a blueprint for fueling economic development: wsri and dagsi

Fueling Economic Development:

A Blueprint for Linking Education to Job Creation

• Introduction• Who We Are• The Human Performance Consortium• Workforce Development• Defense & Aerospace Graduate Studies

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION:

2007: Wright State University’s strategic investment

Introduction

MANDATE:

•Front door to university expertise•Raise research profile of university•Key driver of economic development for the region•Adapt to the changing needs of sponsored research

Introduction

CHANGING LANDSCAPE

•Truly transformative opportunities no longer exist in disciplinary stovepipes.

•The complexity of today’s challenges demands a different approach.

Introduction

OUR MODEL:

•Outcomes-based•Leveraging, not duplicating, existing assets (knowledge or capital)•Strategic partnerships that bring the best and brightest, regardless of geographic location or organizational affiliation•Organizational flexibility to conduct business with federal, state, and commerce sectors

Who We Are

IT WORKS:

•$10 million annual portfolio•60 staff•Will double this year•Engaged 20 faculty across four colleges in our portfolio•Funded 37 students from four colleges •Supported 31 summer STEM interns (high school/college)

Who We Are

Who We Are

OUR CAPABILITIES:

• Rehabilitation engineering• Assistive technology• Healthcare IT• Health Information Exchange

Who We Are

HUMAN SCIENCES & HEALTHCARE

• Workforce Modeling• Enterprise Architecture• Business Intelligence• Decision Support• Data Warehousing• Software Development• Modeling and Simulation• Visualization

Who We Are

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & ADVANCED DATA MANAGEMENT

Who We Are

SENSORS & INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS

•Aerospace Technology Evaluation & Assessment•UAV Flight Testing•Automatic Target Recognition

HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS

•Human Performance Consortium•Neuromedical Imaging•Remotely piloted aircraft•Revolutionary intelligence•Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) operator research•UAV testing and evaluation

Who We Are

Our Model in Practice:The Human Performance Consortium

Human Performance Consortium

THE CONCEPT:

•Open coalition of the willing•Collaboration among academic/industry/government•Opportunity in Human Performance because of BRAC•Region becomes strategic partner of Air Force Research Lab through creation of one-stop-shop•Enable AF to access the best and the brightest•Accelerate AF research agenda as state/region invest with AFRL (infrastructure)

INVESTMENTS BY PARTNERS:

•HPC academic/industrial members• $80+million in research infrastructure to region

by more than 20 members

•State invested $5 million in capital infrastructure



RESULTS

•Three multi-million dollar contracts from the Human Effectiveness Directorate

• Each award is 5 years• Total ceiling $11.4 m

•$8 million from the State of Ohio for workforce development

• Will create 250 jobs in region to start

Workforce Development:Defense and Aerospace Graduate Studies

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Workforce Development“Job development and workforce development are a critical element of growing our business, and supporting industry and the community here.”

- Dennis Andersh, VP, Science Applications International Corporation

“Job development and workforce development are a critical element of growing our business, and supporting industry and the community here.”

- Dennis Andersh, VP, Science Applications International Corporation

“This is the kind of thinking that comes naturally for universities. With Ohio's wealth of good colleges, it can be a blueprint for economic success.”

- Jim Petro, Chancellor Ohio Board of Regents

“This is the kind of thinking that comes naturally for universities. With Ohio's wealth of good colleges, it can be a blueprint for economic success.”

- Jim Petro, Chancellor Ohio Board of Regents

“To strengthen ties between the graduate curriculum and the aerospace industry, we will … fill the pipeline with students to support the needs of existing and emerging businesses.”

- David Hopkins, PresidentWright State University

“To strengthen ties between the graduate curriculum and the aerospace industry, we will … fill the pipeline with students to support the needs of existing and emerging businesses.”

- David Hopkins, PresidentWright State University

Workforce Development

MATRIX


TRADITIONAL STUDENTS:

•PROBLEM: Alignment of degrees in relevant fields that offer clear career path

•SOLUTION: State has accomplished this


EMPLOYEES SEEKING ADVANCEMENT:

•PROBLEM: Gaining access to recognized skills

•SOLUTION: Across the continuum (continuing education, certification)


DISPLACED WORKERS:

•PROBLEM: Have a related experience, but need courses to augment skills

•SOLUTION: Put them through professional certification/development to meet employer needs


CHALLENGE:

•Helping potential employers recognize workers’ existing skills and identify how to augment to fill an open position


MATRIX


MODEL:•Institutions work together across state to identify where programs and resources are•Combine courses/certifications to augment workers’ skills, meet employers’ needs.

GOALS

•Link Workforce Development to Economic Development– Leverage Jobs Ohio

•Accelerate Strategic Growth of R&D Portfolio•Engage sister institutions and leverage pockets of excellence to create a statewide response


DEFENSE & AEROSPACE GRADUATE STUDIES INSTITUTE

• VISION: To work with industry, AFRL and other organizations across the state to link education and training, research, and technology commercialization together for workforce development and job creation

• Awarded $8 million from state in July

DAGSI

• Sister Institutions– Bowling Green– Central State– Cleveland State– Kent State– Miami University– NEOMED– Ohio State University– Ohio University– Shawnee State– Sinclair CC– Akron– Cincinnati– Toledo– Youngstown State– DAGSI

• HPC– ATIC– Aptima– ARA– Booz– IST– KHN– Radiance– Rhino– SAIC– SelectTech– UES– DDC/AFRL

• DoD in Ohio– WPAFB– AFRL– AFIT– Ohio National

Guard– NASA Glenn– Marines

• Cleveland/ Columbus

• Toledo

DAGSI

INITIAL PARTICIPANTS:

STEP 1: SURVEY OF EXISTING CURRICULUM

•Statewide Defense & Aerospace Curriculum Survey:– Ohio Board of Regents recently released analysis– Identified existing Defense & Aerospace curriculum across

state– Foundation for launching workforce development

initiative in Defense & Aerospace

DAGSI

STEP 2: EMPLOYER/AFRL SKILLS NEEDS ASSESSMENT

•Resources: WSU Center for Urban and Public Affairs, WSRI and UD•Outcome: A more complete understanding of DoD challenges and long-term plans •Position the state as the employment solution solving the DoDs workforce development challenges

DAGSI

STEP 3: IDENTIFY THE GAPS:

•Matrix the Needs Assessment to the curriculum to identify the gaps

– Outcome: Needed curricular gaps identified

DAGSI

STEP 4: FILL THE GAPS:

•Prepare and release statewide RFP to fill gaps– Expected Outcome: Curricular gaps filled

DAGSI

CREATION OF SKILLS ATTAINMENT PATHS:

•Outcome: Define paths to garner skills that D/A employers/AFRL needs and wants

• Current Students• Train-up• Retool

•Completion Date: Early 2012

DAGSI

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT:

•Business Development to connect industrial training $$, to Jobs Ohio and these paths:

– Completion Date: Early 2012

DAGSI

GEMS: Global Engineering Management Services•Academic Preparation•Surveyed business community•Uncovered a clear lack of cross-over preparation that industry leaders felt was extremely costly and frustrating

•Created Master’s Degree Program:• Master’s in Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MEIE)• Combination of business and engineering courses• Industrial project requirement

DAGSI

MEIE STUDENTS:

•Can be employees of the University •Structured similarly to medical residency model•Work requirement of 75% FTE – access to full University benefits•Tuition paid for as part of this benefit package•Work on these projects•Salary between $30,000 - $40,000

DAGSI

POTENTIAL:

• Models can be customized for individual partners (industry or government), or population depending on specific needs and goals

• Pair of small businesses ready to commit to create 40-50 jobs leveraging this model

• Models facilitate integration of well prepared and appropriately trained workforce into existing gaps within industry

DAGSI

CREATIVE SOLUTIONS ENABLE US TO:

•Combine our collective talents with key infrastructure•Fill the pipeline with talented individuals to support the needs of existing and emerging businesses•Position the State of Ohio as a long-term strategic partner with AFRL in the human performance domain•Drive job creation and retention in Ohio• Fulfill our mandate to drive Ohio’s economic development

SUMMARY

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Ryan FendleyDirector, Wright State Research Institute

[email protected](937) 775-5164

SUMMARY