ueda annual summit 2016: holistic view of higher education

UNIVERSITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 2016 Annual Summit – Roanoke, VAOctober 17, 2016Kelly Hunt Lyon, EdD

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Panelists

VIRGINIA’SUniversity-Based Economic Development Team

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Project Locations

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Shared Approaches Under the ENTREPRENEURSHIP Umbrella

PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS1. Student Participation2. Regional Alignment3. Networks4. Faculty

SECONDARY CHARACTERISTICS5. Mentorship 6. Built Spaces 7. Funding

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COMMUNITY COLLEGESWorkforce

Development

RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES

Technology Transfer

LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES

Convening Power

StudentsRegionsNetworksFaculty

Shared Characteristics

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Challenges to Collaboration…

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…from another perspective

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“Top Ten” Implications for collaborating with the ‘others’

1. Compensation: tenure v. fiscal2. Time: semesters, terms & years v. days, weeks, quarters3. Decision making: committee v. manager4. Process: input v. output5. Knowledge: acquisition v. creation6. Politics: academic v. partisan7. Structure: segmented v. integrated8. Experience: experts v. generalists 9. Change: slow v. accelerated10. Values: tradition v. innovation

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INNOVATION & ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AWARDS:THE CENTER FOR

P-20 ENGAGEMENT

Marilyn BellertAssociate Director

Center for P-20 EngagementE-mail: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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NIU’s P-20 Center 2002-2016

Founding Purposes

Re-establish NIU’s education presence in the region and state

Regional economic development State policy-making Engagement

Coordinate and collaborate across the university

Reduce fragmentation Increase impact

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NIU’s P-20 Center - Operations

Reporting Joint reporting to two divisions - Outreach, Engagement, and Regional Development and Academic Affairs

P-20 Center - 2016 by the Numbers• NIU students and faculty = 1959• K-12 students and educators = 31,302• Community = 13,712• International = 407• Total = 50,128

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NIU’s P-20 Collaboration

Internal• 40 departments in five colleges• 20 centers, institutes, and offices• 25 student groups

External• 30+ school districts, 154 high schools• 26 community colleges• State education and economic development agencies• State and regional advocacy groups• Employers – regional, state, national

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Three Areas of P-20 Practice and Collaboration

STEAM Works• Building pipeline into STEM careers • Year-round activities for kids of all ages

Professional Developmental Collaborative• Enhancing teachers’ knowledge and skills to meet

workforce needs• Formal and informal educators

Northern Illinois Regional P-20 Network • Large-scale collective impact organization

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Building the STEM pipeline

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College and career readiness to meet workforce needs

• Comprehensive – B3 to workforce

• System-level actionIdentification of workforce needsConnection of local and regional institutions to

WIOA plansActivities to increase early college credit and

reduce remediationEnrollment of more adult learners with PLA

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AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE:VALUE CHAIN OF

COLORADO AGRICULTURE

Paula MillsProject Manager

Office of Community & Economic Development

[email protected]


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Background

• Colorado Blueprint Initiative• Food & Agriculture one of 14 Key Industry Networks

• Gaps recognized in strategic planning process• No cohesive industry identity• Lack of relevant and current data

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Solution

• Cohesive and holistic perspective From dairy to biotech

• 125 sub-sectors, each with link to Farm and Ranch Operations

• Up-to-date economic impact

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I. Build a Business Friendly EnvironmentII. Recruit, Grow and Retain BusinessesIII. Increase Access to CapitalIV. Create and Market a Stronger Colorado Brand V. Educate and Train the Workforce of the FutureVI. Cultivate Innovation and Technology

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• Changes the conversation• Generates economic development impacts

Engagement ResearchEngagement

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Results - Colorado

• New and shared understanding of industry

• Built bridges between traditional and emerging sectors

NetworksRegional Alignment

• Attracted HQ of international ag company to Colorado

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Results - University

• Provided new methodology for understanding industry

• Created avenue for industry to inform research• Fulfills land-grant mission• Stimulated funding for follow-up studies

Colorado Ag Innovation Cluster

Location of authors of scientific and trade publications in agriculture and food

Location of inventors of U.S. patents in agriculture and food

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AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE:University Based Economic

Development Team

Elizabeth Povar, CEcDFounder, The Riverlink Group LLC

[email protected]



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Connecting Higher Education & Economic Development

• 1983 Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program• 1984 Center for Innovative Technology• 1994 Virginia Business Higher Education Council• 1997 Virginia Microelectronics Consortium• 2005 University-Based Economic Development Team• 2008 Virginia University Research Consortium• 2009 Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing• 2010 Commonwealth Center for Advanced Logistics

Systems• 2010 Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority• 2012 Virginia Higher Education Marketing Partnership MOU• 2013 Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium Authority• 2013 Virginia BioScience Health Research Corporation


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The Virginia Higher Education Marketing Partnership Goal

Intentionally leverage the capabilities of Virginia’s higher education institutions to create more impactful connections to existing and new businesses, resulting in retention of jobs and new growth in Virginia and increased corporate investment in Virginia’s higher education assets.

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Virginia’s Higher Education Marketing Partnership MOU Partners

– Signed in 2012 and renewed in 2014– Twenty-one partner organizations

• Virginia Economic Development Partnership• 17 Public Universities• Virginia Community College System• Center for Innovative Technology• State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

– Implementing organization: Virginia’s University-Based Economic Development Team


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Virginia’s Higher Education Marketing Partnership MOU Successes

– Trusted network of collaborators– Higher Ed Partnership Snapshot Briefs– Website Linkages– Custom Responses to Business Prospect Proposals– Leveraging Alumni Networks– Collaborative Responses to Funding Opportunities


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Virginia’s Higher Education Marketing Partnership MOU FY 2017 Goals

– Regional Engagement aligning with the new GoVirginia Initiative

– Developing an asset inventory of research, talent, and equipment capabilities of Virginia’s higher education partners

– Developing a unified higher education brand and message for use by Virginia’s economic development team


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