The Ohio Urban University Program
Ohio’s urban universities, working together through the Ohio Urban University Program (UUP), are an important public policy and economic development resource for the State. The research products of the UUP have addressed nearly every major economic development initiative of the State including Business Tax Reform, Tax Code Restructuring, Program Development and Evaluation, Economic Development Strategy, and Land Reuse and Redevelopment.
Created by the Ohio General Assembly and the Board of Regents in 1979, the UUP is the oldest statewide inter-university program in the United States. Led by Cleveland State University’s Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, the eight university research centers of the UUP have developed a base of knowledge and expertise in economic development, public policy, public management, and fiscal policy that is recognized and valued nationally, as well as statewide. For every state dollar invested in the UUP, the universities have leveraged $2.25 and supported two federally funded research centers.
Recent UUP Forums in Columbus
Financing Water Infrastructure
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
"What is going on? The macroeconomy in a turbulent time"
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
More than Money: Prospects for Health Reform
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
National Perspectives on State and Local Finance in an Economic Crisis
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Innovative Bond Finance in a Credit Crisis
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
UUP Campaign
In the proposed Ohio budget for 2009-2010, the UUP is in grave danger of losing funding to support the research and activities that contribute toward the improvement of our urban areas and Ohio's economy. Show your support for UUP!
News
Crain's Cleveland Business: Budget cuts could impair research at Cleveland State's Levin College, July 1, 2009.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer published "A life preserver for the Ohio Urban University Program" on April 5, 2009
The Akron Beacon Journal published the editorial, "Voice for Cities" in support of the UUP on March 12, 2009.
Read the The Plain Dealer editorial, "Save a Cleveland State University program that is trying to save the state" (March 4, 2009).
See "Cleveland State University tries to head off budget cuts." In The Plain Dealer (February 27, 2009)
UUP Research Directors
| Larry Ledebur, Ph.D. Chair, NEORC Director The Urban Center Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs Cleveland State University 2121 Euclid Avenue, UR 305 Cleveland, OH 44115 Ph: 216-687-4551 Fax: 216-687-2013 Email: l.ledebur@csuohio.edu |
Jack Dustin, Ph.D. Director Center for Urban and Public Affairs Wright State University 223 Millett Hall, Main Campus 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway Dayton, OH 45435-0001 Ph: 937-775-2285 Fax: 937-775-2422 Email: jack.dustin@wright.edu |
| Karl C. Kaltenthaler, Ph.D. Director Center for Policy Studies University of Akron The Polsky Building Fifth Floor Akron, OH 44325-1915 Ph: 330-972-6141 Fax: 330-972-8675 Email: kck@uakron.edu |
Lawrence Brown, Ph.D. Interim Director Center for Urban and Regional Analysis The Ohio State University 1036 Derby Hall 154 N Oval Mall Columbus, OH 43210-1361 Ph: 614-292-2320 Fax: 614-292-6213 Email: brown.8@osu.edu |
| John Hoornbeek, Ph.D. Director Center for Public Administration & Public Policy Kent State University 128 Bowman Hall Kent, OH 44242-0001 Ph1: 330-672-8028 Ph2: 330-672-7148 Fax: 330-672-4057 Email: jhoornbe@kent.edu |
Neil Reid, Ph.D. Director Urban Affairs Center The University of Toledo Mail Stop #404 Toledo, OH 43606 Ph: 419-530-3593 Fax: 419-530-3548 Email: neil.reid@utoledo.edu |
| Ronald Chordas, Ph.D. Associate Provost, Executive Director of the Public Service Institute Center for Urban and Regional Studies Youngstown State University One University Plaza Youngstown, OH 44555 Ph: 330-941-3113 Fax: 330-941-1527 Email: rkchordas@ysu.edu |
Larry Johnson, Ph.D. Dean College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services University of Cincinnati POB 210002 Teachers/Dyer Hall Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0002 Ph: 513-556-2321 Fax: 513-556-2483 Email: Lawrence.johnson@uc.edu |
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- UUP In the News
- Crain's Cleveland Business Budget cuts could impair research... 7/1/09
- The Plain Dealer: Editorial, 4/6/09
- The Plain Dealer: Editorial, 3/4/09
- The Akron Beacon Journal: Editorial, 3/12/09
Urban University Program
Ned Hill, Chair
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue, UR 335
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Phone: 216.687.2174
e.hill@csuohio.edu
Urban Building, Room 335
1717 Euclid Avenue
Contact Person
Kevin O'Brien, UUP Director
Phone: 216.687.2188
k.e.obrien@csuohio.edu