Centers of Excellence

Center for Applied Economics
The CAE serves as an economic information access point for Bowling Green and South Central Kentucky, provides a bridge between technical research in economics and the local community on relevant topics, provides fee-based studies, and engages graduate students in applied analysis.

Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is designed to integrate academics and action research by developing collaborative programs across all disciplines within Western Kentucky University and to generate new venture start-ups.

Center for Professional Selling
The Center for Professional Selling is one of thirteen Fully Certified Sales Programs in the United States as a member of the University Sales Center Alliance. This certification is conducted by both business (Professional Society for Sales & Marketing Training) and academic (USCA) elements. The WKU Center for Professional Selling is the only certified program in the State of Kentucky in addition to the regional states of Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, and West Virginia.

Center for the Study of Capitalism
The purpose of the BB&T Center for the Study of Capitalism is to create a comprehensive program of study on the moral foundations of capitalism. It provides resources and learning opportunities to students and the public regarding capitalism's role in society.
