NCURA:NCURA:A Guide to Navigating A Guide to Navigating

Your Professional Your Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

Marc SchiffmanMarc SchiffmanAssistant Executive DirectorAssistant Executive Director

National Council of University Research AdministratorsNational Council of University Research Administrators

NCURA MissionNCURA Mission

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

NCURA FactsNCURA Facts

►NCURA began in 1959 with 45 NCURA began in 1959 with 45 members and one Annual members and one Annual Meeting a yearMeeting a year

►Today NCURA has approximately Today NCURA has approximately 6,800 6,800 individual members from individual members from over 850 colleges, universities, over 850 colleges, universities, teaching hospitals,and non-profit teaching hospitals,and non-profit research institutesresearch institutes

NCURA ResourcesNCURA Resources

Your 5 Most Powerful Words as a Your 5 Most Powerful Words as a Research AdministratorResearch Administrator

““I am an NCURA member…”I am an NCURA member…”

Your NCURA ColleaguesYour NCURA Colleagues

““Through the years that I have been Through the years that I have been apart of NCURA, I have found that no apart of NCURA, I have found that no matter what I’m doing at the matter what I’m doing at the University, there is something at University, there is something at NCURA that helps me to do a better job NCURA that helps me to do a better job and to understand it better.”and to understand it better.” Michele CoddMichele Codd, Assistant Director, ISIS, , Assistant Director, ISIS,

Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University

Your NCURA ColleaguesYour NCURA Colleagues

““NCURA is, hands down, the premier NCURA is, hands down, the premier professional development organization professional development organization for academic-based research for academic-based research managers, thanks to its programs, managers, thanks to its programs, camaraderie, and networking.”camaraderie, and networking.” Steve SmarttSteve Smartt, Assistant Provost for Graduate , Assistant Provost for Graduate

Education, Vanderbilt University, and Band Education, Vanderbilt University, and Band Leader “Soul Source & the No Cost Leader “Soul Source & the No Cost Extensions” (NCURA’s own Party Band)Extensions” (NCURA’s own Party Band)

NCURA RegionsNCURA Regions

NCURA is comprised of seven (7) regions, NCURA is comprised of seven (7) regions, based upon their geographical location. based upon their geographical location.

► Region I- New England- PurpleRegion I- New England- Purple ► Region II- Mid-Atlantic- RedRegion II- Mid-Atlantic- Red► Region III- Southeastern- BlueRegion III- Southeastern- Blue► Region IV- Mid-America - GreenRegion IV- Mid-America - Green► Region V- Southwestern - TurquoiseRegion V- Southwestern - Turquoise ► Region VI- Western - GoldRegion VI- Western - Gold► Region VII- Rocky Mountain - Terra CottaRegion VII- Rocky Mountain - Terra Cotta

NCURA’s CornerstonesNCURA’s Cornerstones

►Sharing KnowledgeSharing Knowledge

►Fostering CommunityFostering Community

►NetworkingNetworking

Core ValuesCore Values

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

Essential Training ResourcesEssential Training Resources

► Region 6/7 Spring Mtgs – April 5-8, 2009 – Region 6/7 Spring Mtgs – April 5-8, 2009 – Santa FeSanta Fe’’10: Hawaii10: Hawaii

Traveling WorkshopsTraveling Workshops - Held around the country - Held around the country & On Campus & On Campus

► Fundamental of Sponsored Project Fundamental of Sponsored Project Administration WorkshopAdministration Workshop

► Sponsored Project Administration Level II Sponsored Project Administration Level II WorkshopWorkshop

► Financial Research Administration WorkshopFinancial Research Administration Workshop► Departmental Research Administration Departmental Research Administration

Workshop Workshop (coming soon)(coming soon)

National ConferencesNational Conferences

► Pre-award Research Administration Pre-award Research Administration Conference: August 11-13, Hilton Head Conference: August 11-13, Hilton Head Island, SCIsland, SC

► Financial Research Administration Financial Research Administration Conference: February 9-11, La Quinta, CAConference: February 9-11, La Quinta, CA

► 5050thth Annual Meeting and Workshops: Annual Meeting and Workshops: November 2-5, Washington, DCNovember 2-5, Washington, DC

Distance Learning OfferingsDistance Learning Offerings

►NCURA TV: Quarterly Live Satellite NCURA TV: Quarterly Live Satellite Broadcast WorkshopsBroadcast Workshops

►Multi-week Online TutorialsMulti-week Online Tutorials - A Primer on Federal Contracting (8 weeks)- A Primer on Federal Contracting (8 weeks) - A Primer on Clinical Trials (7 weeks)- A Primer on Clinical Trials (7 weeks)

►Webinars: 90 minute web/audio Webinars: 90 minute web/audio seminars available from your desktopseminars available from your desktop

►NCURA Neighborhoods: Virtual NCURA Neighborhoods: Virtual Communities of Professional InterestCommunities of Professional Interest

NCURA TV BroadcastsNCURA TV Broadcasts

► Live or DVDLive or DVD► Designed for large groups of learning on Designed for large groups of learning on

YOUR campusYOUR campus► Broadcast schedule & reference material Broadcast schedule & reference material

guideguide► Interactive Q&A: email questions up to a Interactive Q&A: email questions up to a

week afterweek after► Prior Broadcast Tapes/DVD Available to Prior Broadcast Tapes/DVD Available to

Build Training Library Build Training Library http://www.ncura.edu/bookstore/default.asphttp://www.ncura.edu/bookstore/default.asp

Multi-week Online TutorialsMulti-week Online Tutorials

► Complete at your own pace during your selected Complete at your own pace during your selected enrollment periodenrollment period

► Interactive learning activities, lesson quizzes and Interactive learning activities, lesson quizzes and final examfinal exam

► Certificate of completion for passing final (80% Certificate of completion for passing final (80%

minimum)minimum)

Webinar Programs

► 90 minute web/audio seminars90 minute web/audio seminars

► Available from your desktop Available from your desktop

► Live, CD Rom, Audio CDLive, CD Rom, Audio CD

► Build Your Training LibraryBuild Your Training Library

NCURA NeighborhoodsNCURA Neighborhoods

► Virtual communities of professional Virtual communities of professional interest promote increased interest promote increased communication and resource-sharing communication and resource-sharing among members.among members.

► Compliance, Dept Administration, eRA, Compliance, Dept Administration, eRA, FRA, Pre-Award, PUI, and InternationalFRA, Pre-Award, PUI, and International

► FREE Resources: Listserv, Related FREE Resources: Listserv, Related Events, Resources Library,Career section, Events, Resources Library,Career section, Online Chats, On campus profiles, shared Online Chats, On campus profiles, shared policies policies

FOR MORE INFO...

Your Neighborhoods: Your Neighborhoods: www.ncura.edu/members/Neighborhoodswww.ncura.edu/members/Neighborhoods

NCURA NeighborhoodsNCURA Neighborhoods

► On Campus Member ProfileOn Campus Member Profile Brief monthly e-interview designed to give a Brief monthly e-interview designed to give a

more personal account of the day-to-day more personal account of the day-to-day activities, issues, and challenges in research activities, issues, and challenges in research administration.administration.

Latest Profile: Latest Profile: Ann HolmesAnn Holmes, Dir, Finance & , Dir, Finance & Administration, University of Maryland, College Administration, University of Maryland, College Park Park

► Chats: hour text only chats with experts, sharing Chats: hour text only chats with experts, sharing latest information on issues, challengeslatest information on issues, challenges Good references for staff meetingsGood references for staff meetings Next Chat: Next Chat: America COMPETES ActAmerica COMPETES Act – Jean – Jean

Feldman, NSF, May 21, 2-3 pm EDTFeldman, NSF, May 21, 2-3 pm EDT

Other NCURA BenefitsOther NCURA Benefits

Career CenterCareer Center►Job SeekersJob Seekers

-The NCURA Career Center is FREE to all -The NCURA Career Center is FREE to all NCURA member job seekers and provides NCURA member job seekers and provides access to the best employers and jobs in access to the best employers and jobs in Research Administration.Research Administration.

►EmployersEmployers-Quick and Easy Job posting -Quick and Easy Job posting

-Simple Pricing Option -Simple Pricing Option

Other NCURA BenefitsOther NCURA Benefits

►Online Membership DirectoryOnline Membership Directory Access to colleagues around the countryAccess to colleagues around the country Member profile with areas of expertiseMember profile with areas of expertise

►Peer Review ProgramPeer Review Program Enhance your sponsored programs operationEnhance your sponsored programs operation

NCURA Newsletter

► Published 5 times/yearPublished 5 times/year

► Available online and hard copyAvailable online and hard copy

► Includes Articles for FRA, Senior Includes Articles for FRA, Senior Administrators, Compliance Issues, Biomed, Administrators, Compliance Issues, Biomed, eRA, University/Industry, Federal Updates, eRA, University/Industry, Federal Updates, Tech Transfer, Leadership Tips, Regional Tech Transfer, Leadership Tips, Regional Corner, and Neighborhood Watch Corner, and Neighborhood Watch

► Member MilestonesMember Milestones► Job adsJob ads

NCURA Publications► Report on Research ComplianceReport on Research Compliance

Monthly hard copy, archived website & timely e-alertsMonthly hard copy, archived website & timely e-alerts

► Guide to Managing Federal Grants for Colleges Guide to Managing Federal Grants for Colleges and Universitiesand Universities Compendium includes quarterly updates and 10 issues/year of Compendium includes quarterly updates and 10 issues/year of

the Federal Grants Newsthe Federal Grants News (CD Rom) (CD Rom)

► Sponsored Research Administration: A Guide to Sponsored Research Administration: A Guide to Effective Strategies and Recommended PracticesEffective Strategies and Recommended Practices Principles, sample policies, effective strategies (CD Rom)Principles, sample policies, effective strategies (CD Rom)

► Regulation and ComplianceRegulation and Compliance: : 20072007 Regulatory framework; Anti-discrimination; Privacy issues; Regulatory framework; Anti-discrimination; Privacy issues;

Environmental protection; Human & animal subjects; Safety & Environmental protection; Human & animal subjects; Safety & security and much moresecurity and much more

NCURA Publications

►MicrographsMicrographs The Role of Research AdministrationThe Role of Research Administration A Primer on Intellectual PropertyA Primer on Intellectual Property Basics of Cost Accounting StandardsBasics of Cost Accounting Standards Writing and Negotiating Subawards Under Writing and Negotiating Subawards Under

Federal Prime AwardFederal Prime Award Establishing and Managing an OSP at Non-Establishing and Managing an OSP at Non-

Research Intensive Colleges & UniversitiesResearch Intensive Colleges & Universities

NCURA Publications► Micrographs (cont)Micrographs (cont)

Facilities & Administrative Costs in Higher Facilities & Administrative Costs in Higher EducationEducation

Clinical Trials HandbookClinical Trials Handbook

► Mini-guidesMini-guides A-21 and A-110A-21 and A-110

http://www.ncura.edu/bookstore/default.asphttp://www.ncura.edu/bookstore/default.asp ► Research Management Review (RMR)Research Management Review (RMR)

Scholarly online journalScholarly online journal► Researcher Behavior that Leads to Obtaining Grant FundingResearcher Behavior that Leads to Obtaining Grant Funding► Research Administrator Stress SurveyResearch Administrator Stress Survey

http://www.ncura.edu/rmr/http://www.ncura.edu/rmr/

Leadership Development Institute (LDI)

►Competitive Program to help Competitive Program to help develop members’ leadership develop members’ leadership skills to become tomorrow’s skills to become tomorrow’s leadersleaders

Advisor ProgramAdvisor Program

Virtual classroom, online chats, Virtual classroom, online chats, listserv, conference callslistserv, conference calls

Up to 4 hours/month of assignments, Up to 4 hours/month of assignments, 2 ½ day retreat in the summer2 ½ day retreat in the summer

LDILDI

Graduation at Annual Meeting and Graduation at Annual Meeting and press release sent to your institutionpress release sent to your institution

Your institution pays travel costs, Your institution pays travel costs, NCURA pays for the rest of programNCURA pays for the rest of program

Applications Due June 6, 2008Applications Due June 6, 2008►http://www.ncura.edu/content/educatiohttp://www.ncura.edu/content/educatio

nal_programs/leadership_development.nal_programs/leadership_development.phpphp

LDI Graduates (Region LDI Graduates (Region 6&7)6&7)

Current StudentsCandyce Lindsay, Arizona State UniversityCandyce Lindsay, Arizona State University

Rosemary Madnick, Charles R. Drew University of Rosemary Madnick, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & ScienceMedicine & Science

Christine Pacheco, University of New MexicoChristine Pacheco, University of New Mexico

AlumniAlumni Ken Felthouse, Arizona State UniversityKen Felthouse, Arizona State University

Lisa Gentry, University of ArizonaLisa Gentry, University of Arizona

Jacqueline Hinton, University of UtahJacqueline Hinton, University of Utah

Joseph McNicholas, Loyola Marymount University Joseph McNicholas, Loyola Marymount University

Lillie Ryans-Culclager, Stanford University Lillie Ryans-Culclager, Stanford University

Sinh Simmons, University of WashingtonSinh Simmons, University of Washington

Kim Small, Washington State UniversityKim Small, Washington State University

Current InitiativesCurrent Initiatives

►Departmental Research Administration Departmental Research Administration Workshop Workshop Will offer summer/early fallWill offer summer/early fall

►Senior Research Summit - November 1Senior Research Summit - November 1Aligning Services, Resources, and Institutional Aligning Services, Resources, and Institutional Mission to Enhance Faculty Research Productivity Mission to Enhance Faculty Research Productivity and Competitivenessand Competitiveness

Senior SummitSenior Summit► Chief research officers (VPR) and their senior Chief research officers (VPR) and their senior

sponsored program officials should attend togethersponsored program officials should attend together► Topics include:Topics include:

Aligning compliance obligations, resources, Aligning compliance obligations, resources, mission and services to get our scientists and mission and services to get our scientists and engineers back to the bench doing researchengineers back to the bench doing research

Restoring full reimbursement of the costs of Restoring full reimbursement of the costs of research by effectively communicating the value research by effectively communicating the value of facilities and administrative costsof facilities and administrative costs

Balancing the obligations of academic freedom Balancing the obligations of academic freedom with those of social responsibilitywith those of social responsibility

Risks of under-investment in research Risks of under-investment in research infrastructureinfrastructure

Adult Learning TechniquesAdult Learning Techniques

►Traveling workshop faculty training on Traveling workshop faculty training on principles of adult learning stylesprinciples of adult learning styles

► ’’09 Traveling Workshops to 09 Traveling Workshops to incorporate more active learningincorporate more active learning

►Creating Dynamic presentations Creating Dynamic presentations workshop at Annual Meeting for workshop at Annual Meeting for membershipmembership

Programming Needs SurveyProgramming Needs Survey

►Board Charge to Professional Board Charge to Professional Development CommitteeDevelopment Committee Focus groups at Regional meetings and Focus groups at Regional meetings and

PRA IIIPRA III Online survey this summer to full Online survey this summer to full

membershipmembership

►Research Office Succession PlanningResearch Office Succession Planning

Get Involved!Get Involved!►Regional OpportunitiesRegional Opportunities

Assist with RegistrationAssist with Registration Moderator/PresenterModerator/PresenterRegional CommitteesRegional Committees

- Advisory - Advisory - Program- Program- Nomination - Nomination

Regional Officer PositionsRegional Officer Positions- Chair- Chair- Treasurer- Treasurer- Secretary- Secretary

Get Involved!Get Involved!

►National OpportunitiesNational Opportunities Board of DirectorsBoard of Directors Professional Development CommitteeProfessional Development Committee

Financial Management CommitteeFinancial Management Committee

Task Forces/SubcommitteesTask Forces/Subcommittees

Neighborhood CommitteesNeighborhood Committees

Submit an article for the newsletter/RMRSubmit an article for the newsletter/RMR

►Volunteer your time!Volunteer your time! Conferences & Annual MeetingConferences & Annual Meeting Contact NCURA Volunteer Manager, Myrta Contact NCURA Volunteer Manager, Myrta

Stager at Stager at stager@ncura.edu stager@ncura.edu

Your NCURA Staff

1225 191225 19thth Street, NW, Suite 850 Street, NW, Suite 850Washington, DC 20036Washington, DC 20036

Phone: 202.466.3894Phone: 202.466.3894Fax: 202.223.5573Fax: 202.223.5573

Website: Website: www.ncura.eduwww.ncura.eduE-mail: E-mail: info@ncura.eduinfo@ncura.edu

► About NCURA: About NCURA: http://www.ncura.edu/orginfo/default.htmhttp://www.ncura.edu/orginfo/default.htm

► NCURA Staff: NCURA Staff: http://www.ncura.edu/orginfo/ncurastaff.htmhttp://www.ncura.edu/orginfo/ncurastaff.htm

Your NCURA ColleaguesYour NCURA Colleagues

► ““Every Member has something unique to Every Member has something unique to offer and even the newest member can offer and even the newest member can infuse our organization with the innovative infuse our organization with the innovative ideas, energy and enthusiasm necessary to ideas, energy and enthusiasm necessary to keep NCURA vital”keep NCURA vital” Pat FitzgeraldPat Fitzgerald, , Harvard University, Band Harvard University, Band

Leader, “The Grateful Deadlines”Leader, “The Grateful Deadlines”

Your NCURA ColleaguesYour NCURA Colleagues

► ““I would jump in with both feet if I were a I would jump in with both feet if I were a new member. NCURA has the ability, new member. NCURA has the ability, through contacts and people, to help you through contacts and people, to help you grow and advance in ways that you haven’t grow and advance in ways that you haven’t ever dreamed of”ever dreamed of” Judy FredenburgJudy Fredenburg, , University of Montana, University of Montana,

Chair, Nominating and Leadership Chair, Nominating and Leadership Development CommitteeDevelopment Committee

Questions?Questions?

Marc Schiffman

Assistant Executive Director

NCURA

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