Title: Centennial Campus
1Centennial Campus
- University Campus of the Future
2Mission of Partnership
- Centennial Campus will provide a new dimension of
excellence for the next century in the
performance of North Carolina State Universitys
historical mission of teaching, research and
service to the people of North Carolina.
3Centennial Campus Drivers
- Promote interactive, multi-disciplinary research,
education and training benefiting students,
faculty, and partners through concentrated
efforts leading to innovative, order-of-magnitude
technologies. - Increase efficiency of technology transfer and
speed of innovation by increasing information
flow at problem/opportunity identification stage. -
4Centennial Campus Drivers
- Provide a critical mass of organizations
interested in upgrading the local infrastructure
(facilities, equipment, centers, trade
associations, training programs) within the
target field. - Showcase the Universitys expertise, leadership
and service in the target field, thereby
enhancing recruitment and retention of top
faculty and graduate students in that field.
5Centennial Campus Drivers
- Operate in a way that is aligned with the nature
of competition and sources of competitive
advantage. Capture important linkages and
spillovers in terms of technological problem
solving, technical skills, new information,
marketing and customer needs that cut across
firms and industries in a target field.
6Masterplanned for Interaction
- The unique master plan for this mixed-use
academic village responds to the professional,
educational and recreational needs of the
Universitys faculty, staff and student body, as
well as those of corporate and government
affiliates whose presence on Centennial Campus
add to its vigor and effectiveness.
7Centennial Campus Facts
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- Part of North Carolina State University
- Program-related Partnership
- Diversity of Partners
- 1,334 acres (1,120 Centennial Campus 214
- Centennial Biomedical Campus)
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11Centennial Campus Facts
- At Present
- 1,500 corporate and government employees
- 1,200 university faculty, staff and post-docs
- 2,050 university students
- 600 middle school students
- By the Year 2005
- 3,100 corporate and government employees
- 1,800 university faculty, staff and post-docs
- 5,500 students
- 400 housing residents
- 600 middle school students
- Projected at build-out
- 12,500 corporate and government employees
- 12,500 university faculty, staff, post-docs and
students - 7,000 housing residents
- 600 middle school students
- 2,400 support services personnel
12Partnership Development
- N.C. State Universitys Centennial Campus is a
research and advanced technology community where
university, industry and government partners
interact in multidisciplinary programs directed
toward the solution of contemporary problems.
13Key Centennial Campus Advantages
- University Affiliate Status
- Assignment of Partnership Developer
- Community Building Activities
- Environment that fosters collaboration,
networking and technology transfer - Location/Close proximity to Main Campus
- Part of something bigger
14What Qualifies a Partnership
- Collaborative research proposal and activities
- Shared use of laboratories and equipment
- Collaborative demonstration projects
- Co-development of intellectual property
- Patent licenses
15What Qualifies a Partnership
- Sponsored research contracts
- Sponsored graduate students
- Sponsored senior design projects
- Memberships in University institutes/centers of
excellence - Gifts/loans of equipment
16Academic/Industry RelationshipsThe Key to
Centennial Campus
- Working with students (part-time workers,
interns, senior projects, hiring graduates) - Working with faculty (informal to formal
relationships) - Lab/Equipment sharing programs
- Curriculum input
- Guest speakers/adjunct faculty
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17Partnership Development Role
- Campus briefings and facility tours
- Research roundtables
- Partnership proposals (included with lease
proposal) - Educational seminars and workshops
- Identification of facilities and equipment to be
shared - Identify and coordinate Partner/University
relationships
18Developing a true community
- In this knowledge enterprise zone, clusters of
activity break down traditional, artificial
barriers to creation, integration, and the
application of advances in knowledge.
19Community Building Activities
- Not a business park
- Partner to partner
- Part of University family
- Relationship Ultimate added value
- A true community is diverse
- Continuously track and question activity
20Statistics
21Centennial Campus Partnership Office Bob Geolas,
Coordinator 919-515-7036 bob_geolas_at_ncsu.edu