University of Tennessee Resources for Economic Development

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University of Tennessee Resources for Economic
Development

• Beth Phillips
• Economic Development Specialist
• UT Institute for Public Service
• Jim Slizewski
• Regional Manager
• Center for Industrial Services, IPS

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The University of Tennessee System

• UT has campuses in
• Knoxville
• Chattanooga
• Tullahoma
• Martin
• Memphis
• UT statewide institutes include
• Institute of Agriculture
• Institute for Public Service
• Statewide enrollment of over 42,500 students
  Over 9,000 graduates each year
• Statewide annual budget of over 1.4 billion

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UT Mission

• As a federally designated land grant institution,
  UT has a threefold mission of
• instruction
• research
• and public service

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UT Strategic Plan

• In 2006 Strategic Plan, President Petersen, UT
  Board and executives defined economic development
  as one of six strategic areas of focus for UT.
• Student Attraction
• Student Retention and Success
• Research
• Economic Development
• Outreach
• Globalization

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Statewide Economic Development Focus

• UT campuses and institutes working in partnership
  to leverage resources to build Tennessees
  economy
• Develop globally competitive workforce
• Apply research and technology to grow TN economy

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Economic Development Initiatives

• UT-Battelle partnership at ORNL second five
  year contract by DOE
• Leverages research and economic development
  capabilities of UT and ORNL
• Joint Research Institutes for Biological,
  Computational, Neutron, and Materials Sciences.
• Governors Chair positions for world class
  scientists
• 50 increase in laboratorys research budget
• Technology commercialization program has spun off
  more than 60 new companies.

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Economic Development Initiatives

• UT Health Science Center
• Partnership with Memphis Bioworks Foundation to
  foster commercialization of technologies
• New College of Pharmacy facilities in Memphis and
  Knoxville
• Located at UT-Baptist Research Park in Memphis
  and UT Medical Center in Knoxville
• Includes a Good Manufacturing Practices facility
  for research and mfr of new pharmaceuticals
• Designed to position TN as a key player in the
  biotechnology industry
• Increase pharmacy enrollment from 500 to 800
  students

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Economic Development Initiatives

• New REED Center at UTM (Regional Entrepreneurship
  and Economic Development)
• New Business Incubator on Knoxville campus
  (partnership with UT Research Foundation, Knox
  Co, TVA, KUB, State of TN, EDA)
• Plans for new Cherokee Research Campus in
  Knoxville

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Economic Development Initiatives

• TN Biofuels Initiative
• single largest economic development opportunity
  for rural Tennessee in the history of the state.
• (Dr. Joseph A. DiPietro, UT Vice President
  Agriculture)
• Produce ethanol from switchgrass and woody
  biomass cellulosic ethanol GrassolineTM
• UT and ORNL scientists working with private
  industry
• 40M investment from State of TN
• Partnership to Prepare Biofuels Professionals
  (advance degrees in bioscience)

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Why Switchgrass/Biomass?

• Switchgrass grows well in Tennessee on marginal
  soil
• Large supply of woody biomass
• Expands alternative fuels options beyond corn
  grain
• More efficient energy use to energy production
  ratio
• Corn grain 1 to 1.4
• Switchgrass 1 to 5

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TN Biofuels Intiative Economic Benefits to
Tennessee

• Farm and Rural Economies new jobs, higher farm
  incomes, increased profitability
• 1015 commercial scale bio-refineries 16,000
  new jobs
• TN could produce 1 billion gals of cellulosic
  ethanol replace 30 of petroleum consumption
• Cleaner fuel reduce CO2 emissions by 50
• Renewable resource

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UT Institute for Public Service

• Created in 1971 assigns IPS UTs public
  service role in all areas except agriculture
• Link University expertise with community and
  workplace needs
• Led by Vice President for Government and Public
  Relations Hank Dye, and Assoc, VP Mary (Taylor)
  Jinks
• System-wide resources and offices
• Deliver services through our agencies
• MTAS (Municipal Technical Advisory Service) -
  1949
• CTAS (County Technical Assistance Service) 1973
• CIS (Center for Industrial Service) - 1963
• LEIC (Law Enforcement Innovation Center) - 2000

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IPS Economic Development Focus

• Enhance the economic competitiveness of business
  and industry
• Promote the development of new private sector
  jobs and investment through research, tech
  transfer, and commercialization
• Build leadership and organizational capacity to
  help communities realize their full economic
  development potential

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IPS Impact 2006

• Answered 26,000 requests for assistance
• Assisted in growth of Tennessee economy by 528
  million
• Assisted in creating and retaining 12,000 jobs
• Trained more than 15,000 people

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How can IPS assist you?

• Leadership Development
• Local Government Leadership Program
• TN Government Executive Institute
• TN Government Management Institute
• Municipal and County technical assistance,
  training, and expertise
• Partnership with Governors Three Star Program
  Basic Principles and Practices course in economic
  development

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How can IPS assist you?

• Analysis of economic issues and opportunities
• State of Manufacturing in Tennessee, CBERS
  (2005), (2007)
• Impact of Retiree In-migration on Rural
  Communities (2006)
• SGPB forums on Workforce Development (2007)

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How can IPS assist you?

• Business Development and Business Competitiveness
• Center for Industrial Services
• Jim Slizewski

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IPS an entry point to UT system resources