Project Kaleidoscope: Science Facilities Evaluation and Publication Project

由独立学院办公室赞助的万花筒项目(PKAL)接受了资金，以评估改善物理基础设施对本科科学、数学、工程和技术(SME&Amt；T)教育的影响。自1991年以来，PKAL一直在帮助全国各地的学院和大学加强其在中小企业和技术领域的项目。这项努力的核心是该组织对设施规划的关注，挑战机构探索空间和项目之间的关系。通过研讨会和出版物，PKAL一直是帮助机构阐明其学生学习愿景的催化剂，这些愿景为课程、设施和财务规划需求指明了方向。资金还将用于编写综合的PKAL第三卷《科学结构--规划设施手册》的附录。作为此类出版物中的唯一一本，该手册以成功翻新和新结构的案例研究为特色，阐述了空间规划和设计的创新和创造性方法。该补编将以印刷和电子形式分发，包括关于设施规划、建筑系统和装备新的或翻新的科学设施的新信息。这两个项目都将满足学院和大学持续的基础设施需求，确保教职员工和学生的物理环境是安全的，并适应开展研究和研究培训活动的新方法。

Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL), under the auspices of the Independent College Office, is the recipient of funds to evaluate the impact of improving physical infrastructure on undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SME&T) education. Since 1991, PKAL has been instrumental in assisting colleges and universities in all parts of the country strengthen their programs in the field of SME&T. Central to this effort has been the organization's focus on facilities planning, challenging institutions to explore the relationship between space and programs. Through workshops and publications, PKAL has been a catalyst in helping institutions articulate their vision of student learning that gives direction to curricular, facilities, and financial planning needs. Funds will also be used to prepare a supplement to the comprehensive PKAL Volume III, Structures for Science--A Handbook on Planning Facilities. As the only publication of its kind, the Handbook features case studies of successful renovations and new structures illustrating innovative and creative approaches to planning and designing of space. The supplement will be distributed both in print and electronically, including new information on facilities planning, building systems, and equipping new or renovated science facilities. Both projects will address the continuing infrastructure needs at colleges and universities, ensuring that the physical environment for faculty and students is safe and accommodates new approaches to conduct research and research training activities.