2017 Symposium for Research Administrators

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Supporting the UW: Research Administrators Working Together
September 13th, 2017 - Gordon Event Center

The Symposium for Research Administrators is an exciting opportunity to establish connections and expand the knowledge of research administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The theme of the 2017 Symposium for Research Administrators is “Supporting the UW: Research Administrators Working Together” and will showcase knowledgeable speakers from a variety of offices across campus.

This year, symposium attendees will be offered a variety of concurrent sessions to choose from depending on their interests.

Throughout the day we will touch on issues that involve multiple stages of the award life cycle. The Symposium aims to strengthen collaboration through shared learning experiences and conversation.

We hope you enjoy the variety of topics, speakers and networking opportunities throughout the day.

Supporting the UW: Research Administrators Working Together
September 13th, 2017 - Gordon Event Center

Agenda

8:15 - 9:15AM

Registration and Networking with Refreshments

9:15 - 9:45AM

Welcome Remarks with Kim Moreland and Marsha Mailick

9:45 - 10:45AM

Federal Updates

11:00 - 11:45AM

Concurrent Sessions

Overture Room

Unraveling the Award Cycle: Untie Knots with Knowledge and Collaboration

Concerto Room

Gift/Sponsored Project/Fee for Service: Definitions & Tips for Making a Determination

Sonata Room

Classifying and Paying for Direct vs. Indirect Costs

11:45AM - 1:00PM

Lunch with Presentation by Dr. Irwin Goldman

1:00 - 1:45PM

Concurrent Sessions

Overture Room

The Truth about Vilas Awards

Concerto Room

Contractor vs. Employee: Things to Think About

Sonata Room

Multi-Department Collaboration: Best Practices for Managing Interdisciplinary Research

2:00 - 2:45PM

Concurrent Sessions

Overture Room

Crash Course in NIH Training Grant Administration

Concerto Room

Preaward Proposal Prep - Including Budgets

Sonata Room

Clinical Trials are Unique: What you need to know.

Symphony Room

Updates: Uniform Guidance/Research Terms & Conditions

3:00 - 3:45PM

Concurrent Sessions

Overture Room

"Grant-Land" the Post-Award Game: Learning to Navigate Post-Award Research Administration

Concerto Room

Working with Industry: Common Hiccups

Sonata Room

Research Administration Roles & Responsibilities Matrix

3:45 - 5:00PM

Networking with Refreshments

Supporting the UW: Research Administrators Working Together
September 13th, 2017 - Gordon Event Center

Speaker Bios

Mary F. Bauer is a CPA having worked for the State of Wisconsin for 30 years. She has experience at both the department and campus level. While at RSP, Mary was an accountant on the DHHS Post-Award Team and then managed the Non-Federal Post-Award Team. She is currently the Senior Post-Award Administrator for the Carbone Cancer Center providing guidance and oversight from award implementation to closeout. Mary has also served on several APR teams and co-chaired the Cost Transfer Policy team.

Jennifer Collins is the Clinical Trials Finance Manager at the Carbone Cancer Center. She joined the UW in 2009 working in melanoma clinical trials. Jen moved into her current position in 2015 to help create a centralized Clinical Trials Finance Office within the Cancer Center. Her team handles all of the financial aspects of clinical trials from budget and contract negotiation through to award closeout. Her background as a former study coordinator and Program Manager gives her a unique perspective on the challenges of running complex clinical trials within an academic setting. Outside of work Jen enjoys hiking Wisconsin with her husband, son and dog.

Aaron Crandall is the Department Research Manager for the Department of Population Health Sciences in the School of Medicine and Public Health, a basic science department within the school. He has 13 years of combined research administration experience, working in a central office, Dean’s office, and now at the departmental level. In his current role, he assists the faculty and staff with all aspects of their research and outreach funding needs, including preaward, postaward, compliance, and other miscellaneous.

Jenny Dahlberg is a Senior Research Administrative Program Specialist in the School of Veterinary Medicine’s (SVM) Dean’s office with over 16 years of experience in NIH training grant (T32) administration. She currently oversees preaward administration within the SVM, and acts as the primary administrator for all NIH T32s, Ks and F awards within the school. Jenny has provided training grant guidance to faculty directors and administrators on campus, as well as presented at regional National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) meetings. She has assisted faculty with over a dozen competitive training grant submissions, starting in 2001 while pursuing her B.S. in Natural Sciences from CALS. Following several years in a neuroscience research lab, she later received her M.S. from the Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program.

Jenny Dawson-Tibbits is a Clinical Trials Budget & Contract Analyst at the Carbone Cancer Center. She works on the Pre-Award Team to execute study contracts and negotiate budgets with primarily industry sponsors. She also assists investigators with budget drafts for their IIT projects. Jenny has six years of clinical research experience, including regulatory, clinical trial pre- and post-award, and research billing compliance. She is a member of the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) and recently earned their Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) certification.

Shelly Earl is an Advanced Accountant on the RSP NonFederal Post Award team. She has been a part of the team since 2004. She has worked with many campus collaborators on unique multi-disciplinary awards. Her work portfolio has included a wide variety of sponsored project, fund 133, awards and also included gift, fund 233, projects before being managed by Gift Services. In addition to her regular work, she also provides oversight for the Residual Balance Process and RSP’s electronic Post Award document retention system. She has also presented at NCURA regionals and at the national FRA conference on various Post Award topics.

Laura Fisk is a Compensation Analyst in the Office of Human Resources (OHR) on the Compensation and Titling team. She joined the university in 2008 after extensive human resources management experience in the private sector. After working as a Human Resources Manager at the Division of Information Technology and the School of Medicine and Public Health, she moved to a centralized role within the Office of Human Resources. She now assists campus human resources staff regarding compensation and titling issues, with a special emphasis on advising regarding independent contracting issues.

Sandy Fowler loves grant management and loves to share what she knows about it. Sandy started with the UW in 1997 at University Housing as a program assistant. In 1999, she moved to the Department of Forest Ecology and Management and became a financial specialist. She was managing grants and not even knowing it. Her time in the department prepped her for a move to the CALS Research Division in 2006. Here she spent a solid two years reviewing salary and non-salary cost transfers and assisting RSP and CALS departments with sponsored project closeouts. Her post award role moved to CALS Business Services where she now serves as a lead accountant providing guidance on cost share, effort, grant closeout, travel, and purchasing questions. Sandy has a B.S. in Accounting and hopes to be designated as a Certified Research Administrator (CRA) in the near future.

Erin Goeldner has served as a Research Administrator in the Department of Surgery at University of Wisconsin – Madison for the past two years. She previously worked with CURE International as Vice President of Operations and led financial strategy, hospital operations, and proposal development activities for programs in the Dominican Republic, Afghanistan, India, Malawi, Zambia and beyond. While living abroad in Malawi and Afghanistan prior to that, Erin wrote numerous grants and managed public health programs, working in close collaboration with federal sponsors and private foundations. When not working on UW submission deadlines, Erin enjoys exploring locally and globally with her husband and two children.

Irwin Goldman - See https://horticulture.wisc.edu/faculty/irwin-goldman/ and https://nutrisci.wisc.edu/irwin-goldman/

Bob Gratzl is the Manager of the RSP Contracts Team and the Interim Assistant Director for Contracts. He joined the University in 2011 as a Grant and Contract Specialist for the RSP Contracts Team. He and his staff are responsible for the negotiation and execution of sponsored research agreements with sponsors ranging from federal to non-profit to clinical trial affiliated pharmaceutical companies. As part of RSP, he and his staff are also responsible for the new issuance of subawards to UW’s partners. Bob has presented at both regional and national meetings on a wide range of research topics. Bob has a B.S. in History and Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a J.D. from Marquette University Law School.

Kristin Harmon, Intellectual Property Disclosure Specialist, has been a research administrator for nearly 20 years. She began her career in post-award administration at Indiana University, and came to UW-Madison as a Grants & Contracts Specialist at RSP. She spent eight years as grant manager at the Primate Research Center and the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, taking responsibility for all aspects of pre-award and non-financial post-award, research administration. In her current role, she works closely with WARF and UW-Madison schools and colleges to determine assignment of intellectual property rights to inventions based on agreements with federal and non-federal sponsors. Kristin is a strong believer in communication and collaboration, and has presented at campus, regional and national seminars, and conferences on a variety of topics.

Amber Jensen is a Pre-Award Research Administrator in the College of Engineering Research Services Office. She joined the UW in 2002 and over the past 15 years has had a variety of pre and post award responsibilities before transitioning to all pre award in 2014. In her current role, Amber is responsible for advising and supporting pre-award activities for faculty and staff in CoE, including proposal review and approval and electronic grant submission guidance and assistance. She also serves on several college and campus committees related to Research Administration. Amber has a M.S. in Rehabilitation Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Emily Konkol is an Accountant on the NSF/DOE Post Award team in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP). Her portfolio includes awards from the Department of Energy and Department of Justice. Prior to her position at RSP, she worked at the UW’s School of Medicine and Public Health within the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, where she held the roles of Grants Manager, Research Accountant, and Research Administrator. Earlier in her career, Emily worked at Baker Tilly’s Madison office. She holds a Master’s Degree in Accounting from Edgewood College.

Tammy Kuhn Martin is the Assistant Dean for Research Administration in the College of Engineering. Tammy got her start in Research Administration in 2001 when she took a student hourly position as an Accountant Intern at Research & Sponsored Programs. She has a wealth of experience and expertise across all aspects of research administration spanning full-life-cycle grants, contract management and research compliance. She serves on a number of campus committees, is a member of the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA), and has presented at their regional meetings. Tammy has a B.S. in Human Ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Michael Lenn is the Director of Federal Relations for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A native of Sheboygan, he previously served in a variety of positions for Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), most recently as his chief of staff. Working closely with the university’s top leaders, he advocates on federal policies and issues that affect UW-Madison, coordinates issue briefings for members of Congress and their staff, and serves as a liaison between UW-Madison and the federal government. Michael holds a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and a J.D. from the George Mason University School of Law. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Bar.

Dr. Marsha Mailick is the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison). She has strong ties to UW-Madison having done her undergraduate degree here before receiving a PhD in social policy from Brandeis University and becoming an associate professor at Boston University. She returned to UW-Madison as a faculty member in 1988, and served from 2002 through 2015 as the director of the Waisman Center, a large multidisciplinary center with a focus on developmental disabilities and neurodegenerative diseases. She served as interim director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery from 2006 to 2008, when the institute first began and started to define its research priorities. In 2014, Chancellor Blank appointed her Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, and in early 2015, she was appointed permanently to that position. Her own research, which has been continuously supported by the NIH for more than 25 years, focuses on the biopsychosocial impacts of long-term parenting of a child with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism, Down syndrome, and fragile X syndrome.

Richelle Martin is the Assistant Director of the Office of Industrial Partnerships (OIP) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW). In her role, she identifies and addresses issues unique to working with industry and assists with the review, development, and implementation of campus policies and practices that impact industrial relationships. She is also responsible for the oversight of OIP, whose primary responsibilities include reviewing and negotiating research and research-related contracts with industry, establishing and maintaining research relationships with commercial entities, and ensuring that UW’s research contracts and activities meet statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements. Richelle and the rest of the OIP staff work closely with other offices on UW’s campus responsible for managing research-related matters such as animal care and use, conflicts of interest, export control, and human subject protection, as well as UW’s external technology transfer office, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).

Kurt McMillen is the interim Assistant Director for Grant & Proposal Services in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP). He joined the University in 2010 as a Grant and Contracts Specialist working in RSP. Currently, he is responsible for the strategic leadership and oversight of the Award Acceptance, Proposal Services, and outgoing Subaward Issuance operations within RSP. Kurt is a member of the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA), and has presented nationally on a wide range of topics. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater.

Debbie Meltzer, B.S., M.S. is the Assistant Dean for Research in the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH at UW-Madison). She believes the magic of Research Administration happens when you have good people, who are well led, well trained, rewarded, and have challenging roles. Debbie graduated from the University of Wisconsin and went on to do research in the Cancer Center prior to becoming Assistant Dean. She stays current with grant policies/regulations as a member of the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) and campus committees, using that information to inform Research Administrators in 17 Clinical Departments, 10 Basic Science Departments, and 23 Institutes and Centers.

Kim Moreland is the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Sponsored Programs at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and an NCURA Distinguished Educator. Kim is on the Board of Directors of the Council on Governmental Relations and the Federal Demonstration Partnership. She is a lecturer for Johns Hopkins University in the Master’s degree program in Research Administration. Kim has served as a member of the NCURA national teaching faculty and the national peer review faculty. She is a recipient of NCURA’s national Award for Distinguished Service in Research Administration and the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research Administration. She is a former president of NCURA, and she currently chairs the NCURA Select Committee on Global Affairs.

Mallory Musolf is the Program Coordinator for the Neuroscience Training Program, an interdisciplinary program with a robust and diverse representation of graduate students and faculty trainers. Her roles include graduate student services, professional development and academic advising, fiscal and human resources management and research administration. Mallory has 5 years experience working with NIH Training Grants and individual pre-doctoral fellowships (HHMI, NIH and NSF). She has co-presented on NIH T32 and F awards on campus and with the National Council of University Research Administrators. Mallory holds a B.A. and M.A. in Modern European and Global History from Marquette University.

Mary Nutt is the Assistant Director for Translational Research at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center. She has over 25 years of experience in research at the UW including research administration, technical training and bench research. She has extensive experience with multi-investigator grant applications and program management including technical and regulatory oversight as well as expertise in pre and post award administration. In her role as Assistant Director, she supports identification of early translational research opportunities, and promotes collaborative, interdisciplinary translational research to bring new knowledge and techniques to clinical practice.

Jennifer Rodis is a Policy & Planning Analyst in UW-Madison’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, where she has worked since 2006. As a Grant & Contract Specialist, she submitted proposals, set up awards, and negotiated contracts. From January 2012 to January 2014, she served on an IPA assignment as a Policy Specialist in the National Science Foundation’s Policy Office. Since returning to RSP, she has worked on policy analysis and implementation related to research administration. She is active in the Federal Demonstration Partnership and is a member of the National Council of University Research Administrators, currently serving as the lead of the Publications Subcommittee of NCURA’s Professional Development Committee.

Angie Stenli is the Lead Accountant on the NonFederal team and the Intern Supervisor at UW-Madison’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. She has been with the UW for over eight years. Prior to joining the UW, she worked at Parts Now! for 10 years in Accounts Receivable. In addition to her grant portfolio, she manages the student interns, provides training for new employees and campus, has served on several process improvement committees, and oversees the award closeout process and aspects of the subward process.

Kim Stevenson is the Assistant Director of Research for the Department of Pediatrics within the School of Medicine and Public Health. She has been with Pediatrics since 2007 and has supported the Department’s immense growth over the last 10 years, both in faculty and research funding. This provided her an opportunity for great professional development – transitioning from a department research administrator to a director responsible for ~ $24 million/year in research funding. Kim received her BBA from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and will be starting her MBA at Edgewood College in the fall.

Mark Sweet is the Director of Electronic Research Administration in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He and his staff are responsible for providing support and system that help faculty and others administer research more effectively and efficiently. His group is also responsible for effort reporting and grants data reporting.

Mark is involved in campus information technology governance and serves on both the Information Technology Committee and Research Technology Advisory Group. He is the current Co-Chair of the Electronic Research Administration Steering Committee of the Federal Demonstration partnership.

Karla Thompson is a Senior Accountant in the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Dean’s Fiscal Office. She has been with SMPH since 2004, where she started as the Accountant for the Wisconsin Partnership Program and advanced to the Fiscal Office in 2010. She has a variety of roles including financial reviews; budget reporting; and general guidance and consulting with Departments; Centers and Institutes within SMPH on a variety of financial tasks. She also takes the lead on school-wide oversight and reporting functions to Campus on several funding sources.

John Varda has worked at the UW for over 20 years. He got his start as an LTE in the School of Journalism. After that, he worked for the Department of Astronomy, starting as a Typist and ending as the department administrator. After a short stint as department administrator for the Computer Sciences Department, he worked for six years as the L&S Senior Accountant for Grants, Gifts, and Trust. Now he is the manager of the Non-Federal Post-Award Team at RSP. John has insight into multiple campus points of view, thanks to his experience at the department and divisional level.

Lori Voss is UW-Madison’s Director of Purchasing. She and her staff are responsible for approximately $550M in purchases of goods and services supporting all UW-Madison Schools, Colleges and Divisions. She is an active member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance Procurement Directors and State of Wisconsin Interagency Procurement Council. Prior to her current position, she served as Assistant Director of Purchasing for eight years. She has over 20 years’ experience in purchasing in both the public and private sectors including with UW System Administration and Rockwell Automation.

Bonniejean Zitske is the Assistant Director for Research Financial Services at the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. She has been an active member of the UW-Madison community for twenty years and a research administrator for 10 years, working in a department and dean’s office before taking on a leadership role in the central office. She is Chair-Elect of NCURA Region IV, which is a professional organization for research administrators. She is also working on a master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.

Supporting the UW: Research Administrators Working Together
September 13th, 2017 - Gordon Event Center

Topic Descriptions

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Federal Updates: Federal Budget, COGR, and FDP

Speakers

Michael Lenn, Kim Moreland, and Mark Sweet

Unraveling the Award Cycle: Untie Knots with Knowledge and Collaboration

Speakers

Debbie Meltzer, Mary Nutt, and Kim Stevenson

Description

We will share how working together can unravel the Award Cycle. Untie the knots when PIs, departments, dean's offices and RSP work together. Learn the processes, people, and tools to effectively support and foster research at the University of Wisconsin. As administrators, we are not only supporting researchers, but are involved in research on a daily basis. Research administration is an ever-changing field and collaboration at all levels will improve support to our faculty and staff, ensuring that the University of Wisconsin remains a research powerhouse. "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much" -Helen Keller

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Gift/Sponsored Project/Fee for Service: Definitions and Tips for Making a Determination

Speakers

Bonniejean Zitske, Shelly Earl, and Aaron Crandall

Description

At UW-Madison, great value is placed on financial stewardship. It is critical at the outset of a project or partnership to determine the intent, purpose, and expectation for money that is given to the UW. This information determines whether the funds are administered as gifts, sponsored projects, or fee-for-service accounts. This session will define each of these categories, discuss tips for making a determination, and highlight why it is so important to get it right up front.

Classifying and Paying for Direct vs. Indirect Costs

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Emily Konkol, Jennifer Rodis, and Karla Thompson

Description

As a research administrator, you have to know the answer to the question – “Can we pay for this on the grant?” This question can arise while creating a budget for a grant proposal and after the grant has been awarded. To help you answer that question, we will review the definitions for and provide examples of direct and indirect costs. We will discuss the guidance behind why certain costs belong as direct charges on the grant and why other costs do not. Research administrators also need to know – for costs that cannot be directly charged to the grant, what are alternative funding options? Finally, we will touch on resources available to research administrators to help make these decisions.

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The Truth about Vilas Awards

Speakers

John Varda and Angie Stenli

Description

We will present basic facts about the often-misunderstood and incredibly valuable Vilas awards. Vilas awards are unique sponsored projects that are issued every year in at least a dozen different award types to many PIs in many departments. Today, there are over 250 open Vilas awards with over $14M in total budget. We intend to demystify the quirkiness, quash the rumors, and end the misinformation. We will point the attendees to our online resources and have an extensive Q&A session following our formal presentation.

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Contractor vs. Employee: Things to Think About

Speakers

Lori Voss and Laura Fisk

Description

Research Administrators may find themselves tasked with making arrangements for payments to individuals supporting sponsored research. In an effort to help facilitate this work, we will share the high-level markers of an employee and independent contractor, and the process requirements. The focus of the session is on individuals performing work, as opposed to third party commercial vendors and/or subrecipients. Payments exceeding $5000 will be the focus of the session. Attendees will learn how to quickly develop and present the information needed to move forward with the development of a position (if employee) or contract (if independent contractor).

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Multi-Department Collaboration: Best Practices for Managing Interdisciplinary Research

Speakers

Kurt McMillen, Kristin Harmon, and Shelly Earl

Description

In today’s complex university landscape, there are powerful drivers for multidisciplinary research. It is widely accepted that researchers from various disciplines can accomplish more through collaboration. More and more, in fact, funding agencies are encouraging and even requiring these types of collaborative efforts. However, greater collaboration amongst research faculty can only be successful with effective teamwork amongst research administrators. This session will discuss tips and best practices for working on interdisciplinary and multi-institutional projects here at UW. The strategies covered can be implemented at all levels of the UW research administration enterprise to maximize efficiency and effectiveness in supporting faculty who are engaged in multidisciplinary research projects.

Crash Course in NIH Training Grant Administration

Speakers

Jenny Dahlberg and Mallory Musolf

Description

Training grants are unique sponsored grants that have many specific award management rules that differ to typical NIH grants. This session will focus on a high-level overview of training grant (T32) management basics including application preparation, appointment management, reporting requirements, and accounting restrictions. This “crash-course” in T32 administration will give participants a basic knowledge of how to manage T32 programs and where to find additional training grant resources. Best practices will be shared with participants on annual progress report preparation and Xtrain (required for appointments/terminations) use within eRA commons.

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Pre-Award Proposal Prep - Including Budgets

Speakers

Erin Goeldner and Amber Jensen

Description

This session is perfect for someone new to research administration seeking to learn more about the proposal preparation process, including budget development and review. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with fellow learners while reviewing program announcements, developing a proposal timeline, and reviewing budget case studies. We will highlight the roles and responsibilities of the individuals involved in the proposal preparation process as well as the importance of asking good questions, while having some fun along the way.

Clinical Trials are Unique: What you Need to Know

Speakers

Jennifer Collins and Jenny Dawson-Tibbits

Description

Join us for a discussion on the unique aspects of clinical trials, including an overview of clinical trials (what are they, sponsor types, funding sources, and investigator-initiated studies), special IRB considerations, available campus resources, and a deeper dive into budget challenges that come with clinical trials.

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Updates: Uniform Guidance and Research Terms and Conditions

Speakers

Jennifer Rodis and Kim Moreland

Description

The Uniform Guidance has been in effect for nearly three years. Let’s review some important changes that were made as a result of the Uniform Guidance (UG). We will also talk about the current state of the UG and touch on potential regulatory reforms. Finally, we will discuss the Research Terms and Conditions, which were released in March 2017 and impact certain federal awards.

"Grant-Land" the Post-Award Game: Learning to Navigate Post-Award Research Administration

Speakers

John Varda, Sandy Fowler, and Mary Bauer

Description

Navigating a grant to closeout is like playing a board game. Grant administrators want to make a purchase and do it quickly, but many times rules of the institution, award terms, or a situation sends you back to start. Grant Land takes on the Candy Land theme to show grant administrators that grant management is not a simple start to finish game. The object of the game is to reach the Closeout Castle by managing a grant correctly from the time of award to closeout. Players need to avoid award management pitfalls that send them back to start or delay progress.

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Working with Industry: Common Hiccups

Speaker

Robert Gratzl and Richelle Martin

Description

With questions constantly arising about the continuity of federal funding for research, there is an increasing need and desire to look to industry as collaborators. However, with new opportunities industry presents, there is also new challenges from an agreement perspective. This presentation will cover common interactions between the University and industrial sponsors, highlighting the where and why for different needs when contracting and ways you can help in the process.

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Research Administration Roles and Responsibilities Matrix: Who is Responsible for What?

Speakers

Bonniejean Zitske and Tammy Kuhn Martin

Description

UW-Madison is a heavily decentralized campus. This means, that administrative responsibilities are shared among various research administrator groups including central (RSP, Business Services, OHR) and campus (Dean’s Offices, Departments, Centers). This session will explore the different areas, define them, and look at which areas are responsible for what activities. Here is an online matrix to view ahead of the session: https://rsp.wisc.edu/policies/staffroles.cfm

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Federal Updates: Federal Budget, COGR, and FDP

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Unraveling the Award Cycle: Untie Knots with Knowledge and Collaboration

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Gift/Sponsored Project/Fee for Service: Definitions and Tips for Making a Determination

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Classifying and Paying for Direct vs. Indirect Costs

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The Truth about Vilas Awards

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Contractor vs. Employee: Things to Think About

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Multi-Department Collaboration: Best Practices for Managing Interdisciplinary Research

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Crash Course in NIH Training Grant Administration

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Pre-Award Proposal Prep - Including Budgets

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Clinical Trials are Unique: What you Need to Know

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Updates: Uniform Guidance and Research Terms and Conditions

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"Grant-Land" the Post-Award Game: Learning to Navigate Post-Award Research Administration

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Working with Industry: Common Hiccups

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Research Administration Roles and Responsibilities Matrix: Who is Responsible for What?

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