1. Sustainability & Entrepreneurial Education for a Global Workforce NorthWest Arkansas Community College Dr. Becky Paneitz Dr. Susan Holmes Dr. Donna Wood

2. Serving the Workforce of NW Arkansas Regional population of 385,000 13% Hispanic population Fortune 500 companies (Wal-Mart, J.B. Hunt, & Tyson Foods) 16,000+ served in 2007 95% of all students stay in region Fall 2008 Semester: 18 th consecutive record fall enrollment 7,298 credit students; 63,331 SSCH 1,000+ workforce development 1,100 adult/community education

3. Serving a Global Workforce Critical Regional Industries* Manufacturing Government Retail trade Health care & social assistance Transportation & warehousing Construction Management & professional/technical services *Source: Gap Analysis Regional Overview (in partnership with ADHE & AATYC)

4. Serving a Global Workforce Top Community Needs Training for veterans, women, minorities Support for small business Education & industry partnerships “Hands on” learning opportunities Collaborative engagement “Green” leadership Entrepreneurial education Training & support for critical regional industries And the journey begins…

5. Timeline Fall 2006 Brought together regional stakeholders Presented idea for “Entrepreneurial Center” Feedback: broaden our vision/scope February 2007 $4M challenge grant proposal developed and presented to Walton Family Foundation

6. Timeline April 2007 $4M challenge grant awarded May 2007 $1.8M matching gift from Jack Shewmaker Fall 2007 Updated NWACC’s Master Plan Conducted stakeholder surveys & focus groups Stakeholder feedback used to develop preliminary program plan

7. Toward a Global Business Development Center Used competitive process to select WD&D as project architect (also designed Shewmaker Center for Workforce Development in November 2006) Formed a “Users Group” of internal stakeholders to meet with architect to design the building Planning process evolved as a result of stakeholder feedback, industry partnerships, & donor support Talks with Stribling Packaging and Wal-Mart resulted in addition of sustainability curriculum to GBDC

8. NWACC leased ground to NWACC Foundation Foundation secured commercial loan with Arvest Bank RFQ issued to potential contractors in Summer 2008; Flintco selected September 2008 Completed design is a 40,000 sq. ft. $8M project The Global Business Development Center will be a regional hub for entrepreneurial activities Four GBDC institutes will serve & strengthen northwest Arkansas regional community Toward a Global Business Development Center

13. Preliminary Program Planning Entrepreneurial Studies Institute Retail Institute Transportation and Logistics Institute Stribling Sustainability Institute John & Emily Douglas Learning Resource Center Horace & Jeretta Hardwick Hospitality Center Randy & Valorie Lawson SIFE Center University Partnership Center

18. Serving a Global Workforce Our vision for the GBDC Strengthen national initiatives to develop entrepreneurs Create more sustainable business and industries Strengthen the nation’s ability to compete in a global economy The Global Business Development Center Opens January 2010