Coalition of Urban Serving Universities

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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[]

†=private

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.usucoalition.org/downloads/part4/great_cities_great_universities.pdf[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2013-07-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ http://www.usucoalition.org/initiatives/

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