OBFS Forum - Recent Posts https://obfs.org/community/ OBFS Discussion Board en-US Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:58:27 +0000 wpForo 60 Does your field station have student prep, intervention, and exit plan policies/procedures/materials? https://www.obfs.org/community/residential-field-stations-affiliated-with-colleges-and-universities/managing-student-conduct-at-residential-field-stations/#post-31 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:34:28 +0000 Reactivating this thread from last May.

At FHL our undergraduate program is growing rapidly - which is great - and also means we now need to outline a philosophy and a plan to help prepare students for the academic and personal challenges (without making a mountain out of a molehill), and to help staff and faculty intervene early, hold students accountable, and help students get back on track (or, if necessary, help them leave the field-station campus). 
 
Do you have any resources you can share? Have you implemented any restorative justice approaches? How does your system interface with your main campus? We'd love to learn from your successes (or failures, if you have things you'd advise against). Thank you!
]]> mwonham https://www.obfs.org/community/residential-field-stations-affiliated-with-colleges-and-universities/managing-student-conduct-at-residential-field-stations/#post-31 Managing Student Conduct at Residential Field Stations https://www.obfs.org/community/residential-field-stations-affiliated-with-colleges-and-universities/managing-student-conduct-at-residential-field-stations/#post-30 Fri, 30 May 2025 14:48:13 +0000 While students get to experience a sense of freedom and independence living at field stations compared to campus, this can also lead to relaxed conduct standards (e.g., cell phone use, keeping spaces clean) when living and learning spaces overlap. What student management strategies or policies do you employ at your residential stations to address this?

]]> raystown https://www.obfs.org/community/residential-field-stations-affiliated-with-colleges-and-universities/managing-student-conduct-at-residential-field-stations/#post-30 Annual Meeting Feedback https://www.obfs.org/community/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-feedback/#post-29 Wed, 14 May 2025 16:26:27 +0000 Please leave any ideas or comments for the annual meeting committee! Thanks!!

]]> OBFS BOARD https://www.obfs.org/community/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-feedback/#post-29 Diversifying station use to bridge federal grant uncertainty https://www.obfs.org/community/federal-impacts/diversifying-station-use-to-bridge-federal-grant-uncertainty/#post-28 Wed, 14 May 2025 15:42:11 +0000 What alternative (or new) uses are stations exploring to keep their operations stable with the loss or current uncertainty around federally funded research projects?
More classes? Workshops? Non-research uses? Reduced operations or personnel? 

Please share your operations and management ideas for bridging periods of station use uncertainty.

]]> coraj https://www.obfs.org/community/federal-impacts/diversifying-station-use-to-bridge-federal-grant-uncertainty/#post-28 NSF Grant Termination List https://www.obfs.org/community/funding-impacts/nsf-grant-termination-list/#post-27 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:34:35 +0000
A verified list of U.S. science grants that have been terminated is available here: https://airtable.com/appGKlSVeXniQZkFC/shrFxbl1YTqb3AyOO 
 
This list is being compiled to increase transparency, organize affected PIs, and facilitate responses, including via litigation. There is a link in the top right corner to add any grants that you know of, or you can go directly to the form here: https://airtable.com/appGKlSVeXniQZkFC/pag50h1IjrX5MHhCH/form
 
Please share widely!
]]> OBFS BOARD https://www.obfs.org/community/funding-impacts/nsf-grant-termination-list/#post-27 RE: Tracking Federal Cuts Mapping Project - UPDATE https://www.obfs.org/community/funding-impacts/tracking-federal-cuts-mapping-project/#post-26 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:22:01 +0000 The map is live:  https://theimpactproject.org/

]]> OBFS BOARD https://www.obfs.org/community/funding-impacts/tracking-federal-cuts-mapping-project/#post-26 Examples of intellectual property frameworks or other resources https://www.obfs.org/community/creating-a-data-use-and-intellectual-property-framework-for-field-stations/examples-of-frameworks-or-other-resources/#post-25 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:12:20 +0000 Include here examples of intellectual property frameworks or other resources

]]> OBFS BOARD https://www.obfs.org/community/creating-a-data-use-and-intellectual-property-framework-for-field-stations/examples-of-frameworks-or-other-resources/#post-25 Examples of data management plans for field stations https://www.obfs.org/community/creating-a-data-use-and-intellectual-property-framework-for-field-stations/examples-of-data-management-plans-for-field-stations/#post-24 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:10:29 +0000 Include here any examples of field station data management plans

]]> OBFS BOARD https://www.obfs.org/community/creating-a-data-use-and-intellectual-property-framework-for-field-stations/examples-of-data-management-plans-for-field-stations/#post-24 American Data Science Alliance news stories and budget announcements https://www.obfs.org/community/federal-impacts/american-data-science-alliance-news-stories-and-budget-announcements/#post-23 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:28:19 +0000 The American Data Science Alliance is publishing a collection of news stories around policy and budget announcements in higher ed and related federal announcements.

 

https://raindrop.io/AcademicDataScience/2025-policy-and-budget-announcements-52642813/sort=-created&perpage=30&page=0

]]> pfoster https://www.obfs.org/community/federal-impacts/american-data-science-alliance-news-stories-and-budget-announcements/#post-23 Survey results: Impact of federal executive branch policies on postdoctoral researchers https://www.obfs.org/community/federal-impacts/survey-results-impact-of-federal-executive-branch-policies-on-postdoctoral-researchers/#post-22 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:47:09 +0000 The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) conducted a survey among its members, asking postdoctoral researchers to provide feedback on the impact of federal executive branch policies during the six-week period from January 20 to February 28, 2025.


The survey received responses from 293 postdocs, offering valuable insights into how these federal actions have affected them, which specific actions have had the most significant impact, and which federal agency primarily funds their work.

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