We want to connect and collaborate with anyone using community-engaged research to make positive change in Pittsburgh and Southwestern Pennsylvania.
To that end, we are excited to launch the UCSUR Affiliate Program—a broad coalition of Pitt faculty, staff, post-docs and students, community leaders, and members of the Pittsburgh and Southwestern Pennsylvania communities who are working to advance high-impact community-engaged research across the University and the region.
Everyone is welcome to apply!
UCSUR Affiliates will formally gather three times each year:
- Biannual meetings to network, learn about innovative community-engaged research initiatives and best practices, get updates about UCSUR’s work, and share solutions for common community-engaged research challenges;
- An affiliate reception in March to showcase and celebrate our collective research, impact, and experiences.
Other affiliate benefits include:
- Invitations to quarterly Community Impact Network Forum meetings, where you’ll hear about the real-time progress of Community Impact Network teams, offer feedback, and collectively build and support best practices in local community-engaged research;
- Opportunities for visibility via UCSUR’s communications efforts and UCSUR’s connection to Pitt's Public Impact strategy.
We are asking affiliates to:
- Attend periodic UCSUR events and affiliate gatherings;
- Spread the word about UCSUR events, services, and opportunities to collaborate;
- Support UCSUR’s vision, implementation, and accountability for advancing high-impact community-engaged research at Pitt and in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
To apply
Apply online before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026.
Questions? We are offering an optional, 1-hour information session at UCSUR (3343 Forbes Ave.) on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 12:00 p.m.; recordings of this session will be available upon request. Please reach out to Kaleb Armstrong with any inquiries about this session or its recording.
For more information about becoming an UCSUR Affiliate, please contact Shannon Wanless.