- ORSP provides funding and administrative support for internal, external and UW system grants and programs, professional development, and sabbatical leave projects.
- ORSP promotes faculty and academic staff professional development by presenting and mentoring in the areas of grant writing, faculty-student research collaboration, and strategic planning for scholarly success.
- ORSP sponsors colloquia and celebrations to highlight faculty and academic staff research, scholarly activity, and grant-seeking.
UWEC faculty/staff who’d like more information about our programs and services can visit ORSP’s intranet site.
In addition to disciplinary research and creative activity, faculty and academic staff can engage in Community-Based Research. Community-based research is a form of investigation that partners UWEC faculty, staff, and/or students with agencies or organizations in the community whose central mission is not research activity nor research funding. Generally at UWEC, community-based research seeks to benefit both the academic partner(s) and the community partner. Typically, the community partner hopes to inform its programming with the data and analysis of the community-based project. The academic partners also intend for the project to contribute new knowledge and to seek presentations and publications for the work.
Community-based research is a win for all involved.
- The community's needs are addressed,
- Faculty careers are enhanced by presentations and publications.
- Students learn to do research and address community needs.
