Lessons Learned from Establishing a New UTC

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