Re: Accounting Systems For Sponsored Programs Audrey Buck 26 May 1999 12:23 EST
UPENN began using Oracle for their accounting needs going on three years ago. It has its good points along with its bad ones. Audrey At 10:36 AM 5/26/99 -0500, you wrote: >UALR asi inteh throes of implementing BANNER for the whole campus. I'm no >accountant, for sure, and although it seems to do some pretty sophisticated >stuff, for grants management it's a pretty awykward and unfriendly beast. >I've also used the grants component of FAMIS and it's a real turkey. > >Spanky > > >>We are interested in hearing from any institutions who have recently >>implemented an accounting system specifically for sponsored programs. We are >>especially interested in any commercial accounting software applications >>which have been implemented by a research institute or organization to >>handle the requirements of administering federally sponsored research grants >>and contracts. >> >>Stories regarding successful adaptions, or any pitfalls encountered, of >>commercial accounting software to the accounting needs of sponsored research >>agreements would be especially useful. >> >>Please e-mail me directly at the address below. I will be glad to share >>responses on request. Thank you. >> >>James F. Ball, Assistant Director >>Office of Grants & Contracts >>The Ohio State University Research Foundation >>1960 Kenny Road >>Columbus, Ohio 43210 >> >>E-mail address: xxxxxx@osu.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") >>====================================================================== > >***************************************************** >Mike (Spanky) McCallister, Ph.D., >Director, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs >University of Arkansas at Little Rock >2801 South University >Little Rock, AR 72204 >(v)501-569-8474 >(F)501-569-3039 >http://www.ualr.edu/~orsp/ > > >====================================================================== > 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") >====================================================================== > > Audrey C. Buck Senior Contract Administrator Research Services Phone: (215) 573 6709 Fax: (215) 898 9708 email: xxxxxx@pobox.upenn.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") ======================================================================