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This report was prepared for the Southern Arizona’s Regional Steering Committee as an input to the OECD Review of Higher Education in Regional and City Development. It was prepared in response to guidelines provided by the OECD to all participating regions. The guidelines encouraged constructive and critical evaluation of the policies, practices and strategies in HEIs’ regional engagement. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Regional Steering Committee, the OECD or its Member countries. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................................................................................. iii ACRONYMS..................................................................................................................................... v LIST OF FIGURES, TABLES AND APPENDICES....................................................... ………. vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................................. ix CHAPTER 1. OVERVIEW OF THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA REGION................................. 1 1.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………............................... 1 1.2 The geographical situation............................................................................................................ 1 1.3 History of Southern Arizona…………………………….………………………….................... 3 1.4 The demographic situation………………………………………………………………............ 3 1.5 The regional economy………………………………………………………………………...... 14 1.6 Governance................................................................................................................................... 19 CHAPTER 2. OVERVIEW OF THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM........................................................................................................... ...... 20 2.1 Introduction. ........................................................................................................... .................... 20 2.2 Overview of the national system of higher education.................................................................. 20 2.3 National policy for higher education and regional development.................................................. 30 2.4 The higher education system in Southern Arizona...................................................................... 33 CHAPTER 3. THE CONTRIBUTION OF RESEARCH TO REGIONAL INNOVATION………………...………………………………………………………………....... 41 3.1 Introduction………………………………………...................................................................... 41 3.2 Responding to regional needs and demands…………………………........................................ 42 3.3 Framework conditions for promoting research and innovation…………………………........... 49 3.4 Interfaces facilitating knowledge exploitation and exchange...................................................... 53 3.5. Conclusions. SWOT Analysis……………………………………………………………........ 59 CHAPTER 4. THE ROLE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ACQUIRING SKILLS AND GAINING ENTRY TO THE LABOUR MARKET……………………………....………. 61 4.1 Introduction………………………………………………………….......................................... 61 4.2 Localizing the learning process.................................................................................................... 62 4.3 Student recruitment and regional employment…………………………………….................... 65 4.4 Promoting lifelong learning, continuing professional development………………………........ 69 4.5 Changing forms of educational provision……………………………………............................ 71 4.6 Enhancing the regional learning system....................................................................................... 72 4.7 Conclusions. SWOT Analysis………………………………………………………………...... 74 CHAPTER 5. THE CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT…………………………..................................................................................... 76 5.1 Introduction................................................................................................................................... 76 5.2 Social development contributions................................................................................................. 78 5.3 Cultural development contributions.............................................................................................. 84 5.4 Environmental sustainability........................................................................................................ 87 5.5 Conclusions. SWOT Analysis...................................................................................................... 89 CHAPTER 6. CAPACITY BUILDING FOR REGIONAL CO-OPERATION………………. 92 6.1 Mechanisms to promote regional engagement of HEIs............................................................... 92 6.2 Promoting regional dialogue & joint marketing initiatives.......................................................... 99 i 6.3 Evaluating and mapping the impact of the regional HEI system................................................. 102 6.4 Institutional capacity building for regional involvement…......................................................... 105 6.5 Human and financial resources management............................................................................... 106 6.6 Creating a new organizational culture.......................................................................................... 107 6.7 Conclusions. SWOT Analysis...................................................................................................... 109 REFERENCES................................................................................................................................. 112 APPENDICES 1. Arizona: 2009 Almanac of Higher Education………………………………………………........ 120 2. Members of the Regional Steering Committee………………………………………………….. 124 3. About the OECD Higher Education and Regional Development Project in Southern Arizona……………………………………………………………………………………………… 125 ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Generous support for this Report and for the participation of Southern Arizona in the OECD Project came from Lumina Foundation for Education. The opinions expressed here do not necessarily represent official policies or positions of Lumina Foundation for Education. GENERAL COORDINATION: Francisco Marmolejo, Assistant Vice President for Western Hemispheric Programs, The University of Arizona. TECHNICAL COORDINATION: John Paul Jones III, Department Head, School of Geography and Development, The University of Arizona. RESEARCH AND WRITING: Conor J. Cash, Jessie H. Clark, Derek Eysenbach, Lawrence A. Hoffman, Susan M. Kaleita, Sean Manley-Casimir, Jennifer E. McCormack, Jeffrey T. McGovern, Vera Pavlakovich-Kochi, and Blanca M. Torres-Olave. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT: Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC), The Office of the President, and The School of Geography and Development, The University of Arizona. Pima Community College District. Cochise College. Tohono O’odham Community College. University of Phoenix. This report was completed in collaboration of the following individuals: • Rosi Andrade, Associate Research Professor, Southwest Institute for Research on Women, The University of Arizona • Sarah Brown Smallhouse, President of the Thomas R. Brown Foundations • Robert Carreira, Director for the Center of Economic Research, Cochise College • Michael Cusanovich, Director of Arizona Research Labs, The University of Arizona • John DeLalla, Director of Continuing Education, The University of Arizona-South • Jessica Dilworth, Director of Adult Education, Cochise College (Sierra Vista Campus) • Judith Doerr, Director of Curriculum, Learning and Assessment, Cochise College • Bob Fick, Program Manager, Pima County Small Business Development Center • Jay Gandolfi, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona • Roderick Gary, Acting Program Manager, Information Center, Pima Community College • John Grabo, Director of Marketing and International Programs, The University of Arizona Science and Technology Park iii • Rachelle Howell, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Marketing, Pima Community College • Ann Huber, State Articulation Facilitator, Arizona Transfer Articulation Support Systems • Patrick Jones, Director, Office of Technology Transfer, The University of Arizona • Paul Kohn, Director of Admissions, The University of Arizona • Members of the class of Geog 371, Summer II Session 2009, The University of Arizona: Francisco Alvarado, Travis Barner, David Falk, Erik Faussner, Jason Gleichman, Marcus Introna, Edward Alec Leon, Jaide Miller, Michael Palmer, Adam Saslawsky, Darioush Seyedan, William Utech, Thomas Wolff • Suzanne Miles, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Pima Community College • Robert Morrison, Executive Director, Desert Angels • Jeanette Mullins, Coordinator of Professional Development, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, The University of Arizona • Rebecca Orozco, Director of the Center for Lifelong Learning, Cochise College • Nina Ossanna, Director of Business Development, Bio5 Institute, The University of Arizona • Michael Proctor, Dean of the Outreach College, The University of Arizona • Nina Rabin, Director of Border Research, Southwest Institute for Research on Women and Co- Director, Immigration Clinic, James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona • Raul Ramirez, Vice Chancellor for Community Relations and Institutional Outreach, PCC • Laura Shaw,