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Re: Technical Report Reminders Summary Carey L. Conover 15 Apr 1997 15:28 EST

Dear chuck:  I received this message from the ResearchAdm listserve and
thought it might be of interest to you.

Cheers!!  Carey Lea

At 09:34 AM 4/11/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi folks,
>
>Thanks to all of you who responded!  I received 42 total responses to my
>question whether or not institutions routinely provided reminders to
>faculty of there upcoming technical report due date.
>
>Here is the promised summary:
>
>Interim Reports         Yes     15      No      27
>Final Repors            Yes     20      No      22
>
>Generally the reasons given for providing the reminders were:
>
>1.      Fear of or as a result of an audit finding
>2.      Protecting the Research Administration Office
>
>Generally the reasons given for not providing the reminder were:
>
>1.      Inadequate staffing to support the effort
>2.      PI should be responsible for his/her project reports
>3.      PIs did not need/want the remindrs
>
>Here at Children's we are going to begin providing the reminders since some
>PIs and administrators feel it will be helpful.
>
>Thanks again.
>
>Phil -
>
>***************************************************************************
>
>Philip V. Spina, CRA
>Administrative Director, CMIER
>Children's Memorial Hospital
>2300 Children's Plaza M/C 205
>Chicago, Illinois   60614
>
>773.880.8305
>773.880-3282 (f)
>xxxxxx@nwu.edu
>
>
>****************************************************************************
>
>Applying computer technology is simply finding the right wrench to
>pound in the correct screw.
>
>Never take life  seriously, no one has ever gotten out alive.
>
>
Carey L. Conover, MSW
Grants and Contracts Administrator
Office of Grant and Contract Services
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ  86011-4130
520-523-4889 (voice)
520-523-1075 (fax)