UW-Whitewater Science Outreach
Goals & Mission Statement
Mission
Statement
UW-Whitewater
Science Outreach serves the Biological Science, Chemistry, Geography/Geology,
and Physics departments within the College of Letters and Science and is
committed to fostering the increase of scientific knowledge, expelling
scientific misconceptions, raising awareness of quality science programming
offered at UW-Whitewater, and supporting UW-Whitewater science students in
experiential and service learning opportunities.
Goals
Science
Outreach will:
1. provide high impact activities in all
science disciplines for area K-12 schools, the campus community, and the public
through a variety of on- and off-campus events throughout the year,
2. obtain funding through grants and/or
sponsorships to support outreach activities,
3. support K-16 educators by providing
teacher training and in-class activities that focus around the Core Science
Standards and Next Generation Science Standards,
4. provide grant-based scholarships to low
income and minority K-12 students to attend cost-based activities they might not
otherwise be able to attend,
5. raise awareness of quality science
programs offered by UW-Whitewater by establishing opportunities for prospective
students, their families, and the community to experience the strengths of
UW-Whitewater in an on-campus, inviting setting,
6. provide experiential and service
learning opportunities for UW-Whitewater science majors as proposed through
LEAP (Liberal Education and America’s Promise) principles and program
requirements,
7. expel scientific misconceptions across
all levels of students and life long learners.
Role
in serving the College of Letters and Science and the University of
Wisconsin-Whitewater
UW-Whitewater
Science Outreach helps to achieve the mission of the University by providing “outreach
program as an integrated institutional activity,” providing a “variety of
co-curricular activities to enhance out-of-class learning opportunities,” and
by “serving as a regional science resource center through service initiatives.” UW-Whitewater Science Outreach also helps to achieve
the mission of the College of Letters and Science by “using the knowledge and
expertise of faculty and students to improve society by providing STEM-related
programs that meet the needs and engage the interests of the University campus
and area community.”