Tony Armstrong, President and CEO of Indiana University Research & Technology Corporation and Kirk White, Assistant Vice President for Strategic Partnerships at Indiana University gave a presentation about university-community partnerships focusing on economic development for the 2012 Inter-City Visit to Bloomington, IN.

1. Inter-City Visit 2012
Bloomington
Tony Armstrong
President and CEO
IU Research and Technology Corporation
Kirk R. White
IU Assistant Vice President for Strategic Partnerships
September 10, 2012

2. IU Office of Engagement
Upon taking office in 2007, IU President Michael McRobbie created the
Office of the Vice President for Engagement making statewide
economic development a top strategic priority.
Mission:
 Coordinate and connect the university’s vast
intellectual and creative resources, assets,
and expertise.
 Pursue strategic opportunities, in both the
public and private sectors.
 Stimulate economic development and
growth in Indiana.
 Enhance the quality of life for Hoosiers.
Innovate Indiana 2

3. Innovate Indiana is the name for Indiana University’s efforts to channel the
university’s vast resources to strengthen the Hoosier economy. The Office of
the Vice President for Engagement (OVPE) is the central point of contact for
Innovate Indiana.

4. Indiana University Research and
Technology Corporation (IURTC)
• Not-for-profit organization that facilitates IU-affiliated
research and technology collaborations.
• Stimulates growth in Indiana’s technology and life
sciences sectors by:
• Helping entrepreneurial faculty develop commercially viable
technology through:
• Licensing innovations globally
• Creating new start-up business
• Enhancing funding opportunities – $10 million dollar Innovate
Indiana Fund and spInUp program

5. South Bend (IUSB)
• Cancer Research Center
Gary (IU Northwest) • Center for a Sustainable
Statewide • Northwest Indiana SBDC
office
Future
• RED Fund awards (2) Fort Wayne (IPFW)
• IPFW Office of Engagement
• Regional Economic Impact
Engagement focus
• RED Fund awards (2)
• Technology Showcase
events
Kokomo (IUK)
Indianapolis (IUPUI)
• Regional Transformation
• IU Innovation Center
Initiative support
• 16 Tech (City of
• Regional Economic
Indpls.)
Impact forum
• Pre-Seed Workshop
• Kokomo SBDC Office
Bloomington (IUB)
• IU Innovation Center Richmond (IU East)
• IU Technology Park • Online Degree Program
• Bloomington SBDC support (VUJC
office agreement)
• Chamber & BEDC • Regional Economic
• Pre-Seed Workshop Impact event
- Indiana University’s • RED Fund awards (2)
Crane
collective efforts to • IU - NSWC Crane Columbus (IUPUC)
channel the university’s Collaboration (MOU &
PIA agreements)
• IU Center for Arts +
Design
vast resources and • Technology Showcase
expertise to strengthen Evansville
event
the Hoosier economy. • I-69 Corridor Development support New Albany (IU Southeast)
• Center for Medical Education • Southeast Indiana SBDC office
growth • Technology Showcase event
• Technology Showcase events

6. IU and IU Health’s Overall Economic
Impact is $11.5 Billion Per Year

7. The reach and impact
of IU and IU Health
extends across all
regions of the state:
• 9 IU Campuses
• 9 IUSM Centers of
Medical Education
(partnerships with 5
other Indiana
universities)
• 18 IUH Hospitals

8. IU Bloomington’s Overall Economic
Impact is $2.3 Billion Per Year
• Represents 20% of IU/IUH’s overall economic impact.
• In comparison, IUPUI’s economic impact is $2.0 billion per
year.

9. IU Bloomington’s Supports Over
20,000 Quality Indiana Jobs
• Represents over 20% of IU/IUH’s total jobs supported.
• In comparison, IUPUI supports 18,763 direct and indirect
jobs.

10. Additional IU Bloomington Impacts
• IU Bloomington’s operations in Indiana generate $114.1
million per year in state and local tax revenue.
• IU Bloomington, faculty, staff and students generate more
than $54.8 million annually in charitable donations and
volunteer services. These benefits (in addition to the $2.3
billion annual impact) include the following:
– $13.5 million donated to local charitable organizations by IU
Bloomington faculty, staff and students.
– Nearly $41.3 million in value of volunteer time provided to area
communities by IU Bloomington students, faculty and staff.

11. IU Bloomington Economic Development
Partnerships
• Downtown Certified Technology Park
• Development of North and East parks
• Co-sponsor of Small Business Development
Center
• Board memberships: Bloomington Chamber of
Commerce, Bloomington Economic
Development Corporation
• Technology showcases
• Business start-up weekends
• Military base collaboration

12. City-Campus Relations:
An opportunity for regional collaboration
• Universities have potential to be regional
conveners bringing together diverse groups for
mutual benefit
• First, formal and informal networks must be built
on open communication and trust.
• Must be proactive and inclusive, regularly
assessing potential opportunities and risks
• Focused on working together to take advantage
of the strengths of the campus and community
as a team

13. Higher Ed Characteristics
• Higher Education • Media/Public
– Deliberative – Immediate
– Cautious – Impetuous
– Cerebral – Emotional
– See gray areas – Black & White
– Take time to resolve – Print it today
– Group oriented – One person in
command

14. Take time to build trust
• The University is:
– Big, powerful and used to having it’s own way
– Often doesn’t speak with one voice or act
consistently
– Sometimes interested in international
rankings instead of local recognition
– Must prove it’s commitment over time, stay
constant even through leadership changes

15. Formal and informal communication
• Formal • Informal
– Town and Gown – Personal relationship
Committee based
– Established in 1997 by – City and campus
IU president leaders establish open
– Included leaders of communication with
government and major counterparts
organizations – Discuss issues as
– Quarterly meetings to needed
discuss mutual issues – Does not require
– Discontinued in 2008 regular meetings

16. Develop Networks
• Decision makers • Decision influencers
– Elected or appointed – Chamber of
Officials Commerce
– Company Presidents – Economic
– K-12 Superintendents Development
– Health care CEO’s Corporation
– Social Service – Merchant Assns
Executive Directors – Neighborhood Assns
– Organization Board – Special interest groups
Presidents

17. Essential elements of proactive city-
campus relations
• University senior • Proactive and
leader who is inclusive attitude that
responsible for includes campus and
cultivating the community decision
relationships makers and
• Must have access influencers
and confidence of • Must be constantly
campus CEO mindful of
opportunities and
risks

18. Emergency Preparedness: an opportunity
for mutual risk collaboration
• Life, property, image, re
• Risk putation and financial
preparedness, response stability of both
and recovery in the post- university and
9/11 environment community are coupled
• City and campus • Range from football
unavoidably connected game traffic
• “Multi-hazard” incidents: management, active
when, not if shooters, to tornadoes
• Multiple • Conduct planning and
jurisdictions, multiple exercises together
agencies • Pre-plan communications

19. Mutually beneficial opportunities
• United Way campaign
• Service learning
programs
• Economic development
– State/federal challenge
grants
• Legislative initiatives
– Infrastructure
funding, projects
• Public safety
– Police cooperation
– Fire protection

20. Thank you
Tony Armstrong
President and CEO, IURTC
atarmstr@iu.edu
Kirk R. White
Assistant VP for Strategic Partnerships
krwhite@iu.edu