About the Center for Community Schools
ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ Center for Community Schools (The Center) advances research, evaluation, education, technical assistance, and implementation of University Assisted Community Schools (UACS) locally, nationally, and globally. UACS is a community schools' model in which institutions of higher education (IHEs) serve as primary partners, working to enhance community well-being while advancing research, teaching, and learning from pre-kindergarten to higher education (PK-20+), and where the IHEs’ curriculum focuses on helping to solve local community-identified problems. Over the last decade, community schools and UACS, in particular, have grown exponentially, and Binghamton University has established itself as a national leader in this field.
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Initiatives
Reimagining School Research Lab
With faculty mentorship, students provide research assistance on an array of studies that advance community schools. The lab engages students in interdisciplinary research, fostering passion, and leadership skills for conducting meaningful applied evidence-based research.
Education for Community Schools
ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ offers the nation’s only advanced online certificate program in community schools and an undergraduate course in Reimaging Schools. These educational programs provide opportunities for students to gain critical skills while learning from experienced faculty at a nationally ranked university.
School Mental Health
Working across three counties, this initiative provides mental health and wellness support for youth and families while preparing student interns with training in implementing evidence-based comprehensive school mental health preventative and intervention methods.
SUNY UACS Statewide Network
The Center supports SUNY campuses across the state implementing UACS with their local school districts through academic, clinical/practice, and service-learning partnerships.
This video highlights the ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ Community Schools (BUCS), which is the first county-wide, university-assisted community schools model in the nation, helping regional school districts succeed by providing additional support to students and their families.