Building real-world experience
The Student Urban Research Corps (SURC) is housed in The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and is made up of graduate and undergraduate student researchers. Corps members work as part of the multidisciplinary Urban Collaborative and participate in data collection, management, and analysis, including the creation of data visualizations, for urban and community-based studies and projects. Corps members also take part in Urban Collaborative-sponsored events, talks, and small group discussions with faculty and their peers.
The SURC provides up to 15 students project-based opportunities for hands-on experience working with community partners who have reached out to DePaul seeking research assistance. The SURC gives students a unique opportunity to use their technical and analytical skills to support these community partners while also building real-world experience and competencies with the support and guidance of faculty and staff from the Urban Collaborative.
SURC members contribute to projects brought to the Urban Collaborative by community organizations and municipalities. Such projects might include demographic and neighborhood analyses, program evaluation, mapping, and the like. As a member of the Corps, DePaul students will work on these requests, producing deliverables to share with and present to those making the request. Members of the SURC also attend 2-3 Urban Collaborative events per academic quarter.
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