My campus, indeed the entire California State University System, is
about to embark on a multi-year, multi-phased process of converting to
Year Round Operations (YRO).  Four campuses have been organized that way

for many years, and now the other 19 will have a go at it. We are a
faculty and staff collective bargaining system, but there is very little

known about how this will all finally get into the Bargaining Agreements

and MOU's.  In fact, there is very little known at this point,
particularly about unintended consequences.

I would appreciate hearing from anyone at a campus or in a system
(Florida comes to mind) that has had the experience of converting to
YRO.  I am interested in all challenges and benefits of YRO having to do

with pre-award, post-award, development, F&A, space utilization,
internal programs, project budgets in transition, etc.

If you respond off-line, with your permission I will share the comments
with my system colleagues through the CSU list serv.

Thanks,

Jim

--
James R. Brett, Ph.D., Director
Office of University Research
California State University, Long Beach
562-985-4833   fax 985-8665
http://www.ur.csulb.edu

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