Resident Programs
African American & African Studies Outreach
College of Liberal Arts
African American & African Studies (AA&AS) Outreach consists of faculty, staff, and students from the University of Minnesota’s Department of AA&AS. It promotes greater understanding and appreciation of the many contributions of African and African American people through innovative initiatives that invest in the African American and African communities. (download PDF fact sheet)
Contact:
Scott Redd, AA&AS Coordinator
612.624.0556
redd0002@umn.edu
Business and Technology Center (B-Tech Center)
Office for Business and Community Economic Development (BCED)
The Business & Technology Center (B-Tech Center) is a new expansion of the Office for Business & Community Economic Development (BCED). The B-Tech Center, provides resources to promote community development and foster economic revitalization. It also will serve as a laboratory for innovation; a site for technology research; a gathering place for training, education, and networking; and an information clearinghouse. (download PDF fact sheet)
Contact:
Craig Taylor, Director of BCED and B-Tech Center
612.624.3797
taylo103@umn.edu
Center for Health Equity
School of Medicine
The center was established in 2009 with a grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health and significant resources from the University of Minnesota, and is located in the Medical School. We chose the term “health equity” to emphasize the importance of justice and fairness. We envision becoming a national leader in health disparities and minority health research, and serving as a resource for research training of university students and community partners, community engagement, and community based participatory action research. (download PDF fact sheet)
Contact:
Dr. Jasjit Ahluwalia, Center Director
jahluwal@umn.edu
Andy Sturdevant, Administrative Assistant
612.626.3378
sturd018@umn.edu
Child and Family Center
The Child and Family Center at the University, when fully operational, will provide counseling to children and their parents or care-givers who are struggling to create healthy families in the face of individual and societal challenges. The center will begin its start-up and staff training in the UROC facility under the direction of Dante Cicchetti, a world-renowned researcher into the causes and consequences of child maltreatment and psychological problems in high-risk children. The center will collaborate with community organizations, various departments and programs at the university, and local government agencies and has on-going efforts to secure support for its new north-side location. (download PDF fact sheet)
Contact:
Jeanne Cowen, program assistant
612-625-5213
CitySongs
CitySongs is an arts-based youth and community development program involving children in fourth through eighth grades that operates out of the beliefs and guiding principles of UROC. CitySongs fosters healthy development by helping urban youth identify and reach their potential through diverse music participation and activities. It challenges “at-risk” youth to master music and performance skills, to make aesthetic contributions to their communities, to take leadership roles, and to set and achieve their goals. (download PDF fact sheet)
Contact:
Cheryl Reeves, Director
612.624.4556
creeves@umn.edu
Extension
Urban Youth Development: 612.624.4658
Nutrition Education: 612.624.4820
Family Development: 612.624.4858
FIPSE-UROC Work Groups
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
FIPSE-UROC is a short-hand way of referring to several projects that the community and the university are doing in North Minneapolis with support from a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE). The community-university partnership projects were established as a way to “jump-start” the work of UROC on the Northside. (download PDF fact sheet)
Contact:
Martin Adams, Project Coordinator
612.624.4618
adams852@umn.edu
Five Hundred Under 5
Center for Early Education and Development (CEED)
Five Hundred under 5 (FHu5) began in 2007 with informal discussions between the Center for Early Education and Development (CEED) at the university, Folwell Center for Urban Initiatives, and Hennepin County’s Department of Strategic Initiatives and Community Engagement. FHu5 engages families with children under the age of five in two north Minneapolis zones. (download PDF fact sheet)
Contact:
Scott McConnell
Professor, College of Education and Human Development
612.624.4482
smcconne@umn.edu
Lauren Martin
Research Associate
612.624.4514
mart2114@umn.edu
Minnesota Urban Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Staff to be Determined
612.624.4541
University Northside Partnership
Community Affairs Committee
The University Northside Partnership (UNP) formally began in 2005 after a community vote that convened an alliance of Northside communities, the university, Hennepin County, and the city of Minneapolis to work together to resolve some of the many challenges facing residents on the north side of Minneapolis. The UNP focuses on the community-identified issues of education, health and wellness, and community and economic development. A Community Affair Committee (CAC) meets monthly and serves as the operational arm of the UNP. (download PDF fact sheet)
Contact:
Ray Dehn and Makeda Zulu-Gillespie, Co-Chairs
cac@unpmn.org