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Timothy V. Franklin is the Director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development for The Pennsylvania State University. In this role he reports to the Vice President for Outreach and is responsible for developing relationships with state and federal government agencies, economic and workforce development organizations, other postsecondary education institutions, as well as businesses and industries, to match Penn State resources, expertise and intellectual assets with economic development, workforce education and training needs. The Office of Economic and Workforce Development also provides leadership to the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program, Workforce Development Initiatives, Small Business Development Center, and the Pennsylvania Plastics Initiative. Prior to his current position, Dr. Franklin served for nearly seven years as Director of University Outreach Programs, Southside Virginia for Virginia Tech. As part of the university's "Southside Initiative," he was founding Executive Director of the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR), a unique regional stewarding institution that serves as a catalyst for the revitalization of Southside Virginia's economy through technology commercialization, applied university-led research, outreach, advanced learning, and advanced networking and technology. Under Franklin's leadership, the project was recently recognized with the C. Peter Magrath/W. K. Kellogg Foundation Engagement Award for the South Region. Sponsored by the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, the award recognizes community-university partnerships that use university scholarship and programs to address a community challenge. As South Region winner, Virginia Tech's Southside Initiative competed with four other finalists at the 2007 Outreach Scholarship Conference and won the national Engagement Award at the 2007 NASULGC Conference. Franklin also served for eight years as Associate Vice President for Government Relations and Planning at Indiana State University. Virginia Governor Tim Kaine appointed Dr. Franklin to the Southern Technology Council of the Southern Growth Policies Board, a regional think tank affiliated with the Southern Governors Association. Franklin also served on the Strategic Planning Advisory Committee of the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia and was a member of the 2007 Institute for Emerging Issues (NC) Transforming Higher Education Task Force. He also is involved with the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges and the University Economic Development Association. Franklin has made numerous invited presentations on economic development and strategic planning at national conferences. He earned his bachelor's degree from Springfield College, his master's degree from the University of Southern California, and his doctoral degree in educational research and evaluation from Virginia Tech. He and his wife, Nancy, have 3 children. |
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