DT #444 Economic Development and Higher Education

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <strong><u><span style= "font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Economic Development and Higher Education</span></u></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style= "font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Background</span></strong> <span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">-<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">One of the more interesting changes in the last two decades has been the intersection of economic development and higher education.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Universities are becoming important players in 21st-century  economic development. <a href="https://www.aplu.org/members/our-members/">The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (representing 238 members)</a> and <a href="https://universityeda.org/">the University Economic Development Association</a> have helped higher education define its role in economic development and engagement with their local constituencies.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">A framework was created to assist institutions and their partners in identifying economic development contributions and understanding how to connect to a larger vision. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Higher education institutions are adding “economic development” leadership positions</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">No longer primarily focused on areas of workforce development and innovation.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Colleges and universities often have large real estate holdings.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 16