Director	Brian Fonseca
Phone	(305) 348-2977
Website	http://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu
Mission	The mission of the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship Studies (IPPCS) is to promote the study of public policy and citizenship studies through the Certificate Programs in public policy studies, national security sudies and North American studies and through non-traditional venues such as the program in National Security Studies (PINSS) Mentor Seminars, to encourage faculty research and discourse across disciplines on matters of public policy, to assist students in understanding the impact that public policy has on their lives and careers, and to encourage joint University and community efforts to learn about issues of public policy at the local, state, regional, and international levels.