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Minnesota State University, Mankato

Strategic Business, Education and Regional Partnerships

Bob Hoffman

Mission

To identify, develop and/or enhance the potential opportunities that exist for partnerships between Minnesota State University, Mankato and

business, education, and regional entities.

Objective

To fundamentally transform the way in which external entities and Minnesota State Mankato

interact in order to benefit the region.

A successful university collaboration must support the mission of each partner.

Our Guiding Principles:• We will be agile, competitive, adaptive and responsive

• We in the University, educate, create knowledge and disseminate knowledge

• We must make it easy and potentially profitable for the external community to engage the university

• We will design and implement multidisciplinary programs that engage students and faculty with real and varied experiences and opportunities

Value will be created through:

• Technology and research

• Information exchange with interdisciplinary depth

• Entrepreneurial opportunities and new jobs

• Talent development and enhanced skills

Advisory Committee• Kymn Anderson, President, Faribault Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism• Larry Anderson, Vice President of Rural Finance, Ag Star Financial Services, ACA• Ryan Anderson, President of Student Association, Minnesota State University, Mankato• Dan Dorman, Executive Director, Albert Lea Economic Development Agency• Brenda Flannery, Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Studies and

International Education, Minnesota State University, Mankato• Chris Frederick, State Chair of Minnesota State University Student Association• Avra Johnson, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Planning, Minnesota State

University, Mankato• Colleen Landkamer, Blue Earth County Commissioner and past Chairperson of

National Associations of County Commissioners• Bill Otis, President-CEO, New Ulm Telecom, Inc.• Tim Penny, CEO of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation• Stewart Ross, Director for the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning,

Minnesota State University, Mankato• Jim Wendorff, Vice President of Human Resources, Viracon • Jonathan Zierdt, President & CEO, Greater Mankato Growth, Inc.

Ex-Officio• Richard Davenport, President, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Business Partnerships• ROLCO, Kasota, MN (Student Participation)

• Katolight, Mankato, MN (Internships; Specialized Curriculum)

• Brown Printing, Waseca, MN (IT Learning Site)

• Wells Concrete, Wells, MN (Faculty/Student Participation; Project Driven)

• POET, Sioux Falls, SD (Internships; Faculty Expertise)

• Daktronics, Redwood Falls, MN (Engineers; Co-ops)

• Federated Insurance, Owatonna, MN (Learning Site)

• Coughlin Companies, Inc., Mankato, MN (Process Re-engineering; Interactive Web Design)

• Best Buy (Management Training; Internships)

• IBM, Rochester, MN (IT/International Studies)

• Hormel Institute, Austin, MN (Supporting technicians)

• Xcel Energy (Specialized Curriculum)

Educational PartnershipsI-35 Alliance

• Learning Sites

Southwest Metro at 7700 France Avenue• Upper Division and Graduate

Early Childhood (Taylor Corp, Minnesota State, SCC)• Local Model for State Impact

Eden Prairie Public Schools• Change Leadership

Teaching Center – MnSCU• Urban Support

Bloomington Public Schools • Leadership

St. Paul Public Schools • Staff Development

Regional Partnerships - ActiveImmanuel St. Joseph’s-Mayo Health System

• Simulator Centers; Electronic Records Training; Continuing Education

Ag Star Financial Services, ACA• Regional Planning & Development

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation• Workforce Development; Early Childhood; Business Creation Opportunities

Southern Research and Outreach Center, U of M, Waseca, MN • Bio-Business; Renewable Energy

International Renewable Energy Technology Institute (IRETI) • Minnesota State University, Mankato and University of New York at Albany

Workforce Innovations in Regional Economic Development (WIRED)

Minnesota Department of Corrections• Staff Training; Continuing Education

Measures

Activity Based:• Establish, collect and track metrics of all

activities.

Outcomes Based:• Develop annual goals based on desired

outcomes (TBD) including revenue generated.

MnSCU’s Strategic Plan for 2006-2010

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, as a major partner in educating Minnesota’s workforce, will participate in

identifying and meeting regional and statewide economic development priorities.

“Leadership Reaches Out to Business” is one of four initiatives that comprise

Workforce of the Future, an initiative of the system’s 2009 Action Plan.

Workforce of the Future - Purpose

• To create regional prosperity and community success through outreach and enhanced educational services to Minnesota businesses.

• Strategies will focus intensively on the workforce needs of industry (initially, the manufacturing sector).

Four Initiatives

I. Leadership Reaches Out to Business

II. Business Response System – Manufacturing Pilot

III. Connecting with Business – Public Relations

IV. Leveraging Partnerships and Promoting Innovation

The outcomes of these visits are to:

• Extend the outreach of the system’s institutions to understand both economic and workforce needs of the state’s employers;

• Provide responsive education programs, services, applied research and customized training solutions statewide to meet these needs;

• Create a synergy between college/university leaders and business leaders in the region and state; and

• Standardize a methodology to transcribe and interpret input from CEOs and other business leaders for future system-wide initiatives and planning.

Thank you!