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Sponsored Program Administration reorganizes to expand services
Sponsored program administration (SPA) is undergoing reorganization, including a change of name. The changes follow the retirement of manager Susan Archer in June.
The new unit, Post Award Services, is expanding services under the interim management of Barbara Armbrister. Anita Abel, Mickie Gillispie, and Brandy Cornett, formerly with Business Services, will join the group to review vouchers involving sponsored and matching funds. All three are relocating to offices in the south wing of Youngberg Hall alongside the sponsored accounting staff.
Invoices and voucher logs should continue to be addressed to Business Services where they will be sorted and routed to Post Award Services for review. After review of the vouchers, issue of payments, including checks and wire transfer requests, will be the responsibility of Business Services. All cash receipts should be delivered to Business Services, Attn: Karen Schaller. Purchasing and credit card administration will continue in Business Services.
A general help line (864-7780) will be answered by Anita Abel or Michelle Ginavan. Jay Darnell (864-7775) or Barbara Armbrister (864-3444) may also be contacted with questions.
Research Administration 101 to be offered Fall 2007
Research Administration 101 is a certificate program offered by the University of Kansas Center for Research (KUCR) to members of the KU community engaged in the administration of externally sponsored projects. Each fall the program is offered in a class format consisting of ten weekly 2-hour sessions taught by a variety of in-house experts from the Office of Research and Graduate Studies as well as invited guests from the broader KU community.
The course is intended to provide participants with an overview of what sponsored projects are, how they are administered at KU, and who bears responsibility for seeing that they are administered responsibly. Many of the topics addressed are relevant to all sponsored projects, including research, educational service agreements, training grants, and public service projects. Some topics will be relevant to any research activity, regardless of whether or not it is externally funded.
This Fall RA101 will be offered Wednesday afternoons, 2:30-4:30 p.m., starting September 12 and ending November 14. All classes will be held in the Apollo Room of Nichols Hall, West Campus. Yellow and Red parking, plus a limited number of meters, are available around the building. The KU Park & Ride bus also has a stop by Nichols Hall.
To register for the Fall 2007 course, please contact Susan MacNally, Compliance Coordinator, Research Integrity, sumac@ku.edu. Include your name and department or affiliation.
KUCR and Haskell Indian Nations University establish procedures for collaborative proposal submissions
The KU Center for Research, Inc. (KUCR) and Haskell Indian Nations University have jointly created a procedure to ensure that both universities are properly notified of involvement/collaboration for proposals submitted for external funding.
As part of KUCR’s initial discussion regarding a new proposal submission, KU investigators will be asked, "Do you plan on identifying Haskell Indian Nations University in your proposal submission? If yes, please explain. Please note: Haskell requires 2 weeks notice prior to proposal submission to determine whether to participate in a KU proposal. Please contact Freda Gipp, Haskell, 749-8407 or fgipp@haskell.edu as soon as possible."
KUCR will send appropriate documentation to Haskell as soon as possible. In turn, Haskell will notify KUCR of their determination regarding inclusion. After submission, if Haskell should decline to be involved with a proposed KU project, KUCR will notify the KU PI of this decision, and Haskell’s non-involvement will be addressed prior to award.
Changes to GTA/GRA SAS health insurance reimbursement
KU will offer one insurance plan for graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) and graduate research assistants (GRAs) beginning with the 2007-2008 academic year. As a result, all reimbursement requests for the GRA Student Assurance Services (SAS) Health Insurance plan for the 2006-2007 academic year must be received no later than October 1. Requests received after this time will be ineligible for reimbursement. Questions? Contact Angie Loving, manager, KUCR compensation & appointments, at 864-7472 or aloving@ku.edu.
Save the date: upcoming NCURA video workshop
The 2007 National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) broadcast series concludes with a live satellite downlink broadcast in September:
Sub-awards: A Survivor's Guide of Key Concepts and Principles
September 11, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Simons Auditorium, Higuchi Biosciences Center
Registration information to come.
A participant may receive .3 CEUs or 4 CPE units for attending an entire video workshop. Attendees may indicate interest in earning credits during registration. The series is co-sponsored by the KU Center for Research (KUCR) and the Higuchi Biosciences Center (HBC).
