2015 meda annual conference dr. michael cass
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College of Business Delaware State University
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The Prosperity of State & Regional Economies and the Health of their
colleges and universities are Inescapably Linked
Universities & Economic Development
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Commitment & Passion of Economic Developers
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The WHY?!
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Economic Development Succession Plan?
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Students of Problems Not Disciplines
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Economic Development & Leadership Institute
! Economic Development Training
! UCEDIT Fellow ! Internship ! JUICE Chapter ! Experiential Learning ! Speaker Series ! Travel Abroad with
ASSESS & Virgin Asset Mapping Project
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African American Inclusion Study
! Analysis of racial disparities in employment in the City of Dover
! Reviews the critical role that a diverse workforce plays in improving economic competitiveness
! Developing policies for enabling the region to reach its full economic potential
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Food Innovation District (FID)
! Leverage Kent County Assets ! Existing food manufacturing cluster ! 167,000 acres of preserved farmland ≈ 35% ! DSU Food Science, Nutrition, Hospitality &
Tourism, Aquaculture, and Optics programs ! DSU’s experimental farm ! DSU’s commercial kitchens
! FID Economic Impact Study
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Academic-Industry Manufacturing Alliance (AIMA)
! Support nation’s global initiative of increasing the STEM workforce.
! Designed to provide small companies access to the extensive research capabilities of DSU ! Partnership between the company and a DSU faculty
member or DSU faculty/student teams ! Access to the university’s state-of-the-art facilities and
equipment.
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ASSESS
Analytical Support Services and Evaluation for Sustainable Systems (ASSESS) ! DSU (UCEDIT and College of Agriculture), University of
Rhode Islands, Kwame Nkrumah University for Science and Technology (KNUST)
! $30 million grant to Evaluate USAID projects in 21 West African Countries in the areas of Trade, Energy, Environment and Agriculture
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Virgin Islands Asset Mapping
! Inventory of key resources that can be utilized in a development effort
! Assess the impact of regional assets—human, financial, institutional, and natural among others—on the innovation and productivity
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Meeting with local EDA
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EDLI 2020
! Second Cohort
! Summer Institute for High School Students
! Minor & Major in Economic Development
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THANK YOU ?