Planning: Cyberinfrastructure Strategic Planning at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University

部落学院和大学方案(TCUP)的一个目标是提高为本国土著学生服务的特定高等教育机构的科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)教学和研究能力。扩大这些机构的研究能力扩大了学生在STEM领域追求具有挑战性的、有回报的职业的机会，提供了可能与当地相关的领域的研究性学习，并鼓励教师群体将目光投向传统课堂之外的智力和专业成长。该项目直接与这一目标相一致，使该机构的教职员工和管理人员能够设计和制定一个全面的计划，以改进和扩大STEM教学。奥吉布韦大学(LCOOU)为威斯康星州苏必利尔奥吉布韦湖湖畔奥吉布韦乐团提供服务。项目负责人正在开展一系列连贯的活动，为网络基础设施升级的设计提供信息，最终目标是完全提升学院的网络安全形象。该项目将涉及以下关键活动：评估当前的网络安全概况；查明潜在的漏洞；与熟悉类似地点的TCU概况的专家进行协商；以及确定击退黑客和避免数据故障所需的具体行动和设备。在规划期结束时，LCOOU应该有一个具体的计划，在此基础上开发一个更强大的网络安全网络，以服务于学院先进的STEM教学和研究能力。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。

A goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) instructional and research capacities of specific institutions of higher education that serve the Nation's indigenous students. Expanding the research capacity at these institutions expands the opportunities for students to pursue challenging, rewarding careers in STEM fields, provides for research studies in areas that may be locally relevant, and encourages a faculty community to look beyond the traditional classroom for intellectual and professional growth. This project aligns directly with that goal, allowing the institution's faculty and administrators to design and develop a comprehensive plan for improving and expanding STEM instruction. Lac Court Oreilles Ojibway University (LCOOU) serves the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibway in Wisconsin. The project leaders are conducting a cohesive set of activities that inform the design of a cyberinfrastructure upgrade, with the ultimate goal of completely upgrading the college’s cybersecurity profile. The project will entail the key activities of: assessing the current cybersecurity profile; identifying potential vulnerabilities; consultation with experts who are conversant with the profiles at similarly situated TCUs; and determining specific actions and equipment necessary to rebuff hackers and avoid data failures. At the end of the planning period, LCOOU should have a concrete plan upon which to develop a stronger cybersecurity network that will serve the college’s advancing STEM instructional and research capacity.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.