I myself join the profession after earning a Ph.D. in English and then
spending a number of years in non-profit fundraising, administration,
grantwriting, community building, and advocacy. I find that not only the
rhetorical skills I developed in my first profession, but also the program
planning, organizational development, and evaluation and budgeting skills I
gained in my second professional incarnation, are serving me well in my
third.

Kathleen Kirby
Director, OGSP
Bridgewater State College, MA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Myers" <xxxxxx@WKU.EDU>
To: <xxxxxx@hrinet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Query: Entry-Level ResAdm Positions - Who do you
hire?

> +1, and I've probably got more time to do my own research after a day of
> research administration than had I remained faculty. Maybe not, but the
> comparison works in my case. Research administrators are passionate
> about what they do whether in the office or trying to accomplish their
> own designs.
>
> Phil Myers, PhD
> Director, Office of Sponsored Programs, and
> Director of Administration Western Kentucky University Research
> Administration
> Author: /Caution and Cooperation: The American Civil War in
> British-American Relations. /New Studies in American Foreign Relations
> Series/ /(Kent, Ohio: Kent State Univ. Press, 2008)
> and working on another . . .
>
> Ann McGuigan wrote:
>> Please add me to the list of those who started out in an academic
>> field and made the choice to enter this very interesting and diverse
>> field of research administration.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ann
>>
>
>
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