Departmental Administration - Schedule

Schedule

The Departmental Administration Intensive will occur over a ten-week period, April 1 - June 3, 2025. The cohort will meet every two weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET. Online classes will be recorded and available for 30 days following the program.

Please note that LevelUP module CEUs will be earned upon successful completion of the respective module assessments.

Date Event Duration Objective/Description Education Hours
April 1, 2025 Session 1 - Program Kickoff and Foundations 1.5 hours
  • Welcome and Orientation
  • Navigating the Online Learning Platform
  • Understanding the Research Administration Ecosystem
  • Exploring PI-Research Administrator Partnership
 1.5 CEUs
April 2 - 21, 2025 LevelUP Self Study 2 weeks Principles in Proposal Development 4.5 CEUs
April 22, 2025 Session 2 - Proposal Development (1) 1.5 hours
  • The Research Administrators Role in Proposal Development
  • Coordinating the Proposal Development Process
  • Navigating Funding Opportunities and Sponsor Guidelines
  • Ensuring Compliance and Enhancing Proposal Quality
  • Open Forum Q&A
 1.5 CEUs
April 24, 2025 Session 3 - Proposal Development (2) 1.5 hours
  • Budget Development Masterclass
  • Finalizing and Submitting the Proposal
 1.5 CEUs
April 25 - May 12, 2025 LevelUP Self Study 2 weeks Principles in Post-Award Financial Research Administration 4.5 CEUs
May 13, 2025 Session 4 - Post Award Management (1) 1.5 hours
  • Project Management Techniques for the Research Administrator
  • Budget Setup
  • Effort Distributions and Effort Management
  • Managing Grant Expenditures and Monitoring Compliance
 1.5 CEUs
May 15, 2025 Session 5 - Post Award Management (2) 1.5 hours
  • Managing Subawards and Collaborative Agreements
  • Facilitating Non-Financial Reporting and Deliverables
  • Ensuring Regulatory Compliance and Ethical Standards
 1.5 CEUs
May 16 - June 2, 2025 LevelUP Self Study 2 weeks Principles in Post-Award Non-financial 4.0 CEUs
June 3, 2025 Session 6 - Closeouts and Program Conclusion 1.5 hours
  • Conducting Project Closeout and Record Retention
  • Program Recap
  • Topics in Practice
  • Q&A
 1.5 CEUs

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