UCLA used to have a training program for people working in research administration. Does anyone out there know if this program is still in existence? Lynzee Engel Browning Manager, Grant & Contracts, IRB, IACUC Cedars-Sinai Burns & Allen Research Inst. Metro 203 8700 Beverly Blvd. LA, CA 90048 310.855.4603 FAX 310.246.9014 xxxxxx@cshs.org > ---------- > From: Automatic digest processor[SMTP:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] > Reply To: Research Administration List > Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 9:00 PM > To: Recipients of RESADM-L digests > Subject: RESADM-L Digest - 17 Jul 1999 to 19 Jul 1999 > > There are 2 messages totalling 157 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. training programs > 2. NSF Fastlane - "Collaborative Proposals" > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 14:32:54 -0500 > From: Marcia Landen <xxxxxx@INDIANA.EDU> > Subject: training programs > > A couple of weeks ago I asked a question about formal training programs in > grants administration for PIs and other involved in preaward, postaward, > and > compliance areas. Note that we're not talking about proposal writing; it's > the fiscal and legal components I wanted to know about. > > The responses I got were pretty interesting. Research administrators from > about ten institutions responded with information about their training > programs (summary follows), and about another dozen responded with > comments > that they're thinking of doing something more formal. It seems that > training > is becoming a necessity at our institutions. My thanks go to everyone who > responded. > > Continuing this discussion about what works, what doesn't, and what our > institutions, PIs, and sponsors need from training programs would be very > valuable. Post away. > > Responding institutions that have training programs: > > Purdue: annual, half-day sessions for new faculty. Not mandatory. > IACUC/Lab > Animal program does a mandatory, annual training session for new staff and > grad students involved with vertebrate animals. > > Harvard (medical school): developed a mandatory training program for > administrators that ran from 10/98 through 3/99. Created an extensive > manual, tested and certified participants. Currently considering ways to > keep employees updated and how to train new employees without such a > formal > process. > > Thomas Jefferson University: has a required training program for grant > managers, which will be incorporated into their new researcher > orientation. > Conducts monthly brown bag lunches on topics PIs have identified. Graduate > school teaches a course called "research administration." > > Penn State: Has an extensive research workshop series. Programs are not > mandatory, but some colleges/supervisors make them mandatory for their own > staff. Also has an "administrative committee on research" that includes > all > the research coordinators campuswide; current information, policies, etc. > are discussed routinely. Check their website at > http://www.rtto.psu.edu/toolbox/workshop.htm > > University of Washington: has mandatory faculty training. Faculty must > attend within two months of receiving their first grant and every three > years after that. It's a two-hour course taught by preaward, postaward, > and > internal audit staff. > > Cal Poly: new faculty have an orientation meeting after award of their > first > grant or contract. Thinking about providing more extensive training in > common trouble spots (subcontracting, indirect costs, PI responsibilities) > > Arizona State University: Three programs--one for faculty and two for > administrative staff, none are required. See website > http://researchnet.asu.edu/resources/training_workshops.html > > Children's Hospital, Cincinnati: Half-day budgeting basics workshop for > administrators, focusing on NIH. Has not been mandatory, but all > administrators have attended. Working on something similar for faculty. > They > also occasional hold information sessions on topics of interest, such as > the > NIH modular grant changes. > > > Marcia M. Landen > Director, Sponsored Program Development > Sponsored Research Services > Bryan Hall Room 1 > 107 S. Indiana Avenue > Indiana University > Bloomington, IN 47405-7000 > 812-855-0516 (voice) > 812-855-9943 (fax) > xxxxxx@indiana.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") > ====================================================================== > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 17:03:39 -0500 > From: Jane Prudhomme <xxxxxx@UNO.EDU> > Subject: Re: NSF Fastlane - "Collaborative Proposals" > > --Boundary_(ID_h0S+6SXqdKOVwu/RFLQrsg) > Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > > Thanks to everyone who responded recently on my questions regarding > handling of "Collaborative Proposals" via NSF/Fastlane! It's always nice > to know someone else has actually gone through the steps & more > importantly, that the steps work. The advice and suggestions are much > appreciated. > Regards, > Jane > > *************************************** > Jane E. Prudhomme, M.A., M.S. > Asst. Vice Chancellor, > Research and Sponsored Programs > University of New Orleans > 2000 Lakeshore Drive > New Orleans, LA 70148 > Phone: 504 - 280-7154 > FAX: 504-280- 3896 > E-Mail: xxxxxx@uno.edu > http://www.uno.edu/~orsp > ***************************************** > > > --Boundary_(ID_h0S+6SXqdKOVwu/RFLQrsg) > Content-type: text/html; charset=us-ascii > Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > > <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> > <html> > Thanks to <i>everyone</i> who responded recently on my questions regarding > handling of "<i>Collaborative Proposals</i>" via NSF/Fastlane! It's > always nice to know someone else has actually gone through the steps & > more importantly, that the steps work. The advice and suggestions > are much appreciated. > <br>Regards, > <br>Jane > <p>*************************************** > <br> Jane E. Prudhomme, M.A., M.S. > <br> Asst. 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