They showed up the same way on our campus and somehow got into campus e-mail
and sent out notices . . . so I got a lot of calls about it and had to say I
knew nothing about it.

I did not hear from anyone who went, and I'm not sure if they had it or
cancelled  here.

So, I have no information about the content or value of their presentations.

Debbie Smith
UTHSC
Memphis

----- Original Message -----
From: "Starr, Sarah" <xxxxxx@OSU.EDU>
To: <xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG>
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 7:22 AM
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] The Grant Institute

> They appeared on our campus the same way.  I'm still trying to find out
> how they got here; apparently they just rented space. They also implied
> that we were sponsoring them.  The only feedback I received about them
> from faculty was from a very dissatisfied PI who yelled at me for
> "sponsoring" them.  She felt it was a waste of her money.  When I tried to
> get them to send me evaluations from people who had taken it from Ohio
> State they sent me two different mailings but never did send me actual
> Ohio State people.  The least they could do is contact Research
> Administration offices on campuses as a courtesy. It would quite possibly
> help their business - this method just makes them seem underhanded.
>
>
> Sarah E. Starr, Director
> Office of Funding & Research Development
> The Ohio State University Research Foundation
> 1960 Kenny Road Room 321
> Columbus, OH 43221
>
> Phone: 614-688-5546
> Fax: 614-292-5913
>
> xxxxxx@osu.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG] On Behalf
> Of Lawrence Waxler
> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 4:46 PM
> To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
> Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] The Grant Institute
>
> Linda,
>
> Interesting question.
>
> The Grant Institute "appeared" on our campus. They contacted our
> Conferences Division, reserved space on campus, and spammed the
> University community advertising the event and implied that we were a
> sponsor. My office (Sponsored Programs) received several calls
> requesting information. Evidently this is their modus operandi. I talked
> to representatives at several other institutions at the time which
> experienced similar situations - none of them were particularly happy.
> At the time, I did send out a note to the University community
> indicating that we were not a sponsor, and that we could not vouch for
> the legitimacy of the organization. We subsequently barred them from
> using our campus facilities in the future and blocked their domain name
> from access to our e-mail system.
>
> All that said, there were two individuals who attended the session
> here. They felt that it was a valuable experience.
>
> Larry Waxler, Director
> Office of Sponsored Programs
> University of Southern Maine
> P.O. Box 9300
> Portland, ME  04104-9300
> Telephone: 207-780-4413
> Telefax: 207-780-4927
>
>
>>>> xxxxxx@UMBC.EDU 09/14/05 3:54 PM >>>
> Has anyone had any experience with the workshops given by The Grant
> Institute.  I am thinking of taking GRANTS 101.  This organization
> gives
> workshops all over the country.  It is a 3-day workshop and costs $597.
>
> Does anyone know anything about them?  LB
>
> --
> Linda Brown, Associate Director
> Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research
> University of Maryland, Baltimore County
> 1000 Hilltop Circle
> Baltimore, Maryland 21250
> Public Policy Building, room 425
> (410) 455-1083   phone
> (410) 455-1184   fax
> xxxxxx@umbc.edu
> http://www.umbc.edu/mipar
>
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