Re: Raising the "younger" generation of administrators Terri Maxwell 14 Mar 2007 10:52 EST
On Mar 14, 2007, at 11:39 AM, Dewey, Robin wrote: > As I am the one who posed the question, a little about my > background might be interesting. I'm degreed in Biotechnology (AAS) > and Applied Nutrition (BS). I worked for years as a "lab rat", in > immunology, agricultural genetics and bio-electric circuitry. When > I came to Rochester I was hired to work in the lab, but the group > had just moved here from Weil Medical College and were in desperate > need of some organization to get themselves back up and running. > After a few weeks my boss posted a job for a lab/grant manager. > Since I'd been doing that for him anyway, I seriously considered > whether to change gears, and leave lab research completely. > > From my very first day at the University a wonderful research > administrator (Brenda Kavanaugh, for those who know her) had taken > me under her wing. When I went to her for advice, she advised that > my science background would be a unique asset for anyone in > administration. I went to my then boss and asked for the job he'd > posted, and he thought it was career suicide but I've never looked > back and never been happier! I do miss the lab once in a while, > but I still have friends over there and can go visit them at lunch > if I need my "research" fix. > > I think that, in some ways, is how the new administrators are > "born"...through good mentoring relationships. I never even knew > the career existed before I started here, because I'd always been > in industry and funding sources are so different there, as everyone > knows. I try to encourage those who are interested when I find them > - but keeping young people in Rochester at all is a challenge so > it's not often someone comes along. > > Thank you everyone for your responses - I think it's been > interesting to see the views from the different institutions! > > Robin > ************************************** > Robin Dewey > Research Grants Manager > Department of Medicine Administration > University of Rochester Medical Center > 601 Elmwood Avenue > Box MED, Room 3-3236 > Rochester, NY 14642 > Phone: 585-275-6253 > Fax: 585-442-3695 > xxxxxx@rochester.edu > > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are > available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on > "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== **************************************************************** Terri Maxwell, Project Representative University of Michigan, Research Administration 3003 S. State St. Room 1040 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1274 voice 734-764-7246, fax 734-764-8510 ***************************************************************** ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================