Utah Valley University Economic Impact Study October 2016
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Economic Impacts of Utah Valley University Fiscal Year 2014 Prepared by Jack Faucett Associates, Inc. December 2016 This page has been intentionally left blank to facilitate duplex printing Utah Valley University Economic Impact Study January 31, 2017 Acknowledgements Jack Faucett Associates, Inc. (JFA) appreciates the kind support of the Utah Valley University (UVU) staff who oversaw this study. In particular, we thank Robert Loveridge, Director of Institutional Research & Information and Tim Stanley, Associate Director of Assessment, Analysis and Survey Research. Over the course of our research, we reached out to many other UVU employees and affiliates. We thank the following individuals who responded to our requests for information and data: Kedric Black, Controller, Business Services Camille Pendleton, Director, Small Business Development Center Richard Taffalla, Asst. Vice President for Scholarship & Faculty Development, Center for Engaged Learning Kent Millington, Director of Technology Commercialization Chad Parker, Executive Director, Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Utah Summer Valente, Director, Volunteer & Service-Learning Center Shauna Theobald, Director, Woodbury School of Business Entrepreneurship Institute Donna Milakovic, Director Central Region, Utah Science Technology & Research (USTAR) Agency Melisa Stark, Program Manager, Employer Initiatives Division, Utah Dept. of Workforce Services - Utah Cluster Acceleration Partnership (UCAP) Ivy Estabrooke, PhD, Executive Director, Utah Science Technology & Research Initiative (USTAR) Agency Julia Mohr, Director, Care About Childcare Anne Wairepo, PhD, Senior Director, Women’s Success Center Winthrop Jeanfreau, Director, Business Resource Center Ellen Sweat, Director of Budgets Peter Jay, Associate Director, Utah Science and Technology Research Initiative (USTAR) Shannen Robson, Senior Research Analyst, Institutional Research & Information Wendy Rosenlof, Senior Accountant-Banner Finance/Reporting Our thanks to the following individuals for reviewing this report: Kim Chui, Director of Career and Technical Education Department Linda Makin, Vice President of Budget, Planning and Human Resources Jeff Johnson, Assistant Director, Institutional Effectiveness and Planning Adrian Henke, Business Analyst The JFA research team includes Michael Lawrence, Jon Skolnik, Ira Silvergleit and Mathies Wahner. Jack Faucett Associates i Utah Valley University Economic Impact Study January 31, 2017 This page has been intentionally left blank to facilitate duplex printing Jack Faucett Associates ii Utah Valley University Economic Impact Study January 31, 2017 Contents Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................... vii Chapter 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Study Objective ................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Literature Review ............................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Organization of this Report .............................................................................................. 4 Chapter 2. Background on UVU ................................................................................................ 7 2.1 Introduction to UVU ........................................................................................................ 7 2.2 UVU’s History ................................................................................................................. 8 2.3 UVU Student Profile ........................................................................................................ 8 2.4 UVU Faculty and Staff Profile ....................................................................................... 10 2.5 Academic Programs Offered .......................................................................................... 12 2.6 Budgeted Expenditures .................................................................................................. 13 Chapter 3. University Spending................................................................................................ 15 3.1 Overview of University Operating Expenditures ........................................................... 15 3.2 Invoice Purchases ........................................................................................................... 18 3.3 Procurement Cards ......................................................................................................... 21 3.4 Travel Expenses ............................................................................................................. 22 3.5 Capital Expenditures ...................................................................................................... 24 3.6 Payroll ............................................................................................................................ 27 3.7 Other Non-Payroll Expenses .......................................................................................... 28 Chapter 4. Student Expenditures .............................................................................................. 29 4.1 Methodology .................................................................................................................. 29 4.2 The Number of Students ................................................................................................ 30 4.3 The Cost of Attendance .................................................................................................. 31 4.4 Student Spending Estimates ........................................................................................... 35 Chapter 5. UVU Athletic and Cultural Events ......................................................................... 39 5.1 UVU’s Facilities for Planned Special Events ................................................................ 39 5.2 Revenues and Economic Impacts ................................................................................... 42 Chapter 6. Increased Student Earning Potential ....................................................................... 45 6.1 Literature Review ........................................................................................................... 45 6.2 UVU Data on Graduate Earnings ................................................................................... 48 Chapter 7. University Centers and Affiliates ............................................................................ 51 7.1 Small Business Development Center ............................................................................. 52 7.2 Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Utah ............................................................... 54 7.3 The Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative ................................................. 56 7.4 The Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative, Technology Commercialization Grants 58 7.5 Utah Cluster Acceleration Project .................................................................................. 60 7.6 UVU Office of Technology Commercialization ............................................................ 63 7.7 Business Resource Center .............................................................................................. 64 Jack Faucett Associates iii Utah Valley University Economic Impact Study January 31, 2017 7.8 Woodbury School of Business Entrepreneurship Institute ............................................ 66 7.9 Volunteer & Service Learning Center ............................................................................ 69 7.10 Care About Childcare at Utah Valley University........................................................... 70 7.11 Grants for Engaged Learning Program .......................................................................... 72 Chapter 8. Economic Modeling ................................................................................................ 75 8.1 Overview of Input-Output Economic Models ................................................................ 75 8.2 Economic Impact Analysis Approach Overview ........................................................... 75 8.3 Model Selection.............................................................................................................. 76 8.4 Study Methodology ........................................................................................................ 77 8.5 Using IMPLAN to Model University Spending ............................................................ 79 8.6 Running the IMPLAN Model ........................................................................................ 81 Chapter 9. Results and Conclusions ......................................................................................... 85 9.1 Economic Impact of UVU’s Operating and Capital Expenditures ................................ 85 9.2 Economic Impact of UVU Student Expenditures .......................................................... 87 9.3 Total Annual Economic Impact of UVU ....................................................................... 89 9.4 Return on State Investment ................................................................................................. 91 Chapter 10. Economic