Note from the Editor | Forward Into the Light August was recently designated National Women’s Suffrage Month. It’s now been 100 years since the ratification of the 19 th Amendment which gave women the right to vote. The movement began in July of 1848 and took all of 72 years to gain enough...
View from the Top | Summary of the Board of Director Meeting(s) Since my last article in February, the Board of Directors has been busy conducting the Society’s business. In a typical year, the Board meets in person once in the winter and again in the summer. However, to respond to the...
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Why I Volunteer When I joined SRAI and attended my first Section Meeting in 2006, I knew right after that meeting that SRAI was my community. People were engaging, inclusive, interested in my opinion, and saw potential in me that I had not recognized in myself. I owe an abundance of...
The Changing Face of Research Administration Over the span of my career, research administration has remade itself many times. Gone are the days of making dozens of copies of funding proposals to a meet an express main pick-up deadline, or failing to meet the pick-up and driving the proposal...
Hail and Farewell: New Faces, Common Goals Hail and Farewell is a traditional military event celebrating those coming to and departing from an organization. Hail and Farewell builds organizational camaraderie, a feeling of pride, fellowship, and shared goals; as well as loyalty to the...
Alabama-Mississippi Chapter The Alabama-Mississippi Chapter is thriving and moving forward despite the disappointment of having to first postpone, then ultimately cancel our Annual Chapter Meeting. Nevertheless, plans are underway for new and exciting initiatives to continue to grow the...
News from the Virginia Chapter of SRAI Sadly, due to COVID-19 the June Meeting of the VA-SRAI chapter was canceled. It was to have taken place on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. Plans to convene there in June 2021 are underway. The membership will celebrate the 25th anniversary of...
Alaska Chapter Jennifer Redmond – President A little about me … I am a life-long Alaskan, an accounting graduate of the University of Idaho, and a Certified Research Administrator. I have recently taken the position of Grants Administrator with Chugachmiut. Chugachmiut is an Alaska...
Michigan Chapter I hope you are well and are able to take some time this summer to relax. It sure has been a whirlwind these last few months. But as I keep telling myself - the waters are always choppy during the storm - we just have to weather them. I am writing today to officially announce...
Southern Section Hello SRAI Southern Section. I hope everyone is adjusting to our new norm. Due to our current situation, we were unable to have our meeting in Savannah, GA, and therefore the transition of leadership was done via Zoom, June 16, 2020. I know we were all looking forward to the...