University of Nebraska Economic Competiveness Plan 2015‐17 Biennial Budget Request 1

University of Nebraska
Economic Competiveness Plan
2015‐17 Biennial Budget Request
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NU and Economic Growth
“The University of Nebraska plays a leading role in ensuring the
state’s economic competitiveness – starting with our excellent
academic programs that educate thousands of graduates each
year who go on to work at leading companies or start their own
businesses. The university has a long and successful history of
partnering with the state to achieve our shared goals for
attracting and developing talent, fostering research and
innovation, and providing affordable, high‐quality education
that meets Nebraska’s workforce needs.”
Interim President Dr. James Linder
July 11, 2014
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NU Plan for Economic Growth
Make targeted investments
in six NU initiatives that are key university strengths and critical to Nebraska and its economy
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Economic Competitiveness Investments
Allocation of $20M Request PKI(Engineering&IT)
Innovation Campus
Building a Healther Nebraska
Rural Futures
NSRI
Business Engagement
22%
33%
20%
8%
7%
#NUforNE 10%
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Rationale of Request
• Multifaceted (Engineering, manufacturing, health, STEM, business development and more)
• Responsive to needs and opportunities throughout Nebraska (both urban and rural)
• Direct economic impact through workforce development, growing existing businesses or supporting new businesses
• Allows Nebraska to remain competitive relative to surrounding states that are making comparable, or significantly larger investments
The University is a major economic driver and provides a positive return on state tax dollar investments
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Economic Competitiveness Investments
State Request
NU 2014‐15 Recurring Investments*
$4.5
$3.2
$7.7
Nebraska Innovation Campus
4.0
7.5
11.5
Building a Healthier Nebraska
2.0
0.5
2.5
Rural Futures Institute
1.5
1.7
3.2
National Strategic Research Institute
1.5
0.2
1.7
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)
2.0
0.3
2.3
Biomedical Institute
2.0
Nebraska Business Development Initiatives
2.0
Veteran Initiatives
0.5
Peter Kiewit Institute (Engineering and IT)
Totals
Business Engagement & Workforce Development
TOTALS
$20.0
2.0
0.1
2.1
0.5
$13.5
*Represents University funding from Programs of Excellence, budget reallocations, etc.
$33.5
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Engineering and Information Technology
The Peter Kiewit Institute and the University of Nebraska
Chancellor Harvey Perlman
Chancellor John Christensen
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Nebraska Engineering
Engineering a Stronger
Nebraska
PRESENTATION TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA BOARD OF REGENTS
BY
HARVEY PERLMAN; CHANCELLOR
Mission
• Train an engineering workforce for
Nebraska.
• Fuel Nebraska’s economic growth
through research and technology
development.
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Goals and Metrics
Goal: Address Nebraska’s Need for Engineers
• Increase total BS enrollments in Omaha and
Lincoln by 33% (from 2700 to 3600) in five
years.
• Disproportionate growth in Omaha–based
undergraduate enrollments and graduates
(50% growth in five years).
• Increase number of BS graduates by 40% to
670 per year in ten years.
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Goals and Metrics
Goal: Strengthen Industry-Relevant R & D
• Build an $80-100M annual research and
technology development enterprise around:
- food manufacturing
- civil infrastructure
- biomedical engineering
- national defense.
• Form an integration between COE & IST at
PKI around ‘big data and engineering.’
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College of Engineering Growth Plan
• 50 new tenured/tenure-track faculty in five years
($8.75M new permanent)
• 50 replacement tenure-track faculty in five years
($6.25M reversion)
• R & D start-up funds for faculty hires
($5.0M permanent; $35M one-time)
• 12 new professors of practice in five years
($2.0M new permanent)
• New classroom, laboratory, and office space
(140,000 sq. ft.)
• Projected total five-year cost: ~$140M
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($19M new permanent)
Progress to Date: Workforce
• BS enrollments up 8.5% to 2993 in Fall 2014.
• Department
of Electrical and Computer
Engineering linking both Omaha and Lincoln.
• Electrical Engineering BS major now offered in
Omaha.
• ‘Essential
Non-Technical Skills’
initiated in Omaha and Lincoln.
curriculum
• Freshman ‘Design and Fabrication’ labs under
construction in Omaha and Lincoln.
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Progress to Date: Workforce
• Recruitment and admissions efforts now fully
integrated between UNO and UNL at PKI.
• Student advising and retention services
expanded in Omaha and Lincoln.
• Career services expanded in Omaha and
Lincoln.
• New technology-linked classrooms and shuttle
services integrate Omaha and Lincoln students
and faculty.
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Progress to Date: Workforce
• Discussions initiated with UNK regarding
curricular partnerships around Engineering.
• Masters of Engineering Management degree
focused on working professionals approved;
courses offered in Omaha and Lincoln
beginning Fall 2015.
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Progress to Date: Facilities
New Student Work/Meeting
Spaces
PKI
Nebraska Hall
Othmer Lobby
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Progress to Date: Facilities
New Design/Fabrication Labs
Omaha (PKI 117)
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Lincoln (Othmer basement)
Progress to Date: Integration
Technology Linked
Classrooms
Engineering Shuttle Service
(Othmer – PKI – UNMC)
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Progress: Economic Development
• UNMC and COE research collaborations and
coordinated faculty hiring in Virtual Medicine.
• IANR and COE forge a coalition of 37 industries,
non-profits, municipalities and universities
around the theme: Food Factory of the Future.
• Coordinated searches for 17 new Omaha- and
Lincoln-based faculty currently under way:
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Food Factory of the Future,
Virtual Medicine
Big Data and Bridges.
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Progress: Peter Kiewit Institute
• IS&T and COE initiate a public-private collabora-
tion at PKI focused on: Big Data and Bridges;
real-time health-monitoring of our (Nebraska’s
and the nation’s) bridge networks.
• A targeted faculty hiring initiative around big data
and infrastructure is part of the 17 new faculty
searches under way.
• A fully coordinated, collaborative PKI leadership
structure, the Academic Advisory Council, is
successfully implemented.
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UNO College of Information
Science & Technology: Towards a
Strong IT Workforce in Nebraska
PRESENTATION TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA BOARD OF REGENTS
JOHN CHRISTENSEN, CHANCELLOR
NOVEMBER 2014
College of IS&T Mission
To deliver student-focused education and
to conduct cutting-edge research;
producing innovative IT solutions and
preparing next generation professionals
who transform IT disciplines and
industries.
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Impact on Local Industries
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IT Demand in the Region
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Academic Priorities Align with Demand
 Information Assurance & cyber security
 Biomedical informatics and technologies
 iSTEM: IT-driven STEM research, education
and outreach
 Big Data Analytics
 Next Generation Artificial Intelligence
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CIST Five-Year Objectives
 Expand recruitment activities and strengthen retention
efforts to increase enrollment and meet IT demand by
local and national industries – target overall enrollment
of 1500.
 Strengthen research activities in priority areas - target
$10M for annual external funding.
 Expand and strengthen Partnerships/Outreach activities
with local Industries, K-12 and partner schools.
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Expand college IT workshops – Increase the number of
partnerships and participating students/industries - Develop an
IT Internship program - Continue summer immersion
experiences for partner schools
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Building IT Pipeline: Current Progress
 Enrollment numbers
continue to increase at a
double digit rate the last
three years – reaching
1155 in fall 2014.
 The college has a 100%
placement rate among its
graduates interested in
obtaining an IT internship
or job.
 Retention rate fall to fall
between 76% and 83% which is 8% on average
higher than UNO.
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IT Pipeline - Students
 2014 Undergraduate Enrollment = 796 (up 9%
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from 2013)
2014 Graduate Enrollment = 359 (up 33% from
2013)
2018 Undergraduate Enrollment Target = 858
2018 Graduate Enrollment Target= 461
IS&T is well on its way to meeting enrollment
targets but additional growth is dependent upon
the addition of new faculty and infrastructure
support.
CIST Enrollment History 2005 to 2014
1400
1200
1155
1022
1000
918
870
844
803
862
856
833
825
796
800
752
642
586
600
Undergraduate
668
608
596
604
603
Graduate
597
Total Enrollment
359
400
228
217
236
2005
2006
2007
260
258
2008
2009
236
250
270
222
2010
2011
2012
2013
200
0
2014
IT Pipeline: Graduates
 Over 90% of students receiving 2013 degrees
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had a job in their field of study.
At least 66% of graduates plan to stay in Omaha.
Median income $50,000 for 2013 bachelor’s
recipients and $60,000 for 2013 graduate degree
recipients.
Between 2 and 3 internship opportunities for
each student.
Omaha Chamber reports 2-3 job opportunities for
each student.
Research Activities
 Recent progress in research activities has been in the
following areas:
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Implementing the ambitious PKI integrated plan based
on integrating big data analytics in construction eng and
infrastructure.
Expanding and strengthening research collaboration
with UNMC in various areas related to Biomedical
Technologies.
Increased activities in priority areas, particularly in
cyber security, iSTEM, and virtual environments.
 New external funds increased from $2.6M last year to
$3.7M this year and research expenditure remained
around $3.6 despite reductions in federal programs.
 Additional faculty will strengthen existing research
areas and foster additional collaboration with COE,
UNMC and local, regional and national industry.
IS&T Research Expenditure and Awards:
$3,760
2013-2014
$3,537
$2,622
2012-2013
$3,617
$4,105
2011-2012
$3,621
$3,707
2010-2011
$3,643
$0
$1,000
$2,000
$ in New Awards
$3,000
$ Expenditures
$4,000
$5,000
Thousands
External Funding to Support Economic
Development and Building IT Workforce
 The iSTEM group in the college received a number of
NSF grants to support K-12 partnerships and train
teachers:
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Two current NSF grants (RET and REU) of $700k to support
undergraduate research and train high school teachers in
emerging IT areas
A new NSF ITEST grant of $1.2M to train middle school teachers
in the region and develop innovative IT curricula (to start Jan
2015)
 A new $1M from Dept of Labor to train current and
potential IT professionals in new IT/computing
technologies to increase the workforce in Nebraska (to
start Jan 2015)
IT Pipeline: K-12 Outreach Activities
 Summer Techademy: 250 grade 6-11 students each year.
 Techademy+: One day custom workshops for students in
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grades 5-12.
iSTEM After School: Pilot program to deliver hands-on IT
workshops to 60 students in grades 7-8.
IT High School Internships: Annual summer internship program
that provides 15-18 high school students R&D experiences for
10 weeks over the summer.
IT Innovation Cup: 10-15 Omaha area high schools participate
annually with teams of 5-10 students, theme for this year is
“Solving Problems with Augmented and Virtual Reality”.
Capture the Flag Competition: Annual cybersecurity event with
8-10 Omaha area high school teams.
IT Pipeline: Industry Partnerships
 IT Professional Academy: Quarterly professional
development workshops Nearly 500 local IT
professionals have already participated.
 Industry Partnerships: Including R&D projects,
internships, capstone projects, team teaching and
student supervision and custom training workshops.
 Key partners include Union Pacific; Gallup;
Interpublic Group; ConAgra Foods; West Inc.; ACI
Worldwide; TD Ameritrade; First National Bank;
Valmont; Hayneedle; Raytheon; BCBS;
Benaissance; Farm Credit Services; Sogeti;
ProKarma.
IT Pipeline: Focus on Diversity
 CodeCrush: Women in IT 4-
day immersion experience for
8th-9th grade girls. Each
session includes 30 girls and
their teachers.
 Women in IT Community
Task Force.
 IS&T Grace Hopper
Computing Education Week
that celebrate women in
computing and connect
students with industry in IT
Job/Career Fair.
Integrated PKI Workforce Development
 Growing undergraduate enrollment in IS&T and COE
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at PKI to create a more robust talent pipeline for
leading companies in Nebraska.
Specialized programs through PKI to respond to the
specific education and workforce development needs
of Omaha and Nebraska.
Improving retention and graduation rates so more
graduates enter the workforce.
Exploring development of interdisciplinary programs
aligned with workforce needs.
Growing federal and industry engineering research
expenditures at PKI by over $25 million.
Integrated PKI Workforce Development
 Adding 30 new tenure track, PKI-based engineering
faculty and 23 new faculty in IS&T to support the PKI
integrated plan and the strategic plans for the two
colleges.
 Building more partnerships with the private sector to
support industries across Nebraska and creating
internship opportunities to retain students in Nebraska.
 Expanding outreach to K-12 STEM programs across
the state to expand the pipeline of prospective
students for these programs.
Building a Healthier Nebraska
Chancellor Doug Kristensen
Chancellor Jeffery P. Gold
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“Building A Healthier Nebraska”
Expanding Health Professions Education at UNK:
An Academic & Community Partnership
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Purpose/Vision
The UNMC-UNK partnership will be a nationally
recognized learning and research environment that:
1) promotes interprofessional education in rural primary care
2) generates scientific new knowledge about rural health
3) advances health and healthcare in rural communities
through academic and community partnerships.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
A Model of Collaboration
• Nebraska Legislature & Governor
• UN Central Administration & Board of Regents
• University of Nebraska Medical Center
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College of Nursing (Dean Julie Sebastian)
School of Allied Health Professions (Dean Kyle Meyer)
• University of Nebraska at Kearney
• University of Nebraska Foundation
• Communities, hospitals & clinical partners
Brief History and Current Status
Dec. 2011 - Request for building funds prepared by UNK
Jan. 2012 - Building Healthier Nebraska Initiative & LB 1055 introduced
April 2012 - Governor signs appropriations bill - $15 M for construction
April 2014 - Project groundbreaking
July 2015 - Projected completion w/ August 2015 start for most programs
Capital Budget - $19M (Facility)
• $15 M State appropriation
• $4 M
UNK Fundraised
• $1.7 M UNK funds to extend utilities infrastructure (not in building budget)
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Needs
1. Meet Urgent Health Care Needs in Rural Nebraska
• Address current/projected health workforce shortages in rural Nebraska
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Nursing shortage of 3,800 registered nurses by 2020
Demand for medical sonographers to grow 39% by 2022
Demand for physician assistants to grow 38% by 2022
Demand for physical therapists to grow 36%
• Need for increased access to primary care service
• Aging population--population 65+ increasing 60% by 2030
• More people living with multiple chronic conditions
• Increasing emphasis on “living well” with chronic illness
• Increasing emphasis on health promotion, wellness and prevention
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Needs
2. Provide Nationally Recognized Leadership in:
• Rural health care
• Interprofessional model of health professions preparation
3. Expand Career Opportunities for Students
• Obtain health professions education without need to relocate to Omaha
• Nursing enrollment projected at 168 (112 undergraduate & 56
professional/graduate)
• Allied health enrollment projected at 132 (34 undergraduate & 98
professional)
• Projected combined enrollment at full implementation = 300
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Benefits to UNK, UNMC & Community
• 25 additional FTEs projected (16 Faculty FTE; 9 Staff FTE)
• 46 total administration, faculty and staff FTE at HSEB
• Project over 180 UNK pre-nursing (STEM) undergraduate students
• Project 1000 UNK pre-health profession (STEM) students by 2015
Projected Economic Impact
• $30.5 Million in Total Effect Construction Expenditure
Jerry Deichert, Director, Center for Public Affairs Research, UNO
• Total Economic Effect Significantly Greater
Support Needed to Launch Programs
Total Program Budget = $3.6 M
• Less projected tuition ($1 M) revenue = $2.6 M
• Less AY 2014/15 Start-up Funding = $0.5 M
• Faculty and staff hires = 4.75 FTE
• Operating at 7% (marketing, travel, moving, student recruitment
& advising for 2015 startup)
University Biennial Program Budget Request = $2.0M
Support for Operations and Maintenance = $0.4 M
University Biennial Budget Request Total = $2.4 M
A Model of Efficiency: Exceptional ROI via expansion of existing v.
independent programs
HSEC and Programs a Key Link to Developing
UNK's University Village
• Mixed-use urban village design will increase UNK campus by 90%
• Public/private, residential, academic, athletic, retail opportunities
• Anchored by replacement for University Heights and CDC
• Multiple housing opportunities will fill critical Kearney shortage for
HSEC & UNK faculty and students and broader community
• Offers new avenues for UNK/Community engagement, collaboration,
innovation, maker space, entrepreneurship, partnerships
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Questions?
Business Engagement and Workforce Development
Interim‐President James Linder
Chancellor Jeffery P. Gold
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Business Engagement and Workforce
STEM
Veterans
Initiatives
#NUforNE Nebraska
Business
Development
Biomedical
Institute
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Science Technology Engineering Math
• To increase applicants to NU in STEM disciplines, students must be exposed to these opportunities in middle‐school and high school
• Maker Space for UNK and UNO ($1 million)
– Piloting manufacturing ideas leads to opportunities for start‐
ups, new employment and economic expansion. – Maker spaces, or workshops, for student and community entrepreneurs will be developed on the UNK and UNO campuses. – Ultimately, the spaces offer entrepreneurs the means to test and transform their ideas into prototypes through access to state‐of‐the‐art manufacturing equipment for metalworking, woodworking, 3‐D printing, etc. and creative space to observe and engage in ways that simulate real world conditions.
– The maker space at UNK would have a prominent home on the south campus; a similarly prominent home for a maker space #NUforNE will be found at UNO.
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Science Technology Engineering Math
• University of Nebraska High School ($500,000)
– The University of Nebraska High increases access and engagement in STEM coursework during high school.
– The request will support digital curriculum enhancements and new course development.
– The funds also will provide for a comprehensive learning platform re‐design (mobile solutions, administrative portals for advisors/teachers and, in‐depth data analytics for optimizing learning outcomes and measuring student success.
– The re‐designed learning platform will meet maximum accessibility standards.
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Science Technology Engineering Math
• STEM Education Fund ($500,000)
– ACT test scores indicate that Nebraska students’ readiness for college‐level mathematics coursework is trending downward with a drop of 6% since 2012. – NU STEM faculty are nationally‐recognized for catalyzing innovative STEM education we will expand their efforts on expanding mathematics teacher education projects
– Expand the Nebraska Math Partnership to create depth in early childhood, middle school and high school mathematics education. (e.g. i Nebraska teacher fellowships to increase the effective teaching of mathematics in urban and rural Nebraska classrooms.
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Nebraska Business Development
• Expand scope and services of the Nebraska Business Development Center ($900,000)
– Increase access at 7 locations in Nebraska
– Implement technology commercialization, LEAN process and marketing support
– Business incubation accelerator
• Entrepreneurs in Residence support ($500,000)
• Business engagement ($600,000)
– Staffing and technology for a unified business engagement portal for core services, internships and faculty consulting
– Support for business accelerator programs (N‐Motion)
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Veteran Initiatives
• Expand outreach to Veterans, communicating educational opportunities ($50,000)
• Develop of learning communities for Veterans enrolled at NU ($150,000)
• Expand counseling and advising for Veterans ($250,000)
• Tuition support for non‐resident Veterans and their families ($50,000)
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University of Nebraska
Board of Regents
Advanced Biomedical Technology Innovation & Discovery
NABID Institute
A BRIEF INTRODUCTION
Chancellors John Christensen and Jeffery P. Gold
University of Nebraska
Board of Regents
University of Nebraska
Board of Regents
Advanced Biomedical Technology Innovation & Discovery
NABID Institute
2014‐2017
• Advance biomedical technologies development
• Create sustained economic growth in Nebraska.
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Advanced Biomedical Technology Innovation & Discovery
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Advanced Biomedical Technology Innovation & Discovery
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Advanced Biomedical Technology Innovation & Discovery
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Broad Stakeholder Feedback
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NU Research & Clinical Faculty
Regional Corporate Leaders
Chamber of Commerce
Community Business Leaders
State Senators & Staff
US Congressional Members & Staff
National BMT Leading Universities
National BMT Research Foundation
National BMT Research Institute
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Advanced Biomedical Technology Innovation & Discovery
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UNMC - MCDC
Medical Center Development Corp
Founded June 2014
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UN Foundation
Sackler Foundation
New State Support
POE, NRI, NSRI/UARC
BMT Businesses
BMT Partnerships
Philanthropy
One Time TBD
Ongoing
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Board of Regents
Advanced Biomedical Technology Innovation & Discovery
NABID Institute
Timelines
Immediately
• Establish Int Advisory Board
• Establish Advisory Board (industry, SRI, other
collaborators)
• Establish Temporary office
• Secure institution startup funds
(Foundation, State, Private, Seed Funding)
• Recruit Institute Director
• Develop SRI collaboration
• Initiate space planning
• Gain necessary support for enhanced venture capital
opportunities
University of Nebraska
Board of Regents
Advanced Biomedical Technology Innovation & Discovery
NABID Institute
University of Nebraska
Board of Regents
Advanced Biomedical Technology Innovation & Discovery
NABID Institute
University of Nebraska
Board of Regents
Advanced Biomedical Technology Innovation & Discovery
NABID Institute
University of Nebraska
Board of Regents
Advanced Biomedical Technology Innovation & Discovery
NABID Institute
Economic Competitiveness Investments
State Request
Peter Kiewit Institute (Engineering and IT)
$4.5
Nebraska Innovation Campus
4.0
Building a Healthier Nebraska
2.0
Rural Futures Institute
1.5
National Strategic Research Institute
1.5
Business Engagement & Workforce Development
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)
2.0
Biomedical Institute
2.0
Nebraska Business Development Initiatives
2.0
Veteran Initiatives
0.5
TOTALS
$20.0
The University is a major economic driver and provides a positive 81
return on state tax dollar investments
Questions?