Innovation Park: from Idea to Marketplace
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ND’s Second Life Page 5 Vol. 7, No. 7 News for Notre Dame faculty and staff and their families November 5, 2009 Kremer exhibit Page 8 In This Issue » Blue Mass Page 2 Sustainability Ideas? Page 3 Gender Relations Page 4 Banned Books Page 5 Innovation Park: From idea to marketplace A “greenhouse” in a green the University and Innovation Park? building “We’re a 501(c)(3) non-profit . BRADLEY organization that’s wholly owned C BY CAROL C. BRADLEY, ND WORKS by the University,” says marketing AROL manager Ann Hastings. C “We’re helping people to trans- Innovation Park brings together form ideas into useful applications innovators, market experts and ac- meeting real needs,” says Dave cess to early-stage capital, Hastings Brenner, president and CEO of In- says—all key ingredients for success- novation Park, the University’s new ful commercialization. research park. The 55,000-square-foot build- Ribbon-cutting ceremonies for ing is the first of what could be four the new state-of-the-art $13 million buildings. “The Park can potentially facility, located on 12 acres adja- expand if the demand is there,” MATT CASHORE MATT cent to the Hastings says. southeast end The façade of the park was implementing these types of flexible patio overlooking of campus, chosen to echo the color and style features, which will help encourage campus, other were held in of South Bend’s industrial buildings . BRADLEY collaboration and suit an ever-chang- conference rooms C late October. around the turn of the last century. ing client base.” and a catering AROL The Univer- The building is mixed-use, includ- C A centerpiece of the facility is kitchen can be sity, the State ing 30,000 square feet of leasable the Greenhouse, a space intended rented for events. of Indiana, space, build-to-suit office suites, wet to foster innovation for early-stage Innovation the City of and dry laboratories and high-tech venture development. The Green- Park is seeking Brenner South Bend conference and meeting rooms—as house provides space and technology LEED Silver and the U.S. Department of Energy well as a 24-hour coffee lounge. The for new ventures to brainstorm and Certification as a have committed resources to develop building is accessible 24 hours a day, collaborate with market experts who “green” building. the park. with a biometric entry system that understand the unique challenges of All wood used A simple way to think about the requires a fingerprint to get in. a start-up. in the building At top, the architecture of Innovation Park echoes function of Innovation Park is the “All the spaces are reconfigurable,” “It’s really a space for first-time is certified, and South Bend’s industrial heritage. Above, the café offers term “research and development,” Hastings says. “All the furniture is entrepreneurs and very early-stage 50 percent of the a flexible, high-tech gathering space. Brenner says. “Basic research is what movable. There aren’t many load- businesses,” Hastings says. “The waste generated happens on campus. Development, bearing walls—the walls are modular lease rates are very reasonable. They by construction was diverted from or applied research and other activi- and can be expanded or relocated as the University’s research mission can learn what it takes to give a landfills. Energy use is carefully ties central to commercialization, needs change. The University Archi- and engaging students, faculty and business idea a reasonable chance to monitored throughout the building. goes on over here.” tect did a fantastic job understand- others in the Notre Dame network, succeed.” The Park also offers bicycle stor- What’s the relationship between ing the vision for this building and says Hastings. “On a broader scale, The Greenhouse will be open to age, showers and changing rooms the park hopes that the collective faculty, alumni, staff and students for employees who choose to bike or work going on here will touch and pursuing a new business concept, she walk to work. improve the lives of others.” The program for the adds, as well as outside entities. The goal of the park is to help 1954 Notre Dame vs. For more information, visit Navy match in Balti- While clients have priority on use transform innovations into ven- innovationparknd.com. more—which Notre of the common areas of the building, tures poised to successfully enter Dame won 6-0— the boardroom and its third-floor the marketplace, while supporting featured a middy and a leprechaun. On Saturday, Nov. 7, Notre Dame HIVES C AR OGAN, H LIZABETH E and Navy meet for the 83rd time New campus mail policy reduces paper waste at Notre Dame Mailings limited to 300 of mailings except those mandated by an audit of all mass mailings sent Stadium. any one item in a one-month regulatory compliance or those that on campus from December 2008 period receive an exemption approval from through May 2009. The results the Office of Sustainability. indicated that the new policy will BY LAURA MIDKIFF, FOR NDWORKS The policy is designed not to save the University more than reduce campus communications, $100,000 each year in printing costs The Office of Sustainability but rather to streamline through alone. recently announced a new University existing channels, thereby reducing Exception forms can be found at policy that limits mass mailings sent printing costs and paper use. These green.nd.edu/campusmail. The via campus Mail Services. channels include inside.nd.edu, Office of Sustainability will respond In response to numerous requests the University calendar at agenda. to all requests in a timely manner made by faculty and staff, Mail nd.edu, NDWorks, the Observer, and will inform Mail Services of Services will accept up to 300 of and campuswide email list-servs. approved mailings. the same item within a one-month Prior to implementing the policy, period. The policy will apply to all the Office of Sustainability conducted 2 | NDWorks | November 5, 2009 H1N1 vaccine Renewing the Campus: Sustainability program will be and the Catholic University incremental Conference draws partici- have a responsibility towards the Benestad, “All Catholic social doc- human communities. Every subject BY GAIL HINChiON MANCINI, pants from 45 universities to poor, towards future generations and trine focuses on respect for life, the Catholic social doctrine treats INTERNAL COmmuNICAtiONS ND campus towards humanity as a whole.” dignity of the human person, the pertains in some way to understand- Rachel Novick, education and practice of virtue, and the realization ing the requirements of a sustainable University Health Services an- BY LAURA MIDKIFF, FOR NDWORKS outreach coordinator for the Of- of the common good, or otherwise community.” ticipates that a limited amount of the fice of Sustainability, said, “We stated, what makes for sustainable H1N1 vaccine is arriving on campus Renewing the Campus, a national were blessed to be able to host this soon. Because of limited quantities, conference hosted by the Univer- and provide a context for faculty, UHS will distribute the first treatments sity in mid October, was the first administrators and students from all to the highest-risk cases. symposium dedicated to enhancing these universities to come together as “We have no guarantee there will be understanding, activism, and coop- a community. What a lot of people The Greening of the Irish ample supply in the first allotment to eration among Catholic universities said about the weekend was that Sustainability grade improves for third straight year meet the needs of those in the highest in the area of sustainability. they felt we were becoming closer, getting to know one another and priority groups,” says Ann Kleva, UHS The conference—which included BY LAURA MIDKIFF, FOR NDWORKS director. “However, we are optimistic faculty, administrators, and students forming bonds that can help us all to become more sustainable going that within a few weeks, we will have from 45 universities across the coun- Notre Dame received a B on this year’s College Sustainability Report Card, an forward.” Novick indicated that the received ample supply to meet high try—was structured to encompass improvement over last year’s B-. goal wasn’t just to hold a conference, priority needs.” many approaches to environmental The Sustainable Endowments Institute, a special project of Rockefeller Philan- but to build community—adding UHS will first offer the program issues, including those of theolo- thropy Advisors, produces the Report Card. Each year it assesses 300 public and that what she hopes to do is to help to pregnant women, and to students, gians, scientists, sustainability practi- private colleges and universities with the largest endowments. participants remain connected to faculty and staff with chronic health tioners, student activists, and clergy. This year’s higher grade came in response to a 7.5 percent decline in the one another and to share resources. conditions such as asthma, diabetes, The aim was to address the University’s in carbon emissions, and increased use of recycled paper—jumping Notre Dame student Colleen and heart and respiratory conditions. theological and ethical implica- from 10 percent to more than 80 percent of purchases. Kelly, an intern in the Office of Sus- UHS will distribute the vaccine tions of climate change as viewed The Office of Sustainability and the Energy and Environmental Issues Commit- tainability and president of GreeND, almost immediately upon arrival, says through the lens of Catholic social tee have promoted a number of energy-saving initiatives, including retrofitting played a significant role in planning Kleva, so members of those populations teaching—with a focus on the op- lampposts with ultra-efficient LED lighting. Campus electricity demand actually and participating in the confer- should be on the lookout for a distribu- portunities for Catholic universities declined last year, for the first time since the late 1970s, says Paul Kempf, Notre ence.