University of Arkansas and Fayetteville, Arkansas A Community to Call Home

1. University of ArkansasandFayetteville, ArkansasA Community to Call Home November 23, 2003 Fayetteville, Arkansas

2. A Historic City with a Wealth of Opportunity and Character • Walton Arts Center • Concerts • theater productions • art exhibits • Dickson Street • Food • Shopping • Nightlife • The Square • Farmers Market • Springfest • Autumnfest • Lights of the Ozarks

3. All the Amenities that Exist in Large Cities, Exist in Fayetteville • Dining • Olive Garden • Copeland's • Chilies • Outback Steakhouse • Shopping • Barnes & Noble • The Gap • Best Buy

4. Recruitment Through • Alumni Interest • Trained in industry • Interested in home • Current graduates • All regional schools Retention Through • History and Tradition • Senior Walk • Ozark lifestyle • Museums and societies

5. Fayetteville’s Global Location • Fayetteville is central to many major metropolitan areas, yet still removed to retain the character of the town.

6. Regional cities of interest • Eureka Springs • Branson, Missouri • Van Buren • Clear, clean lakes and rivers • National forests • Festivals • Springfest • Autumnfest • Lights of the Ozarks • Educational opportunities • Fayetteville High School • Northwest Arkansas Community College • University of Arkansas • The Razorbacks

7. The University of Arkansas – A nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the World • Its liberal arts and land-grant mission: teaching, research, and service • Research and scholarship - based teaching and learning • Public service and service based learning • Diversity – Faculty, students, and staff • Seeking excellence • Partnering with leading companies for mutual benefit

8. Research as the State’s Economic Engine • Campus research in HiDEC and Physics • Innovation Incubator • Tech Transfer Office • Genesis Technology Business Incubator • Technology Business Park clients for ERC • Major Industry as research partners • Capitalization through local and state initiatives • University/City/State partnerships for success

9. Northwest Arkansas is home to an entrepreneurial spirit epitomized by the emergence of: Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer Tyson, the leading producer of poultry and food products in the world J.B. Hunt Trucking, a leading trucking and logistics innovator in the United States Corporate growth has been managed in partnership with community governments to retain high quality of life The Northwest Arkansas Council leads regional strategic planning to assure both future economic growth and continued quality of life in the region

10. Wal-Mart Headquarters J.B. Hunt Headquarters NWA Regional Airport-XNA Rogers Tyson Foods Headquarters University of Arkansas Springdale Fayetteville Innovation Center and ERC Drake Field

11. Recreation & Sports in the Ozarks • HPER Facility at the UA • Indoor track • Swimming pool • Weight Training • Cardiovascular equipment • Racquetball • Climbing wall • Intramural Sports • Hiking • Mountain biking • Fly fishing • Kayaking

12. Ground View Cummings Site Heart of Fayetteville from the future home of the Fayetteville City Athletic Complex

13. Microelectronics-Photonics (microEP) Graduate ProgramUniversity of Arkansas Ken Vickers – Director Research Professor, Physics (1998 – present) Eng Management, Texas Instruments (1980 – 1998) 479 575-2875 vickers@uark.edu http://microEP.uark.edu November 23, 2003 Fayetteville, Arkansas

14. microEP Mission • The educational objective of the microEP program is a graduate fully prepared to drive the advancement of the combination of microelectronics and photonics. • This objective will be accomplished through a rigorous interdisciplinary graduate technical education, including soft skills and entrepreneurial training.

15. Microelectronics-Photonics Graduate Program microEP Student Group September 2003

16. [1-10] [110] The microEP Graduate Program Research Spans: from Nanoscale Quantum Dots and Devices… (a) 50º 30º 30º …to 3-dimensional High Temperature Superconducting Electronic-Photonic Systems 15nm

17. microEP Workgroup Creation: Summer Camp – Pre Fall Semester Camp concepts by Dr. Ed Sobey (www.invention-center.com)

18. microEP Workgroup Creation: Arkansas – The Natural State Fun in the Ozarks Lost Valley Eden Falls Hawks Bill Crag Buffalo River

19. microEP Student Prior Degree vs microEP Faculty’s Department As of Nov 17, 2003 30 Matching 36 Non-Matching 2 have not picked major professor

20. microEP NSF REU Site: Students Twelve students attended 2001 REU • Five African-American • Three women • Five now in microEP grad program, one in EE.

21. microEP NSF REU Site: Students Fourteen students attended 2002 REU • Four African-American • One Hispanic • Five Women

22. microEP NSF REU Site: Students Twenty students attended 2003 REU • Four African-American • Three Hispanic • Five Women

23. microEP Partnership Tactics: Merged REU/Carver Activities Kickoff Dinner at the Vickers home east of Fayetteville 2001 2002

24. microEP Partnership Tactics: Merged REU/Carver Activities Summer Camp Graduation 2001 2002

25. microEP Partnership Tactics: Merged REU/Carver Activities Research, Presentations, and Industry

26. K-12 Outreach: BEST Robotics Inc (www.bestinc.org) • Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology • A sports-like contest between remote controlled robots • Emulates product “design to market” life cycle • Resources are limited to those components issued at kickoff • Teachers serve as coaches • Members of the technical community serve as mentors • Community provides financial and administrative support • Students do all the work with adult mentoring