Leadership Transitions: How to move from "doing” to "leading" in your research administration career

 

Track: Human Capital

Audience Level: Intermediate/Advanced

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This interactive workshop is targeted for individuals who are in leadership positions at their institution, or aspire to move toward entering into a leadership role in their near future.  A mixture of lectures, exercises and interactive discussions will provide insights into building and enhancing skills for strategic management and advancement in a rapidly changing workplace, in the world of research administration.

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Presenters:

Magui Cardona (University of Baltimore)

Cynthia Kane (Lehigh University) 

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In the Beginning…There Were Proposals: Proposal Development Before the Pre-Award

 

Track: Pre-Award

Audience Level: Beginner/Overview

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We’ve all heard the term “proposal development”, but what about that which takes place before you start putting the application together? In this workshop, we will explore what we need to know and understand before the application process officially starts. Where should you be looking? Who is responsible for what and when? Through case studies, reviewing RFPs and agency guidelines, you will gain new knowledge and understanding about the real proposal development process.

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Presenters:

Anne Albinak (Johns Hopkins University)

Danielle Brown (University of Maryland, Baltimore)

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Contracting: Beyond the Basics

 

Track: Contracting

Audience Level: Intermediate

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What do you do when a non-Federal contract includes FAR clauses? How do you determine if an award is a contract or a grant or something else entirely? How do you deal with entities that want to treat your institution as a vendor or provide you with commercial terms? This workshop will discuss many of the unique situations that arise when working with contracts with various sponsors. Case studies, practical solutions, and success stories will be shared.

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Presenters:

Charles Bartunek (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)

Jill Frankenfield (University of Maryland, College Park) 

Managing Your Career in Research Administration: A Roadmap to Success

 

Track: Human Capital & Professional Development

Audience Level: Beginner

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This Workshop is focused on those who are relatively new to research administration who are seeking to understand the multitude of career options available to them and how to position themselves to take advantage of opportunity in the field. This Workshop will explore the various career paths in Research Administration in the University setting as well as the shared capabilities and skills that will help one achieve mastery in research administration. Participants will focus on pathways to growth and the capabilities and skills needed to achieve their goals in research administration.  Participants will come away with an understanding of their own strengths and how they can leverage those to create their own personal career growth plan.

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Presenters:

Diane Ambrose (Rutgers University)

Chea Smith (Rutgers University)

Excelling with Gabi and Sue

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Track: How to...

Audience Level: All

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Being a good administrator involves more than knowing the latest regulations. It also involves being able to predict what our teams need before they know they need it.

What better tool to achieve this than excel?

Forecasting in excel is an essential tool that provides quantitative data that can help us visualize patterns and make informed decisions.

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Presenters:

Gabriela Anglon (Weill Cornell Medicine)

Susanne Morganstein (University of Delaware)

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Understanding the Uniform Guidance on a Practical Level

 

Track: Compliance, Pre-Award, Post-Award

Audience Level: Beginner/Overview

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The Research Administrators guide to compliance in managing sponsored awards is the Uniform Guidance. Each institution uses these federal regulations as its foundation for setting policy and developing processes to ensure compliance. Understanding the rules and where to find them is a key to the success of any of us in this profession. This workshop will use the Uniform Guidance as the “handout” for the session so that participants can work their way through the regulations to identify key clauses, important changes from the 2020 Federal Register, and understand how to use the document as a valuable tool.

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Presenters:

Rebecca Hunsaker (University of Maryland, College Park)

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