Delivering the Future
The University of California, Santa Cruz, and Foothill-De Anza Community College District announced today (March 13, 2009) that they have formed a dynamic new partnership with the National Aeronautics & Space Administration to establish a sustainable community for education and research at NASA's Research Park in Silicon Valley.
At the March 13 event, it was announced that UC Santa Cruz and Foothill-De Anza have formed a nonprofit entity called University Associates - Silicon Valley LLC, which has signed a land lease with NASA for 75 acres of land in the NASA Research Park at Moffett Field. University Associates plans to select and oversee a "master developer" who would attract the external capital investment required to complete the project.
A Defining Moment
On March 13, representatives from the partner institutions, elected officials, and other regional leaders celebrated the visionary collaboration during a luncheon at Moffet Field. Please see the event's commemorative brochure and a special announcement video that was shown to attendees.