Advance and Accelerate Economic Development

Create public-private partnerships that build a sustainable future and strengthen the state's economy through engaged education, collaborative research, workforce development, and the acceleration of new technologies to market.  Alongside faculty, students participate in innovative projects that prepare them to become the next generation of entrepreneurs.

STRATEGY 7.1: LEAD THE ADVANCEMENT OF NEW MEXICO'S INNOVATION ECONOMY

Metric: Annual report of progress on Innovate ABQ master development plan

Objective 7.1.1: Assist the leadership at Innovate ABQ in the development of an operational plan. Completion Target: Summer 2020, Responsibility: Costantinidis

Objective 7.1.2: Continue with the development of the Innovate ABQ Site. Completion Target: Summer 2020, Responsibility: Costantinidis

STRATEGY 7.2: ENHANCE UNM’S CULTURE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH THE INNOVATION ACADEMY AND RELATED PROGRAMS

Metric: Annual progress on US patents issued and start-up companies created

Objective 7.2.1: Evolve and develop a proposal for the institutionalization of the Innovation Academy. Completion Target: Summer 2020, Responsibility: Holloway