Survey about region's economic wellbeing Help us discover our strengths and accomplishments, as well as gaps and opportunities for improving the University’s impact on the region’s economic engagement.

October 25, 2023
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Survey about region's economic wellbeing

Help us discover our strengths and accomplishments, as well as gaps and opportunities for improving the University’s impact on the region’s economic engagement.

February 22, 2024

Dear Wolf Pack Family,

As a learning community that values performance excellence across all aspects of our institutional mission, the people of our University are constantly producing transformational achievements. In an effort to share and to build upon these successes, the University of Nevada, Reno is participating in the Innovation and Economic Prosperity Universities Designation Program (IEP) of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU). The University is striving to achieve this competitive designation, but even more importantly, is fully committed to strengthening regional economic engagement.

We are asking for you to complete an anonymous survey to help us discover our strengths and accomplishments, as well as gaps and opportunities for improving the University’s impact on the region’s economic engagement. For the purpose of this survey, economic engagement in higher education describes how institutions intentionally interact with people, places and businesses to improve the economies of their neighborhoods, regions and the world.

Inspired by our land-grant foundation, we are driven by our mission to provide outstanding learning, discovery, and engagement programs. As a member of The Wolf Pack Family, you play a crucial role in preparing students for the workforce and you are contributing to the economic development of the region and the state. Your insight, even if you do not consider yourself knowledgeable on all matters at this time, is vital to our strategic development and growth.

This anonymous survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. You have the flexibility to leave the survey and return to it at any time before submission by using the same computer and browser. We would greatly appreciate it if you would submit your responses by Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

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No identifiable information will be collected in this survey. Responses will remain anonymous and cannot be traced back to the survey taker. Only the IEP core team conducting the self-assessment will have access to the raw data. Aggregate survey results will be used for the IEP designation application and any subsequent reports that may be made available.

By pursuing economic engagement, universities affect the economic futures of their students, faculty, staff, and the residents of the places they impact. This engagement can take the form of workforce development, tech-based initiatives, entrepreneurship support, infrastructure and living standards improvement, extension and outreach programs, as well as public service efforts.

The insight gathered from this survey will help the University of Nevada, Reno better understand, measure, communicate, and collaborate with you in order for our institution to become a ‘Land-Grant 2.0.’ You are contributing to and shaping the future economic trajectory of our region and state.

Thank you for your time and candor as you complete this survey. Your contribution is deeply valuable.

If you have any questions or additional information you’d like to provide, please email iep_unr@mail.unr.edu.

Go Pack!

Sincere regards,

Brian Sandoval
President

October 25, 2023