Developing a Strategic Vision for the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha Field Station

威斯康星大学沃基夏分校（UWW）要求资助进行愿景和规划过程，这将导致为威斯康星大学野外站（UWWFS）制定新的10年战略计划。在过去的50年里，UWWFS一直在为UWW和更大的社区服务，没有一个全面的研究、教育、数据存储、资金和维护计划。2014年，50年来的第一位新主任被聘用，截至2018年7月1日，威斯康星大学校园（以前是2年制本科机构）将与威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校（UWM）合并，这是一个主要的研究机构（4年制本科和研究生）。这些转变将伴随着重大的行政变革，但也为指导UWWFS的愿景提供了令人兴奋的机会，以增加教育，研究和向社区推广的机会。UWWFS全面战略计划的潜在影响包括扩大科学，技术，工程，艺术和数学（STEAM）学科的正规教育机会，为威斯康星州东南部K-12和大学生的多样化和代表性不足的人口，以及为他们的教师和工作人员提供STEAM和相关学科的实地研究和专业发展机会。自然资源研究中心的研究可应用于气候学、进化生物学、恢复生态学和有效控制入侵物种的方法等多个领域，有助了解自然资源。此外，独特的木烧Anagama窑、艺术教室和车站的自然美景为艺术家和其他人文学科的用户提供了无数的机会。UWWFS的资源可以为更多非正式的社区STEAM教育项目提供理想的户外教室，这对21世纪的公民来说是非常宝贵的。该设施还应作为威斯康星州东南部凯特冰碛地区健全环境管理的典范。与UWM合并也带来了新的机会，例如UWM研究人员的使用增加以及与UWM外场站的合作项目。现在正是进行策略性规划的好时机，以确保海洋自然资源站有一个可持续发展和有影响力的未来，使该站的活动能促进科学知识的发展，并向社会人士提供环境教育。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The University of Wisconsin-Waukesha (UWW) requests funding to undertake a visioning and planning process that will result in the development of a new 10- year strategic plan for the UWW Field Station (UWWFS). For the past 50 years the UWWFS has been serving the UWW and larger communities without a comprehensive plan for research, education, data storage, funding, and maintenance. In 2014 the first new director in 50 years was hired, and as of July 1, 2018 the UWW campus (previously a 2-yr undergraduate institution) will merge with UW-Milwaukee (UWM), a major research institution (4-yr undergraduate and graduate). These transitions will come with major administrative changes, but also present exciting opportunities to direct the vision of the UWWFS to increase educational, research, and outreach opportunities to the community. The potential impacts of a comprehensive strategic plan for the UWWFS include expanding formal educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) disciplines for a diverse and often under-represented population of K-12 and college students in SE Wisconsin, as well as providing field research and professional development opportunities for their faculty and staff in STEAM and related disciplines. Research at the UWWFS will help in understanding about natural resources as they can be applied to a variety of fields such as climatology, evolutionary biology, restoration ecology, and effective control methods for invasive species. Also, the unique wood-fired Anagama kiln, art classroom, and natural beauty of the station offer myriad opportunities for artists and other users from the humanities disciplines to use the station. The UWWFS resources can provide an ideal outdoor classroom for more informal community STEAM education programming so valuable for citizens in the 21st century. This facility should also serve as a model of sound environmental stewardship in the Kettle Moraine area of SE Wisconsin. Merging with UWM also presents new opportunities such as increased use by researchers from UWM and collaborative projects with the UWM Field Station. This is an opportune time to engage in a strategic planning effort to ensure a sustainable and impactful future for the UWWFS whereby activities at the station will contribute to scientific knowledge and provide environmental education to members of the community.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.