Economic Development
The Vice President for Research & Economic Development and the Office of Research are charged with developing public/private partnerships that increase teaching, research, and technology transfer opportunities for researchers and students at the University of New Orleans.
The Office of Research links university expertise with industry and government entities to:
- Stimulate the growth of research, technology advancement, and educational collaboration among industry, government, and other university partners;
- Foster innovation, commercialization, and economic competitiveness;
- Connect the university to the economies in the Greater New Orleans area and the Gulf Coast region to create research opportunities, develop jobs for UNO graduates, and improve the economic viability of this region and the rest of the State of Louisiana.
Public and Private Partnerships
UNO Research & Technology Park
Housing high tech companies, state agencies, and university research units, the research park is an ideal place for industry to interact with university researchers; many students have internships with park tenants. The Economic Development Administration (EDA) recognized the park as one of its star projects.
Strategic Partners
Economic Development Organizations (EDOs)
- Louisiana Economic Development (LED)
- Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.)
- New Orleans Business Alliance (NOLABA)
- Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO)
- National Center for Advanced Manufacturing (NCAM)
- New Orleans Chamber of Commerce
- New Orleans BioInnovation Center
- New Orleans Medical District Development Boards
- St. Tammany Corporation
Businesses, Nonprofits, & Government at UNO
The below organizations lease space on UNO's beautiful, strategically-located campus.
- Advano
- AT&T
- Ben Franklin High School
- Chi Alpha New Orleans
- Core Element
- Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
- Edward Hynes Charter School
- Follett Bookstore
- Innogenomics
- Isaiah Institute of New Orleans
- LaCell
- Louisiana Legislative Auditor
- Net Charter High School
- New Orleans Educational Institute
- Obatala Sciences
- Office of Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority
- Project NOLA
- Sprint Spectrum L.P.
- The Blood Center
- T-Mobile Central LLC
- UNO Federal Credit Union
- Verizon Wireless