How do you bring to life a College’s mission that includes helping the community solve important problems

Maher, Craig S.

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The University of Nebraska, Omaha

University of Nebraska at Omaha DigitalCommons@UNO Publications since 2000 Center for Public Affairs Research 1-1-2016 Scholarly Engagement & Research Partnerships at UNO: Nebraska Benefits Craig S. Maher Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cparpublications  Part of the Public Affairs Commons Recommended Citation Maher, Craig S., "Scholarly Engagement & Research Partnerships at UNO: Nebraska Benefits" (2016). Publications since 2000. 373. https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cparpublications/373 This Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Public Affairs Research at DigitalCommons@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Publications since 2000 by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UNO. For more information, please contact unodigitalcommons@unomaha.edu. The University of Nebraska at Omaha does not discriminate based on gender, age, disability, race, color, religion, marital status, veteran’s status, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, political affiliation or sexual orientation.Scholarly Engagement & Research Partnerships at UNO: Nebraska BenefitsCraig S. Maher, Director of the Nebraska State & Local Finance Lab | Jerry Deichert, Director of the Center for Public Affairs Research,College of Public Affairs & Community Service, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182How do you bring to life a College’s mission that includes helping the community solve important problems? TWO ENTITIES = ONE PARTNERSHIPNEBRASKA STATE & LOCAL FINANCE LABCENTER FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH (CPAR)• Serves as a research and community outreach unit.• Excites collaboration between state and local government throughout the region.• Helps economic development groups or nonprofit organizations better analyze its data.THE COLLABORATIONCOLLABORATION OUTCOMES• The Lab has produced 3 reports and 1 academic publication (under review).• Information shared with organizations in Nebraska counties, municipalities and single-purpose districts.• Has been contacted by local media to comment on budgeting matters.• Recent meeting with the Director of the Nebraska Counties Association for outreach/training efforts.• Presented to the Nebraska State Legislative Planning Committee.• Working with CPAR Partners on data visualization projects.ABSTRACTNebraska State & Local Finance LabCenter for Public Affairs ResearchCommunity Engagement• Provides new opportunities for other skilled researchers to engage in Nebraska public finance and economic development projects.• Serves as a conduit for developing relationships with state authorities.Finance Lab established in 2015, funded by Dean, CPACSLab received an Urban Research Grant from CPACSThe Lab obtained local finance data and worked with CPAR on supplementing those data with U.S. Census data.

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Scholarly Engagement & Research Partnerships at UNO: Nebraska Benefits

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