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

威斯康星大学沃基沙分校(UWW)要求提供资金，以开展展望和规划进程，从而为UWW外地站(UWWFS)制定新的十年战略计划。在过去的50年里，UWWFS一直在为UWW和更大的社区提供服务，而没有一个全面的研究、教育、数据存储、资金和维护计划。2014年聘请了50年来的第一位新主任，从2018年7月1日起，威斯康星大学校区(以前是两年制本科院校)将与主要研究机构密尔沃基大学(UWM)合并(四年制本科生和研究生)。这些过渡将伴随着重大的行政变革，但也提供了令人兴奋的机会，以指导UWWFS的愿景，为社区增加教育、研究和外展机会。UWWFS全面战略计划的潜在影响包括为威斯康星州东南部多样化且往往代表性不足的K-12和大学生扩大科学、技术、工程、艺术和数学(STEAM)学科的正规教育机会，以及为其STEAM及相关学科的教职员工提供实地研究和专业发展机会。UWWFS的研究将有助于了解自然资源，因为它们可以应用于各种领域，如气候学、进化生物学、恢复生态学和入侵物种的有效控制方法。此外，车站独特的烧木窑炉、艺术教室和自然美景为来自人文学科的艺术家和其他用户提供了无数使用车站的机会。UWWFS的资源可以为更多对21世纪公民有价值的非正式社区蒸汽教育规划提供理想的户外教室。该设施还应作为威斯康星州东南部水壶莫雷恩地区健全环境管理的典范。与威斯康星大学的合并也带来了新的机会，例如，威斯康星大学的研究人员增加了对该项目的使用，并与该大学的野外站开展了合作项目。现在是时候参与战略规划工作，以确保UWWFS的可持续和有影响力的未来，使空间站的活动将有助于科学知识，并为社区成员提供环境教育。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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.