Centers of Inquiry

Stay in the center of things

Sage students have the added advantage of on-campus centers devoted to the in-depth exploration of significant topics.

Academy for Character Education
Created to help school districts integrate the concepts of character education into their formal and informal curriculum, and more broadly, help foster the character traits of responsibility, civility, respect, honesty, fairness, trustworthiness and citizenship in students throughout the educational spectrum as well as in families and communities.

Allies Center for the Study of Social Responsibility
Seeks to develop a community actively engaged in addressing multicultural issues with an emphasis on ally-building, community, conflict education and social justice. The Center is also the home of The Allies Conflict Mediation and Education Center, one of the few all-college, all-level centers in the United States, and provides the training necessary for certification in conflict mediation.

The Council for Citizenship Education
The Councils purpose is to equip citizens with the knowledge and skills for thoughtful and effective participation in the public life of their local community, state, nation, and international system in the 21st century.

Sage-SIFT Alliance (Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade)
Sage has a long-standing faculty exchange program with the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, and has recently expanded the program to include a student exchange component.

Helen M. Upton Center for Womens Studies
The intellectual and community focal point for womens studies and womens issues. The Center oversees the womens studies minor and co-sponsors the Women Changing the World Speaker Series.