Coalition of Urban Serving Universities
The Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (commonly referred to as USU) is a selective organization of 46 U.S. universities and 1 university medical center located in metropolitan areas. The USU member schools began formally meeting in 2005.[1]
Governance
The USU Board of Directors is composed of Presidents and Chancellors of 10 member institutions. USU is headquartered in Washington, D.C..[2]
The coalition has four specific areas of focus with the goal of strengthening communities throughout the nation via health and community-involvement initiatives:[3]
- The Education Pipeline/Urban Educator Corps - to improve the quality and quantity of urban teachers and implement evidence-based “cradle-to-career” education partnerships.
- The Urban Health Initiative - to increase the number, diversity, and competence of the health workforce and reduce health disparities in urban communities.
- The Strengthening Communities Initiative - to revitalize neighborhoods, build community capacity, and strengthen regional economies.
- Student Performance - Fostering Student Achievement to identify, assess with appropriate metrics, and disseminate substantive, scalable best practices along the continuum of efforts that support student success and degree completion.
Membership
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- Arizona State University -
- Boise State University -
- California State University, East Bay -
- California State University, Fullerton -
- California State University, Long Beach -
- California State University, Northridge -
- Cleveland State University -
- Florida International University -
- Fresno State University -
- Georgia State University -
- Morgan State University -
- The Ohio State University -
- Portland State University -
- Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis -
- San Francisco State University -
- San Jose State University -
- The State University of New York System -
- Stony Brook University -
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry -
- SUNY Downstate Medical Center -
- SUNY Upstate Medical University -
- Temple University -
- Texas Tech University -
- University at Albany, SUNY -
- University at Buffalo, SUNY -
- University of Akron -
- University of Central Florida -
- University of Cincinnati -
- University of Colorado Denver -
- University of Houston -
- University of Illinois at Chicago -
- University of Louisville -
- University of Massachusetts Boston -
- University of Memphis -
- University of Minnesota -
- University of Missouri-Kansas City -
- University of New Mexico -
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte -
- University of Washington, Tacoma -
- University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee -
- Virginia Commonwealth University -
- Wayne State University -
- Wichita State University -
†=private
References
External links
- Coalition of Urban Serving Universities—Official web site
- Members of USU—Official list