2016–17 · enhancing workforce skills for over 2,500 individuals, engaging close to 200 ... creating partnerships to expand our reach and mobilizing resources within ... technology

2016–17 ANNUAL REPORT

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letter from the associate provost

Every year, I personally get excited to read through our annual report and this year is no different. Some successes that really stick out to me this year include:

1. The number of students engaged in Center for Applied Research projects went from 27 to 191 in one year, a 707 percent increase!

2. We saw a 7 percent increase in service learning courses offered at USI and a 41 percent increase in the number of community partners involved in service learning activities.

3. Our College Achievement Program continues to prosper with significant increases in students and credit hours delivered in 2017 compared to the previous year.

4. Amazingly, when calculating the number of individuals and organizations that were involved with Outreach and Engagement programs, we were involved with 79,968 total engagements for the 2016-17 year!

These accomplishments, as well as others, are highlighted in this year’s annual report. They are a testament to the hard, dedicated work of our Outreach and Engagement staff, as well as faculty, staff, students, community partners and other constituents who support our programs. I thank each and every person who has played a role in our work over the past year, and on behalf of Outreach and Engagement, we look forward to working with you to enhance the needs of individuals, organizations and communities in the coming year and beyond. I hope you enjoy this annual report as much as I do.

With much gratitude,

Dr. Mark C. Bernhard Associate Provost for Outreach and Engagement

“The Opportunity Development team continues to create value by finding new ways to connect faculty, staff and students to regional and state needs. Over 300 partners and clients have benefited this year by accessing unique assets and expertise to help enhance their mission and at the same time we are bringing experiential and funding opportunities to our academic environment, contributing to build ‘knowledge for life.’ Impact of our work this past year ranges from assisting over 30 start-ups, creating nine new jobs, enhancing workforce skills for over 2,500 individuals, engaging close to 200 students and 85 faculty members in providing consulting services, helping develop our regional brainpower pipeline and assisting the NSWC Crane innovation ecosystem, which resulted in an invitation to brief the Office of the Vice President.”

Daniela Vidal Director, Opportunity Development

Vidal

en•gage (en’gaj) verb 1. to establish a meaningful contact or connection 2. to occupy, attract, or involve 3. to actively commit 3


CUSTOMIZED CONSULTING AND TRAININGThe resource development specialist connects companies with site-specific and job-specific training. USI professionals meet with clients to discuss specific needs and identify the best resources to meet those needs, whether from USI or across the country.

CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH CAR

CAR leverages the intellectual capabilities of the University by matching faculty, staff and students with businesses and organizations. Projects include research studies, consultation and other applied projects ranging from economic impact studies to new product development.

ENGAGED: 85 faculty/staff 191 students

PROJECTS: 34 completed 52 worked on

61 identified

SERVED: 41 direct contacts 83 partnerships292 organizations

2,579 42 19Participants Served Contract Programs Organizations

Outreach and Engagement • University of Southern Indiana • USI.edu/outreach • 812-464-19894

INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

CIVIC COLLABORATION

I-69 INNOVATION CORRIDORThe I-69 Innovation Corridor initiative works to develop a culture and environment that supports talent development, innovation and entrepreneurship.

COMPANIES/ORGANIZATIONS provided with technical

assistance

PROGRAMS STEM Challenge,

Teacher Bootcamps, Tour of Opportunity,

Innovative Conversation, Post-Second

Pathway Event

TEACHERSfrom 2017

Bootcamps

INDUSTRY PARTNERS

from STEM Challenge, Teacher Bootcamps, Tour of

Opportunity

K-12 STUDENTSfrom the STEM

Challenge and Tour of Opportunity

CO-WORKING SPACES

EVENTSTech on Tap,

Westgate, EIA

PROGRAMSAppCom, BizCom,

Startup Weekend, etc.

START-UPS NEW JOBS

COUNTIESpartnered with

Southwest Indiana Development

Council

COMMUNITIESprovided with development

services through SESCO Group

NEW organizations

engaged

COUNTIESsupported

Kentucky I-69 Industry Alliance

exits students faculty industry partners

INTERSTATE INTERCHANGE INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY:

4 246


34 34 40

4

8 2 30

766JOB

PLACEMENTS through the Business

and Professional Exchange program

60

35 40+ 6 29 9

17

TALENT DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE BRAINPOWER INITIATIVE



EAGLE INNOVATION ACCELERATOR EIA

The Eagle Innovation Accelerator is a start-up accelerator that serves as a mechanism to further develop students’ commercialization ideas, encourage and support entrepreneurship and promote an environment of job creation.

To date, EIA has:

9

15

17

24

26

10

10

8

8

supported nine start-ups New start-ups include Troika, Jimbot, Nudget and VitaEscapes

students competed

students competed

ideas submitted

ideas submitted

ideas accepted

ideas accepted

teams competed

teams competed

TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION:

TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION ACADEMY TCA

TCA encourages the establishment of new technology start-up companies and engages students to assist existing businesses in expansion. USI students build critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork and communication skills.

BUSINESS MODEL COMPETITION BIZCOM

BIZCOM is a business idea competition designed to solicit innovative business ideas from the greater USI community and connect those ideas to teams, mentors and resources to develop the business model.

To date, TCA has:IMPACTED 90 STUDENTS from four colleges at USI

18 TECHNOLOGIES transferred from 4 clients90 18

APP COMPETITION APPCOM

APPCOM is an application idea competition designed to solicit the best app ideas from the greater USI community and connect those ideas to teams, mentors and resources to develop and commercialize great app ideas.


INNOVATION POINTEUSI at Innovation Pointe tells a story of engagement, creating partnerships to expand our reach and mobilizing resources within and outside of the University to do meaningful, impactful and innovative work. As the education partner for Innovation Pointe, activity at the tech incubator includes lifelong learning noncredit courses, technology commercialization activities, custom training, facilitations, retreats and more.

for-credit noncredit

110 facilitated sessions

49 non-profit organization meetings

PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS:

@ INNOVATION POINTE

USI

STUDENTS TOOK FOR-CREDIT COURSES

53CLASSES WERE

OFFERED:

43

STUDENTS TOOK NONCREDIT COURSES

351

4 39

1,726


lifelong learning

15Assisted

instructors to earn 87 graduate hours

146Worked with

CAP instructors and 30 faculty members

1,992Enrolled

students from 25 high schools

COLLEGE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM CAP

CAP is committed to providing authentic dual credit courses to help high school students successfully transition to college. These opportunities are in collaboration with USI credentialed high school teachers and faculty liaisons. The CAP graduate fee waiver pays for up to 18 hours in the content area for USI graduate coursework to assist teachers/schools with maintaining or expanding CAP offerings.

During the 2016–2017 year:

11,332Delivered

credit hours in 34 courses

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSCorporate Partnerships establishes one-on-one relationships with industries and organizations to assess and address business needs. The partnership provides connections to professional associations, subject matter experts, consultants (near and far) and USI resources. USI hones long-term partnerships by having a presence at clients’ sites and spending time on-site to learn the challenges and know the people. This dedication to our clients’ success makes USI the first contact for resources, support and training.

participants through 101 contract programs in 18 organizations

for the Tri-State Industrial Safety Council’s 24-member companies and

38 affiliate/subscriber contract members

employees through online site-specific safety modules

SERVED 813 PROVIDED CONTRACT SERVICES TRAINED 6,000+


“I remain in awe of our committed team persistently developing capacity to adapt and thrive in our fast-changing environment. Three noteworthy achievements aimed at our goal of purposeful and sustainable growth are in the areas of:

1) Student enrollment, as our College Achievement Program enrolled 19% more students from regional high schools than the prior year.

2) Veteran support, as the Veteran, Military and Family Resource Center facilitated a 56% increase in veteran benefit-receiving students.

3) In reputation, by celebrating the 11th consecutive year that the Southern Indiana Japanese School won the School Award in Writing from Japan Overseas Educational Services.”

Dawn Stoneking Director, Lifelong Learning

Stoneking

lifelong learning

LIFELONG LEARNING NONCREDIT PROGRAMSLifelong Learning covers a broad range of open-enrollment educational activities, some of which include professional development, personal enrichment, fitness and recreation, youth programs, software skills, online noncredit courses, conferences and customized consulting and training.

BASIC ORIENTATION PLUS SAFETY PROGRAM:

USI PROGRAMS:

PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS:

OPEN ENROLLMENT SERIES:

TOTAL NUMBER SERVED:

BASIC ORIENTATION PLUS SAFETY PROGRAM:

USI PROGRAMS:

PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS:

OPEN ENROLLMENT SERIES:

TOTAL NUMBER OF PROGRAMS:

5,412

383

486

29

999

6

9,387

300

16,284

718

PEOPLE SERVED:

NUMBER OF PROGRAMS:


lifelong learning

153Total military family

members on campus

335Veteran benefit-receiving students

(56% increase)

385Total veteran population

on campus

VETERAN, MILITARY AND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERVMFRC

Going beyond the traditional role of certifying veterans to receive educational benefits, the VMFRC engages in collaborative efforts on campus and in the community, like supporting the USI Student Veterans Association and the Brock Babb American Legion Post 324 and Team Red White and Blue (RWB); involvement in the community Veterans Day parade and on-campus commemoration; working with the USI Dental Hygiene Clinic to provide free services to veterans; and sponsoring programs related to mental health services for veterans and service members.

SOUTHERN INDIANA JAPANESE SCHOOL SIJS

SIJS provides a high-quality education to children of Japanese companies’ employees living in the southwest Indiana region. The Saturday school prepares students to integrate smoothly into Japanese schools when they return home. SIJS hires teachers through the unique SIJS/USI exchange program using sister city relationships between Evansville and Tochigi City, Japan, as well as sister university relationships between USI and Tsukuba University in Japan.

RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS ROTC

Students enrolled in the USI Army ROTC program are expected to perform in the classroom, maintain a high level of physical fitness and develop leadership and communication skills, which mirrors the cadet motto of “Scholar-Athlete-Leader.” Students may commission into the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant and serve on active duty, in the Army Reserves or National Guard. USI Army ROTC students are actively engaged in the community by participating in the Norwegian Foot March and leadership development opportunities.

scholarships awarded13

graduates commissioned into the U.S. Army79 officers have received their commission since 2001

6students enrolled in Military Science Courses32

1355 48 11thTeachers employed

Enrolled students School days

open per year*

*Average for other schools 42 days ** 16 Japanese schools out of 300 world-wide received this award

in Writing from Japanese Overseas

Educational Services**

(grades 1–12) consecutive School Award


“Community Engagement continues to seek creative partnerships to maximize our resources and improve the services we provide to our constituents. In 2017, Connect with Southern Indiana, a leadership development program, tapped New Harmony Conversations, a grass roots organization dealing with Advanced Care Planning, to serve as its client. Connect participants developed projects which revolved around innovative ways to get more people involved in the advanced care planning process and presented them to the group. New Harmony Conversations began as a project funded by a New Harmony Outreach and Engagement faculty grant. The New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art also started holding interactive workshops, such as watercolor painting, which brought new audiences to the gallery and participants left with a finished product.”

Leslie Townsend Director, Community Engagement

Townsend

During the 2016–2017 year we:

DELIVERED 208 COURSES7% increase

WORKED WITH 151 COMMUNITY PARTNERS

41% increase

PRODUCED 237academic Service

Learning projects


CONNECT WITH SOUTHERN INDIANA CSI

CSI is a leadership program focused on promoting active citizenship and developing creative problem-solving skills for individuals in the non-profit and for-profit sectors across a nine-county region in southwest Indiana.

17 9 5participants

completed the 2017 CSI program

counties were involved

advanced health care projects were

developed

SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAMThe Service Learning program is an experiential learning strategy. It engages USI students and faculty in meaningful and relevant service with a community partner. While employing ongoing reflection to draw connections between the service and course content, courses that incorporate Service Learning enhance academic learning, promote civic responsiveness and strengthen communities.


HISTORIC SOUTHERN INDIANAHSI

HSI, a heritage-based outreach program, seeks to identify, preserve, enhance and promote the historic, natural and recreational resources of the region for the benefit of visitors and citizens. HSI covers a 26-county region of southern Indiana.

26 50 2 20,000Impacted 26 counties

in southern IndianaCollaborated with over 50 community partners

to promote regional heritage tourism

Provided support for two National Scenic Byways

Helped over 20,000 visitors plan their

southern Indiana visit

In 2016–2017:


NEW HARMONY GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ARTNHGCA

The New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art provides access to contemporary art in the southern Indiana region. The gallery provides a professional exhibition space for young artists to show their work, creates an accessible atmosphere to view and discuss contemporary art, and encourages collaboration between the regional and national artist communities.

91 Artists displayed work in 7 exhibitions

162 Artists were given opportunities through our exhibitions and gallery shop

34 Faculty from 25 different universities showed their work

In 2016–2017:

18 events and workshops held

12,500 NHGCA visitors


community engagementHISTORIC NEW HARMONYA unified program of USI and the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Historic New Harmony inspires progressive thought through its programs and collections. USI manages, owns and attracts thousands of visitors to several properties in New Harmony, including historic buildings within the National Historic Landmark District, exhibits, artifacts and the award-winning Atheneum/Visitor Center. Trained staff are available to work with faculty and staff on projects and research opportunities within the historic community.

7,891tours of

New Harmony

16USI students

employed (from 12 degree

programs)

6universities

collaborated

40USI faculty

and staff collaborated

17,251visitors from 21

countries*

* Highlighted countries have vistited New Harmony:

Outreach and Engagement8600 University BoulevardEvansville, Indiana 4771210001-01030 P17-120735

Read engage online at USI.edu/engage.

CommunityENGAGEMENT

Historic SouthernIndiana

Historic New

Harmony

Service Learning

Connect with

Southern Indiana

New Harmony Gallery ofContemporary

Art

Southern Indiana Japanese School

LifelongLEARNING

College Achievement

Program

opportunityDEVELOPMENT

Technology Commercialization

USI @ Innovation

Pointe

Center for Applied

Research

I-69 INNOVATION

Corridor

Veteran, Military

and Family ResourceCenter

Lifelong Learning Noncredit Courses

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps

Customized Consulting and

Training

Corporate Partnerships

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2016–17 · enhancing workforce skills for over 2,500 individuals, engaging close to 200 ... creating partnerships to expand our reach and mobilizing resources within ... technology