The Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (commonly referred to as USU) is a selective organization of 39 U.S. public research universities located in metropolitan areas. The USU member schools began formally meeting in 2005.
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Governance
The USU Board of Directors is composed of Presidents and Chancellors of 10 member institutions. USU is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
The coalition has four specific areas of focus with the goal of strengthening communities throughout the nation via health and community-involvement initiatives:
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
Current members include the following:
California State University, Fresno
California State University, Northridge
Cleveland State University
Florida International University
Georgia State University
Indiana University Indianapolis
Kean University
Montclair State University
Morgan State University
Portland State University
Ohio State University
Portland State University
Rutgers University-Newark
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Temple University
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University at Albany, SUNY
University of California, Riverside
University of Central Florida
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado Denver
University of Houston