NCURA LIVE SATELLITE SERIES - DVDs

GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR RESEARCH ADMINISTRATORS: HOW TO SUPPORT THE RESEARCH ENDEAVOR AT YOUR INSTITUTION. September 9, 2008

With new demands emerging from sponsors, faculty and institutional management on a daily basis, how do Research Administrators define Good Customer Service? Our panel of exports will examine who is the Customer and what constitutes Good Customer Service. They will look at the roles of the Central Sponsored Programs office and the role of the Departmental Administrator. The faculty will explore the elements of customer service that works both ways between central and departmental research administrators, and how this relationship is critical to good service to the ultimate customer: the PI. THey will discuss approaches as to how to communicate to your customers in a way that lets them know that you are both working toward a common goal. Some of the elements of customer service that will be covered are Speed, Accuracy, Transparency, Politeness, and Compliance. The Sponsor as the Customer will also be examined as good communication is critical to insuring that this customer is best served - while keeping your researcher content.
Moderator: Kim Moreland, Associate Vice Chancellor of Research Administration, University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Faculty : David Ricardson, Assistant VP for Research and Director. Office of Sponsored Programs, Pennsylvania State University. Cynthia White, Director Sponsored Programs, Belmont University.

 

COMPLEX AGREEMNETS June 10, 2008

 

We are hearing more and more the term translational research - how research results are translated into products or public use. Getting research results from the bench to the public can take several paths and involve several types of agreements outside of the initial supporting research award. These may include non-disclosure agreements, teaming agreements, material transfer agreements, clinical trial agreements, and license agreements with start-up companies. The negotiation and management of these agreements usually involves some unique challenges for research administrators. This program will focus on these agreements and areas of risk, accounting issues, institutional and individual conflict of interest, protection of human subject, effort certification for investigators, publications, and the special challenges you face in administering all these issues in collaborations with multiple parties and multi-site clinical trial program. Whether you are involved as the prime institution or as the subawardee we all need to understand and work through the wide range of issues. The faculty for this program are seasoned pros who will share their experiences in successfully managing these unique and often challenging agreements,.
MODERATOR: Geoff Grant, Vice President Research Administration, Partners Healthcare
FACULTY: Barbara Cole, Associate Vice President, Research Administration, Boston University: Michele Codd, Assistant Director, Institute for Software Integration, Vanderbilt University: Todd Guttman, Associate Vice President for Research, Office of Research Compliance, The Ohio State University: Erica Kropp Director, Research Administration & Advancement, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.

 

EFFECTIVE PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT March 11, 2008

 

This program will provide a number of best practices in proposal development functions. Continual pressure to connect faculty with funding, to facilitate collaborations and manage limited submissions are among the few of the challenging tasks before you. Some institutions have a separate office to handle this function, others have a person within and still others are responsible for this area along with a host of other pre-award functions. Our seasoned faculty represent both large and small institutions, representing different successful approaches. Topics include: Identifying funding sources; Coordinating limited submissions; Facilitating research collaboration; NIH Roadmap, Bridge funding; Center Development.
MODERATOR: Ed Herran, Director, Office of Sponsored Projects, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
FACULTY: Robert Lowman, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Jerry Pogatshnik, DEan of the Graduate School & Associate Vice President for Research, Eastern Kentucky University: Samantha Westcott, Grant Manager, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology.

 

MANAGING COST ISSUES January 22, 2008

 

Regardless of your role, almost all research administrators in all type of universities need to know how to advise and .or manage cost issues. These are before you in proposal budgets, when negotiating terms and conditions and , maybe the most challenging of all, while managing the day to day accounts for sponsored projects. Representing the pre and post award central office as well as the departmental business office, our faculty will cover topics including: Personnel and payroll issues; Cost transfers; Cost sharing management and companion accounts, Costing and billing service centers, Allow ability of certain troublesome costs, Procurement cards. Case studies used to provide participants with useful applications of some best practices and systems used to manage costs. MODERATOR: Jerry Fife, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Finance, Vanderbilt University
FACULTY: Rob Barbret, Associate Director of Financial Operations, University of Michigan; Tracy Fraser, Associate Controller, Post Award Administration, California Institute of TEchnology; Brian Squilla, Administrative and Financial Officer, Pathology Research Administration, University of Pennsylvania

 

SUB-AWARDS: A SURVIVOR'S GUIDE OF KEHY CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES September 11, 2007

Drawn from NCURA's seven-week on-line tutorial, this broadcast is intended as a review for mid-level research administrators and will provide enough basic information to help those who are new to the world of subcontracting to - survive!
Faculty : David Mayo -, Associate Director, Office of Sponsored Research, California Institute of Technology; Steve Erickson, Director, Office of Research Compliance and Intellectual Property Management, Boston College; Ruth Farrell, Associate Vice President for Research Administration, University of Vermont.

 

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; HOW TO SPOT AND MANAGE IT June 12, 2007

 

The words "Conflict of Interest" have been known to strike fear into the hearts of even the most seasoned research administrators. This program, with its expert panel, will relate best practices in man ageing a COI and give examples of what works, and what doesn't.
FACULTY: Christina Hansen, Assistant VIce Chancellor, Office of Research Administration, University of California- Irvine; Mary Ellen Sheridan, Associate Vice President for Research, University of Chicago; Vivian Holmes, Director, Faineance & Administration, Division of Medical Sciences, Harvard Medical School; Alex Dreier, Partner, Hogan & Hartson, LLP

 

EFFORT REPORTING March 6, 2007

 

Auditor's continued attention on effort reporting has sparked numerous findings and -- stories in the press. This program will give the audience guidance on everything from bare-bones reporting necessary to stay in compliance to what some institutions are developing to help streamline their process
FACULTY: Richard Seligman, Senior Director, Office of Sponsored Research, California Institute of TEchnology; Laura Yaeger, Managing Director, Higher Education Practice, Huron Consulting Group; David Kennedy, Director Costing Policy and Studies, Council on Governmental Relations; Gunta Liders, Associate Vice President for Research Administration, University of Rochester; Michele Codd, Assistant Director, Institute for Software Integrated Systems, Vanderbilt University.

 

SPONSORED PRIJECT ESSENTIALS January 23, 2007

 

In an ever-changing environment, the core building blocks of sponsored project administration are essential. Whether you are new to the profession or a seasoned veteran, this workshop is intended to help you look at basic principles form a different perspective
FACULTY: Denise J Clark, Director, Research Administration and Finance, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; F.Edward Herran, Director of Sponsored Projects, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Jerry G File., Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Finance, Vanderbilt University; Laura L Wade, Associate Director, Research Center Administration, Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston; Pam Whitlock, Director, Office of Sponsored Programs, University of North Carolina At Wilmington.

NCURA LIVE SATELLITE SERIES - VIDEO TAPES

.HOT TOPICS: THE BEST OF THE BEST Recorded May 18, 2000

This special session was built around questions sent to the NCURA web site. Some may be follow-up questions from previous workshops in the series as well as those phoned in during the live broadcast. Others will be those topics of major interest to our audience including any late breaking new issues. Faculty will be made up of senior research administrators.

 

INDIRECT COST FOR THE LAY AUDIENCE Recorded May 7, 2000

 

Indirect costs, or more properly titled, Facilities and Administrative Costs, remain a mystery to many faculty and other members of the campus community. Designed for faculty, administrators on the departmental or school/college level, and newcomers to research administration, this program will attempt to unravel the mystery by clearly explaining what indirect costs are, how they are calculated and applied, the types of rates institutions use, and what are the implications of waiving indirect costs on certain projects
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THE INS AND OUTS OF CONTRACT LANGUAGE - Recorded January 25, 2000

This workshop presents the basics of contract language. It covers the major components to be found in standard contracts and explain their purpose and function. To be an effective negotiator it is important to know not only what language is acceptable or unacceptable but the reasons why. The workshop reviews the definitions of key terms (like indemnification, subrogation, exclusive licensing, liquidated damages) and the important historical and cultural differences between educational institutions and the parties with whom they contract, including

COST SHARING -

 

The workshop provides an in-depth, detailed review of the issues surrounding cost sharing on sponsored projects, primarily grants and contracts funded by federal agencies. The workshop will present definitions of cost sharing, both voluntary and mandatory. The session will include a review of the types of costs that qualify for cost sharing and the requirements for documenting cost sharing. Information will also be provided on the relationship between cost sharing, effort reporting, and indirect cost rates.

STRAIGHT TALK - A Primer on Award Administration. Recorded April 8, 1999

 

The program consists of five self-contained modules that deal with the hows and whys of the administration of federal awards. The presentation focuses on the day to day administrative activities of administrators who are not part of a central research administration office. The sessions provide the background for many of the policies and procedures that are in place regarding costing, compliance, approvals, and the myriad of actions that make up life after award. The actual modules are titled:

• Overview of Federal Regulations
• Roles and Responsibilities
• OMB Circular A-21 Made Easy
• hat you should know about costing
• Day-to-Day Administrative Issues