Strategic Planning for the Cincinnati Center For Field Studies

辛辛那提实地研究中心的战略规划

• 批准号: 0729754
• 负责人: David Lentz
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Cincinnati Main Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-10-01 至 2010-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0729754&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Strategic; Planning; Cincinnati; Center; Field

The University of Cincinnati (UC), an urban university servicing more than 35,000 students, 17% of whom represent minorities, seeks to create a strategic plan for the development of a newly acquired field station. UC and the Cincinnati Nature Center (CNC) have joined forces to create a unique facility, formally known as the Cincinnati Center for Field Studies (CCFS), designed to serve the Greater Cincinnati region and beyond. UC's field station is adjacent to CNC's Rowe Woods, located 20 km east of Cincinnati, Ohio. This 414 ha property includes mixed mesophytic eastern deciduous forest with a mosaic of climax beech-maple forest, mixed oak forests and wetland habitats. Funding from this award will lead to a strategic plan for developing the new field station in light of its research and educational goals. The CCFS will promote rigorous and sophisticated research programs designed to meet six of the major challenges of our national research agenda, including investigations that focus on: 1) biological diversity, species composition and ecosystem function; 2) ecological aspects of biogeochemical cycles; 3) ecological implications of climate change; 4) land use dynamics and habitat alteration; 5) ecology and evolution of infectious diseases; and 6) hydrologic forecasting. The proposed program has five specific goals relating to environmental research and education. The goals are to: 1) advance discovery in environmental science while promoting hands-on training, teaching and learning, 2) complete the results of scientific projects and disseminate the results broadly, 3) enhance the infrastructure for research and education by creating a facility that will be used by scientists and students from the Ohio Valley region and across the globe, 4) broaden participation from underrepresented groups in science by offering opportunities for field research to urban scholars where none currently exist, and 5) accrue benefits to society through the generation of advanced understanding of environmental issues and through the training of a new diverse cadre of scientists who will become the leaders and teachers of tomorrow. The proposed program has a high likelihood of success because of UC's research experience with field studies and training students in a variety of programs conducted in cooperation with local high schools, colleges and government agencies.

辛辛那提大学 (UC) 是一所城市大学，为 35,000 多名学生提供服务，其中 17% 为少数族裔，该大学致力于为新收购的实地站的开发制定战略计划。加州大学和辛辛那提自然中心 (CNC) 联手创建了一个独特的设施，正式名称为辛辛那提实地研究中心 (CCFS)，旨在为大辛辛那提地区及其他地区提供服务。 UC 的野外观测站毗邻 CNC 的 Rowe Woods，位于俄亥俄州辛辛那提以东 20 公里处。这片占地 414 公顷的土地包括混合中生东部落叶林，其中包括顶峰山毛榉-枫树林、混合橡树林和湿地栖息地。该奖项的资金将用于根据其研究和教育目标制定开发新实地站的战略计划。 CCFS 将促进严格而复杂的研究计划，旨在应对我们国家研究议程的六项主要挑战，包括侧重于以下方面的调查：1）生物多样性、物种组成和生态系统功能； 2）生物地球化学循环的生态方面； 3）气候变化的生态影响； 4）土地利用动态和栖息地改变； 5）传染病生态学和演化； 6）水文预报。拟议的计划有五个与环境研究和教育相关的具体目标。其目标是：1) 推进环境科学的发现，同时促进实践培训、教学和学习；2) 完成科学项目的成果并广泛传播成果；3) 通过创建一个供俄亥俄河谷地区和全球各地的科学家和学生使用的设施来加强研究和教育基础设施；4) 通过向目前没有城市学者提供实地研究的机会，扩大代表性不足的群体对科学的参与。 5）通过产生对环境问题的深入理解和培训新的多元化科学家骨干队伍（他们将成为未来的领导者和教师），为社会带来利益。由于加州大学在实地研究方面的研究经验以及在与当地高中、大学和政府机构合作开展的各种项目中培训学生的经验，拟议的项目成功的可能性很高。