>Date:         Mon, 4 Dec 1995 15:55:03 -0600
>Reply-To: Research Administration Discussion Group
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>Sender: Research Administration Discussion Group
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>From: jan bower <xxxxxx@D.UMN.EDU>
>Subject:      PROMOTING RESEARCH
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>At UMD we are trying to work with our University Relations Office to
>improve publicity for research grants and awards.  I would appreciate
>receiving asap your successful ideas for ways in which this has been done
>at your institutions.  My meeting with University Relations is on
>Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. so I need your promotional and communication
>ideas before that time.
>
>Thanks much.
>
>Jan Bower
>Grants Development Administration
>University of Minnesota Duluth
>417 Darland Administration Building
>Duluth, MN 55812-2496
>Voice:  218-726-8837
>Fax:    218-726-6254
>Email:  xxxxxx@d.umn.edu
>
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Jan,
 We're a pre-award office and wanted to increase awareness among the
researchers about the services our office provides; i.e. locate funding
ops, assemble and process proposals.

 One gimick we used was to buy shredded dollars from the Federal
Reserve Bank, repackage them in the small snack-size ziplock bags with a
note reading, "Funding Enclosed!  Some assembly required.  Instructions
available at TEES Research Services, 006 WERC - Mail Stop 3406."  These
were distributed to all eligible researchers.  Response was terrific!

 FYI - Shredded money isn't expensive - cost us about $50 to get
enough for 600 researchers.  It's available from the Bureau of Engraving &
Printing, 14th & C Streets SW, Washington, DC 20223; Attn:  Geneva Massey
(202) 874-2356.  Restriction - must order minimum of 100 bags at 50 cents
per bag; make check payable to the Bureau of E&G.  Must have a Fed Ex
account, NOT Airborne.
 I must admit that I originally saw this idea in the Chronicle of
Higher Ed about 15 years ago, and finally used it last year.

 Good luck! Jean H.

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Jean N. Humphries
Director, Research Services
Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Texas A&M University System

006 Wisenbaker Engineering Research Center - MS 3406
College Station TX 77843-3406

Phone:    (409) 845-1264
Fax:      (409) 845-9643
Email:    xxxxxx@tamu.edu
WWW URL:  http://engineer.tamu.edu/tees/trs/

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