Departmental Administration

Program Objective

The effective way to strategically manage a research organization is to empower the people on the front line who work directly with investigators. Departmental Research Administrators are the key to building a successful research structure. It is critically important to assist them in developing the resources and knowledge needed to be successful.

Program Description

This training intensive will focus on pre-award administration, financial management of sponsored awards, and building a working relationship with central administration. It will cover proposal development, sponsored projects administration, Uniform Guidance, account monitoring and reconciliation, closeout, and other topics that a departmental research administrator would need to understand in order to provide quality support for their investigators.

Learning Objectives

Assemble a proposal budget
Review and discuss components of 2 CFR 200 Uniform Guidance
Identify key components of a sponsored solicitation and award notice
Learn the required administrative and financial elements of managing a sponsored project

Learning Activities

Review a request for proposal and notice of award
Group activities (governance of direct costs and like and unlike circumstances)
Case studies (proposal development, Uniform Guidance Subpart D and E)
Interactive games
Scenarios
Quizzes (recap of day one and two)

Expected Outcomes

At the conclusion of the training workshop Department Research Administrator’s will have the tools, tips and techniques to manage a sponsored project.

Intended Audience

Research administrators with less than three years of experience.

Program Speakers

Tolise Dailey, CRA
Training Manager, Research Department Team
Johns Hopkins University

Sean Scott, CRA
Director of Research Operations
University of Kentucky College of Public Health

Testimonials

Tolise is very energetic and made clarifying statements when she thought more information was necessary to grasp the whole concept. Sean had a wealth of knowledge too. Used real-time example as Tolise did.
–Sharon Brasko, Fiscal Manager, University of Arkansas (Departmental Administration, 2019)

Tolise is knoweldgeable and sharp! I loved her energy and presentations. Both Sean and Tolise make a great presentation team.
–Ruth N. Jordan, Senior Research Financial Analyst, Moffitt Cancer Center (Departmental Administration, 2019)

I found the 2-day intensive workshop to be quite beneficial because it gave me a chance to focus on the type of training that I needed the most and was not overwhelming.
–Sandra Mason, Business Manager | Georgia State University Reading Recovery Training Center (Departmental Administration, 2017)

The training session was excellent.
–Barbara C. Hall, Research Administration Manager, Duke University Medical Center (Departmental Administration, 2017)

Upcoming Intensives

Winter 2020 Intensive Training Program
January 29 - 31
Nashville, TN

Spring 2020 Intensive Training Program
May 13 - 15
Seattle, WA