1. Lessons Learned from Establishing a New UTC Presented by: Dawn Spanhake, Associate Director CUTC Summer Meeting June 3, 2014

2. Lessons Learned from Establishing a New UTC Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start!…or is it?

3. #TBT (Throw Back Tuesday) The University of Minnesota first became a UTC under the 1991 ISTEA transportation bill and was renewed as a National Center in TEA-21 and SAFETEA-LU.

4. Back to the Future In 2013, the U of M was awarded the Region 5 UTC. What was learned during our previous experiences that helped us start a new UTC?

5. Lession #1: Learn your University Understand your University’s reporting systems (and their limitations) – Financial System – Equipment Purchases – Match Funding

6. Lesson #2: Communicate Document processes and communicate early and often: – Allocating funds – Collecting deliverables – Closing out projects

7. Questions? Feel free to contact me: spanh001@umn.edu 612-626-1536