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Caption: Map of UIUC (2001) (Economic Development)
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Background Beginning with its meeting of March 3, 1999, at which the Board of Trustees reviewed options for a master plan for the south portion of the UrbanaChampaign campus along with development of two science and engineering commercialization centers, the Board has engaged in a continuing discussion of the development of the UIUC campus. Two objectives have emerged as the primary focal points: ACES Relocation funding for VentureTECH initiatives during the forthcoming spring 2001 legislative session. The Trustees subsequently created a board to oversee development of a research park that would have a major presence in the UIUC south campus area, and employed a private developer to begin construction of facilities in the park. The Board also created and filled a new executive position of Vice President for Economic Development and Corporate Relations, brought the management of all technology transfer activity under the new vice president, and established IllinoisVENTURES, a mechanism for securing and investing resources in start-up companies with the potential for making contributions to the Illinois economy. One component of the Governor’s initial VentureTECH program for the University of Illinois at Urbana includes $30 million for a new facility to house the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, which will be sited in the north campus area. At almost the same time that VentureTECH opportunities at UIUC were being unveiled by the Governor, the University received a substantial private gift – $32 million – from Thomas M. Siebel to be matched by additional state resource to construct a new computer science education and research center. Fortuitously, the new NCSA and Siebel Center facilities can be constructed in close proximity to one another, forming a wonderful new critical mass of computer science education, research, applications, and technology transfer activities on the north campus that can help attract additional new corporate interest to the north research park area. The Governor’s VentureTECH support for the University of Illinois also includes funds to plan and construct an $18 million addition to the current Microelectronics Center, also located in the north campus area, and $75 million to plan and construct a Post-Genomics Institute (PGI) that will merge UI strengths in the life sciences, medicine, biotechnology and information technology. The PGI facility will be constructed in the central part of campus to facilitate as much as possible multi-disciplinary interaction among these areas. • Accommodating both current and long-term needs for research land replacement and growth of the College of ACES, including land that would house new facilities to replace out-moded existing research and support facilities for the College, that would enable the College to expand its service to the agricultural, agri-business, and economic development interests of the State of Illinois, and that would permit future use of land currently assigned to agriculture uses for other high priority purposes. Research Park • Accommodating a newly created research park and providing for the long-term growth of the park and related economic development initiatives. Establishment of a research park increasingly is seen as a critical component of the University’s broadened economic development and faculty recruitment/retention efforts. The park will have physical presence in both the north and south portions of the UIUC campus, with the south component presenting the greatest opportunity for growth. The Board adopted budget proposals meeting these objectives in March and October 2000. Governor George Ryan described new State initiatives in this area as he unveiled Illinois VentureTECH during his FY01 budget address, and reaffirmed his endorsement for continued U of I support through VentureTECH in his recently-released budget plan for FY02. The General Assembly approved the first phase of VentureTECH, including planning funds for four University of Illinois facilities, in May 2000. The General Assembly will address FY02 Infrastructure for Economic Development | page 2
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