Destination Discovery Arizona Board of Regents Thursday, July 15, 2010 Bruce Wright, Associate Vice President
The Bridges –Master Planned Community Regional Retail Center Housing Bio Park Regional Park and Recreation Center
Meeting the Needs of Southern Arizona’s Bio Industry Research and Development Education Student and Faculty Housing Hospitality and Convenience Retail High Tech Assembly and Manufacturing Office and Support Recreation and Open Space
Making the Park a Reality Master Land Use Plan Approved 6/2009 EDA Infrastructure Grant awarded 8/2009 Development Partner selected 11/2009 Ground Breaking for Bio Park 12/2009 Technology High School Planning Committee 5/2010 Phase II EDA Grant proposal – approved 6/2010 IGAs/Agreements approved – City ( water); County (sewer); TEP (electric); Southwest Gas (gas) 11 acre option parcel -- approval pending 6/2010
Making the Park Development Ready
Phase One Development
Student and Faculty Housing
Office and Low Intensity Lab
Hotel and Conference Center
Recreational and Open Space Pathway to Discovery Outdoor Performance Facility
A Link to the Community
Technology/Bio Science High School Innovative STEM course work for college and non-college bound students Access to state-of-the-art classrooms, laboratories, clean rooms, viviaria, and scientific equipment “Hands on” experience in the biosciences and other technology fields Meet workforce needs of emerging bioscience/life sciences companies
Technology High School Student Population: students Focus: STEM with emphasis on life/biosciences and biotechnology Administration: TUSD with assistance from UA Projected cost: $40M Multi-district Extended uses Traditional and non-traditional students Multiple educational opportunities: student, adult, continuing, outreach
Technology/Bioscience High School Regional High School Planning Committee Jay St. John – Tucson Metropolitan Education Commission Cathy McGonigle – Flinn Foundation Darcy Renfro – Science Foundation Arizona Darla Brown – UA South Ronald Marx – UA College of Education Edith Macklin-Isquierdo - Tucson Unified School District Roger Vogel – Pima County Business-Education Roundtable Alan Storm – Joint Technological Education District Mary Ann Martinez Sanchez – Pima Community College Vick Balentine – Amphitheater School District John Pedicone – Southern Arizona Leadership Council Hank Atha– Pima County Joaquin Ruiz – UA College of Science Jonathon Peck- Tucson Urban League Maggie Gerring - Neighborhoods Representative Leslie Tolbert- UA Research Milt Erickson – Arizona Department of Education Jeff Goldberg– UA College of Engineering
Arizona Bioscience Park