***Certificate of Attendance: Post-Award

Wednesday, May 6

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

• W101: ABC’s of CTs: Are You Curious about Clinical Trials?
• W102: When the Ball Drops: Effective Communication between RA & PI
• W103: From Proposal to Performance: How Good Pre-Award Drives Post-Award Success
• W104: Service Center Overhaul
• W105: A Lean and Flexible Approach to Streamlining Research Integrity: Demonstrating the Ball State Compliance Practice

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

• W201: Audit-Proofing Your Portfolio: Strategies for Research Admin Success
• W202: The Right Fit - Clinical Research Feasibility
• W203: Building Smarter Research Dashboards: Integrating Financial Systems for Better Post-Award Decisions
• W204: Managing Up: What No One Tells You About Managing Your Boss
• W205: Hot Issues in Federal Grant Management - 2026 Status and 2027 Outlook

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

• W301: Power in the Projection: Financial Visions for Present and Future
• W302: From Basics to Best Practices: Subrecipient Monitoring Essentials and Updates
• W303: Cracking the Code: Optimizing Clinical Trial Startups for Rapid Success
• W304: The Award Equation: Pre + Post = Impact
  • HCC Responsibility Matrix
  • HCC Activation Checklist
  • HCC RPPR Checklist
  • HCC Subcontract RPPR Checklist
• W305: Bend, Don't Break: Keeping Yourself Intact During Tough Times

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

• W402: Mastering Budgeting, Forecasting, & Cost Principles for Research Administrators
• W403: Clinical Trials Reconciliation Tips for Optimal Management for Various Post-Award Structures
• W404: Preserving Knowledge, Enhancing Compliance: A Succession Blueprint for HBCUs
• W405: The Pineapple Express: A Deep Dive into the Bayh-Dole Act

Thursday, May 7

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

• TH101: CSI: RA Edition - Developing Expense Tracking Tools for More Accurate Reporting
• TH102: Compliance Gaps Aren’t Accidental
• TH103: Clinical Trials and Industry Partnerships — A Practical Primer for Research Administrators
• TH104: Supporting NIH Training Grants After Award: Roles, Responsibilities, and Post-Award Management
• TH105: The Future of Indirect Costing to Support Research – Latest Trend

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

• TH201: Asset Management We Bought it ... Now What?
• TH202: The Uniform Guidance Requirements Behind Institutional Procedures
• TH203: AI in Clinical Trials: Governance, Compliance, and Audit Readiness for Research Administrators
• TH205: Changing the Tune - A Musical Approach to Effective Change Management in Research Administration*** 

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

• TH301: Subrecipient Monitoring: The Basics
• TH302: Clinical Trial Billing: Getting All the Money You Signed Up For
• TH303: From Assumed to Accountable: How Role Clarity Reduces Compliance Risk
• TH304: When the Iceberg Starts Cracking: Leadership Lessons in Times of Change
• TH305: Building a Research Compliance and Integrity Monitoring Program

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

• TH401: Budgets for Departmental RAs: Before and After the Award*** 
• TH402: The Bare Necessities…of Subawards
• TH404: Designing a Data System from Scratch: Build It Right from the Start