What does IF @ AACC do?

The Institute for the Future (IF) at Anne Arundel Community College seeks to be the local information and training source for information on the future. Learning programs, projects, research, and consulting will be in place to serve the needs of internal and external clients within the region served by Anne Arundel Community College. IF will be a conduit for connections with national and international groups that provide information on the future. IF would be positioned locally, nationally and internationally as a leader in working at the local level to enhance the understanding of the future and promote the use of this understanding in productive applications. Business, government, health-care, education and nonprofit organizations are some of the organizations able to use this information.

• Get a start with "The Art of Foresight" ^PDF
  (Posted here with permission of our Partner the World Future Society)
• Find futures fast with our Practical Guide to the Future! 
• Want to start a local futures institute? Here's a blueprint!

Services Provided by IF@AACC

Students

• Courses in Future Studies and Globalization which are offered in the classroom and online. Opportunities to apply futures thinking in Service-Learning and to participate in a virtual student club-The Futures Interests Group.

Faculty

• Professional development in Futures Studies, training in incorporating futures thinking into course content and personal futures planning.

Staff

• Training in applying futures thinking in the workplace and to the individual's personal life.

Community Partners

• Consulting, strategic planning, training in the use of futures tools, research and analysis and conducting futures workshops on subjects of future importance to government, academia, business and not-for-profit organizations, call 410-777-2708.