The Hoosier state will be represented on the board of one of the nation’s leading organizations working to engage colleges and universities, businesses, non-profits, government organizations and community economic development stakeholders to drive local and regional economic growth. David Gard, assistant vice president for economic engagement at Indiana University, has been elected as a member-at-large… Read more »
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IUK's 'Grand Challenge': Changing a culture that does not always value higher education
When most folks in the Indiana University community hear the term “Grand Challenges,” the first thing that usually sprouts to mind is IU’s $300 million effort to fund interdisciplinary research projects addressing some of the world’s most pressing and large-scale issues during the next five years. But at IU Kokomo, Chancellor Susan Sciame-Giesecke has put… Read more »
Second annual E2E Convergence takes an in-depth look at higher ed, industry practices to bridge the "skills gap" throughout Indiana
Since 2013, the state of Indiana has added more than 140,000 jobs. That’s a good story to tell, said former Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann — but there’s a catch. “The tough part about that if you’re the employer … is you know how difficult it now is to find employees,” Ellspermann said. “That’s the… Read more »
IUK chancellor becomes chair of Greater Kokomo Economic Development Alliance
Already appointed last fall to the University Economic Development Association’s (UEDA) national board of directors, IU Kokomo Chancellor Susan Sciame-Giesecke earlier this month began a two-year term as chair of the Greater Kokomo Economic Development Alliance (GKEDA). Within UEDA, Sciame-Giesecke was involved in the development of the organization’s Journal on Economic Development in Higher Education,… Read more »
IUSM teams with Rose-Hulman Ventures to develop improved device for skin biopsies
Engineers at Rose-Hulman Ventures are working with surgeons and pathologists at the Indiana University School of Medicine on a biospy tool that may save lives by reducing how long it takes to detect skin cancer. The device involves using suction through a vacuum tube to produce uniform tissue depth for biopsies. At present, the inability… Read more »
IU Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development set to meet Nov. 4
The final quarterly meeting of 2015 for Indiana University’s Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED) is set for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday (Nov. 4) at Room 1006 of University Hall on the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis campus. Scheduled presentations include: An overview of IU’s Grand Challenges initiative by Fred H. Cate, IU’s vice… Read more »
IU Kokomo chancellor elected to University Economic Development Association board
At the University Economic Development Association’s (UEDA) annual summit, held recently in Anchorage, Alaska, IU Kokomo Chancellor Susan Sciame-Giesecke was elected to the organization’s Board of Directors. As IU-Kokomo’s seventh chancellor, Sciame-Giesecke has played a leading role in regional partnerships involving education, business and economic growth and research. This includes facilitating discussions for the development… Read more »
Innovate Indiana representatives to anchor panel discussion at University Economic Development Association annual summit
The ongoing dialogue in Indiana to reduce a widening gap between the demand for technically skilled workers and the number produced by Indiana colleges and universities is the topic of an IU-led panel discussion at the University Economic Development Association’s annual summit to be held Sept. 27-30 in Anchorage, Alaska. Innovate Indiana’s Rebecca Carl, associate… Read more »
Innovate Indiana, IU Kokomo officials contribute to project that outlines university roles, methods in economic development
A trio of Indiana University officials played integral roles in a recently established framework that defines the roles that colleges and universities play in modern economic development and the methods they can use to better pursue that mission. The two-year project — taken on by the University Economic Development… Read more »