NCURA: A Guide to Navigating Your Professional Development

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NCURAA Guide to Navigating Your Professional
Development

• Marc Schiffman
• Assistant Executive Director
• National Council of University Research
  Administrators

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NCURA Mission

• NCURA serves its members and advances the
  field of research administration through
  education and professional development programs,
  the sharing of knowledge and experience, and by
  fostering a professional, collegial, and
  respected community.

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NCURA Facts

• NCURA began in 1959 with 45 members and one
  Annual Meeting a year
• Today NCURA has approximately 7,000 individual
  members from over 1000 colleges, universities,
  teaching hospitals, and non-profit research
  institutes

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NCURA Regions

• NCURA is comprised of seven (7) regions, based
  upon their geographical location.
• Region I- New England
• Region II- Mid-Atlantic
• Region III- Southeastern
• Region IV- Mid-America
• Region V- Southwestern
• Region VI- Western
• Region VII- Rocky Mountain

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NCURAs Cornerstones

• Sharing Knowledge
• Fostering Community
• Networking

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Core Values

• Integrity
• Commitment to excellence
• Open to all points of view
• Inclusive
• Collegial/sharing

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Essential Training Resources

• Traveling Workshops - Held around the country
  On Campus
• Fundamental of Sponsored Project Administration
  Workshop
• Sponsored Project Administration Level II
  Workshop
• Financial Research Administration Workshop
• Departmental Research Administration Workshop
  (this summer in Boston)

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National Conferences

• 51st Annual Meeting One World Connected through
  ResearchWednesday-Saturday, October 21-24,
  Washington, DC
• Financial Research Administration Conference
  March, 2010

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Distance Learning Offerings

• NCURA TV Quarterly Live Digital Satellite
  Broadcast Workshops
• Multi-week Online Tutorials
• - A Primer on Federal Contracting (8 weeks)
• - A Primer on Clinical Trials (7 weeks)
• - A Primer on Subawards (7 weeks)
• Webinars 90 minute web/audio seminars available
  from your desktop
• NCURA Neighborhoods Virtual Communities of
  Professional Interest

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NCURA TV Broadcasts

• Live via Digital Satellite or DVD (broken into
  chapters)
• Designed for large groups of learning on YOUR
  campus
• Broadcast schedule reference material guide
• Prior Broadcast DVDs Available to Build Training
  Library http//www.ncura.edu/bookstore/default.asp
  
• Next Program FA Rates for the Non-Accountant,
  June 9, 2009, 1130 am - 330 pm

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Multi-week Online Tutorials

• Complete at your own pace (24/7 access) during
  your selected enrollment period
• Interactive learning activities, lesson quizzes
  and final exam
• Certificate of completion for passing final (80
  minimum)
• Next offerings start June 1, 2009

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Webinar Programs

• 90 minute web/audio seminars
• Available from your desktop
• Live, CD ROM, Audio CD
• Build Your Training Library
• Most recent program available for purchase
  Essentials of Export Controls

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NCURA Neighborhoods

• Virtual communities of professional interest
  promote increased communication and
  resource-sharing among members.
• Compliance, Dept Administration, eRA, FRA,
  Pre-Award, PUI, and International
• FREE Resources Listserv, Resources
  Library,Career section, Online Chats, On campus
  member profiles, shared policies

FOR MORE INFO...
Your Neighborhoods www.ncura.edu/members/Neighbo
rhoods
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NCURA Neighborhoods

• Online Chats hour text only chats with experts,
  sharing latest information on issues, challenges
• Archive of downloadable transcripts
• Next Chat Training Education Programs May 20,
  2-3 pm EDT
• On Campus Member Profile
• Brief monthly e-interview designed to give a more
  personal account of the day-to-day activities,
  issues, and challenges in research
  administration.

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Other NCURA Benefits

• Career Center
• Job Seekers
• -The NCURA Career Center is FREE to all NCURA
  member job seekers and provides access to the
  best employers and jobs in Research
  Administration.
• Employers
• -Quick and Easy Job posting
• -Simple Pricing Option

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Other NCURA Benefits

• Peer Review Program
• Enhance your sponsored programs operation
• Online Membership Directory
• Access to colleagues around the country

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NCURA Magazine

• Published 5 times/year
• Includes Articles for Federal Updates , FRA,
  Senior Administrators, Compliance Issues, Biomed,
  eRA, University/Industry, Tech Transfer,
  Leadership Tips, Regional Corner, and
  Neighborhood Watch
• Member Milestones
• Job ads

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NCURA Publications

• Report on Research Compliance
• Monthly hard copy, Archived website timely
  e-alerts
• Guide to Managing Federal Grants for Colleges and
  Universities
• Compendium includes quarterly updates and 10
  issues/year of the Federal Grants News (CD-ROM)
• Searchable website
• Sponsored Research Administration A Guide to
  Effective Strategies and Recommended Practices
• Principles, sample policies, effective strategies
  (CD-ROM)
• Regulation and Compliance
• Regulatory framework Anti-discrimination
  Privacy issues Environmental protection Human
  animal subjects Safety security and much more

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NCURA Publications

• Micrographs
• The Role of Research Administration
• Cost Sharing An Overview NEW
• Effort Reporting An Overview NEW
• A Primer on Intellectual Property
• Basics of Cost Accounting Standards
• Writing and Negotiating Subawards Under Federal
  Prime Award
• Establishing and Managing an OSP at Non-Research
  Intensive Colleges Universities

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NCURA Publications

• Micrographs (cont)
• Facilities Administrative Costs in Higher
  Education
• Clinical Trials Handbook
• Mini-guides pocket sized
• A-21 and A-110
• http//www.ncura.edu/bookstore/default.asp
• Research Management Review (RMR)
• Scholarly online journal
• Research Administrator Stress Survey
• http//www.ncura.edu/rmr/

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Leadership Development Institute (LDI)

• Competitive Program to help develop members
  leadership skills to become tomorrows leaders
• Advisor Program
• Virtual classroom, online chats, listserv,
  conference calls
• Up to 4 hours/month of assignments, 2 ½ day
  retreat in the summer

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LDI

• Graduation at Annual Meeting and press release
  sent to your institution
• Your institution pays travel costs, NCURA pays
  for the rest of program
• Applications Due May 26, 2009
• http//www.ncura.edu/content/educational_programs/
  leadership_development.php

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Current Initiatives

• On Campus Workshops (Fundamentals, SPA II,
  Financial Research Admin, Departmental Research
  Admin)
• Partner with neighboring institutions at
  discounted registration
• Podcasting
• Mid-April - Preparing Your Institution for the
  Economic Stimulus Funding Part I

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Current Initiatives

• Professional Development Committee exploring
  offering series of self selected workshops for
  your campus
• Creating Dynamic presentations workshop at
  Annual Meeting for membership

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Get Involved!

• Regional Opportunities
• Assist with Registration
• Moderator/Presenter
• Regional Committees
• - Advisory
• - Program
• Nomination
• Regional Officer Positions
• - Chair
• - Treasurer
• - Secretary

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Get Involved!

• National Opportunities
• Board of Directors
• Professional Development Committee
• Financial Management Committee
• Task Forces/Subcommittees
• Neighborhood Committees
• Submit an article for the Magazine/RMR
• Volunteer your time!
• Conferences Annual Meeting
• Volunteer bank
• Contact NCURA Volunteer Manager, Myrta Stager at
  stager_at_ncura.edu

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Your NCURA Staff

• 1225 19th Street, NW, Suite 850
• Washington, DC 20036
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Website www.ncura.edu
• E-mail info_at_ncura.edu
• About NCURA http//www.ncura.edu/orginfo/default.
  htm
• NCURA Staff http//www.ncura.edu/orginfo/ncurasta
  ff.htm

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Questions?

Marc Schiffman Assistant Executive
Director NCURA 202.466.3894 www.ncura.edu schiffma
n_at_ncura.edu
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NCURA REGION 1ANNUAL SPRING MEETING 2009
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Region 1 Leadership

• Chair Frank Lemire
• Chair Elect Susan Zipkin
• Immediate Past Chair Tom Egan
• Treasurer Bethanne Giehl
• Secretary Sara Clabby

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Region I Meetings

• Quarterly RADG meetings held at the Hancock
  Center, Boston, MA
• Annual meeting various sites across New England
  the first week of May

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Region I Professional Development Opportunities

• Essentials of Sponsored Project Administration
• For those looking for the basics of research
  administration
• Advanced Topics in Sponsored Project
  Administration
• For those who want to take their knowledge to the
  next level

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Involvement Be Part of the Team

• Advisory Committee
• Awards Committee
• Curriculum Committee
• Site Selection Committee
• Sponsorship Committee
• Spring Meeting Program Committee
• Volunteerism and Membership Committee

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Other Volunteer Opportunities

• Spring Meeting Volunteer to include
• Session Moderators
• Registration Table
• Hospitality Booth
• Dinner Evening Coordinator
• Activities Coordinator
• Website Volunteer
• Others opportunities as the Region needs

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Mentor-Mentee Program

• Program runs from July April each year
• Great for new members to meet seasoned members
• An opportunity for seasoned members to share
  their experience with others
• New members receive
• Mentoring/introduction to research administration
• Networking career kick off tools for the job

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Questions ?

• Randi Wasik,
• Chair Volunteerism and Membership Committee
• Contact Information
• Academic Administrator
• Univ. of Massachusetts Medical School
• PGFE
• [phone]
• randi.wasik_at_umassmed.edu