i am currently at a small private liberal arts college...i believe it gives me added credibility with the administration AND it will be useful should i put myself back in the job market.  i should note, i was at an r-1 for a number of years and didn't think it was important then.

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>Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 14:38:50 -0400
>From: "Vincelli, Diana" <xxxxxx@RICHMOND.EDU>
>Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] CRA certification
>To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
>
>Please correct me if I am wrong, but it seems that everyone who has
>replied with "CRA" after his or her name works at a research university.
>Is there anyone out there who is a CRA who works in a smaller liberal
>arts setting? (For example, we have only 1-3 NIH-AREA grants at any
>given time, 10 or more from NSF, and several from other federal
>agencies. Naturally we still need to be familiar with federal regs,
>etc., but our focus is pre-award.  I'd like to hear the benefits of CRA
>in this kind of setting.)
>Thanks!
>
>Diana Thompson Vincelli
>Director of Grant Support
>Office of Foundation, Corporate & Government Relations
>G-14 Maryland Hall
>University of Richmond
>Richmond, VA  23173
>804.289.8005; fax 804.289-8943
>xxxxxx@richmond.edu
>http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/grants
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On
>Behalf Of Maggie Bryan-Peterson
>Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 2:24 PM
>To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
>Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] CRA certification
>
>Kevin --
>
>Not to date myself, but I took the CRA exam the second year it was
>offered and have stood for re-certification twice. I find that the
>credibility by obtaining the re-certification is important, but perhaps
>moreso, the activities and professional development that must be
>demonstrated over the five years between the re-certs was even more
>important.
>
>
>Maggie Bryan-Peterson, CRA
>Director
>Grants Administration/Research Services
>E230 Thompson Hall
>SUNY Fredonia
>Fredonia, NY  14063
>716-673-3528
>FAX: 716-673-3802
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On
>Behalf Of Kevin Brodrick
>Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 12:59 PM
>To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
>Subject: [RESADM-L] CRA certification
>
>Hello all,
>
>I have a (several) question(s) about the certification in general.
>According to the CRA - RACC web page, a RE-certification is required
>every 5
>years, at a current cost of $175 each time.
>
>Are there people who have already received their CRA certification more
>than
>5 years ago?
>Have you done the re-certification?
>Do you feel it is necessary/beneficial?
>Does you institution continue to support the $175 fee for this
>re-certification every 5 years?
>I can understand and wholly agree that it is important to stay on top of
>new policies, practices, and procedures, but if a CRA is a requirement
>in obtaining a position, is not getting re-certified cause to lose that
>position?
>
>Thank you,
>Kevin Brodrick
>-----Original Message-----
>
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>From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On
>Behalf Of Jane Halpin
>Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:24 PM
>To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
>Subject: [RESADM-L] CRA Exam - what's it like
>
>
>I'm hoping to take the exam this coming Fall. I have not taken any of
>the review sessions but I have completed research compliance
>certification programs at two institutions that I've worked at. I've
>taken the practice exams online a couple of times and they seem
>relatively easy. Is the actual exam anything like the practice exams?
>I'm trying to get a sense of whether I need the review sessions. I'd
>hate to waste money either on unnecessary review or taking an exam that
>I'm not prepared for.
>
>Thanks for any input from those who have take the exam.
>
>Jane
>
>Jane Halpin
>
>Proposal Manager
>Office of Research & Commercialization
>University of Central Florida
>12201 Research Parkway, Suite 501
>Orlando, FL 32826-3246
>
>407.882.0010 Office
>407.823.3778 Receptionist
>407.823.3299 Fax
>
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