: City of Dodge City, Kansas, and the Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation
  Completed: 2018
• College Experience Summer Camp Study
  Client: Wichita State University
  Completed: 2017
• ACT ICT Community Engagement Project
  Client: City of Wichita, Kansas
  Completed: 2014
• City of Wichita Youth Employment Study
  Client: City of Wichita, Kansas
  Completed: 2017
• Other Applied Research Projects:
  South Central Kansas Prosperity Plan Regional Citizen Survey
  City of Wichita-Sedgwick County Citizen Survey
  USD 259 Citizen Survey Regarding Capital Investment

The Center provides technical support and consultation services to government and nonprofit organizations on a variety of topics. The PPMC can provide direct technical assistance and consultation or facilitate special projects with content experts from other academic units at Wichita State University.

• Great Plains Nature Center Strategic Plan
  Client: Great Plains Nature Center
  Completed: 2018
• Cost Avoidance Study for the Substance Abuse Center of Kansas
  Client: Substance Abuse Center of Kansas
  Completed: 2018
• Effects of Abandoned Housing on Communities
  Client: City of Topeka, Kansas
  Completed: 2016
• Ottawa Municipal Auditorium Review
  Client: City of Ottawa, Kansas
  Completed: 2015
• Wichita Police Department Organizational Assessment
  Client: City of Wichita Police Department
  Completed: 2015
• Other Technical Assistance Projects:
  City of Wichita Fire Department Promotional Process
  City of Wichita Recreation Restructuring and Strategic Plan
  Kansas Policy Institute Business Law and Regulation Analysis Project
  Reno County Transportation Plan Facilitation