The college and the community; Ingegrated research and Curriculum using Geospatial Tools

学院和社区；使用地理空间工具的综合研究和课程该奖项正在伍斯特州立大学实施基于地理空间工具的“绿色校园”倡议，并评估其对整个校园社区和周围社区的影响。“绿色校园”的概念是指一所大学或学院寻求以环境友好的方式运作，以最大限度地减少或减轻其活动对环境的影响。在这个项目中，正在编制一个多学科课程，其中包括使用地理空间工具(地理信息系统、全球定位系统)作为其框架。这门课程的一部分包括一个新的新生研讨会课程，该课程考察了WSC在当地社区环境中的作用。地理空间工具和方法正在被整合到教职员工和学生正在进行的研究中，从而为学生(主要是当地学生)提供有市场的职业技能。校园的行政职能也正在调整，以纳入地理空间方法和工具。在校园内参加了高级地理信息系统课程，并作为课程的一部分被要求协助在校园范围内实施的地学学生将帮助进行这些管理变化。为教师举办的地理信息系统暑期讲习班将使教师沉浸在地理空间工具和技术中，并开发利用地理空间方法的新课程材料。一项广泛的研究计划将审查校园和学生活动对当地环境和生态系统的影响，如交通、水资源使用、能源使用和废物管理。还正在建立地理信息系统支助小组和资源开发网络，以培训和支持这一倡议的参与者，并确保这一努力的长期可持续性。

The College and the Community; Integrated Research and Curriculum using Geospatial ToolsThis award is implementing a geospatial tools-based "Green Campus" initiative at Worcester State College and evaluating its impact on the campus-wide community and surrounding neighborhoods. The concept of a "Green Campus" centers on a university or college which seeks to operate in an environmentally-friendly manner so as to minimize or mitigate the environmental consequences of its activities. In this project, a multi-disciplinary curriculum that incorporates the use of geospatial tools (GIS, GPS) as its framework is being developed. One part of this curriculum includes a new freshman seminar class which examines the role of WSC in the environment of the local community. Geospatial tools and methodologies are being integrated into the research being conducted by faculty and students, thereby providing students (mostly local) with marketable career skills. Administrative functions on campus are also being adapted to incorporate geospatial methods and tools. Geoscience students who have taken the advanced GIS course on campus and who are required as part of their coursework to assist with campus-wide implementation will assist in making these administrative changes. A GIS summer workshop for faculty will provide immersion in geospatial tools and techniques and develop new curricular materials which utilize geospatial methods. An extensive research initiative will examine impacts on the local environment and ecosystems resulting from campus and student activities such as transportation, water resource use, energy use, and waste management. GIS support groups and resource development networks are also being established to train and support participants in this initiative and ensure long-term sustainability of the effort.