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Home My WebLink AboutCombined PowerpointLocal Economic Development Committee September 18, 2024 Welcome and Introductions Rob Rossi, Committee Chair University Update LEDC / President Jeffrey D. Armstrong New Members, Part I 2 CAL POLY CABINET Cindy Villa Interim Vice President for Student Affairs Cal Poly Allison Baird-James Senior Vice President for Administration & Finance Cal Poly Kathryn Rummell Acting Vice President for University Personnel and Chief Human Resources Officer Cal Poly Allison Robinson Interim Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Cal Poly Jessica Darin Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Advocacy Cal Poly CAL POLY ELECTED Ashleigh Spragins President, Associated Students, Inc. (2024-25)Cal Poly CAL POLY DEANS Kate Murphy Interim Dean College of Liberal Arts New Members, Part II 3 MUNICIPALITIES Matt Pontes County Administrative Officer County of San Luis Obispo Whitney McDonald City Manager City of San Luis Obispo CHAMBERS Michael Boyer President/CEO Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce Dina Lundquist President/CEO Morro Bay Chamber of Commerce ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Cathy Cartier President/CEO Visit SLOCAL Paul Clark Executive Director San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau Jessica Darin VP for Strategic Initiatives and Advocacy As some of you will remember, Jess was Cal Poly’s Chief of Staff when she was asked to step into that role for the CSU Chancellor’s Office. After far too long a sojourn in Long Beach, she is back with a new portfolio. Part of which is the proposed integration of Cal Poly and Cal Maritime. 4 Five Major Initiatives for 24-25 •Sustainable Growth in Enrollment •Proposed Integration With Cal Maritime •Quarter-to-Semester Transition •Planning for Year-Round Operations •Stewardship of Place •2+2 Programs •Access for Local Students •Economic Development 5 Growth For this fall, Cal Poly turned away >31,000 qualified students because we didn’t have room for them. This is not a badge of honor, but a gauge of the mismatch between the demand for Cal Poly and our limited capacity. Sustainable growth in enrollment will help us educate more Californians and improve employee compensation. We remain committed to growing university housing faster than we grow student headcount— we are in phase one of constructing ~4,000 new beds. 6 7 Proposed Cal Maritime Integration Semesters We are on track to complete semester conversion for the 26-27 AY. The change will affect when move-in and move-out occur, which will have some local impact. The goal is to make it easier for students to transfer to Cal Poly, including transfers from Allan Hancock and Cuesta College. 8 Year-Round Operations As many of you know, in the spring I decided that we needed to postpone implementation of YRO until 27- 28 AY. A major reason was that we already succeeded in growing enrollment (RFTES) through increasing the average unit load and through dramatically increasing summer classes (mostly virtual). We don’t want enrollment to get out ahead of faculty availability—we’ve hired nearly 120 tenure-line faculty over the past two years and plan to hire more, to stay ahead of demand. YRO remains central to our plans to grow responsibly and sustainably. 9 24-25 – transfer students from Allan Hancock in Sociology have the option to complete their Cal Poly educations on the Hancock campus in Santa Maria 25-26 – a similar program will begin for Education students at Cuesta (Liberal Studies teacher prep pipeline) These programs allow students to avoid the time and cost of commuting, which for some is prohibitive. They also allow Cal Poly to enroll more students without building new housing or classroom space. 2+2 Programs Helping Place-Bound Students Access for Local Students •Graduates of local high schools are twice as likely to be admitted compared to applicants from elsewhere. •Local grads who also complete a transfer-ready degree at Hancock or Cuesta are three times as likely to be admitted. •These applicants have a better than 9 in 10 chance of admission. •For 2023, 100% of qualified, local NTR applicants from Cuesta were conditionally admitted, and 92% were ultimately offered a seat. •For Allan Hancock, 100% of qualified, local applicants were conditionally admitted, and 94% ultimately gained admission in 2023. •To explain more about how our commitment to Stewardship of Place relates to economic development, let’s turn things over to Cal Poly’s Associate Executive Director of Economic Development and Advisor to the President Karen Tillman. 12 Economic Development Thank you 13 Cal Poly Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Local Economic Development Committee September 18, 2024 Our Mission The mission of the Cal Poly Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship is to inspire and educate the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators. It aims to foster a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem that supports students, faculty, and the broader community in developing innovative solutions, launching successful ventures, and driving economic growth. Competitions Entrep. Concentration Entrep. Minor Extracurriculars Faculty Fellows Hatchery Innovation Quest AngelCon Cal Poly Ventures SBDC Accelerator Incubator The CIE 22 COURSES OFFERED 25 FACULTY FELLOWS (ACROSS ALL COLLEGES) Academic programs 1,000+ STUDENTS IMPACTED ANNUALLY 125 STUDENTS IN ENTREP. MINOR 100 STUDENTS IN ENTREP. CONCENTRATION 3.5 FULL TIME ENTREP. FACULTY 10 Years of the Summer Accelerator Acquired 7 Active 27 Discontinued 61 IPO 0 TBD 8 Other 2 All 105 ~33% Success Rate 10 Years of THE Summer Accelerator Current Titles/ Types of Jobs Total 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Founder 54 10 5 6 1 3 5 3 2 10 3 0 5 1 CEO 14 6 3 2 0 3 2 3 1 5 2 1 1 1 CTO 29 2 0 4 0 0 3 4 1 5 3 3 4 0 CFO 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 COO 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 CMO 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Software Engineer 21 0 0 3 6 0 0 2 3 6 1 0 0 0 Product Manager 8 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 Mechanical Engineer 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Project Manager 7 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 Sales 10 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 Marketing 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Design 25 0 0 4 4 5 1 0 3 3 3 0 3 0 Total With Titles 188 19 11 26 15 16 13 15 15 35 16 9 13 2 Total Students 267 17 16 31 28 16 26 19 22 39 18 15 18 2 503 CLIENTS SERVED $18M CAPITAL RAISED 122 JOBS CREATED 3,796* COUNSELING HOURS *Does not include 4,700 student engagement hours Economic Development | SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER Total Startups: 79 Active/Success Rate: 51% Jobs Created: 239 Capital Funding: $54.5M Consulting Hours: 10,500 Economic Development | INCUBATOR / 9 Total Years: 7 Total Startups: 42 Active/Success Rate: 79% CIE Affiliated: 21/42 Awards/Grants: $7M Capital Funding: $61M Jobs Created: 118 Economic Development | ANGELCON LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE / 11 For Discussion Building a Broader Ecosystem: How do we reach and engage more community members to build a robust ecosystem? Maximizing the Hub’s Potential : How do we utilize and program the new building to serve as the central hub of innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development efforts? California Cybersecurity Institute (CCI), Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub) & 5G Innovation Lab Update Dustin DeBrum, Operations Director, New Programs, California Cybersecurity Institute Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub) & 5G Innovation Lab Innovating the future Dustin DeBrum Operations Director / 2 Digital Innovation DxHub - powered by AWS We accelerate digital transformation in the government, education, and nonprofit sectors through cloud and AI/ML technology. Advanced Networking Cybersecurity California Cybersecurity Institute We bring together communities, government, and education to enhance cybersecurity defense and understanding. 5G Innovation Lab We leverage private and neutral host networking technology to enhance educational institutions and beyond. Transforming Challenges Into Solutions Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub) powered by AWS As the first university -based AWS Cloud Innovation Center (CIC), the DxHub applies Amazon’s human -centered, ‘Working Backwards’ innovation methodology to tackle challenges facing government, education, and non-profit organizations. The DxHub team leads public sector organizations through innovation and solution workshops structured to generate big ideas and impactful solutions. Through product development sprints and customer validation testing, the team creates a ‘lean prototype’ that brings the solution to life. Students assist the team throughout the innovation process. / 3 Digital Innovation / 4 Student Experiential Learning Weather Data AI FactBotAvoiding Sidewalks GOAL: Addressing non- compliance by users of e-scooters to reduce impact to pedestrian pathways. GOAL: Modernizing access to near real-time and historic VSFB range weather instrumentation data for both internal operations as well as commercial launch providers GOAL: Leveraging AI to support and enhance media accuracy improving the user experience and provide new insights for future content. My - eCISO GOAL: Supporting K12, small businesses, and regions with cybersecurity posture based on defined standards and frameworks. DxHub challenges allow students to engage with public sector partners and beyond to solve real -world problems with innovative solutions / 5 Justin Wohl, Chief Revenue Officer, Snopes.com Customer Testimonials Snopes'partnership with the DX Hub enabled FactBot to be brought to life quickly, and for AI-based technology to be introduced to our website and audience in a timely manner, keeping us relevant and up to speed with emerging technologies that will shape how readers interact with journalism in years to come. Josh Erquiaga, Information Technology Manager, City of San Luis Obispo The City has been proud to partner with the DX Hub through a number of hack -a-thon events. We are excited about the work we are doing with DX Hub and staff to explore AI and technology solutions to create more responsive, transparent government for the residents of our City. We have enjoyed the interaction with students working through the DX Hub and being able to help them both academically and to become more informed residents of our City. 5G Innovation Lab The Cal Poly Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub ) is expanding its innovation capabilities with the Cal Poly 5G Innovation Lab powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and T-Mobile. Cal Poly’s private and neutral-host wireless networks, which run on AWS, combined with T - Mobile services enhance connectivity on campus and provide a leading-edge platform for innovation. Utilizing the success of the DxHub innovation methodology, the Cal Poly 5G Innovation Lab will use 4G-LTE/5G technologies to solve challenging problems in ways not contemplated before. / 6 Advanced Networking / 7 Evaluating 5G Connectivity The Cal Poly 5G innovation lab is testing and evaluating real-world POCs, like rural 911, across the university campus to determine design requirements and potential for university-wide deployments. / 8 Frost Center for Innovation Campus POC demonstrating neutral host technology to support cellular connectivity in difficult RF situations. / 9 Cal Poly Pier One mile out POC that demonstrates private networking and CBRS spectrum slicing to bring a 300% increase in connectivity to t he university’s learning pier in Avila Beach. / 10 Ag Tech Innovation The 5G Innovation Lab and DxHub are working together to workshop ideas that can solve real-world challenges and unlock the potential of the agriculture industry AI Data Analysis Worker Communication In Field Private Networking California Cybersecurity Institute The California Cybersecurity Institute (CCI) leads a state and national initiative to address cybersecurity challenges. By bringing together the tech community, government agencies, and educational institutions, the CCI is enhancing cybersecurity defense capabilities at Cal Poly, for the state of California, and across the nation, to train, accelerate , and empower the workforce of the future. / 11 Cybersecurity Education / 12 1)Develop a diverse and inclusive cybersecurity awareness program centered on personal cyber safety and cybersecurity concepts; •Leveraging technology to engage and train multi-lingual users about cybersecurity; •Engage students and community members in addressing cyber awareness for local Senior populations; 2)Develop a wide range of workforce development opportunities to build the talent pipeline and expand access to quality jobs in cybersecurity such as: •Provide information and support for K-12 cyber education; •Develop internship pipelines focused on developing a diverse pool of talent; •Identify, build on, and develop workforce training, programs, and initiatives that provide career pathways in cybersecurity. SLOC3 San Luis Obispo County Cybersecurity Consortium The SLOC3 provides regional cybersecurity awareness, training, and career pathways for California's Central Coast residents. Consortium Goals / 13 •Participate in Cal Poly Parent and Family Weekend •Regular cadence meeting schedule NOVEMBER •First programmatic events Farmers Market 10/10 & 10/24 •Publish website (cci.calpoly.edu) •Space Grand Challenge: Sandbox OCTOBERMAY •First meeting •RAMPS Grant Application •Outline of goals and objectives •MOU Development •Implement MOU •Begin programmatic planning •Seek funding opportunities 2025 & Beyond SLOC3 Timeline SLOC 3November Cal Poly California Cybersecurity Institute - Cal Poly Noyce School of Applied Computing - Business-Higher Education Forum City of San Luis Obispo - Masterfully - PG&E - REACH - San Luis Obispo County Office of Education - Trust Automation Amazon Web Services - Cal Poly Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship - San Luis Obispo County Workforce Development Board - SLO Partners Consortium Partners Questions? Contact Us: Email: ddebrum@calpoly.edu Web: cci.calpoly.edu | dxhub.calpoly.edu Summary and Next Steps President Jeffrey D. Armstrong Adjournment Rob Rossi, Committee Chair