Planning: Cyberinfrastructure Strategic Planning at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University

部落学院和大学方案的一个目标是提高为全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和回报的职业的机会，为可能与当地相关的领域提供了研究，并鼓励教师社区超越传统课堂寻求智力和专业成长。该项目直接与这一目标相一致，允许该机构的教师和管理人员设计和开发一个全面的计划，以改善和扩大STEM教学。Lac Court Oreilles Ojibway University（LCOESTO）是位于威斯康星州的Lac Courte Oreilles带的上级湖。项目负责人正在开展一系列有凝聚力的活动，为网络基础设施升级的设计提供信息，最终目标是全面升级学院的网络安全状况。该项目将包括以下主要活动：评估当前的网络安全概况;查明潜在的脆弱性;与熟悉类似情况的技术合作单位的概况的专家协商;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，LCOSTEM应该有一个具体的计划，根据该计划开发一个更强大的网络安全网络，以服务于学院不断发展的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。

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.