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
    
- 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 - 
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 - Morgan State University - 

 - 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 - 

 
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References
    
- http://www.usucoalition.org/downloads/part4/great_cities_great_universities.pdf%5B%5D
 -  "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "The Coalition of Urban Serving Universities". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
 
External links
    
- Coalition of Urban Serving Universities—Official web site
 - Members of USU—Official list
 
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