University of Mary Washington's President Mr. Rick Hurley discussing Transformation 20/20 over lunch with Virginia's Economic Development Partnership.

1. University of Mary Washington
Transformation 20/20
Rick Hurley, UMW President
VEDP “Lunch and Learn”
Thursday, January 29, 2015

2. • City of Fredericksburg
• Caroline County
• King George County
• Spotsylvania County
• Stafford County
Localities

3. Virginia’s Public Institutions of Higher Education,
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia,
And the Virginia Economic Development Partnership

4. History
 First Transformation Strategic Planning Session
• Fall, 2012
• 175 Members of Business Community Participated
 Focus Groups
• Private Sector and Non-Profit Business Leaders – No Public
Sector
 Needs Identified
• INFRASTRUCTURE
• BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
• WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
• REGIONAL COLLABORATION
• TOURISM

5. Identification and Development
• INFRASTRUCTURE
• Broadband
• Climate, Environmental and Readiness (CLEAR)
• Transportation
• BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Regional Information System – Connect the Dots
• WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
• Needs addressed in the Regional Information System
• REGIONAL COLLABORATION
• Goals and Strategies addressed in Infrastructure, Business
Development and Workforce Development
• TOURISM
• Deferred until development of Infrastructure and Business
Development initiatives

6. Program Leadership
INFRASTRUCTURE
Broadband
TIM WARE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GEORGE WASHINGTON REGIONAL COMMISSION
Climate, Environmental and Readiness (CLEAR)
REBECCA RUBIN, PRESIDENT, MARSTEL DAY
RICHARD FINKELSTEIN, DEAN ARTS AND SCIENCES, UMW
Regional Transportation
SUSAN SPEARS, PRESIDENT, FREDERICKSBURG REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CHARLES MCDANIEL, CHAIRMAN, HILLDRUP MOVING & STORAGE

7. Program Leadership
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
HAP CONNORS, VICE PRESIDENT, CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
JEANNE WESLEY, VICE PRESIDENT, GERMANNA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LIBBY O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT, MUSTERME
Regional Information System – Connect the Dots
GEORGE HUGHES, PRESIDENT, SIMVENTIONS
CHRIS MULDROW, CEO, RAMBLETYPE

8. Program Update - As of January 1, 2015
INFRASTRUCTURE
Broadband
• Continue To Gather and Map Local Assets
• Three vendors with successful implementation track records in other states wish to expand to
Virginia and are putting a plan together to present to local governments
• Assist our localities and region build a multi-purpose network serving all public needs
(schools, public safety, governmental operations) in a “budget neutral” manner
Climate, Environmental and Readiness (CLEAR)
• Community forum held at UMW with 35 community leaders identified regional concerns about
environmental degradation, crisis planning, preservation of regional resources and economic and
environmental resilience
• Developing a program to enhance energy conservation activities for vulnerable or under-
served populations
• Surveying changes in agricultural land use
Regional Transportation
• Educated FRCC members and the community on transportation issues w/ published
articles and public speaking opportunities
• Maintained an active presence at FAMPO and VDOT Public Meetings
• Engaged in continuous dialogue with our CTB representative(s)
• Posted letters to the Governor, CTB, VDOT, FAMPO and our General Assembly Delegation
regarding support of our transportation priorities

9. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Continue to offer assistance to FredXchange, a non-profit group organized to build an
entrepreneurial ecosystem. FredXchange is also responsible for organizing Startup
Weekend and partnering with Germanna Community College to offer workshops.
• Assisting in setting up colocation space and in the development of other programs to
be identified in the near future.
Regional Information System – “Connect the Dots”
• Provide the basis for public/private partnerships to develop:
 Regional Economic Development Toolkit
 Regional Online Job Board
 Regional STEM Resources and Opportunities Database
• Simventions is providing the software (originally developed for our armed forces),
technology and training support Simventions will license the software free of charge to
the University of Mary Washington.
• The University of Mary Washington will provide the team that will work with
community organizations to both collect and maintain the regional information and
develop the desired reports and queries.
• The Fredericksburg Regional Alliance will provide the access point to Connect the Dots
through their website.
Program Update - As of January 1, 2015

10. Thank You