[CED] Economic Impact Data Survey--will need info by January 30th.

[Kirk Astroth]

22 December 2011

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

You may have learned through others on campus or at the research centers
that the University of Arizona has engaged a private firm to help document
the economic impacts of the university on the economy of the state of
Arizona.  This information is important to telling our story and helping
various constituencies understand the value that our programs, grants, and
activities bring to the state.

 

Attached is a Excel spreadsheet that the consulting firm has created to
capture the information they feel is important.  

 

Please know that we here in Extension administration plan to try and collect
and document as much of this information as possible.  For programs like
4-H, SNAP-Ed, EFNEP, First Things First, and others, it makes sense that we
document this information centrally rather than asking each of you to do so
county by county.  Ed, Linda and I will also create a model of how such a
spreadsheet might be filled on a program so you can see what information
should be included.  We plan to have that example ready sometime after the
new year.

 

However, there may be programs, grant-funded projects and other activities
that are unique to your county that need to be included because they create
an economic impact in terms of hiring staff, program coordinators,
purchasing equipment or other impacts.  You will be able to use the attached
spreadsheet.

 

Information will be not needed until January 30, 2012.  Please enjoy your
holidays and the New Year, and work on your APROLs, and then we can focus on
this information.  

 

It is vital that we tell the story of Extension's impact in concrete,
documentable terms especially as it relates to adding value to the economy.
If you don't have a number for some questions, you could also describe the
data in a way that would enable the consultants to find a metric. Please
also note that one of the major intents of this work is to identify how much
money we are bringing in from OUTSIDE the UA system, and especially outside
the state, and the impact of this on the local (city/county/state) economy.
So, we need to only document those funding sources where the money
originates outside the state.  If, for instance, you receive a grant from
the AZ Department of Agriculture that is from state funds, you need not
include that.  

 

Kirk

 

Dr. Kirk A. Astroth

Interim Director, Cooperative Extension

Interim Associate Dean, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

The University of Arizona

1140 E. South Campus Drive

PO Box 210036

Tucson, AZ 85721-0036

520-621-7205 (phone)

520-621-1314 (fax)

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