Center for Urban and Higher Education
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Mission
The Center for Urban and Higher Education (CUHE) is a public education and research unit within the College of Education. CUHE’s specific mission is to construct and deliver quality professional development services to educational and community leaders that directly and positively impact student learning in urban settings Pre-K through higher education. CUHE’s urban education institutes, professional development workshops and trainings, and research initiatives provide the mechanisms for service delivery. CUHE serves both the community and University by building and sustaining collaborative partnerships among practitioners, faculty, students, and community leaders.
The CUHE can assist your school district or community organization by providing the following professional services:
- Customized professional development programs for school improvement
- Empowering institutes, seminars, and forums
- Corporation of technology
Coming Soon!
2012 Summer Institute
Transforming Urban Education:
Urban Learners Matter
June 20, 2012
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Continental breakfast and lunch provided
Quaker Square Inn, 135 South Broadway, Akron, Ohio
Cost of Institute: $85
Each workshop is an additional $15
Save the Date
Informational Flyer
Collaborating Partners: Akron Public Schools, Canton City Schools, and Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Online registration for the Institute is now in progress
Professional Development Services
We offer professional development services in a wide variety of subject areas. See the complete list
Director
Dr. Bridgie A. Ford
Professor, Department of Curricular & Instructional Studies
Director, Center for Urban & Higher Education
College of Education
Email: alexis2@uakron.edu
Contact the Center
Quaker Square 232
Phone: (330) 972-8183
Email: cuhe1@uakron.edu
