Mission
Our Mission
In 1993 the Department of Defense decided to close many military bases. Camp Evans is one of them. The Wall Township committee formed the Marconi Park Complex Advisory Committee who recommend:
- Preserving the heritage of the site including the historic Marconi station and major WWII radar laboratory buildings.
- Developing an 'Information Age Learning Center' in the historic buildings to preserve that heritage.
- Enable Brookdale Community College to develop an extension campus.
- Use the remaining open areas of the Camp for passive and active township recreation.
We are using these historic, well-constructed buildings and beautiful site as a head-start. With this head-start we are doing what has been done in over 250 communities - creating a center for science and history.
We will continue to research the history, educate the public of its historic value and seek grants to rehabilitate the site for a compatible new use.
We are enabling a bunch a great groups who already have successful science education programs to reach more families and schools here. The membership fees, entrance fees, and special event fees will pay the costs to keep the site preserved for everyone's enjoyment.
The Mission details of how and why
(Our FAQ contains all of the information below on one long page)
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Purpose and Need
- Scope
- Missions:
- Development Mission:
- Learning Center Mission:
- Theme of Learning Center:
- A Center with FOCUS and SYNERGY:
- Why an Interactive / Hands-on Center?
- Why an "Information Age Learning Center?
- What is Special About Camp Evans?
- What does the Camp Evans Site Offer Today?
- Who Will the Target Audience be?
- Organizations expressing interest in relocating educational programs to Camp Evans:
- Organizations expressing desire to support efforts to develop the center:
- What Areas of Science and Technology would the Learning Center Highlight?
- How will we Create the Information Age Learning Center?
- Who would help create the Information Age Learning Center?
- The Learning Center Formation Group will complete the development and funding plan.
- The Formation Group will benefit from the knowledge and experience of those who have created and currently operate learning centers.
- The Formation Group will benefit from the knowledge and experience of those who have created and currently operate learning centers.
- Visits to Operating Science Centers Provide Valuable Insight.
- What are the guiding principles in developing the center?
- What is already done to make the creation of a Learning Center easier?
- 1) Select a location....
- 2) Build Buildings....
- 3) Create Security....
- 4) Create Parking....
- 5) Build Highway Access....
- Are there any costly issues beyond normal renovation costs?
- Where would the Initial funding come from?
- The task of creating this center is over 70% paid for.
- Leverage historic status to compete for state and federal funds
- County and State Government in partnership with industry.
- Where would continued operations funding come from?
- Member organizations, individual members, family visitors and school groups.
- How will Exhibits Be Obtained?
- Seek existing collects as foundation exhibits.
- How will additional exhibits be created?
- Seek donations of exhibits from industry and Fort Monmouth.
- Many will be developed in-house; some exhibits will be adapted from other centers.
- How will we mix history and current technology?
- What has been done to prepare for the preservation of Camp?
- Resources on hand for development of the Information Age Learning Center
- Books:
- Bulletins of interest to new science centers.
- Article reprints from ASTC Newsletters.
- Proposal Preparation Resources
