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- [University of Nebraska Bridge Lab](https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-information-science-and-technology/bridge/index.php) – This lab includes [Matt Germonprez](https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-information-science-and-technology/about/faculty-staff/matt-germonprez.php), who works closely with [CHAOSS](https://chaoss.community/). <!-- TODO Link to Chaoss internally -->

## Universities without OSPOs

There are a host of universities that develop open source software, but don't have policies publicly set for staff or researchers.

- University of Cambridge – [IT services has some code available](https://www.dns.cam.ac.uk/about/floss.html).

## More universities

The following have some open source usage, but haven't been fully evaluated yet:
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# University of Wisconsin-Madison

- *OSPO*: Yes
- *Personnel*: Kyle Cranmer, Allison Kittinger
- *Personnel*: Allison Kittinger, Kyle Cranmer, Bethany Philbrick
- *Link*: [http://ospo.wisc.edu/](http://ospo.wisc.edu/)
- *Member of*: [The Carpentries](https://carpentries.org/members/)

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## Core Objectives

- Host a series of workshops with the Office of Business Engagement, the Division of Extension, and the campus open source ecosystem.
- Expanding the existing Open Source Internship program and broaden participation through a partnership with Madison College.
- Host a symposium and training event aimed at growing open source projects and communities.
- Support ongoing OSS projects on campus
- Provide avenues for education/participation
- Facilitate strategic partnerships
- Create OSS community infrastructure
- Focus efforts on DEI initiatives

## Primary Contacts

- [Allison Kittinger](mailto:[email protected])

Kyle Cranmer is the director of the Data Science Institute. Bethany Philbrick is the OSPO Outreach Specialist, who started in February 2024.

## Other context

UW–Madison is one of six U.S. higher education institutions recently selected by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to launch campus OSPOs. Sloan is supporting a total of 12 university OSPOs, including projects selected in earlier funding rounds.
UW–Madison is one of six U.S. higher education institutions recently selected by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to launch campus OSPOs. Sloan is supporting a total of 12 university OSPOs, including projects selected in earlier funding rounds. It started in November, 2023.

At least initially, the OSPO will be based at the Data Science Institute on the UW-Madison campus. This summer, the institute will hire a program manager and other staff, with the goal of launching the OSPO and its first events this fall.
The OSPO is hosted in the Data Science Institute on the UW-Madison campus.
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