I'm not sure which of my points you are unwilling to concede.
It can't be that we lack a research institution (outside of OHSU of course). This has been identified for decades as a reason we lag behind our peer cities.
It's not enough to simply advocate a "knowledge strategy"--the pieces to the puzzle have to be there. As someone involved in higher education, I'm not happy that they aren't there, but the absence is glaring.
(Anne, your facts are wrong. Yes, OHSU and OGI are research institutions. But the most apt comparison is the economic engine provided by U Washington to the Seattle area. Refer back to the Oregonian series a few months ago that compared the research monies attracted by U Dub--it exceeds *all* of the monies attracted by *all* institutions in the whole state of Oregon. Unfortunately, Oregon has, for decades, underfunded higher education, and we continue to do so. If you look at national rankings, I think U of O barely cracks the top 100 state institutions, and that is our premier state research university.
As an undergraduate institution, Reed produces very few patents and have no professional schools and obviously no graduate programs. It's a fine school-hey, I teach there-but I don't kid myself. We primarily train students who go on to get their PhD's at institutions in other states.
re: BLOG: "Let Knowledge Serve the City" Better
Sam,
I'm not sure which of my points you are unwilling to concede.
It can't be that we lack a research institution (outside of OHSU of course). This has been identified for decades as a reason we lag behind our peer cities.
It's not enough to simply advocate a "knowledge strategy"--the pieces to the puzzle have to be there. As someone involved in higher education, I'm not happy that they aren't there, but the absence is glaring.
(Anne, your facts are wrong. Yes, OHSU and OGI are research institutions. But the most apt comparison is the economic engine provided by U Washington to the Seattle area. Refer back to the Oregonian series a few months ago that compared the research monies attracted by U Dub--it exceeds *all* of the monies attracted by *all* institutions in the whole state of Oregon. Unfortunately, Oregon has, for decades, underfunded higher education, and we continue to do so. If you look at national rankings, I think U of O barely cracks the top 100 state institutions, and that is our premier state research university.
As an undergraduate institution, Reed produces very few patents and have no professional schools and obviously no graduate programs. It's a fine school-hey, I teach there-but I don't kid myself. We primarily train students who go on to get their PhD's at institutions in other states.
PCC will not produce