{"id":986,"date":"2021-11-22T18:57:42","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T18:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/?p=986"},"modified":"2021-11-22T19:15:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T19:15:18","slug":"welcome-to-the-upr-assets-mapping-project-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/welcome-to-the-upr-assets-mapping-project-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the UPR Assets Mapping Project Blog!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By:&nbsp;Disaster&nbsp;Recovery&nbsp;Coordinators<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>November&nbsp;2021<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Have you heard about the UPR Asset Map? Do you know what we mean when we talk about assets? Would you like to know why we chose to develop an asset map as a tool to promote the visibility and resilience of our University?  We are here to answer these questions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s&nbsp;start&nbsp;by&nbsp;reviewing&nbsp;the&nbsp;basics,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>What&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;UPR&nbsp;Asset&nbsp;Map?<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;The&nbsp;Map&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;knowledge&nbsp;and&nbsp;connectivity&nbsp;platform&nbsp;that&nbsp;will&nbsp;provide&nbsp;visibility&nbsp;and&nbsp;access&nbsp;to&nbsp;all&nbsp;UPR&nbsp;assets&nbsp;to&nbsp;enhance&nbsp;the&nbsp;institution&#8217;s&nbsp;leadership&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;region&nbsp;and&nbsp;catalyze&nbsp;opportunities&nbsp;to&nbsp;leverage&nbsp;recovery&nbsp;efforts&nbsp;to&nbsp;build&nbsp;a more&nbsp;resilient&nbsp;Puerto Rico.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through&nbsp;a&nbsp;grant&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;Economic&nbsp;Development&nbsp;Administration&nbsp;(EDA),&nbsp;the&nbsp;Disaster&nbsp;Recovery&nbsp;Coordination&nbsp;Team&nbsp;(DRC)&nbsp;aims&nbsp;to:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Identify,&nbsp;make&nbsp;visible and&nbsp;leverage&nbsp;the&nbsp;assets&nbsp;of&nbsp;all&nbsp;UPR campuses&nbsp;with&nbsp;ongoing&nbsp;disaster&nbsp;recovery&nbsp;efforts&nbsp;across&nbsp;the&nbsp;Island.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Amplify&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;and&nbsp;connectivity&nbsp;between&nbsp;these&nbsp;assets&nbsp;within&nbsp;and&nbsp;across&nbsp;campuses.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Maximize&nbsp;the&nbsp;diversity&nbsp;of&nbsp;UPR&nbsp;experience&nbsp;and&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;by&nbsp;leveraging&nbsp;campus&nbsp;assets&nbsp;with&nbsp;disaster&nbsp;recovery&nbsp;efforts.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>What&nbsp;do&nbsp;we&nbsp;mean&nbsp;when&nbsp;we&nbsp;talk&nbsp;about&nbsp;assets?<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;We&nbsp;usually&nbsp;associate&nbsp;the&nbsp;word&nbsp;asset&nbsp;with&nbsp;financial&nbsp;matters,&nbsp;but&nbsp;an&nbsp;asset&nbsp;is&nbsp;a concept&nbsp;that&nbsp;applies&nbsp;to&nbsp;all&nbsp;those&nbsp;goods,&nbsp;services, human capital,&nbsp;intellectual, cultural,&nbsp;physical,&nbsp;among&nbsp;many&nbsp;other&nbsp;categories.&nbsp;For&nbsp;example:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/11\/image-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/11\/image-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/11\/image-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/11\/image-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/11\/image-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/11\/image-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/11\/image.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now,&nbsp;<strong><em>why&nbsp;did&nbsp;we&nbsp;choose&nbsp;the&nbsp;development&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;asset&nbsp;map&nbsp;to&nbsp;fulfill&nbsp;our&nbsp;purpose&nbsp;as&nbsp;DRCs?<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Our&nbsp;University&nbsp;possesses&nbsp;an&nbsp;incredible&nbsp;amount&nbsp;of&nbsp;resources&nbsp;that&nbsp;make&nbsp;it&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;valuable&nbsp;higher&nbsp;education&nbsp;institution&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Island.&nbsp;To&nbsp;maximize&nbsp;the&nbsp;UPR&#8217;s&nbsp;potential,&nbsp;not&nbsp;only&nbsp;as&nbsp;an&nbsp;economic&nbsp;engine,&nbsp;but&nbsp;as&nbsp;an&nbsp;essential&nbsp;pillar&nbsp;for&nbsp;disaster&nbsp;recovery,&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;important&nbsp;to&nbsp;know&nbsp;what&nbsp;the&nbsp;UPR has,&nbsp;where&nbsp;it&nbsp;is, and&nbsp;how&nbsp;to&nbsp;access&nbsp;it.&nbsp;This&nbsp;asset&nbsp;map&nbsp;will&nbsp;allow&nbsp;the&nbsp;UPR&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;many&nbsp;things,&nbsp;including:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Facilitate&nbsp;the&nbsp;identification&nbsp;of&nbsp;resources:<\/strong>&nbsp;The&nbsp;map&nbsp;allows&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;identification&nbsp;of&nbsp;resources&nbsp;that&nbsp;can be&nbsp;used&nbsp;to&nbsp;support&nbsp;development&nbsp;initiatives,&nbsp;recovery,&nbsp;collaboration,&nbsp;research, etc., in&nbsp;an&nbsp;easy,&nbsp;transparent&nbsp;and&nbsp;organized&nbsp;manner.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Basis&nbsp;for&nbsp;strategic&nbsp;planning&nbsp;and&nbsp;implementation:&nbsp;<\/strong>The&nbsp;map&nbsp;helps&nbsp;us&nbsp;identify&nbsp;opportunities&nbsp;to&nbsp;be more&nbsp;efficient&nbsp;and&nbsp;effective&nbsp;in&nbsp;our&nbsp;planning&nbsp;processes.&nbsp;It&nbsp;also&nbsp;provides&nbsp;clear&nbsp;information&nbsp;about&nbsp;opportunities&nbsp;for&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;and&nbsp;growth&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;UPR.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Deepening&nbsp;understanding&nbsp;of&nbsp;regional&nbsp;systems&nbsp;and&nbsp;linkages:<\/strong>&nbsp;A comprehensive&nbsp;asset&nbsp;mapping&nbsp;process&nbsp;leads&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;deeper&nbsp;understanding&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;ways&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;regional&nbsp;institutions&nbsp;interact&nbsp;with&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;and&nbsp;with&nbsp;entities&nbsp;outside&nbsp;the&nbsp;region.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Catalyst&nbsp;for&nbsp;collaborations:<\/strong>&nbsp;Asset&nbsp;mapping&nbsp;aggregates&nbsp;knowledge&nbsp;held&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;few&nbsp;individuals&nbsp;and&nbsp;makes&nbsp;it&nbsp;available&nbsp;to&nbsp;others&nbsp;who&nbsp;can&nbsp;devise&nbsp;new&nbsp;ways&nbsp;to&nbsp;leverage&nbsp;assets. A visual&nbsp;asset&nbsp;map&nbsp;can&nbsp;help&nbsp;demonstrate&nbsp;to&nbsp;stakeholders&nbsp;that&nbsp;they&nbsp;work&nbsp;in&nbsp;an&nbsp;interconnected&nbsp;community.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Organizational&nbsp;and&nbsp;motivational&nbsp;tool:<\/strong>&nbsp;The&nbsp;process&nbsp;of&nbsp;creating&nbsp;the&nbsp;resource&nbsp;map&nbsp;can&nbsp;have&nbsp;a positive&nbsp;effect&nbsp;on&nbsp;engaging&nbsp;community&nbsp;members&nbsp;in a regional and&nbsp;institutional&nbsp;development&nbsp;effort.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The&nbsp;\u00d1apa!&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0main\u00a0concepts\u00a0guiding\u00a0the\u00a0work\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0DRCs\u00a0are\u00a0visibility\u00a0and\u00a0easy\u00a0access<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>for\u00a0all.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/11\/image-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/11\/image-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/11\/image-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/11\/image-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/11\/image-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/11\/image-1-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/11\/image-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;UPR&nbsp;Asset&nbsp;Map&nbsp;project&nbsp;is&nbsp;as&nbsp;beautiful&nbsp;as&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;ambitious&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;we&nbsp;count&nbsp;on&nbsp;you&nbsp;to&nbsp;make&nbsp;it&nbsp;happen!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By:&nbsp;Disaster&nbsp;Recovery&nbsp;Coordinators&nbsp; November&nbsp;2021&nbsp; Have you heard about the UPR Asset Map? Do you know what we mean when we talk about assets? Would you like to know why we chose to develop an asset map as a tool to promote the visibility and resilience of our University? We are here to answer these questions! Let&#8217;s&nbsp;start&nbsp;by&nbsp;reviewing&nbsp;the&nbsp;basics,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;UPR&nbsp;Asset&nbsp;Map?&nbsp;The&nbsp;Map&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;knowledge&nbsp;and&nbsp;connectivity&nbsp;platform&nbsp;that&nbsp;will&nbsp;provide&nbsp;visibility&nbsp;and&nbsp;access&nbsp;to&nbsp;all&nbsp;UPR&nbsp;assets&nbsp;to&nbsp;enhance&nbsp;the&nbsp;institution&#8217;s&nbsp;leadership&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;region&nbsp;and&nbsp;catalyze&nbsp;opportunities&nbsp;to&nbsp;leverage&nbsp;recovery&nbsp;efforts&nbsp;to&nbsp;build&nbsp;a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":315,"featured_media":982,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-about-the-map"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/11\/Untitled-design-7.png","author_info":{"display_name":"csalazar","author_link":"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/author\/csalazar\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/315"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=986"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":991,"href":"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/986\/revisions\/991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.upr.edu\/mapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}