events
2027
Conference
Summer 2027
The conference will be centered around community engagement, with a focus on youth-participatory action.
Dates and more details coming soon.
2026
Summer Institute
July 13 - 17, 2026
The Social Determinants of Health
The Summer Institute will be held at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
2025
Conference
April 03 - 06, 2025
Traveling Together: The Many Paths of Community Engaged Research
This conference emphasizes that community engaged research is essentially about shared meaning making which is at the core of co-creating our society and is critically important to a well-functioning democracy. We acknowledge the breadth and diversity of journeys that lead to community engaged research while always holding onto core values.
URBAN EVENTS DIRECTORY
Upcoming Events
- 2026: Summer Institute - Winston-Salem, NC
- 2027: Conference - TBD
Previous Events
- 2025: Conference - Providence, RI
- 2024: Summer Institute - Salt Lake City, UT
- 2022: Conference - Santa Cruz, CA
- 2018: Conference - Colorado
- 2016: Conference - New York
- 2015: FALL Conference - Boston, MA
- 2015: SPRING Conference - Boston, MA
Apply for the URBAN Fellowship
The URBAN Fellowship is led by a collective of faculty and facilitated by members of the URBAN National Planning Team. The URBAN Fellowship is geared towards graduate students and early career faculty and will create a space for fellows to workshop their projects. This is an interdisciplinary fellowship, and all fields of study are welcomed.