While we have had an amazing history, last year celebrating an amazing first 10 years, we have an incredible opportunity to grow our impact. The UArizona is targeting achieving $1 billion in research expenditures in FY2025, which will translate to more invention disclosures and, ultimately, greater impact.
This year, we will launch our Faculty Innovation Ambassadors program – a new initiative focused on increasing our reach throughout campus and the entire ecosystem. Starting in the winter of 2023, TLA will engage its first cohort of Faculty Innovation Ambassadors. Each ambassador – representing colleges with more active research portfolios and potential for impactful inventions – will receive special training from the TLA team, and then serve as a uniquely qualified resource and advocate for commercialization in their colleges. As extensions of the TLA team, these champions will share in the responsibilities of educating and engaging new innovators and help to build and strengthen bridges between TLA and their academic colleagues.
Our initial goal is to engage 8 Faculty Innovation Ambassadors in year one, examine our results, and grow the program accordingly in subsequent years. program – a new initiative focused on increasing our reach throughout campus and the entire ecosystem. Starting in the winter of 2023, TLA will engage its first cohort of Faculty Innovation Ambassadors. Each ambassador – representing colleges with more active research portfolios and potential for impactful inventions – will receive special training from the TLA team, and then serve as a uniquely qualified resource and advocate for commercialization in their colleges. As extensions of the TLA team, these champions will share in the responsibilities of educating and engaging new innovators and help to build and strengthen bridges between TLA and their academic colleagues.
And our work to grow our engagement with students, faculty, researchers, staff, and our surrounding ecosystem will continue. There is so much more to come and much to do. We encourage you to engage with us and have that first conversation – what impact do YOU want to have, to help make a BETTER WORLD?