CUED

Mission Statement

The mission of the Center for Urban Economic Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago (CUED) is to address the economic needs of urban areas, emphasizing the retention and expansion of the economic base and improving conditions for low- and moderate-income communities. The Center pursues its mission by translating its research into practice on a wide range of economic and public policy issues involving access to and the quality of jobs, business strategies and outcomes, and the impact of development on neighborhoods. CUED also provides technical assistance to community-based organizations and public and private sector entities engaged in economic development planning.

History

The Center for Urban Economic Development (CUED) was established at the University of Illinois at Chicago's School of Urban Planning and Policy in 1978. Its mission was to undertake community economic development technical assistance and research projects having three primary emphases:

• Economic development assistance to community-based organizations and local governments;
  
• Research on a wide range of policy issues suggested by the Center's technical
  assistance work; and
• Contributions to the education of University of Illinois at Chicago graduate students, community leaders, and public policymakers and researchers.

In 1994, the University of Illinois at Chicago committed the institution to fulfilling its role as an urban land grant university by implementing the university's Great Cities Initiative. As part of the Great Cities Initiative, the University created the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (CUPPA), which includes the campus's Urban Policy and Planning graduate-level academic programs, the Great Cities Institute, the Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement, the Survey Research Laboratory, the Urban Transportation Center, the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy, and the Center for Urban Economic Development. Currently, CUED employs seven full-time professional staff, in addition to a cadre of part-time faculty affiliates and graduate students.

Funders

Chicago Metropolis 20/20
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community
Illinois Department of Human Services
MacArthur Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
U.S. Department of Commerce

This website is maintained by Cedric Williams, Manager System Services,
UIC-Center for Urban Economic Development